Now, some of you who know me, know that I am quite a sentimental person and keep hold of useless items that hold special memories, like cinema tickets, train tickets etc and I often keep all my birthday and Christmas cards.
Now this habit has started to a little bit annoy my husband, as I am a bit of a clutter maker, so to keep him happy and the house tidy, I've decided to use my cards creatively.
Idea #1 - Gift tags
Last Christmas especially was quite tight money-wise for us, so instead of buying gift tags that will end up in the bin anyway, I decided to turn some of my old Christmas cards into tags, using a hole puncher to make a hole in the corner, some fancy pinking scissors to cut a funky edge around the tag, and those little ribbon tags you find in clothes that either itch you or end up sticking out from under your armpits.
Idea #2 - Cheap way to decorate
Sometimes it's expensive to buy pictures to decorate your room with. I have a lot of birthday cards that are just pictures on the front and since they were pretty enough to hang up on the wall that is exactly what I did.
I asked around for old photo or picture frames people didn't want anymore (you can also check out charity shops and just get rid of the naff picture but keep the frame) and put my cards inside the frames.
This one was a birthday card from 2 years from a friend who appreciate pretty pictures like me :) This is now hung up in the bathroom opposite the toilet, so when you're doing your business, you can look onto a lovely beach scene :D
This is another birthday card from 2 years ago. I've hung this one up in the kitchen. I have loads of cards that have cupcakes on them, so I'm hoping to find more frames and have a cluster of them on the wall.
I love to bake so these definitely need to be in the kitchen!
