How To Make A Wallet Out of Playing Cards:
Duct-tape wallets are out of style, here's how to make a wallet out of playing cards:
1) Find three playing cards you like. Lay them about 1/4 inch apart side-by-side with the faces towards you.
2) Tape the three cards together with clear packing tape.

3) Repeat this process to make another set of three playing cards.
4) Lay the two sets of cards beside each other (so that the cards make a 3 x 2 rectangle) with the faces towards you.
5) Connect the two pieces with clear packing tape.

6) Turn the cards over, and cover any sticky parts with tape (sticky part to sticky part).
7) Turn the cards over again, and fold the cards toward each other, so that the faces are pointing outwards.
8) Tape the two shorts sides together.
9) Three of the four sides should now be joined together. Your wallet is now complete, put your money in, fold it up, and put it in your pocket.
1) Find three playing cards you like. Lay them about 1/4 inch apart side-by-side with the faces towards you.
2) Tape the three cards together with clear packing tape.

3) Repeat this process to make another set of three playing cards.
4) Lay the two sets of cards beside each other (so that the cards make a 3 x 2 rectangle) with the faces towards you.
5) Connect the two pieces with clear packing tape.

6) Turn the cards over, and cover any sticky parts with tape (sticky part to sticky part).
7) Turn the cards over again, and fold the cards toward each other, so that the faces are pointing outwards.
8) Tape the two shorts sides together.
9) Three of the four sides should now be joined together. Your wallet is now complete, put your money in, fold it up, and put it in your pocket.


This rocks. I made twelve. I even gave some to my friends.
They loved them too.
Good job with this idea. It's super cool.
Posted by
Anonymous |
1:16 AM
pretty smart idea.
i made mine just now. faced the cards so when its folded, the ace is on one side and the back of the card is on the other.
its a little stiff tho. guess ill sit on it for a while... that sounds so wrong.
good idea. thanks!
Posted by
Anonymous |
4:50 AM
How did you make the pocket?
Posted by
Anonymous |
11:25 AM
thats awesome, every once in a while i would walk in a hardware store and come across a cool wallet as well
http://www.toolsandmore.com/images/ducttape_wallet.jpg
Posted by
Anonymous |
12:18 PM
thats sweet!! I made myself one with a pocket too!!
Posted by
Anonymous |
3:45 PM
I lamenated my cardes before attaching them.
The wallet is much more sturdy.
Posted by
Anonymous |
4:18 PM
I lamenated my cards first.
It makes a better wallet, if you don't mind the stiffnes.
Posted by
Anonymous |
4:20 PM
Instead of cards, I taped all my ID's together. (just don't tape in the cards you need to swipe)
Posted by
Anonymous |
5:47 PM
I made mine out of old Magic: The Gathering cards. Don't worry, I didn't use anything rare.
Posted by
Anonymous |
10:03 PM
i took a face card and cut the face out and it makes a great center part for an id
Posted by
Anonymous |
7:11 PM
These are cool ive finished makeing 9 of them. I made one with some pockets out of cards.Maybe ill post a pick of it.
Posted by
Anonymous |
1:03 AM
Perfect use for old Pokémon cards.
Posted by
Anonymous |
3:53 PM
...or you could BUY a wallet
Posted by
Anonymous |
5:03 PM
what's the fun in that?
awesome wallet
Posted by
Anonymous |
8:40 PM
My wallet is made of a couple of rubber bands. The rubber band from a fishing reel is especially useful. The ladies love it.
Posted by
Anonymous |
4:00 PM
hahah i have diahreaha
Posted by
Anonymous |
10:20 PM
Lol I made a spiderman wallet, except I didn't have any packing tape so I had to use clear hockey tape, which made the wallet thicker :( Oh well.
Awesome article! Keep the updates coming!
Posted by
Anonymous |
6:25 PM
I'm going to make a bunch and sell them at school. Thanks for the idea.
Posted by
Ryan |
3:55 PM
That is EXACTLY the kind of wallet I've been seeking for years, but have never been able to find! Peace be with you! I can finally check this one off the ol' List of Life Goals!
Posted by
Hugo Winterhalter |
7:44 PM
i made one without the cards. it's just a bunch of clear tape. it's pretty neato.
