As the holiday season draws near, it’s the perfect time to get our creative juices flowing as we think of ideas to deck the halls with festive decorations. Music has long been a beautiful backdrop to Christmas and there are many sentimental tunes to choose from when decorating for the holidays. Whether you are looking for old traditional favorites or something more modern, these vintage Christmas sheet music printables can be used for many purposes around the home.
Scrapbooking is a popular craft these days and the possibilities are endless when it comes to incorporating Christmas sheet music into your projects. Consider tying two straps together on a paper brown bag and begin filling it with sheet music, stamped images, buttons and other bits. To make frames, use two paper plates and secure the sheet music in between the plates. Use a colorful ribbon to hang the frame or to attach buttons and other items to the project.
Downloading and printing vintage Christmas sheet music is easy and so affordable. Use it to make greeting cards, decorations for a Christmas tree, or for wrapping gifts. The sheet music can be used to make snowflakes or paper stars. Cut one sheet of music into thin strips and curl the strips before attaching them with glue to a poster board. Use the sheet music to line the boxes and bags in which presents are wrapped. Add a sturdy strip at the top of a poster board and attach a few paper stars with glitter to the strip. The stars can be used as a banner or to make a wall decoration.
Give gift tags a vintage look by printing antique Christmas carol music onto card stock. Use a small circular paper punch to make the hole for the ribbon to feed through and tie the tags to packages. Cut circles from craft foam and glue the sheet music to the foam. Use a sewing machine to make a booklet for the Christmas carol music. Add a ribbon, or tie the booklet together with twine. Instead of using cards to form the pages, use a glue stick to attach the sheet music to pages cut from scrapbook paper.
The possibilities are endless when it comes to making scrapbook pages with vintage Christmas sheet music. Create a page for each person in the family by using family pictures. Before affixing the pictures to the page, glue music sheets around the photos for a unique look. Use the sheet music to make frame shapes to accent collages. Stand out cuts of sheet music can be used as the background for cards and tags. Instead of wrapping packages with wrapping paper, use sheet music. Complete the look by tying a ribbon bow around the package and adding a tag made with sheet music.
One of the most beloved Christmas carols is We Wish You a Merry Christmas. Incorporate this sheet music by making a gift bag for everyone in the family and writing each person’s name in the sheet music. For many craft projects and decorations, the sheet music does not have to be used in its entirety. Use pieces of sheet music
