Art, Craft and Needlework, December, 2025

[Kittykatt]

Twins, I remember when I was little we used to save the previous year's Christmas cards, and then cut them into gift tags using something called "pinking shears" which gave an attractive.zig zag edge (and helped hide any edges that weren't completely straight! ).

You then just wrote on the back of the gift tags, (you had the be careful ,.of course, to cut only the parts of the card that hadn't been previously written on!) and stuck it on the wrapped gift with sellotape,.or, if you were feeling. ambitious,.you used a hole punch to make a hole.in the card and then threaded thin string through.

I hadn't thought about this for years, but remember it was all part of the Christmas fun as a child - thank you for bringing back happy memories!

[Nancy]

I have a tag maker punch had not thought about using Christmas cards for that.
What a great idea thanks for the inspiration!

Finished another dish cloth for the set got a periwinkle blue one done yea!

[Kittykatt]

Nancy, I remember another good use for last year's Christmas cards, especially for children, is to make a collage. You just need scissors, glue, glitter and a large piece of paper for each child (we used to use something called sugar paper). Oh, and you need to cover the table and floor well,as glitter tends to go everywhere! The kids jist cut out their favourite pieces and arrange them on the paper, and add glitter where needed. Attaching a loop from a small piece of string to these masterpieces means they can then be hung on the wall for everyone to admire. It's a good cheap and creative way to occupy over excited kids in the run up to Christmas!