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12/12/2014

2-Minute Holiday Card Display Hack

Thank you to Staples for sponsoring today’s 2-minute #HandmadeHoliday Christmas card display solution!

We’re starting to get Christmas cards (yay!) but every year I struggle with where to put them.  Usually they just end up on the mantel, until they fall down, or until one of my kids decides to steal one.  Plus, those pretty photo cards people like to send are a challenge to put up that way.  The biggest issue I have with the stands and displays, though, is that they don’t take ALL the card sizes into account, and plus, you have to store it all year.  So on my last Staples run, I was picking up a white board to get a jump on my New Year organizing, when I thought – hey! I can use this right now!  And in just 2 minutes, I had an instant card display that’s useful all year long!

2-Minute Holiday Card Display Hack at www.happyhourprojects.com

By using magnetic clips on a magnetized white board, you can arrange (and re-arrange) to fit any size or shape card.  It’s totally removable, temporary, and re-usable for all seasons – which makes it perfect if you don’t have a lot of storage space to begin with.  In case you weren’t already in love with office supplies (is it weird if I am?), let me show you what you need to put  together a card display of your own!

  • 17″ x 23″ framed magnetic dry erase board – or bigger!
  • Magnetic clips – I picked up 12, and just have 6 on display here. (Mainly because I don’t have 12 cards yet, haha.)
  • Envelope seals to dress up your clips
  • Optional: Magnetic pencil cup for small items – I put candy canes in mine!

2-Minute Holiday Card Display Hack at www.happyhourprojects.com

It’s a nice touch to add something festive to your clips, since this is a decor item, after all. You can go with traditional red and green, or choose something that matches your existing decor!

2-Minute Holiday Card Display Hack at www.happyhourprojects.com

Then, just add the cards you have to the clips, and arrange them on your board!  Don’t forget, you can go all the way to the edge, and you can add clips along the bottom, too.  Cards don’t have to stay within the frame, and they can overlap a little, too.  It’s a great way to add either a little or a lot of cards, depending on how many you receive.

2-Minute Holiday Card Display Hack at www.happyhourprojects.com

I will squeeze more in as they arrive, but for now I’m filling the white space with a holiday message and with my candy cane cup!  That’s the beauty of it – this is totally re-arrange-able to fit your holiday.

If you’re looking for more ideas, search the #HandmadeHoliday hashtag while you’re browsing on your social media, or follow Staples on Twitter and Facebook!  They sell so much more than office supplies, too – Staples.com had nearly every type of craft supply I searched for.

Do you have a great holiday decor hack?  I’d love to hear it – leave me a comment and let me know!

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Filed Under: Christmas, Featured, Home Decor, Home Improvement, Seasonal, Sponsored, Tutorials Tagged With: 10-minute project, card display, cards, Christmas, Christmas cards, decor, easy, hack, no storage, office supplies, reuse, Staples, white board

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  1. Jenn Hoff says

    12/20/2014 at 3:45 am

    Wow, that’s darling! i’m pretty sure the stickers make it. I thought those were the cutest clips I’d ever seen! This is so simple, I can’t believe no one’s thought of it before! I certainly haven’t. Merry Christmas! :)

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  2. Andrea Sargeant says

    12/15/2014 at 9:55 am

    I am going to do this on my whiteboard at school!

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  3. Crystal says

    12/12/2014 at 10:22 pm

    I love this!! Perfect way to displaying Christmas cards. I love that it can be used for other holidays. Thanks so much!!

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Hello, and welcome! I'm Adrianne, an artist, author, designer, and blogger in mid Michigan. I work from home, chase my two kids, and this once-city-girl is learning how to care for chickens and adjusting to life out in the country. I have a compulsion for daily creativity... sometimes it's jewelry-making, paper crafting, metal stamping, mixing and baking, or giving new life to recycled items. But with 2 young kids, time is short! My goal here at Happy Hour Projects is to share projects and tips that you can do in an hour or less. The ideas you find here are designed to add a little creativity in your day, no matter how much (or how little) time you have!

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