Wreath of kin

The year's last two months are when my mailbox is its fattest. And this extra padding is equal parts "YOU CAN'T MISS THIS SALE!!!!!!!!!!!!" announcements/catalogues and holiday greetings from friends and family. For the former, I take no issue with scanning for any sizable coupons and pitching them in the garbage. For the latter, I feel guilty when the cards and letters just sit in a towering stack on my coffee table. I feel like the best I can do in that situation is shuffle which smiles get to land on top for the next few days. And heaven forbid if any of my loved ones are claustrophobic. What if those holiday cards have voodoo doll-like tendencies?!

So this year, I used my newness mission to remedy the guilty pile situation. I now have a "wreath" to display all my favorite pretty faces!



This project was easy-peazy-Brett-Favre's-sleazy. Just get an embroidery ring, some clothespins, wood glue and ribbon. I picked up the biggest embroidery ring, because I'm clearly the most popular woman in the universe. Ridiculous lies aside, you just glue the clothespins around the perimeter, alternating which way the clasp faces. Let it dry for a while, cover the obnoxious metal with a ribbon and you're set to show off your loved ones in crafty fashion.

In the past, the only circle of cards I witnessed involved chugging cheap beer (in college, obvi.) This circle of cards is not only better for my liver, but a tad on the classier side, too. So if I'm not your mailing list, you should probably think about sending me a picture of your family. Don't you want a coveted spot on a clothespin in my boyfriend's kitchen? Sure you do.

How do you display your cards?

Credit to Martha Stewart for the idea!