DIY December, Day 4 of Christmas Craft making

4th December

It's exactly three weeks until Christmas!


I made some of these cute mini Christmas Cards on a string last year and they're incredibly simple to recreate so I'm making some more today for the blog.

What you'll need:

• Something to use as the mini cards. I used paper chains from The Reject Shop for my mini cards but you could use normal Christmas paper or something with a cute character picture.
• Gold string. I used gold string from an old pack of gift tags.
• Plain paper cards, mine are from Lincraft.
• Patterned craft tape.
• A Merry Christmas sticker (mine is just cut from other craft tape).
• Mini craft pegs.
• Scrapbooking paper or cardstock with a plain sort of pattern. I recommend a gold colour with a pretty pattern as it won't detract from your little card decorations.
• Double sided tape and normal sticky tape.
• Scissors and/or a paper cutter. 

DIY Christmas Cards

• Cut out a rectangle of patterned gold paper a little smaller than the blank cards you are using.
• Add your Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays sticker.
• Pick out 4 different things to use for the mini cards. Mine are paper chains.

• Fold the little cards to shape and cut. Mine have a 2.5cm height and 2cm width.
• Choose a peg for each card. I colour coordinated but you could choose any.
• Pick out or cut a 20-24cm bit of gold string.

• I put two little bits of double sided tape towards the upper corners so it will hold your string while you make any adjustments in placement.
• One adjusted, tape down the pieces at the back.
• Get your coloured craft tape and stick a piece along the very top, securing your gold string in place, wrapping the edges around the back.

• Add double sided tape (or glue if you prefer) to the back side of the gold patterened rectangle and stick down onto the blank card.
• To attach the mini cards to the string I wedge the card and the string between my fingers and thumb, then add the peg.
• Add all four cards, adjusting as necessary. It's easy but fiddly.

These were my favourite cards to make last year, as it's so simple but looks really cool.