Sunday, December 11, 2011

Christmas Card Holder

I was inspired by Pinterest (again!) and decided to get a little crafty with a Christmas card holder.

When I saw this on Pinterest…

 

…I immediately thought of using Hank’s paw prints.

And he didn’t mind taking part in this Christmas craft. I started with a plain, white canvas. I used a square, but you could use any size.
Christmas card holder (2 of 12)

I made sure to use washable paint that wouldn’t harm him. Smile
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Almost done!Christmas card holder (6 of 12)Christmas card holder (7 of 12)

Phew! We made it with no green paw prints across the house either.

To make the trunk, I just used a little brown paint and dabbed it to add texture.
Christmas card holder (8 of 12)

In order to make this a card holder, I used a glue gun and clothes pins and glued 11 pins to the back after the front was dry. They may be too close together, but I wanted to have options in holding a lot of cards. (After making this…I decided it might look better to paint the pins white, but that’s always something I could do next year…I like the natural look of the wood though.)
Christmas card holder (9 of 12)

To make the top of the tree, I had some gold fabric, so after cutting out a star, I used Mod Podge to make the star stiff and stuck to the canvas.Christmas card holder (10 of 12)Christmas card holder (11 of 12)

To hold the canvas, I bought a silver picture frame easel. Craft complete…and thanks Hank for the help!Christmas card holder (12 of 12)

3 comments:

Miss Mandy said...

I LOVE THIS!!!

Home on the Range Exchange said...

Cute, I like the idea of using Hank's paw. He looked like most guys being asked to do a craft project :)

Alicia said...

Love it! I was just looking for a card holder on Pinterest earlier today!