DIY Burlap Ribbon Chirstmas Card Holder Tutorial

I saw this fun chevron burlap ribbon at my local craft store and instantly knew what I wanted to create with it! 

This is pretty simple and fun! 

Materials you will need:

1-Small Christmas swag(I had an old one that I wanted to repurpose, but you can purchase one pretty inexpensively.)

1-seam ripper

approx. 1 1/2-2 yards of burlap ribbon(I used chevron. The craft store also have a pretty yellow, blue or just the natural color too that would be just as pretty.)

1 package-Mini clothes pins 

Here is how I made the card holder.

1. Turn over the ribbon and rip the seams by taking the seam ripper and catching under the top threads of the serged edge and pushing up. It breaks the threads. I would rip a bunch and then pull the threads off and keep doing it… until you have removed the serged edge from apporx. 1 1/2 yards-2 yards of the ribbon. (Hint do not seam rip on the chevron side..I found that to take more time. That being said, this still takes a little patience….and time….) 

2. Next pull a thread going along the edge..This starts the fraying process. I pulled out about 2-3 threads on each edge. You can take out more if you would like more fraying.

Here's my pile of threads. :)

Here's the ribbon that's frayed.

3. Tie the ribbon to the back of the swag.

I want to re-use the ribbon after Christmas. So, I didn't glue it.

4. Twist the wiring in back of swag to form a loop to use to hang the holder.

Here you may need to use a little floral wire(the green kind will work fine). If your swag doesn't have extra wiring, you can make your own hanger loop. Just attach floral wire to the back of the swag and form a loop like picture below. (In a pinch- You might be able to use twist-ties in a pinch. you know the ones that come on your bread at the grocery store).

Ta-da! 

Here's is the finished product.

Just use those cute mini clothespins to attach your Christmas cards to the burlap ribbon.

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial. If you have any questions, comment below. Please, share with your friends or comment if you would like to see more tutorials! Thanks!