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If you know me at all, you know I’m sentimental (sometimes to a fault) and adore paperie. So, stuffing the stack of warm holiday cards we get each year into a drawer, or worse, tossing them, has always felt abject to me. As a result, a few years ago we started a system of keeping every card we receive, and this year we have put the finishing touch on the display!
The flipbook. We punch a hole in the corner of every card and loop them all together on a tag and string. Our own card goes at the front, then our closest family and friends, and the rest are arranged by size. Then I write the year on the tag in gold Sharpie. That’s it! One tidy, flippable bundle per Christmas.
The display. For a while the bundles lived in a small basket under the tree, but we ran out of room fast! This year we invested in a Petite Keep, one of my favorite heirloom brands. We chose the festive red Petite Trunk with the white dot fabric, and “christmas cards” written across it in shimmery champagne script. It sits under the tree and it’s such a beautiful touch! Guests can now easily flip through the bundles during holiday parties, and so do we on quiet nights at home.
I get giddy thinking about filling this trunk for decades and making it a family tradition to page back through the years together. The Petite Keep team is quick, so there’s still time to order one for this season!
The Details
Size: Petite
Trunk Color: Red
Print: White Dot
Font: Miramar
Font Color: Shimmery Champagne
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