Decorate a wall or an interior door by hanging a holiday-card wreath. Using wood glue, affix miniature wooden clothespins to a large (about 14-inch-diameter) embroidery hoop. Alternate clothespins to point outward and inward, spaced 1 1/2 inches apart. Suspend from a ribbon, and clip your cards in place as you receive them.
Pinup Wreath
Decorate a wall or an interior door by hanging a holiday-card wreath.
Martha Stewart Living, December 2002
Ok I tried this and the clothespins don't clip on like in the photo. What am I doing wrong?
I love how simple this is! I just had to feature this on my blog today about easy holiday card displays. This is the best! Thank you for sharing this great idea.
Betsey at b.bar
www.bybbar.blogspot.com
Love this one, Martha
totally cute idea! going to make them for some friends, too!
Yay Martha! This is the kind of tip I look for--one I can do quick and a cool idea, too!
Bought my hoop and pins this week so now I'm ready to make it this afternoon! Can't wait! Love the idea of using ribbon to match everyday decor for the during the whole year! My girls are always bringing me little pictures
A really nice idea! I have loads of beautiful cards, antique, art etc, sitting in boxes. Next year they will be exhibited...
I made one for my step daughter and it is such a cute idea! We hang it from the outside of her bedroom door so she can pinup all her Christmas artwork and drawings.
I finally sat down and did this craft it came out beautiful! I used ribbon that matched my everyday decor so it can be used year round for small pictures or when christmas comes along for cards.
this is too cute! love this idea and am making mine tonight!
This is such a great idea!! Loved it so much, made one and posted about it here http://petitfiloux.blogspot.com/2009/12/im-going-round-in-circles.html thank you!!!
I added strip magnet to the back of the hoop and hung it on my fridge for notes, grocery list, etc.
I LOVE THIS. ITS JUST BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU MARTHA... I DEFINITELY WILL DO THIS AND SUGGEST IT TO MY FRIENDS TOO.
What a great idea!. I will do this for my Hari Raya (muslim's festival after fasting for a month) next month. My home will definitely looks different then last year.
This is a great idea! I may try it for my craft booth. The smaller sized hoops could be used with small clothespins for memos or business cards.
Small clothespins can be purchased at TAPS stores (Teacher and Parent Store). And I have also seen them at Michaels and AC Moore's, from time to time. Hope this helps:)
Great Idea, MTHC! This would be perfect over my desk; much more interesting than a bulletin board, and the space really needs something. Wonder if small, plastic clothes pins would work. If not, any idea where to get small wooden ones?
I could see this in the laundry room. Clip on laminated cards with tips for stain removal, recipes for homemade cleaning products, unmatched socks looking for partners, how about laminated cards with family members names...so they can quickly identify their own stack of laundry
Don't save this idea for the holidays...it could be used year round instead of a bulletin board for photos, tickets, TO DO lists, coupons, phone messages etc. Mark clothes pins with family members names for their personal messages. Hang this by the embroidery hoop alone if the ribbon is too froo-froo for you.
How awesome. What a neat idea. I can't wait to make one of these. I have an idea in mind. My creative whees are turning