Natalie & Christopher in Germany

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We are Natalie and Christopher. We blog about life in the suburbs of Orlando, FL with no kids and one dog. Thanks for checking in.

Christmas card holder

Pinterest strikes again!

After looking at a handful of stores and online for a Christmas card holder to no avail, I decided to check Pinterest for a DIY idea. After thinking about how lazy I am and how many stores I'd have to go to to create each of the options careful consideration I decided to make one using a quilting hoop and clothes pins. 


I love how it turned out! It is simple and clean looking so that the cards can stand out. I put it on my pantry door so you can see it pretty soon after you walk in from either the front door or the garage door, and I can see it from the kitchen and dining room. It has the perfect amount of exposure and provides a fun little Chrismtasy touch to a pretty boring spot in the hall way. 

The quilting hoop was about $19 but I used a 40% off coupon at Michael's and I bought 100 clothespins for about $7. I had the ribbon already, so my total cost for this project was about $18 and change. Plus, now I have 89 other clothes pins I can use for future projects. If you have any suggestions leave them in the comments. 

Homemade Christmas ornaments

Fabric covered cork board