Christmas Card Placemat DIY

 Thank you Grandma Clara for this DIY!

Do you save your Christmas Greeting Cards?  I am one Crazy lady that has saved every Christmas Card since 1970!

I was lucky enough to have a wonderful Crafty Grandma who I dearly loved.  She show me how to make these placemats.
After I married, I started keeping them and still do.  She passed shortly after and never got to see how I loved this craft.  Think of you often Grandma!

I first made mine when my girls were young, Below is one of my very first ones.
They do last for years, and can be wiped off with soap and water.

The modern word has easy electronic ways to send greetings.   I may be sentimental , but I look forward to receiving these great cards.  Sometimes, it is only once a year to hear from a distant
but dear friend.  Fewer Cards come each year, hopefully it never ends.

Now, I know they still sell Christmas Greeting Cards, so there must be others who enjoy sending and receiving them.  I just can!t throw them out!  I do display mine each year.  It!s one time of the year, I enjoy checking my mailbox.  

Over the years, having two daughters, gave me pleasure in making them for each family.  When the grandchildren were old enough,  we made them together. I was thinking someone may just carry this tradition on?   One time I had soooo many Cards that I even made a big stash of placemats and gave them to a Senior Center.  I should do that again!  

Now the last time I made them with the Grandkids I let them pick out their cards to make a placemat for each of their family members.  So cute to see their choices, I do not have a picture of them, darn!
But when cutting off the backs of each card for them, I noticed all the great personal notes written by loved ones.  Also, over the years, how many love ones that had passed, memories!  How could I throw them away!  So, the idea of using the back greeting piece with wonderful personal notes and drawings, for the back side of the placemat started.

I have been wanting to share my new updated version of Grandma's
wonderful Greeting Card Placemats, some may remember these from years pasted?  

So, if you don't save your greeting cards, maybe you would like to
start?

You will need:

greeting Cards

Glue stick

poster boards
Clear Contact Paper

Happy Holidays to All,

Marilyn

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