Young children can either hang this holiday card window on a Christmas tree or in their room or as a decoration anywhere in their home to remember their loved ones.
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| A charming and traditional way to recycle past memories and Christmas cards. The greeting card, Christmas window craft has been around for 100 years! |
The supplies you will need for this craft include: recycled cardboard, Christmas greeting cards depicting outdoor scenes, glitter, white school glue, cotton balls, a craft knife or scissors, wire for hanging and acrylic paint for the window panes.
Step-by-Step Instructions:
- Collect and save old Christmas cards that illustrated charming scenes of outdoor views, people sledding, ice skating, or of a tiny neighborhood, like the example shown above.
- Measure your Christmas card so that you can make a window pane the same size.
- Cut the window pane from scrap cardboard leaving square or diamond cut panes intact.
- Cut a shallow set of side pieces approximately 1/2" wide to glue around the exterior of the window pane before attaching the card if you are looking at an outdoor scene with snow. In this shallow space will create a shallow space you may wish to glue cotton batting 'snow' and glitter to make the winter view more convincing.
- Paint the window pane. Let dry.
- Glue the recycled Christmas view to the backside of the window pane.
- Shape wire and attach at the back or top of your window so that it may be hung.
More About Christmas Cards:
- The History of Christmas Cards
- Craft Miniature Snow Scene Baubles - using recycled Christmas cards too!
- Decoupage Retro Paper Mache Baubles - use left over Christmas paper and cards
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