Birthday Greeting Card Hanger

Our holiday cards gathered dust for nearly two months, haphazardly placed on a living room shelf.  Our family photos were hidden behind the holiday greetings, and to be honest, our room just kind of looked cluttered because of them.  Definitely not the intention behind those thoughtful holiday greetings! With a bit of inspiration from something I saw in a craft shop, I decided that for the next big event with greeting cards necessitated some "crafting" on my part.  That big event was my son's first birthday last weekend!

Unfortunately, I do not have photos of the step-by-step process, but looking at the final product, I am sure you will see how I re-purposed this old poster frame into the fun and funky birthday greeting card hanger.

Supplies needed:

• large old poster or collage frame
• string or twine
• hot glue or strong craft glue
• paper clips
• decorative paper
• (birthday wrapping paper)

Steps:

1. Detach backing from old frame.
2. Measure twine to hang across frame.
3. Secure twine using hot glue, craft glue, or tying onto frame clips.
4. Use decorative paper for "birthday greetings" sign.
5. Hang card using paper clips.
6. (As an added treat, you could secure birthday wrap along the back of the frame.)

It was so easy!  Took 15 minutes including time to clean the frame from years of living in a dusty basement!

Here is just the top so you can see more detail.

Party time!

Okay, everyone, this little (alright, not-so-little) lady is gearing up for the big party tomorrow.  I had planned to spend some time each day doing a little bit of organizing to prepare, but Monday turned out to be a wash (with pregnancy nausea rearing its ugly head again).  Tuesday was productive, as was Wednesday.  Thursday was a midwife appointment, and then an unexpected crash in bed during Luke's nap.  (Again, never can tell when the pregnancy will take a toll.)  It wasn't until my wonderful husband suggested a trip to Sam's Club while he bathed Luke and put him to bed, that I was re-energized for party prep.

Out I went into the cold, and got everything we needed.  Upon returning home, not only did my wonderful hubby carry in the groceries, I also caught him working on his to-do list for the party.  Gotta love him!  I put away the food, and got cooking.  As of this moment, the pasta salad is made, the potatoes have been boiled, the cookies baked.  I do have a number of things left on this list of mine, but I am feeling productive today, and I think this is do-able.

So why is this such a big deal to me?  To be honest, I don't know.  I want to throw a nice party, that's my goal, and I am doing everything within my power to make it that way.  I will post some photos of the decorations and the party on Sunday.  I think it will be a great success!