Credit Card Fun!

A credit curtain is a curtain made entirely of the credit cards that were once your source of pleasure and enjoyment.

You’ll need:

As many credit cards as possible
Wire hangers
Pliers
Strong wire cutters
A drill

For this project, it helps if you have a large family, and if all of your family members are giving up their credit […]

Creditwiches are sandwiches that contain credit cards instead of cheese or deli meats.

Why on earth would you do such a thing? Because the best way to guarantee that you’ll never see something again is to eat it. It’s a well-known trick that has been used for centuries.

You’ll need:

1 sub […]

It’s easy to make combs out of credit cards, though they tend to be scratchy and painful just like debt.

You’ll need:

a credit card
an extra sharp pair of scissors
sandpaper (optional)

Cut long, narrow teeth into the credit card. Compare the teeth with those of a household comb if you are unsure of the widths. […]

Credit cards can be used as novelty butter knives.

You will need:

X-Acto knife, with a sharp blade
bread
butter

Sharpen the bottom edge of the credit card by scraping it repeatedly with an X-Acto knife. Do this privately, so that you do not appear to be strange. When the credit card is sharp enough, it […]

To make confetti, you’ll need lots and lots of old credit cards. Try collecting them in a bin at your office.

Break the credit cards into halves and then into quarters. This gives you lots of big pieces of confetti. Then invite your bankrupt and debt-burdened friends over for a credit-cardless […]

This pretty mobile is made up of fluttering credit card butterflies!

You’ll need:

1 credit card per butterfly
1 springy spring per butterfly (find them in clicker-style ballpoint pens)
string
twigs
hot glue gun and glue

Cut each credit card in half. With a strong pair of scissors, cut each credit card half into a butterfly wing. That […]

I was once a student with many credit cards. I collected them, one by one, filling out credit card applications here and there. Because I was young and without credit, most of my applications got accepted.

Then I left college, and now I have no more credit cards. I have debit […]