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I Finally Found a Holiday Card Display That Shows Off Every Card We Get
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items Every December our Christmas cards ended up in a sad pile on the kitchen counter, half of them falling behind the toaster. If you actually want to see the cards people sent you instead of finding them crumpled in a junk drawer in February, this is ev...
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Card Display Boards That Actually Hold More Than Five Cards
Pins and Clips That Won't Destroy the Cards
String and Ribbon for Hanging Card Garlands
Frames and Holders for Special Cards
Lights and Decor to Make the Display Actually Glow
Storage for Keeping Cards After the Season Ends
Card Display Boards That Actually Hold More Than Five Cards
Our first year we used a tiny cork square and ran out of space by December 8th. These fit a whole month's worth of cards without looking like a cluttered mess.
Pin this up in your entryway and you can fit about 25 cards on it before things get tight. We started here and it held up three seasons straight without crumbling at the edges.
Quartet 35-380343Q 17 X 23 In. Cork Bulletin Board,
Stick these in a grid pattern on a blank wall if you get a LOT of cards. My aunt sends one from every branch of the family, so I needed the extra real estate. Peel and press, done in ten minutes.
Bexikou 6 Pack Cork Board Hexagon Bulletin
Grab the bigger size if you're the household that gets 40 plus cards every year. The wood frame looks clean enough that my wife didn't banish it to the basement.
U Brands Cork Bulletin Board, 23 x 35 Inches
Use this on a shelf or mantel if you can't put holes in your walls. Tuck cards behind the felt rows. Works surprisingly well for renters who lose their deposit over one nail hole.
AGCAN Felt Letter Board with Stand, 12 x 16 Inches Wood
Split setup here. Pin cards on the cork half and use the whiteboard side to write who you still need to send cards to. Saved me from forgetting my neighbor two years running.
"Quartet Combination Board, 17"" x 23"", Dry-Erase & Cork
Pins and Clips That Won't Destroy the Cards
Regular thumbtacks punched holes right through our photo cards last year. Spent a solid hour finding options that hold cards without wrecking them.
These have a wide flat head so they press against the card instead of poking through it. Swap in red and green ones and suddenly your board looks intentional, not like a college dorm.
Officemate Giant Push Pins 1.5 Inch Assorted
Pair these with string lights or ribbon and clip cards along them. My daughter helped hang every single one last year and it became her favorite December tradition.
100-Pack Mini Wooden Clothespins
Use these if you're hanging cards from wire or twine. They grip better than clothespins for heavier cardstock. The black ones disappear behind the card so you only see the art.
JAM Paper Binder Clips, Small, 3/4 inch, Yellow, 25/Pack
Tape cards directly to the wall in a gallery layout if you want zero holes. Peels off clean in January. Tried regular tape once and took paint off three spots. Never again.
12 Rolls Washi Tape Set, 5MM Wide Basic Patterns Thin
Keep these for the fancy foil cards that deserve a little extra presentation. The gold catches the light from the tree and makes the whole display feel polished without trying too hard.
(8 pack) Pen+Gear Metal Binder Clips, Gold
String and Ribbon for Hanging Card Garlands
Stringing cards across a doorway or mantel was the single best thing I did last December. Took five minutes and every guest commented on it.
Run a few lines of this across your mantel and clip cards along it. Looks rustic without being over the top. One roll lasted me two full holiday seasons and I still have some left.
Natural Jute Twine String 328 Feet Durable Rustic Rope
Switch to this if you want something that reads more classic Christmas than farmhouse. Drape it in a swag between two hooks and space cards evenly. Takes about three minutes.
Berwick-Offray Double Faced Satin Ribbon #5 (7/8") 20
Stick two of these on either side of a doorframe and run your ribbon between them. No drilling, no anchors, no landlord drama. They pull off clean every January.
