Birthday Card Ribbon Display

We love to celebrate birthdays in this house.

We love getting and giving birthday cards.

But I have never really liked displaying all of the birthday cards,

because they always seemed to eventually fall off of the mantel,

the bookshelves, the baker's cabinet, etc., etc., etc.

Well,

I think I have solved my

birthday card quandary. 

I scrounged around my craft supplies

and came up with a little

"Birthday Card Ribbon Display."

Here's how I put mine together...

1.  Gather up all the supplies:

*Scraps of scrapbook paper

*Clothes pins

*Ribbon/Cord/Rope

*Mod Podge

*Sponge brush

*Sandpaper

*Scissors

*Cutter

*Birthday cards

2.  To decorate the clothes pins,

I cut strips of scrapbook paper the width of

the clothes pins.

They don't have to be exactly perfect

if you are going for a more "weathered" look...

3.  Tear the strips to the length of the clothes pins-

again, I did not worry about perfection...

4.  Using Mod Podge and a sponge brush,

glue the strips to the clothes pins

(both sides)

and put a top coat of Mod Podge on the paper.

5.  Let the clothes pins dry completely.

6.  I wanted to give my pins a distressed look,

so after they were dry,

I used sandpaper...

...and the edge of a pair of scissors to 

scruff them up a bit.

7.  To create the display ribbon,

take long piece of cord/thick ribbon/rope

and knot it at the top.

Give it some color and tie different ribbon scraps

to the top of the knot.

8.  Hang the cord on a door,

clip on the clothes pins,

and you are ready...

...to display some birthday cards!

I really needed this display this month,

since both Super Dad and Baby Girl celebrate

their birthdays in July...

Now I feel like we can keep the cards on display longer,

letting all the family enjoy them,

until the next birthday comes along!