First I cut a piece of burlap approximately 5 ft. by 10". Then I ironed it so it was nice and flat.
I folded over the top edge and sewed it about 2" down from the top, leaving both sides open....
I dug through my craft box and pulled out a paint stirring stick. I painted both sides with a light brown acrylic paint....
After the paint dried I drilled a hole into each end of the stick, about 1/2" in. Sorry. no picture of that.
I went out into my craft shed and rummaged around until I found a bag of old clothespins that I bought last summer at an estate sale. I grabbed some green and red acrylic paint and painted up a bunch of the clothespins. Yeah, I know that's a lot of stuff piled up on my craft table but I had about 4 projects going on at once. Does anyone else do that??
I took my stencils and some red paint and wrote ho, ho, ho across the top edge of the burlap...
And finally I threaded a piece of hemp string through the holes of the paint stick so I could hang my card holder from a hook. I stuck my colored clothespins along the edges and as I receive Christmas cards I can attach them to the burlap with the clothespins. I love this idea because usually as I receive cards I lay them on a Christmas plate on the shelf, but this way I can actually see, enjoy and display all my cards.
This was a quick project and it will be easy to roll up and store away with my Christmas decorations. Ho, ho, ho....
