If Christmas cards are piling up and you’re running out of ways to display them, start crafting!
These creative Christmas card projects are easy to make and will put holiday greetings to good use.
Christmas Card Pinecone Ornament
You’d never guess thesechic ornamentsstarted as old Christmas cards.
Credit: Carson Downing
DIY Advent Calendar
Cut up colorful cards to make next year’sDIY Advent calendar.
Christmas Card Blocks
Spell out your holiday greetings with festive Christmas card blocks.
Christmas Card Trees
These free-standing paper Christmas trees add colorful, country charm to your Christmas decor.
Credit: Jason Donnelly
Miniature Christmas Card Village
Decorate small spaces with an easy-to-make miniature village crafted from Christmas cards.
Cut various house shapes out of similarly colored Christmas cards (we used a blue-and-white color scheme).
Leftover pieces can be used to create roofs, doors, and windows.
Secure details with photo tape, and attach the roof by taping the inside.
Use our free printable pattern to get the dimensions of each house just right.
Cut a rectangle from red cardstock and score the card a few inches from the top.
Credit: Jason Donnelly
Inexpensive to craft, the ornamental design gets even thriftier when you size it to fit aframeyou already own.
Christmas Card Candleholders
A pair of red and green candles looks festive during the Christmas season.
Craft this jolly candleholder duo from your favorite parts of holiday cards.
Credit: Alice & Lois
Credit: Jason Donnelly
Credit: Jason Donnelly
Credit: Jason Donnelly
Credit: Jason Donnelly
Credit: Jason Donnelly
Credit: Jason Donnelly
Credit: Jason Donnelly
Credit: Jay Wilde
Credit: Jay Wilde
