What you need:

• Christmas cards

What you do:

• I saw a really neat way to reuse old Christmas cards this year.
• They were used as Christmas decorations.
• Someone took just the fronts of the cards and then cut them in half, glued lace and other trim to one side, fan folded the halves, then fastened the bottom with pretty bows and hung them on the tree. They were so pretty and reminded me of old Victorian type ornaments.
• They also made frames out of canning jar rims and trimmed with lace and all sorts of pretty trimmings and hung those on the tree too.
• It looked really simple to do but the end result was nice.
  Just some ideas that I have seen.
  Scarlett

Comments & Ideas

Use old cards for name tags
From: Paula
I use my old Christmas card for name tags.I cut off the inside or the back page.If there is a kids card I try to put that one on a kids present. There is another neat craft with Christmas card you make small boxes and put small bows on top of then.I use these for table name tags I write the person name on them. That way verybody knows where they suppost to set.These are the ones I use alot during the holidays.

Use construction paper to make gift tags
From Wezie
How about cutting off the back and glueing them onto colored paper and punching a hole in the corner and tieing it with a string and using them for their presents this year as gift tags. You can even turn them over to write on them. If you do not want to use the whole front of the card, try just cutting out around a certain figure and placing that on the tag so you can still write on the front. Hope this helps.

Gift tags and decorations for presents
From Sue

I like to use old christmas cards as gift tags and decorations for presents.

• Just cut the cards up into various sized stars
  (a template is easy to make)
  and don't forget to use the verse inside.
• Use one each of the picture and verse for each gift, writing your message on the back of the picture. If you tie them separately they will come out at different angles.
• I then glue the other smaller stars randomly over the package. Some of the foil confetti stars look great as well.
  
  This is a great way to jazz up plain brown or white paper and you can use any coloured ribbon you like.
  Hope you like it

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