I don’t know about you guys, but my fridge is completely covered.  Some of the coverage comes from stray splatters of food, but fortunately, most of the fridge is covered with holiday cards, birth announcements, wedding invitations, photo booth strips, etc.  I love seeing that chaotic collage of cards and photos everyday.  Seeing how well everyone is doing gives me the warm fuzzies, and it reminds me of how fortunate we are to be in touch with so many old and new friends.

So, my point is, the outside of my fridge is prime real estate.  When we get a new card, it is a big production to rearrange everything to squeeze in the new addition.

Cue in Valentines Day.  My daughter had her first Valentine’s Day party at her school.  She was excited for days, and made her own cards to pass out at school.  I remember celebrating Valentine’s Day as a little kid.  It was a fun event, decorating the paper bag and bringing it home, full of cards and treats.  As expected, she came home yesterday, super happy with her baggie full of stuff to show me.  But, there is no way I will rearrange the fridge doors to cram on a whole class worth of cards.

Good thing I am an impulsive craft supply shopper, and I hoard craft supplies.  I was at Target last week, and I stopped by the dollar section.  I was weak that day.  I normally try to avoid that section, but these cute clothespins caught my eye.  I decided to make some kind of clothesline for my daughter’s Valentine’s cards.

I looked through my random leftover supplies from previous projects, and found these little wooden hearts and circles.

I painted the circles white, and the hearts red.  I did first paint the hearts white, like a coat of primer.  That way the red paint looks brighter.  Then I glued the hearts on top of the circles.  I happened to have a can of glossy acrylic sealer.  It’s not necessary, but I had some, so I used it.  I like how it gives the shapes a shiny, smooth coat.  It’s hard to see in the photo, but believe me, they are shiny.

I got a few removable mounting squares that are double sided, and some ribbon.

I cut out several strips of ribbon, and hot glued them to the back of the circles.  Then I stuck a mounting square on top.

Then I stuck the circle hearts to my daughter’s closet door.  Tadaa, cute clothesline for cards.

My daughter doesn’t know I did this yet.  I’m looking forward to seeing her face brighten up when she sees this later.

I will probably keep this up all year so she can hang up her own birthday cards, holiday cards, and artwork.

The mounting squares are removable, so you can also stick the clothesline to the wall or a cabinet door.  If you don’t have little wooden circles and hearts lying around in your house, you can also use large decorative buttons, small plastic toys, decorative tiles, flat glass beads.  Just make sure the mounting squares can hold the weight.