David shows you how to make a Christmas card wreath using vintage Christmas cards and Outdoor Mod Podge. It’s so easy!
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I have, for my entire life, been drawn to cool graphics. This has lead to hoarding cool graphics. The problem was I didn’t know what to do with them.
Well, I didn’t know what to do with them until Mod Podge came along (actually I guess it’s always been there so, technically, I am the one who “came along”). This lead me to make a Christmas wreath!
Christmas is my favorite time of year and vintage Christmas Cards have some of my favorite graphics. I wanted to come up with a fun way to display some of them but I wanted it to be more solid than just laying them out or pinning them to a board.
I’m also way behind on my holiday projects so I needed it to be quick, easy and inexpensive. I hit upon the idea for a wreath that could hang on a door or over a mantle.
I grabbed the following supplies to make this Christmas card decor:
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Christmas Card Wreath
- A thrift store frame ($2.00)
- Some thin scrap wood
- Some scrap wood spacers
- Vintage Holiday Cards
- White spray paint (not pictured)
And these tools:
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- A glue gun
- Outdoor Mod Podge
- Foam Brush
- Utility Knife (not pictured)
I looked for cards that were different sizes and shapes. I scanned the cards, blew them up and printed them out – I didn’t want to pay for copies or go to Kinkos so I made them all 8.5×11 or smaller.
Next, using my utility knife, I cut the thin scrap wood just a hair smaller than the dimensions of the cards. I then Mod Podged the copies of the cards to the scrap wood and set them aside to dry.
In the meantime I gave my frame a quick coat of white spray paint just to make it blend a little bit.
When the mounted cards were dry I trimmed any overhanging edges for a nice, neat look. I then went over all the cards with a sealing coat of Outdoor Mod Podge – I wanted my Christmas card wreath to work outside and inside so I went for full Mod Podge protection – and set it aside to dry.
After the Outdoor Mod Podge had dried for a few hours it was time to put it all together.
I played around a bit until I found an arrangement that I liked and then started hot gluing the cards and the spacers in place
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After the hot glue had enough time to cure I hung my wreath on the front door.
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I think I might add a few more cards to fill it out a bit but I’m pleased with it.
This Christmas card wreath took only a couple of hours (not including drying time), and the only real cost was for the thrift store frame.
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Happy holidays everyone! I’d love for you to check out some of these related projects for Christmas:
Morena
Thursday 6th of December 2012
I hoard vintage images, too. I love this idea!
Walter Silva
Thursday 6th of December 2012
David, This is way cool! I too have a collection of vintage Holiday Cards for every season. Great idea!