7 Ways to Display Christmas Cards

A gathering of angels,

or of Santas,

or of the Holy family,

or of any Christmas cards,

are some of the things that are part of Christmas for me. 

Christmas is still a few weeks away, 

but here is a 

CHRISTMAS 

beautiful idea... 


...really SEVEN ideas that I use to celebrate 
 ✯  CHRISTMAS  IN  TEXAS  ✯

Deep in the ❦ of Texas,
26 talented Texas bloggers from across the state,
and that's a lot of territory and talent to cover,
are sharing their ideas for ways to celebrate

December 7 - 11, 2015

Thank you, Stacey at Poofing the Pillows,
for hosting this week of an incredible Christmas in Texas and
for inviting Botanic Bleu to join the party!

 At the end of the post,
see the list of bloggers who are also on today's schedule for
sharing their Christmas in Texas.

You don't want to miss any of these great posts about
decorations, crafts, recipes, and overall Texas holiday cheer.

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Now, gather your old Christmas cards, and save your new cards as they arrive.  

For those ready to celebrate Christmas
throughout the house and the holidays,
here are seven (7) ways to display Christmas cards.

Ideas can be used in any state, or country, not just Texas!  
;) wink 


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DISPLAY  IDEA #1: By Themes 

Most Christmas card displays in my home are by themes. 

Over the years I have saved cards either 

because I thought they were too beautiful to throw away 

or because they were from someone special. 

Little by little, over the years, themes emerged in my collections. 

Angels ~ Santas ~ The Holy Family ~ Poinsettias ~ Silhouettes 

When displaying Christmas cards, think about ways to group together 

several cards that have the same theme, like in Idea #2 below. 

A themed collection can have a bigger impact as a display than 

a group of cards with a variety of themes. 

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 DISPLAY  IDEA #2: Door Card Holders 

All of the cards on this vertical, over-the-door card holder are 

images of angels collected over many years. 

The over-the-door vertical card holder requires very little space 

and can be hung on any door. 

This one hangs on the door between my bedroom and the kitchen 

which means I enjoy seeing these cards often during the day. 

Every time I go into the bedroom, I get to look at these beauties. 

Visitors also get to enjoy these cards since they are visible 

from the breakfast table, from the kitchen, and from part of the living room. 

Most of these cards are either from my sister or one I sent to friends. 

Even if I send a different design to everyone else, I often buy one 

beautiful angel card to send to my sister. 

Of course, I always buy at least two such cards, 

one for her, one for me. 

Other great places to hang over-the-door card holders are 

on entry coat closet doors, guest bathroom doors, and kitchen pantry doors. 

Don't forget about the back of the front door. 

Guests get one last look of Christmas as they leave your house.  

This card holder is tree shaped with a star-shaped top that easily fits on a hook. 

Dress up card holders by adding Christmas greenery. 

The preserved boxwood star fits right over top the card holder's top star, 

making it look like a tree topper does on a live Christmas tree.  

Once the holidays are over, the card holder is easy to store in a closet 

over a coat hanger at one end of the closet rod where it lies flat against the wall. 

If stored in the same closet where it was displayed, 

it will be easy to find next year. 

Not quite enough of one kind of card for your display? 

There are not enough Santa cards with predominantly 

red and white colors in my card collection to fill the entire card holder. 

Y E T 

What to do? 

Mix two themes, with one theme at the top  

transitioning to the second theme at the bottom. 

Keep the lighter colors at the top and 

the darker colors at the bottom to visually ground the display. 

If all of the cards have the same color value (all dark or all light), 

then a second idea is to intersperse the two themes 

throughout the entire display. 

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 DISPLAY  IDEA #3: Baskets 

Another way to display cards is in a wire basket on a 

chippy green vintage folding chair in the front entry. 

A single preserved boxwood bouquet adds a touch of green 

to complement the cards' colors. 

The ones shown do not have a common theme;  

rather these are just a grouping of cards and envelopes I find beautiful. 

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 DISPLAY  IDEA #4: Fan Shaped Wire Holder 

The colors in these vintage Christmas postcards are still vibrant. 

Most of these postcards have a common theme 

of a carriage on a snowy lane. 

I found almost all of these at an antique dealer's stall in Cape Canaveral, Florida. 

There was a whole photo album of vintage Christmas cards, but 

I only bought ones with the snowy carriage theme or a bird theme. 

The bird themed Christmas postcards 

were sold in my annual Christmas event that year. 

This stand fans out with varying heights of silver colored metal holders. 

It easily fits on a coffee table or a mantel. 

Perhaps someday my personal collection of Christmas cards will be sold in an 

estate sale to someone who loves vintage cards, or to someone who sells antiques, 

or to someone who simply likes angels or Santas. 

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 DISPLAY  IDEA #5: Mantel  

Displaying cards on a mantel is probably the most popular way 

to show cards received for the current season, 

but consider displaying cards collected over several years 

with a common design instead of ones received just this year. 

Santa is on each of these cards, 

many of which came from the same couple. 

The wife has several collections of Santas and loves sending Santa cards. 

It is an easy display that does not require a special holder. 

When arranging the cards, vary the heights across the 

entire mantel length and layer the cards by 

placing some behind others to peek out. 

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 DISPLAY  IDEA #6: Shelf  

A striking display of cards can be achieved with 

only a few cards used with other elements. 

The two end cards are non-matching white silhouettes 

with cut-out designs of holy land cities.  

The wise men cards are not the exact same design, 

but have the same blue night sky with a white border. 

On either side of a cluster of glass lanterns and globes with candles, 

the wise men seem to be following a brightly-lit star. 

Only when I pulled out my cards did I think of putting these four together this way. 

So, save the cards you like.  

The next year you may receive other cards that go with previously saved ones. 

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 DISPLAY  IDEA #6: Framed  

Sometimes one very special card in a frame becomes a focal point 

such as this one on the guest bathroom sink vanity top.  

Watch for standard sized frames at 

Michaels, HomeGoods, and Hobby Lobby. 

Santa overlooking the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France 

adds a little French Country Christmas to my Texas home. 

When traveling to your favorite vacation places or to your childhood hometown, 

look for cards with local Christmas scenes to display each year. 

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 DISPLAY  IDEA #7: Table Centerpiece  

A single card works well in a table centerpiece 

when its design reiterates other items in the centerpiece. 

Santa's herd of deer on the card echoes 

the herd of silver deer that are the main part of the vignette. 

This card was from a very special aunt and uncle 

a couple of years before my aunt died. 

Aunt Iris had a real flair for decorating and would have 

enjoyed this table grouping. 

Cards are indeed one of the beautiful ideas of Christmas 

and mark the names and nearness of friends. 

Customs change over the years, and Christmas cards 

are no longer as plentiful in my mailbox 

as they were for many years 

which makes each one an even more treasured 

token of love and friendship. 

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Today's Christmas in Texas schedule is 

Poofing the Pillows  

Lilacs and Longhorns  

Hyacinths for the Soul  

Botanic Bleu  

Blessed by 3 Miracles 

Hop over for 4 more posts today to see how Texas bloggers celebrate Christmas. 

Today is just the beginning.  

There are four more fantastic days filled with Christmas in Texas.  

So, the rest of this week, hop over to 

Stacey @ Poofing the Pillows 

for the list of each day's very special 

Texas in Christmas posts. 

A total of 26 Christmas-inspiring posts. 

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