What to do with all the Christmas Cards?

[Mare Owner]

We get a lot of cards from having a large extended family and a farm business. A few of the cards I really like the cover (I love a good snowman!) and would like to find some type of craft to save them and make them into something to enjoy again next year. Any ideas?

And anything I can do with the rest? Craftwise?

[hamster]

Gift tags?

[red]

gift boxes - the square ones are best for this but you can cut the others down

http://www.colouritgreen.co.uk/giftboxes.htm

and i cut out parts for gift tags

the rest go on the fire.

[QuakerBear]

People who make their own cards will often snap up old cards as they cut them up and re-use them. Ask around to see if you know anyone who makes their own.

[mrsflibble]

I reuse bits I like for next year's cards.

[Green Rosie]

Gift tags and new cards next year. I also cut out cards and stick them on presents that are wrapped in plain paper.

Those I can't used are recycled.

As a child I used to copy cards onto a large piece of paper that was always hung up in the kitchen as part of the decorations

[kimmie]

i make my own cards with last years card...easy to do

use a fine watercolour paper...but plain card is good...cut to double the size of the envelope you are using....cut out the old pic....attach...and add other bits and pieces.

Here was a penguin that i cut out...cut round the arms and slotted in a parcel...paper hat was wrapping paper....and a sticker bauble attached to the hat! stuck the penguin on a glittery back ground before i put it on the card! easy!

[Annpan]

That looks great... I've been inspired

[Mare Owner]

Thanks for the great ideas? I was wondering how exactly to re-use them. Please share more ideas if you have any!

Thanks! :)

[Jarmara]

i reuse them as gift tags can't remember the last time i bought christmas tags :)

[baldowrie]

If you contact one of the women mags they usually have charity they go to, disabled group for craft work etc.

[Helsbells]

I just had an idea after reading this thread, what about cutting up a card into strips and then weaving them and sticking them on another piece of card.
To make it a bit more cheeky you could make a weaving of a card and send it to the person who sent you the card!
I may do that next year actually!

[Millymollymandy]

A lady I knew in the Netherlands once did something rather novel with Christmas cards. She sent back to everyone the cards they'd sent her the previous year!!! It was a tad confusing at first until I read the note she'd added explaining her recycling idea, but very clever and different!

[hamster]

Fantastic! Did she cut them up and make them into new cards? Or just cross out the names?!

[Millymollymandy]

No, she just sent the whole card back and wrote her wishes under the wishes I'd written to her previously!