Posted by
Anonymous |
11:33 PM
here's what i did:
I took some pictures from the internet (viewtiful joe pics, if you must know) and printed them out on photo paper. I printed the VJ logo on the back of each. Then I made a wallet out of it. it...is...awesome...i'll post pics on my blog sometime.
Posted by
sphetr2 |
4:47 PM
I made a wallet and gave it to my friend as a gift. Thanks for the sweet idea! Here's a photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/peyri/114977333/
Posted by
peyrileigh |
3:30 AM
i bought a wallet once when i was 12
Posted by
Anonymous |
9:44 PM
i made one out of old rail tickets :)
Posted by
oz |
4:42 PM
I ate a brownee once !
Posted by
Anonymous |
4:47 PM
So what do you do with coins?
Posted by
Anonymous |
10:23 AM
hmm, i dont know, what would you do with your coins? perhaps keep them in your pocket like most people do?
Posted by
Anonymous |
3:30 AM
sounds awesome im going to make one myself, so keep the ideas coming!!!!:-)
Posted by
pete o. |
10:05 AM
man this rocks i have one i also took to pieces of tape put the sticky parts together so the outsides arent and taped then on one side so its a hiddin money puch on the inide but yeah its totally awesome your rock
Posted by
kelsey |
7:47 PM
You know buying a wallet is much better, but i can make some pretty radical ducktape wallets
Posted by
Anonymous |
1:58 AM
how do you make the pocket?could you post pics or steps to making it?
Posted by
Anonymous |
4:18 PM
How to make a pocket. lets see hard one. try perhaps adding an extra card and tapeing all but one side.
wow took me all of 5 seocnds to think that one up
Posted by
Anonymous |
5:45 PM
How to make a pocket. lets see hard one. try perhaps adding an extra card and tapeing all but one side.
wow took me all of 5 seocnds to think that one up
Posted by
Anonymous |
5:46 PM
Pff!
Rain would kill it, otherwise good idea, exept for the lack of coin storage...
Posted by
Anonymous |
2:59 PM
awesome I dea I would have never thought of it.... I couldn't find my cards so I made it out of duck tape instead... it's better than the one i baught
Posted by
Anonymous |
2:15 AM
i used normal tape and only taped the sides together and it worked way beter
Posted by
Anonymous |
7:00 PM
i used normal tape and only taped the sides of the card together, it was soft and awesome
Posted by
Dylan |
7:03 PM
I made About 10 of the playing card waletets and sold them for about 3 doallars a pice And it worked. I ended up making 30 doallars
Posted by
Anonymous |
2:32 PM
This would last about a month in my pocket. I'll stick to leather like the one that cost me $18 and has been in my back pocket for 4 years.
Creative though.
Posted by
Anonymous |
3:22 PM
I cut a Joker in half and used that as a mini-pocket on the inside middle. Just tape it over a few times or lamenate it with some extra on the sides to make sure the things will fit inside the pocket.
Great idea!
Posted by
Anonymous |
2:06 PM
Great idea!
If you cheap crappy cards made out of flimsy cardboard, odds are that it will probably only last a month.
However for a little extra, you can get slightly plastic sort of playing card (the expensive type).
That will probably hold its shape a little better and be a little more water resistant.
Posted by
Loughlan |
8:23 PM
I used 12 Cards (6 on each side) and taped them together a certain way and have 6 slots for pockets to hold git cards, liscens, credit cards, etc. it works really well
Posted by
Anonymous |
3:17 PM
i put velcro on mine its sewet
Posted by
Anonymous |
3:33 PM
i just made mine. They are awesome
Posted by
Anonymous |
8:34 PM
Intriguing......
Posted by
Anonymous |
8:11 PM
Intringuing
Posted by
Tyler J |
8:12 PM
This is a very cool idea!
Posted by
Anonymous |
1:59 PM
i did mine simliar to the dude who used 6 crads. i folded the outside card over the front and used that to made room for gift cards and liscenses and stuff. much sturdier too
Posted by
Anonymous |
9:33 PM
or if your not a cheep ass you could buy a wallet
Posted by
Anonymous |
10:14 AM
yo this idea is sick totaly awsome me and my nuddy are makin one now wit pokets for cards and also and id holder pretty sweet idea guys
Posted by
Anonymous |
5:42 PM
i gave 1 to ALL MY FRTIEnd. tyhry luvb me
plz post mure coul komentysd
Posted by
Anonymous |
7:08 PM
and next i'll show you how to make a wallet out of putting a .357 magnum bullet in your mouth and hitting the back of it with a nail, i made some and gave them to all my friends...........
