Thursday, December 11, 2008

Window frame card display project

A few months ago my sweet dad helped me hang an old flea-market-find window on my wall, and I've been patiently waiting for inspiration to strike so that I'd know how to embellish it. The other night I was looking through some ideas I'd torn out of magazines a while ago and found it--my inspiration! Within about 30 minutes I'd collected all the supplies, put it together and was admiring the finished product! I rarely finish a project that quick (or at all..ha) so it was particularly gratifying.

Here's the inspiration:
This was torn out of a BH&G Holiday Decorating special magazine from 2003.

Here's my frame:I used double-sided tape to attach the ribbons to the top and bottom of the frame. I used a small square of the same tape to attach the cards to the ribbon--there may be a better way to do this but I wanted to get it done.
The greeting cards are all thrifted. The round card on the bottom left is gorgeous--all lovely Victorian embossing and soft green velvet ribbon (that was from an antique store and was more than I usually pay for cards but it's just beautiful!). The round item on the bottom right is an old coaster, and the two Santas in the middle are vintage die cut decorations. On the top of the frame I have three vintage bottlebrush wreaths I found at a thrift last month. Two of them needed new ornaments but that was easily remedied with tacky glue and a few items from my collection. I had been looking for a way to display them and this was just perfect!

There's so much Christmas goodness out there in blogland right now that I'm almost overwhelmed! If you're a fan of the Barenaked Ladies, here's a link to a fun interview with Ed and a free download of the boys singing a very funny version of "Jingle Bells". (PS--if anyone knows how to permanently download that to your computer, will you leave a comment? I'm stupid when it comes to stuff like that).

10 comments:

  1. This motivates me to make an inspiration binder. I love this!

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  2. That is really cute! I love the cards.

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  3. Supposedly if you use firefox there is a program you can download that will capture videos online.

    HOWEVER, we couldnt make it work, and we still havent found a way to save Jacks Clinton video for him, which totally bums me out. If you figure it out,let me know?

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  4. Very cute! I use an old window to display my cards too.

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  5. Anonymous11:52 AM

    That's lovely! What a terrific idea. I love old windows. :)

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  6. Anonymous4:39 PM

    I love your take on the window!

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  7. so cute, i even had to send my mom the link so she could see (she loves all things vintage, expecially vintage victorian) I love your craftiness and can't wait for more xmas decor posts.

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  8. oooh!! I love how it turned out!! too cute!!! :-)

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  9. What a wonderful project! I've bookmarked it so I can try this next year.

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