What can I make with old Birthday cards?
just some craft ideas. links please
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You could make little gift boxes with them: http://www.allfreecrafts.com/recycling-crafts/greeting-card-box.shtml
You can make a lot of things with old cards:
Tiny Boxes:
http://familycrafts.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=familycrafts&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kinderart.com%2Frecycle%2Fcardbox.shtml
Baskets:
http://www.allfreecrafts.com/christmas/card-basket.shtml
BookMarks:
http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/bookmarks/a/blgcardbookm.htm
Gift Tags:
Much like the bookmark
New Cards:
With Scissors, glue, and imagination, you can re-use the cards and give them a second life. Or just remove the bit with a picture and send it as a postcard.
You can make collages, placemats, or decorate scrapbooks.
If you have a wide collection and really like the pictures you can adhere them to a wide ribbon and hang them like a banner on a wall or across the top of a doorway.
Woven Mat:
Cut slits 1/2″ apart from the fold of a card to within 1/2″ of the unfolded edge. Unfold the card. Cut strips from other cards that are the correct length and less than 1/2″ wide. Weave them through the openings using tape on the ends to help them stay in place.
Pencil or Comb case for pocket or purse:
Cut 2 pieces of heavy weight card (about 3″ x 6″). Punch small holes in the sides and one end. Lace together with yarn.
Beads:
Cut strips of lightweight cards 6 – 10″ long. They should taper to a point and be 1/4″ to 1/2″ at the base (wider for young children). Starting with the wide end roll tightly around a toothpick or similar object. Glue the last inch. Hold a minute or two and then remove the toothpick. String on yarn or dental floss.
I made some of these out of a solid gold color card (from christmas) and some others from a card front that was mostly navy blue with a little gold. They look really neat.
Play a card game:
Cut out a deck of cards consisting of pairs (2 each with bells, holly, Santa, a flower, Ballons, etc. Just make sure there are two, a matching pair) Cut out an extra card that says “Merry Christmas” Or “Happy Birthday” (with no match).
To play, deal the entire deck. First player picks a card from the player on his right. If it matches one in his hand, he lays down the pair; otherwise, he adds it to his hand. The next person draws and so on around the table. Continue until one person is left with the “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Birthday” card.
Use the same deck of cards (without the “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Birthday” one) to play Concentration.
A chain:
(Any one old enough to have made gum wrapper chains in the 60′s will be familiar with this technique).
Cut lightweight cards into pieces about 4″X9″ (They can be smaller but are harder to work with – especially for children).
Fold the pieces in fourths lengthwise with the edges to the inside. In other words fold the rectangles in half lengthwise, unfold and fold both long edges in to the centerfold. Fold again on the first fold. You will have a long strip with no edges showing – they will be enclosed in the last fold you make. Crease well so it will stay folded.
Now do the same thing with the resulting strip (fold it in fourths – this time crosswise – with the edges to the inside). You will end up with a small rectangular bundle that is about 2″ by about 1″. Join the links together by pushing the folded ends of one link through the loops of another and pulling the links tight against each other at one end. Add other links to make a zigzag strip. When it is large enough to be a belt (or whatever you had in mind) connect the two ends with a ribbon or shoelace. You can coat the whole think with lacquer to make it sturdier if you want.
(For a picture example, see this link. This shows wrappers, but the concept is the same:
http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/wrapper_bracelet
)
Well, that’s all that I have. Sorry there weren’t more links, I tried to explain everything as best as I could. I hope I helped!