I love burlap and I adore Christmas cards! So, this is just a match made in heaven! This garland was super easy to make and I absolutely love how it turned out!Do you have a favorite way to display the Christmas cards you receive from family and friends? I have done it different ways in years past, but this may be my new favorite way to display all the lovely cards we receive! I love incorporating all of the beautiful faces of family and friends into my Christmas decor.
I picked some of my favorite designs from the Walmart Photo department to share with you! I absolutely LOVE how they turned out! I must say, I have ordered from other online photo places in the past, and these cards turned out just as beautifully as those I’ve gotten elsewhere! I chose one card that had the card stock option (the navy card above), the card stock is thick and textured. It is just perfect!
Burlap Garland Christmas Photo Card Display
I have displayed cards in many different ways over the years. Take a scroll through Pinterest and you will see so many great ideas! But combining BURLAP and EASE of the project, this one turned out to be a perfect fit! This craft project was so simple that you really don’t need many instructions, either!
Items Needed:
- Burlap (I used the long rolls of burlap that is on a roll like ribbon) – do NOT use wired ribbon burlap! The wiring makes this project impossible! Don’t ask how I know this. 🙂
- Fabric – whatever colors of fabric you would like to go with! I chose a deep red and dark green for mine. You could even use non-Christmas-y colors if you’d like to leave a garland up year round!
- Natural Jute – this is what all the ribbon and burlap is tied to
- Scissors
- Clothes pins
- Mop — HA! Burlap is MESSY, I had little burlap hairs everywhere at the end of this! Do the project outside if you’ve still got nice weather
Instructions:
1. Cut the burlap and fabric into long narrow pieces, my pieces were approximately 6 inches long each. This project is pretty forgiving, I didn’t even cut very straight but you don’t notice by looking at the garland!
2. Cut your jute as long as your mantle or doorway where you will be hanging your Christmas Photo Card display.
3. Begin taking all the long pieces of fabric and burlap and tying them onto the jute! This is the most tedious part of the project, and like I mentioned above, there will be little burlap hairs all over the floor. I did not tie mine into a pattern, I kind of liked it to be random.
4. You can tie the pieces as close together or far apart as you would like. If you want it to be more full, tie more pieces on.
5. Hang your garland to your mantle with nails or other hangers.
6. Now, the fun part! Attach each of your Christmas cards to the garland with a clothes pin! I like the small ones, I just think they are cute, but you could use any size!
What is your favorite way to display Christmas cards?
{Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Walmart. The Walmart Photo Department sent me the Christmas cards with my family pictures on them, but the garland and craft instructions are all my ideas!} Be sure to visit Walmart Photo’s brand page on BlogHer.com where you can read other bloggers’ posts.
It looks beautiful Candace! I want to use burlap on our mantel in our new house this year too! One tip I read once for burlap is to spray it very lightly with a mist of water and it won’t shed so much!
Thank you, Jenn!! I have never heard that but I will definitely be trying it!! My girls have a few other burlap ideas for us as well. 🙂