Posted by
Anonymous |
7:12 PM
wait scrath that idea just chew the bullet
Posted by
Anonymous |
7:13 PM
and while your chewing the bullet stick you spare change up your A**
Posted by
Anonymous |
7:16 PM
I did it with laminate & those plasic Bycicle cards, it's sweet! Thanks for the idea.
Posted by
Anonymous |
11:52 PM
This is really cool and they're easy to make too. I put my old yu-gi-oh cards to good use now that I don't use them anymore.
Posted by
Michael M |
8:01 PM
Sweet idea im selling them at my school and makin a profit
Posted by
Anonymous |
12:37 PM
Sweet idea very handy and cool i used scotch tape and it was really soft !! :) :) :) :)
Posted by
Anonymous |
11:44 AM
At last, there truly is a god and I bet he has a playing card wallet too...
/me -Sarcasm
Posted by
Anonymous |
6:57 AM
Everybody sugggesting to go buy a wallet is missing the point here, which is to express your creativity in any way you can, i.e. a wallet. Great idea, just made mine. Thanx!
Posted by
Anonymous |
10:52 PM
These are awesome, I just went to Tahoe.....in Nevada........ the same place they keep Vegas.......so the cards are really cheap because of all the casinos. On Friday I took orders for them and have 11 people waiting for Monday, so I can sell them for about $3 a piece, (some people aree paying $5) Thanks for the idea, when I become the famous card wallet salesman, you will be the first person I thank.
Posted by
Anonymous |
10:23 PM
for those who want a waterproof and slightly more durable option, try those waterproof Uno cards they came out with awhile ago. It'll be fairly stiff, but unique.
now that we all know how to make card wallets, lets move onto the fun how-tos... C4!!!!!!
Posted by
Anonymous |
1:47 AM
I think you could make it with 4 cards, then you would have a nice foldable seam in the middle. Then, to keep it folded, use velcro with the adhesive on the back.
Posted by
Anonymous |
7:49 AM
Just made my own, and I like it. I 'laminated' the cards with the packaging tape to make them a little more sturdy and used plastic playing cards. I tried the pocket but I didn't put the cards far enough apart so it didn't close correctly. I'm using velcro with the adhesive backing to keep it closed. Awesome, cheap idea and fun to make. Maybe I'll start selling them :)
Posted by
Tyra |
7:16 PM
Wow! i didnt make a wallet becasue i actually have a life! but besides that fact they are pretty cool. Ill get my mom to make one for me.
Posted by
Anonymous |
11:16 PM
if you want to make it sturdier, you could just double up the cards to make them harder to bend and such... besides you already ruined the deck
Posted by
Anonymous |
5:13 PM
These wallets rule!! Thx for the genius that thought them up...as a matter of fact, This entire SITE rocks!! keep it up!!
Posted by
Someone you dont know |
10:52 PM
Thats a pretty cool wallet.
Posted by
Jewelry Supplies |
10:48 PM
I agree, that is a cool wallet.
Posted by
Anonymous |
9:39 AM
i made mine outta yu-gi-oh cards haha...great idea man!
Posted by
Anonymous |
11:39 PM
Thanks for this idea. I get comments on it all the time. You could sell these and make some extra $$$.
Posted by
Anonymous |
4:47 PM
This idea is awesome. I'm in 8th grade and i made these things 4 mini-society. They sold really well. Thanx 4 the idea!
Posted by
Anonymous |
9:54 PM
=D i made mine with a looney toons deck... and cut out the head of porkey the pig and made that one of the slots/pockets for id, so it looks like your face is on the head of a pig=D
Posted by
Anonymous |
11:36 AM
How do i get these to stay shut? u left it under 2 phone books and a huge thing of washer soap and it still doesnt want to stay shut.
Posted by
Anonymous |
1:03 PM
A bit of Velcro works great as a closure.
