Playing Card Bowl

Playing Card Bowl
Using an incomplete deck of cards and some glue I made a bowl capable of holding several pounds. Here is how it is made.
 
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Step 1Gathering Materials

Gathering Materials
Alright so here are the only things I used.

1. Playing Cards
2. Hot Glue Gun
3. Extra Glue Sticks
4. Cardboard to keep glue off the carpet
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36 comments
Sep 12, 2010. 12:36 AMcad97 says:
Well, after using 50 or so cards, burning 2 fingers, and 2 hours of my life were used, i made an OK bowl out of old pokemon cards :D
Sep 12, 2010. 7:56 PMcad97 says:
Sure, i'll get on it in the next day or so, i have shool tomorrow so i'll try to post it asap.
Sep 14, 2010. 5:05 PMcad97 says:
Well, im having issues with the uploader, but they are on my profile, i dont think it was to bad for a sick 13 year old at 2AM. (Sorry about the picture quality, i took them with my web cam.)
Sep 7, 2010. 5:27 PMyo homie GEEE says:
oh wow that is a great way to sdave memories! i hope that if i put a little bit runny thing in it it wil be okay! CAREFUL
Dec 11, 2009. 7:11 AMdfmatson says:
I gave this a try, but I used a type of card that I own more than 52 of.  I have trouble tossing my childhood memories in the trash, so this is a great way to reuse these cards.
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Jul 28, 2009. 5:18 PMmelodicmetallove says:
I have no idea how to do this, it's not working for me... :(
Jun 16, 2009. 9:06 AMCustom Playing Cards says:
That's pretty sick I'm gonna have to try that out !

http://www.customplayingcardss.com
Jun 15, 2009. 12:28 AMNaanac7 says:
I just made one! Its pretty cool but i trimmed it around the circle bit so it was more neat and tidy. The only bad thing was that it was unstable and the pattern of my cards were ugly. I have like 5 packs of cards (lots of random cards missing and all these 5 packs are mixed together) lying around so why not make one lol. Thanks
Dec 16, 2008. 1:12 PMbullet-head says:
awesome!
Sep 18, 2008. 8:02 PMadmagic says:
Cool You could make a custom bowl by ordering a single deck from http://www.admagic.com
Jul 24, 2008. 9:55 PMSunbanks says:
I have a deck of purple playing cards that would look awesome if I did this with them! I never use them anyway and I think the deck is missing a few cards because I used them for random projects...
Mar 25, 2008. 2:50 PMDim-1 says:
You are way too cool! This is absolutely perfect for a deck that has missing cards. I I ever play poker, and then play poker enough to throw a poker party, I have decided I will use these bowls to put pretzels in ! I don't play poker, but if I did you can imagine how envious my friends would be. Then, sometime I will contemplate if it is wrong to desire envy.
Mar 1, 2008. 8:49 AMfireandshadows says:
gasp!!! you called a sharpie junk!!! i cant believe it. you should be ashamed of yourself.
Mar 25, 2008. 1:30 PMfireandshadows says:
thank you. now i fell all warm and fuzzy inside.
Mar 18, 2008. 5:09 AMa55f3d says:
thanks I did it and it worked great.
Mar 8, 2008. 3:46 PMa55f3d says:
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Mar 1, 2008. 9:44 AMsideways says:
What a great idea. I have some old tarot cards that would be great for this.
Mar 3, 2008. 9:29 AMsideways says:
A typicall Rider-Waite deck is a little bit larger, but about the same width x height ratio. But many others come in all different shapes and sizes, even round. There's no "official" size however.
Mar 1, 2008. 10:52 AMMr. Halloween says:
Think if you used Vintage or Antique card and made those bowls and put clear coat on them>>>$$$$$$$
Feb 29, 2008. 7:27 PMGorillazMiko says:
That's pretty awesome. Doing with all different colors... that would be awesome. Better yet, design your own card with one of the Instructables on Instructables (forgot the exact name), and put on the Instructables Robot, that would be AWESOME. Nice job.
Feb 29, 2008. 3:54 PMjoejoerowley says:
Nice! Great use for those partial decks of cards.
Feb 29, 2008. 7:15 PMjoejoerowley says:
Cool! Look forward to seeing them.

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