Christmas Card Display (and more)

The holidays sure do make everything more hectic and chaotic don't they? However, for those of us who are in the business of selling stuff; it's the perfect time of year!

To put it simply: I've been busy!
Between holiday parties, meetings, programs, shopping, and selling a few more items in my shop I haven't had many spare moments. Yet, I'm not complaining. I love this time of year.

I admitted the other day that I've only put out minimal holiday decorations, but I did add one more that I want to share. It's crafty (kinda) and quick. It's a Christmas Card Display. Usually, I just stick the cards on the fridge, but this year I wanted to showcase them a bit more. Plus, I've had these (see below) for some time and wanted to put them to use.

Of course, I couldn't find the dang TINY clothespins at first so I had to search the whole craft room. In doing so, I stumbled upon a mini string of plastic Christmas Tree lights that I knew would work perfectly with this project.
The instructions are simple: tie the string ends together to make a big circle and hang it from two thumb tacks (about  three inches apart) in the wall. Then, use the clothespins to hang you cards on the string of lights.

It took me no more than five minutes to assemble the display (I'm not counting the time I searched for the clothespins), and I love how it turned out.

Link time!!
~*Crafty Holiday Links*~

• These 3D paper ornaments are a pretty neat way to recycle some old paper. I can see using magazine/catalog pages, book pages, scrap paper, etc to make some interesting and inexpensive ornaments.
• Really CUTE Christmas tree decorations (not FOR the tree) made from paper mache tree forms and paper. CUTE CUTE CUTE!!
• Check out this canvas layers holiday wreath. It's so bright, colorful, and FUN. I really like it.
• Here's another mini tree, a sewing pattern Christmas tree.
• And one more inexpensive ornament, a toilet paper roll wreath ornament.

Wild, Wild Web Wednesday

• 5 best online image editors via Lifehacker
• The A to Z of awesome. If you're geeky in ANY WAY, you should totally check this out!
• Food in Real Life shows comparisons between the advertisements of fast food, microwave food, etc and the real product. Interesting.

I did add another new item to the shop:

Drab to Fab Earrings

Don't forget to check out the on SALE section of the shop either!

Time to run, more shopping awaits (as does the nieces' school Christmas Program.) Can't be late!