Posted by
Scothia |
3:58 PM
wow GREAT idea i'm about to make mine
Posted by
ALEX BARNES |
3:37 PM
its all very well but you cant put ur change anywhere so its stupid!
Posted by
Anonymous |
12:04 PM
I put a pocket inside for the coins using another card.
Great Idea!!!!!
Posted by
Anonymous |
10:16 PM
What do you do with the remaining cards in the deck?
Posted by
Jimboe |
4:43 PM
Awsome dude i made so much (sold most of them)
Posted by
Anonymous |
7:52 PM
How do u make a pocket?
Posted by
Anonymous |
6:18 PM
What do you do with the remaining cards in the deck
the general consensus seems to be to make more and profit
Posted by
that one ninja |
6:42 PM
hey what about using photographs
Posted by
Anonymous |
11:19 PM
who puts damn coins in a wallet.YOU USE YOUR POCKET!!!
Posted by
Anonymous |
9:01 PM
whoever said "i made mine out of stiffer material" or something "ill just have to sit on it a while...that sounded wrong" well it depends are you a boy or girl?
Posted by
Anonymous |
9:14 PM
Cool I made mine out of baseball cards!
Posted by
Anonymous |
12:46 AM
i made mine out of old card sleeves
and i just put the cards i feel like that day its really cool
i made a pocket in the middle and bc its made out of card sleeves i can fit cc in there its really awsome
ill post pics on my blog
Posted by
dynamic zin toll |
2:55 PM
i have see through cards
Posted by
Anonymous |
8:30 PM
flippen awsome i added a whole bunch of pockets
Posted by
Anonymous |
8:58 PM
Nice job - especially the fact that you stole it from wikiHow. Even took the pictures and everything...sick ba***rd. Next time atleast credit the freakin thing.
Posted by
Anonymous |
3:43 PM
you are one dumbass. the guy on wikihow even says he got it from here and credits him. nexttime actually know what youre talking about.
sheesh
Posted by
zack brown |
9:39 PM
haha you know how cool i am.....i just read all the comments. faily entertaining i have to say. what's my point? i have no life. as for wallets they're over rated. who spends money on something that you put money in? try your shoe it's free or there's always the good old fashion pocket. you know when you wake up with a huge bruise and you're just like...where the fuck did that come from. i think i might attempt this project just cuz...although i'd have to use staples they're the only way to go
Posted by
Anonymous |
10:11 AM
alternate idea for a pocket, use a game card sleeve. (Game card as in Pokemon, Magic: the whatever, sry ifyour a fan, or Yu-Gi-Oh.
Posted by
Anonymous |
12:02 PM
i printed off six designs i like and it looks pritty kool
Posted by
Anonymous |
4:54 PM
pickles
Posted by
Anonymous |
5:54 PM
yeah it's pretty cool man! i made my own card wallet and i aded a coin pocket! its really cool !
Posted by
iva |
5:42 PM
Wow this has to be as much fun as reading posts on 4chan in th /b/ section. As for all the ideas posted I have decided to make one of these even thought I have a old Nintendo wallet, thanks for the reading delights
Posted by
NinjaKittenz |
10:54 PM
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Posted by
Anonymous |
2:20 PM
I could never destroy a set of cards. People at school will laugh at me if I use YuGiOh cards and that causes a mess of social interactions (Your nickname will be the dork magician, ten gangsta points if you get the reference). I'd rather use a folder and add some variations. *sigh* do I have to draw my own designs for everything?
Posted by
Anonymous |
11:34 PM
Monkeys are delicious, I will pay for my monkey meat out of my new playing card wallet. My monkey meat dealer will be jealous, and I'll be all like "oh thats right son!"
Posted by
Anonymous |
12:38 PM
Mine is made up of 6 Black Lotus cards.
Posted by
Anonymous |
2:13 PM
I have made these card wallets long before i discovered this site and i googled it to see if anyone else figured it out. You can also place two cards together with the short ends facing each other and fold it in half that works too. my wallet is made up of 51 cards and has 37 individual pockets and id slots and i have two pockets for bills with pockets inside the bill pockets its pretty sweet what you can do with those things.
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Posted by
uiyui |
3:04 AM
how did you make the poket (sweet wallet)
Posted by
mike |
7:58 AM