Sharing all my tips & tricks for how to make an easy DIY Christmas Card Holder for the Wall with Farmhouse style that you can hang a wreath on with step by step instructions & pictures!
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DIY Christmas Card Holder
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I have been wanting to find a new way to display my Christmas Cards for years!
Typically I hang them from string in front of the sliding doors in my kitchen but on days when it’s really cold we close the shutter doors to keep the kitchen warmer & then we can’t see our Christmas cards anymore. them.
* DIY Christmas Card Holder Tip – The hardest part of this DIY Christmas project is the picture frame. If you don’t have the tools to make the DIY Christmas card holder frame try finding a big empty frame at a thrift store, online yard sale or Craigslist.
Supplies & Tools Needed to Make a DIY Christmas Card Holder Frame
- scrap wood or a large empty picture frame (2) – 3 foot boards & (2) 2 foot boards
- Kreg Jig & screws
- chicken wire
- wire cutters
- Staple gun & staples
Step by Step Instructions for How to Make a DIY Christmas Card Holder Frame for the Wall
Size of the DIY Christmas Card Holder Frame – 2 by 3 feet
We made ours 2ft by 3ft using scrap pine wood from the garage.
This DIY Christmas Card Frame would look awesome with some pallet wood or old barn wood if you have any laying around!
Step ONE – Make the DIY Christmas Card Holder Frame
Jason used a Kreg Jig to secure the frame & make a tight fit for the rectangular picture frame.
It allows you to create pocket holes very easily.
Step TWO – Add the Chicken Wire
I picked up a 2ft x 20ft roll for $9 at Lowes.
I tried to explain to Jason that we could keep the chicken wire for future chickens but he wasn’t buying it, ha!
Little did he know there would be chickens in our future. (see them HERE)
Just roll it out and Staple gun it to the back and cut off excess with some wire cutters.
Step THREE – Hang Up the DIY Christmas Card Holder with a Wreath
To hang the DIY Christmas Card Holder, I placed the top of the frame on 2 screws on the wall.
To keep it festive I added a green wreath with some old Christmas balls I glued to it and used clothes pins to hang the pictures on display.
I plan on keeping the cards up year round and maybe switching them out for family pictures or a different wreath as the seasons change.
My DIY Christmas Card Holder for the wall also doubles as a frame to hang your Kids Artwork!
I hope this answers all your questions & inspires you to make a DIY Christmas Card Holder with farmhouse style to hang in your home!
by Tara Lehman
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Great idea Tara! I need to make one of these this year! I never know what to do with ours so the end up in weird places. Thank you for the inspiration!
Cat
Thanks Cat! We never knew where to put our Christmas cards either but the card holder works great especially for those picture cards:).