Command Clear Mini Hooks Mega Pack, 42 Hooks, 48 Strips
Try this for a more modern look. Thin gold line across a white wall with cards clipped on it. My sister in law copied the idea the same week she saw ours.
Darice® Metallic Cord - Red and Silver - 15 yards
Tack this behind your string display as a background panel. Makes everything pop, especially white envelopes that would otherwise blend into a white wall.
Pacon Fadeless Paper Roll Bulletin Board Decoration 48
Frames and Holders for Special Cards
Some cards are too good for a pushpin. The handmade one from grandma or the first card from a new baby. Those get their own spotlight.
Slide grandma's handmade card into this and set it on the mantel front and center. She noticed immediately on our video call and you could see her light up. Worth every penny.
Mainstays 5x7 Picture Frame
Use these for photo cards from friends with new babies or new dogs. Line them up on a shelf. Way better than taping a photo card to the fridge where it gets splashed.
Better Homes & Gardens – 4x6 Picture Frame
Grab one of these for an oversized card or a card with a family portrait you want to keep past December. I reframe a different one every year as a little time capsule.
Mainstays 8x10 Black Gallery Picture Frames Set of 3
Stand this on your desk at work for that one card from your favorite coworker. Clear acrylic keeps it visible without looking like you redecorated your cubicle for the holidays.
Acrylic Sign Holder 5x7 T Shape Plastic Signs Stand Flyer
Tuck a card in each and put them on your nightstand or bathroom shelf. Spreading cards around the house makes December feel warmer in rooms you'd never think to decorate.
4x6 Traditional Natural Complete Wood Picture Frame
Lights and Decor to Make the Display Actually Glow
Cards on a bare wall looked flat until I added a strand of lights behind them. Now the whole corner of our living room feels like a holiday scene from a movie.
Drape these behind your card board or along the string garland. Warm light makes every card look twice as pretty. Plug them into a timer so they come on at dusk automatically.
Mainstays 100-Count Warm White LED Mini Lights
Wrap these around a wreath shape and pin cards to the outside edge. Battery powered, so no awkward cord hanging down the wall. Ran mine all December on one set of batteries.
Indoor 20-Count LED Mini Christmas String Lights
Set these on either side of your framed cards on the mantel. Flameless, so no risk near paper. Guests always think they're real until they get close.
Pack of 6 Ivory and White LED Limited Christmas Taper
Bring these out if your family goes full color instead of white lights. My kids voted for rainbow and honestly it made the card wall look like a celebration instead of a museum.
Indoor/Outdoor 50-Count LED Mini Christmas String Lights
Toss these in a glass jar next to your card display for extra ambient glow. No outlet needed. I put one on the side table and it made the whole reading corner feel cozy.
(2 pack) Mainstays Battery-Operated 50-Count LED
Storage for Keeping Cards After the Season Ends
January rolls around and suddenly you have 30 cards with no plan. I used to shove them in a shoebox. Now they actually survive until next year when I want to look back.
Drop all your cards in here and label the lid with the year. Stack them in a closet. Five years from now you'll open one and remember people you forgot sent you a card.
Customer reviews for Sterilite Small Clip Box Storage Box
Slip photo cards into these and add them to a binder. Flip through it every November to remember who sent what. Way better than a shoebox you never open.
Better Office Products 3.5 x 5 Inch Photo Album Refill
Use these for oversized or oddly shaped cards that don't fit standard album pages. Keeps glitter cards from shedding all over everything else in the box.
Avery Diamond Clear Heavyweight Sheet Protectors
Perfect size for standard greeting cards. Write the year on the outside with a Sharpie. My mom started doing this in the 90s and now she has a whole shelf of memories.
Pen+Gear, Plastic Index Card Box, Clear, 3" x 5"
Seal your absolute favorite card from each year. My daughter's first handprint card from preschool is laminated and still looks perfect four years later. Wish I'd done it sooner with earlier ones.
Scotch, Self-Sealing Laminating Pouches, 25 Count