Iron money and use it for handicrafts

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Make a great gift of money out of a badly crumpled banknote. In a few simple steps you can iron your banknotes and use them again for shopping or for handicrafts. How you z. B. How to make a "consolation" is shown in these instructions.

Iron your bill for handicrafts.
Iron your bill for handicrafts.

What you need:

  • a crumpled banknote
  • Iron
  • Ironing paper
  • blank gift card
  • band Aid
  • Pen

An original gift of money, nicely packaged, is always well received by the recipient. However, if you only have crumpled banknotes in your wallet and don't have time for the next one Go to the ATM, iron your bill, pick up a plaster and a blank greeting card, and that's it Ready to go.

Iron money

  1. Take your crumpled up bill and place it on an ironing board or other smooth, non-flammable surface.
  2. Place a special ironing paper in between (if necessary, sandwich paper will do as well) and place it on your bank note.
  3. Set your iron to the lowest setting and leave the steam function switched off. The iron must not be too hot, otherwise the banknote could burn.
  4. Iron over your money in small circular motions. Do not stay too long in one place or press too hard. Your bill could turn yellow or even have burn marks. Be careful with this process and be careful not to burn yourself on the iron.
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  5. After the ironing process, let your banknote cool down and then you can start tinkering with the "consolation plaster".

Tinker with the "consolation"

  1. Take a blank card and cut out a large piece of skin-colored plaster. Alternatively, you can also use brightly colored, pre-cut pieces of plaster.
  2. To write Use a felt-tip pen to put the slogan “Little consolation for you” on the pavement. You can freely choose the pen color.
  3. Now stick your plaster across the front of the card that you want to give away.
  4. Take your bill and fold it in half.
  5. You can now push the folded money through the plaster.
  6. Finally, write a nice greeting on the inside of the card and put it in the matching envelope.

Another gift variant

  1. Alternatively, after you have finished ironing, you can shape your bill into a small square fold and from all four sides with adhesive tape on the front of the gift card glue. Leave a small window so that the number of the banknote can be seen.
  2. Just write “Heilpflaster” on the card and decorate it with some colorful stickers, such as B. Shamrocks, lucky pigs or ladybugs. Your gift of money is ready.

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