REUSING CARDS AS PLACEMATS

Dear Heloise: I have a hint for reusing Christmas cards. When my children were young, we would take the Christmas cards that we had received, and they would cut out circles using a wide-mouthed canning ring. Then we would put them on clear contact paper and cut them to the size of a placemat (overlapping them so that there was no space showing). Then we put on another layer of contact paper.

We could enjoy the beautiful cards every time we used them. We did the same thing with birthday cards. My daughter even did this with the cards that she and her husband received for their wedding. They now use them for their anniversary dinner.

My husband and I really enjoy your hints. It’s amazing how many “Heloise Hints” we have used in our over 50 years of marriage! Ke

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