Organizing Christmas Cards from Years Past
11/25/2012 06:07:00 PM Posted by mommy2twincesses
I like to tell myself that I’m not a pack rat, but there
are certain instances that it’s just not true. Pictures of family and friends
are some of the things that I can just NOT get rid of! But what to do with
them?!
For the past few years I’ve been displaying the cards we receive
in the mail for that season and then when I put away all the Christmas
decorations, I would stuff them the best I could manage in a photo album.
However, as with everything else on the planet, the “bigger is better” mentality
has begun to apply to Christmas cards and my ordinary photo album, with its
measly 4x6 openings, just wasn’t cutting it.
I tried trimming the gigantic ones down, but that just
hurt my heart because I was ruining the cards, sometimes even severing the
names and dates. Something had to give!
After mulling over possibilities, including just “round
filing” them, I finally settled on what I’ve deemed the perfect solution!
I separated the cards into piles for each family,
chronologically arranged them, punched holes in the upper corner, and then
thread them onto metal ring binders! I have a ring for my side of the family,
DH’s side, friends, and then simply our family cards.
I’m in love! I can easily flip through my cards now and watch
how families and children have grown and changed over the years! I’m just
tickled pink!
This little project was a tad time-consuming as I’ve been
saving cards for at least 6 years now, but the sacrifice of an hour or so seems
insignificant as the reward is well worth the time!
Do
you save photo Christmas cards? If so, what is your method of keeping them
organized?
November 26, 2012 at 9:48 AM
Great idea! I think I just might do this. My cards are sitting in a box. Thanks for the tip.
November 26, 2012 at 4:05 PM
So glad I was helpful! I should be ashamed at how smart I felt as I'm sure I couldn't have been the first to think of it-but nonetheless, it's a pretty cool idea ;)