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Cereal box wallet

John R avatar
needs to get out more
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Matt J avatar
SWGB
#3
Interesting, how long do they last?
John R avatar
needs to get out moreAuthor
#4
i will find out in the next week.

cool project for my nephews.
SoWal Insider
#5
awesome project for kids! :clap:
picky
#6
http://www.replayground.com/pages/diy/wallet.asp


pretty neat.

Philippa is finishing up on a 3-D art design class and she's made several things from "found" cardboard, each put together without the use of glue or tape. We've been kicking two spheres around the house for a couple of months now and they still haven't fallen apart or become misshapen.

I was listening to something on NPR though it was about metal, not recycled cardboard. Same idea though. The interviewee commented that in the earlier years of the 20th century, discarded American tin cans would be shipped to Japan and refashioned into toys and other small metal items. The shiny exterior would face outside on the new product, but if you poked and prodded you could see printed metal on the inner workings. It's funny how things are different now. It would be reversed, as in your wallet project. There's no attempt today to hide the fact that something is made of recycled materials; in fact, it's considered part of the design to have the old bits showing.
Jdarg avatar
SoWal Expert
#7
We can keep you in cereal boxes.:wave:
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#8
Biffy just uses gum boxes.

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