How To Make a Paper Wallet
- February 18, 2009
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Rosemarie_Lennon
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Keith Heyward
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Liv Rooth
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Todd Mazierski
A piece of paper and some common household supplies are all you need to make yourself a wallet. Inspired by the Instructables project: http://www.instructables.com/id/Paper-Wallet/
You Will Need
- 8 1/2- x 11-inch piece of paper
- A pencil or pen
- Scissors
- Tape
- A ruler to draw straight lines
- 8 1/2- x 11-inch piece of paper
- A pencil or pen
- Scissors
- Tape
- A ruler to draw straight lines
Step 1: Fold the paper
Hold the paper horizontally. Fold it in half so the left edge meets the right. Unfold, and then fold each side toward each other until they meet in the center. Fold the paper in half again, so that it is split into quarters.
Step 2: Crease the folds
Fold the paper in half, this time perpendicular to the other creases you previously made. The paper should now be folded into eighths.
Step 3: Make some cuts
Unfold the paper and hold it vertically. Make six half-inch cuts, one at each edge of the three horizontal creases. There are now four flaps on each side.
Step 4: Fold the flaps
On each side, fold over the second and fourth flaps from the top and crease them.
Step 5: Trace a diamond
Starting about one-eighth inch to the left of the vertical center crease, draw a straight line through the fourth quarter to the end of the page. Repeat to the right of center. Then, in the quarter page directly above, draw a narrow diamond that straddles the middle vertical fold. Leave a one-quarter inch horizontal line at the top of the diamond.
Step 6: Cut it out
Cut out the design you’ve outlined.
Step 7: Tape it
Tape the bottom quarter of the sheet together, so the two pieces are flush with each other. The paper will no longer lie flat.
Step 8: Refold
Refold the paper just like in Steps 1 and 2. The diamond cutout should be on the inside, and there should be two flaps sticking out on each end of the wallet.
Step 9: Lock the first end
Hold the wallet with one end facing you. You should have, starting from the inside and going out, a flap, a pocket, another flap, and another pocket. Fold the inner flap into the first pocket and the outer flap over the first pocket and into the second pocket.
For a more secure wallet, tape the flaps into their pockets.
Step 10: Repeat
Repeat with the other end.
Step 11: Congratulate yourself
Congratulate yourself on a job well done. You now have a wallet that holds cash and several credit cards.
The earliest wallets, invented in the 1600s, contained only one slot – for calling cards.
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Comments (8)
Neat video--it would probably be pretty good for holding coupons and stuff like that, too.
over 2 years ago by mmf23
I`t REALLY SUCK`S I can`t watch a video because I don`t have Flash Player but I`m going to build that
about 1 year ago by HALOPLAYER1234
nice tutorial
about 1 year ago by isagonronnie
cool
over 2 years ago by Sanmin09
Interesting. I will make this for everyone in my family and give them as gifts at Xmas. :) Scores!
over 2 years ago by bitchinkitchen
i found, instead of taping the folds, making the cuts a little deeper works good too. Not too deep, as this will mess up the wallet.
about 1 year ago by Fluffers
I really like how simple this video is but how fun it makes the project look -- nice job!
over 2 years ago by HeatherM
you used a green piece of paper
and used that as green screen
-nice job!
11 months ago by sark
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