Instead of the usual ever tumbling mess of cards on the mantel, create a wall hanging that grows with each new good tiding.

Cut strips of 11/2-inch-wide ribbon to the desired length and notch the ends.

Attach them to the wall, starting an arm’s length above your head, with 3M Command Poster Strips ($3 for 12, 800-364-3577 for store locations). When the holidays are over, they’ll pull off easily without stripping the paint from your walls.

Tiny Can o’ Clips clothespins by Cavallini & Co. (shown; $6.50 for 24, Kate’s Paperie, 888-941-9169) keep cards in place and make it easy to add or remove them as new ones arrive.