http://blogs.orangelabs.org/creditcardfun Fun ways to cut up and play with your dangerous credit cards. Thu, 05 May 2005 14:39:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Any old lampshade can be revitalized by decorating it with strips of credit cards. You’ll need: old lampshade sharp scissors hot glue gun and glue however many credit cards you have If you don’t have an old lampshade, go to a garage sale to find one. Remember that you can bargain (or even ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/creditcardfun/2005/05/credit-card-lampshade/ 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 ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/creditcardfun/2005/04/credit-curtain/ 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 ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/creditcardfun/2005/04/creditwiches/ 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 ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/creditcardfun/2005/04/credit-comb/ 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 ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/creditcardfun/2005/04/novelty-butter-knife/ 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 ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/creditcardfun/2005/04/confetti/ 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 ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/creditcardfun/2005/04/butterfly-credit-card-mobile/ 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 ... http://blogs.orangelabs.org/creditcardfun/2005/04/i-stopped-using-credit-cards/