--Picture frames are a popular gift for Christmas.  Give it a holiday touch by inserting an old Christmas card and adding to and from on the card.

--You can turn a plain frame into a special one for the holidays by decoupaging small images cut from Christams cards.  Just use a small artist brush to coat the images with a 50/50 blend of white glue and water.  You can add a little glitter for accent.

--Holiday placemats can be expensive but you can make your own from old Christmas Cards.  Group them together on a piece of cardboard and cover with clear contact paper.

--Create your own holiday post cards by cutting the picture from the card and adding a message and address on the back. And added bonus is the postage will be less.

--Create your own cards by buying card stock and gluing images from old cards on to the front.  Use a gold pen to add a personal message inside and you have a beautiful hand crafted card.

--Use small pictures from old cards to create this year’s gift tags.  Just cut with pinking shears, punch a hole and add a ribbon to attach to the packages.

--To share a favorite holiday recipe, use an old Christmas card as a recipe card.  You can just write the recipe on the back, or glue an image from the old card to a new recipe card.

--Instead of spending for holiday scrapbook materials, cut out images from old Christmas cards and use them to create your family’s holiday scrap book. 

So don’t toss those beautiful cards -- save them and recycle Christmas memories next year.