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DIY Christmas Card Holder – Farmhouse Style

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Make a fun and festive Christmas card holder hang in your home! All you need is scrap wood, a drill, twine, and optional salt dough ornaments to make this unique wall hanging. It’s a great reusable item to display cards from friends and family throughout the holiday season.

That is assuming you are still sending and receiving old-style paper Christmas cards. Do you still send cards at Christmas time? I actually can not remember the last time I got a Christmas card. But having said that we are not big “card” people in our house, often not giving Birthday cards either.

If you don’t have access to the wood cutting tools or scrap wood, I have seen this farmhouse-style card holder made the exact same way but with branches from the garden, it gives the cardholder a really rustic finish.

Looking for more salt dough projects? check these salt dough crafts out on our sister site Craftbits.com

If you are looking for an airdrying clay as an alternative I highly recommend Das Airdrying white clay  I have been using it for over 30 years and it never fails me.

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Garage Door Halloween Decorations

This Garage Door Halloween Decoration project is such a fun way to make a big Halloween statement without needing to decorate the whole yard. Instead of a small wreath or porch sign, this idea turns the entire garage door into a spooky silhouette scene, complete with witches, pumpkins, trees, cats, and creepy Halloween shapes.

I really like this one because it has huge visual impact from the street. The black silhouettes against the pale garage door make the design easy to see, even from a distance, and it gives the whole house that haunted Halloween feel without being too gory or scary. It is perfect for families who want something dramatic but still fun for trick-or-treaters.

This is also a great project if you enjoy cutting your own shapes from cardboard, poster board, foam board, or lightweight plastic sheets. You could keep the design simple with just bats and pumpkins, or go all out with witches, trees, ghosts, black cats, and cauldrons. Add a few outdoor spotlights or battery lights nearby and it would look amazing at night.

What makes this project especially clever is that the garage door becomes the backdrop, so you do not need a lot of expensive supplies to fill a large space. It is bold, budget-friendly, and very customizable.