DIY Hanging Christmas Card Holder
By Charleston CraftedThis DIY hanging Christmas card holder is great for hanging over the door and displaying all the cards you get each year. Use scrap 1/2" or 3/4" plywood, or rip a single 8' board down and that's all you need. Check out our simple tutorial!
Directions
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Drill pocket holes
- Start by drilling all your pocket holes at once.
- Drill two pocket holes in each end of all the Row pieces
- Drill two pocket holes on the 45 degree mitered end of the Right Side. -
Assemble outside frame
- Using wood glue and pocket hole screws, attach the 45 degree mitered end of the Right Side to the long edge of the Left Side aligning the 45 degree ends.
- Using wood glue and pocket hole screws, attach Row 6 flush at the bottom into the two sides. -
Add row 5
- Using wood glue and pocket hole screws, attach Row 5 where the two ends meet the two Sides.
- This should be approximately 6" up from the last row. -
Add row 4
- Using wood glue and pocket hole screws, attach Row 4 where the two ends meet the two Sides.
- This should be approximately 6" up from the last row. -
Add row 3
- Using wood glue and pocket hole screws, attach Row 3 where the two ends meet the two Sides.
- This should be approximately 6" up from the last row. -
Add row 2
- Using wood glue and pocket hole screws, attach Row 2 where the two ends meet the two Sides.
- This should be approximately 6" up from the last row. -
Add row 1
- Using wood glue and pocket hole screws, attach Row 1 where the two ends meet the two Sides.
- This should be approximately 6" up from the last row. -
Paint
- Use green paint to paint the tree.
- Use red paint to paint the clothes pins. -
Glue clothes pins
- Using wood glue, glue all of the clothes pins onto the rows.
- Use as many as you’d like on each row, but use our image as a guide. -
Hang
- Hang an over the door hook over a door of your choice, then hang the top hole of the tree on the hook.
- Fill with holiday cards all season long! -
Enjoy
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