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This 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!

Difficulty easy

Tools

Kreg Tools

Other Tools

  • Cordless Drill
    Cordless Drill
  • Orbital Sander
    Orbital Sander
  • Circular Saw
    Circular Saw

Materials

Wood Products

  • 1 1/2" plywood

Hardware & Supplies

  • 26 1" Kreg screws
  • 1 Wood glue
  • 18 Clothes pins
  • 1 Green spray paint
  • 1 Red spray paint
  • 1 Over the door wreath hanger

Cut List & Parts

  • 1 Left Side , 51" x 1 1/2" x 1/2" with one 15 degree miter and one 30 degree miter
  • 1 Right Side , 48" x 1 1/2" x 1/2" with one 15 degree miter and one 30 degree miter
  • 1 Row 1 , 4" x 1 1/2" x 1/2" with opposing 15 degree miters
  • 1 Row 2 , 8" x 1 1/2" x 1/2" with opposing 15 degree miters
  • 1 Row 3 , 12" x 1 1/2" x 1/2" with opposing 15 degree miters
  • 1 Row 4 , 16" x 1 1/2" x 1/2" with opposing 15 degree miters
  • 1 Row 5 , 20" x 1 1/2" x 1/2" with opposing 15 degree miters
  • 1 Row 6 , 24" x 1 1/2" x 1/2" with opposing 15 degree miters

Directions

  • 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 30 degree mitered end of the Right Side.

  • Assemble outside frame

    - Using wood glue and pocket hole screws, attach the 30 degree mitered end of the Right Side to the long edge of the Left Side aligning the 30 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

    Enjoy your handiwork and tag @CharlestonCrafted on Instagram with a picture!