How to Make a Secret Box Out of a Deck of Cards

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How to Make a Secret Box Out of a Deck of Cards

Heather W

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Grab your supplies. I bought new cards but you can use old ones.

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Put your cards together in 1 pile, then separate a pile of 9 and a pile of 8. These will be your lid and base.

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Choose a card for the bottom of your lid and add it to the pile of 9 so you have 10.

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Now pick another one for the very bottom of the deck and put it on the pile of 8.

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Now flip that same pile and choose a card you want to see inside the box at the bottom, and put it on top. You should now have 10 in both small piles.

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Now glue all of the cards in the big pile together, focusing mainly at the edges.

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Almost done!

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Now do the same with the other 2 piles keeping them separate. You can put glue on the entire card this time.

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When the big stack is dry, cut with the X-acto knife into the pile. Cut all the way through.

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Once you're all the way through the big stack, glue the base onto the bottom.

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I used clamps to be sure everything dried straight.

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When it's all dry, fill it up!

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Put on the lid.

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And wrap the elastic around it to make it look like a regular deck of cards.

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YOU'RE DONE! I hid my gum in mine, but you can hide anything small inside it too.

You're Done

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1 - 2 Decks of Cards

1 Elastic Band

White Glue

1 X-acto Knife

1 Ruler

1 Paint Brush

Iron Girl, that's actually what I keep in it now!

Heather W (author) 5 months ago

Perfect piggy bank for bills! This is so awesome!

Iron Girl!! 5 months ago

That's amazing! Cool idea!

Sarah M💋 8 months ago

I just used white glue. You can cover the entire thing in glue to see if it helps

Heather W (author) 11 months ago

I made it but the glue keeps on un sticking , i used pva, any ideaa on what glue to use and wht to change?

Sandra B 11 months ago

*i'm

Nebmagic98 . 11 months ago

Looks really cool but in into magic so I don't think I will be able to waste 2 whole decks;)

Nebmagic98 . 11 months ago

Thank you Heather, clever.....

Paul Geller 11 months ago

Gluing them. You can get them at hardware stores or even some dollar stores.

Heather W (author) 12 months ago

You could use scissors, but then you would have to cut the middle out of all the cards before glueing.m

Heather W (author) 12 months ago

Are there anything to replace the xacto knife:p? I don't have such thing

Nicola Wong 12 months ago

this is awesome!! I'm so gonna make one soon!

jen n 12 months ago

Super...thanks.

Cicinha Han 12 months ago

See ya in going to make one

Noah Waltemath 12 months ago

Good

Luis Kike 12 months ago

Cool

John Reineke 12 months ago

I'm thinking you that you could put small, weak magnets in the lid and on the top og the box, and cover them whit a few cards. That togehter with the extrusion-idea, should keep the lid on thigt enough. Really want to try this.

Ole Ebbesen 12 months ago

Absolutely wonderful very trompe l'oeil!!

Marisol Diaz 12 months ago

Would love to try it. Was

Lothian Buses Fanatic 12 months ago

Very cool idea! Love it!

Sunrise Health Solutions 12 months ago

Awesome idea I am so making 1 of those

Max L 12 months ago

Add a swivel at one of the ends, making it like a flip cover... Awesome :)

Clement Chai 12 months ago

What a great idea! I've gotta try it sometime! Thanks!

Jessie Conner last year

Killer Idea!!

Reynold Misquitta last year

It's an x-acto knife. I got it from my dads garage. Try a hardware store.

Heather W (author) last year

What kind of knife did you use to cut through the cards and where did you get it?

Amye :) last year

Maybe some one wants to play poker will find you secret

Hongyu Jing last year

Fan

Hongyu Jing last year

I can finally hide my house keys in an easier spot

Everett Winters last year

Great! Now my annoying sisters can't get anything of mine!

Gabriela Leite😜😜😜😜 last year

This is a nice little hiding spot

J. D. Stanford last year

@Daniel Bui it is not a new way to hide stuff, the old example is to use a hardcover book. The cops all know about it so it won't help when the criminal when the cops execute a search warrant.

Michael Boman last year

Love it great idea

Natalie L last year

Nice

Hawie Bulcha last year

Sneakyyy😏

Lois Vodicka last year

I could have used this when I was a kid to keep my little sister from "borrowing" my treasures. Also a great place to stash some emergency cash.

Barb Z last year

This is a cool idea!

Chris Marr last year

Very cute! I might make one myself to keep my body jewellery in, I keep losing the blasted balls.

Lini D last year

That is SO COOL! Thanks for sharing!

Dan Walker last year

Cute! Will do with old birthday cards, everyone I know knows I HATE playing cards, but they all know I like to keep my birthday cards! Lol!

Ariel Evelyn last year

That's cute! :)

Lilly Loyola last year

Good idea Ollie! I still have the pieces I cut out, so I just might try that! Thanks:)

Heather W (author) last year

You should have made the lid have an extrusion so that it would lock into place. Like the top of a tin for example :)

Ollie James last year

cooooool!!!!! :)

shaima hawlery last year

This would be good for gum my friends always nick them!

Megan L last year

I just finished my own in 1 hour and 20 mins. It's worth the back pain. Regular school glue worked nicely for me. A razor blade also was a nice replacement for the xacto knife.

Nick Medran last year

Thanks:) it took afew daws to finish.

Heather W (author) last year

Really good idea , might try it tomorrow :P

Sandra B last year

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