Yes, because I cannot get myself to worry for MYE's, I made a carton wallet instead! So I went across to my local supermarket and grabbed myself a carton of Florida's Natural, cause it rocks.
Here's a picture of me getting the carton. I'm on the right!
It's that fresh.
I needed an empty carton, and I definitely wasn't gonna pour all that orange juice down the sink. So (Warning to you guys. Don't drink a whole carton of orange juice in one go. It'll make you LAO SAI. ).
Guess what I did.
That's right, with that warning in mind, I SHARED IT WITH MY FAMILY! :D Yay. Now to actually make the damn thing!
OKAY. I guess this'll be a tutorial for all you carton wallet enthusiasts out there who wanna make one for themselves but have no idea how to. SO. First you're gonna need your empty carton (duh), the carton wallet template (just google carton wallet template and print it out), some toilet paper to remove any moisture from your carton, a pen/marker/pencil, some tape and scissors. Also, some relaxing music to set the mood. Can't put that in a picture though.
I have no witty caption for this picture.
Today I have helpers with me too! Meet my Bionicles. I have forgotten their character names so I shall call them Jack and John.
John says hi!
So you're gonna want to cut your carton out like so. Make sure that when you cut the carton, the side with the cap has two other sides next to it! If not then you're screwed. The placement of the bottom flap doesn't make a difference.
Jack's lying down on the side with the cap. As you can see, it has two other sides connected to it.
Next, download the template off the net. Print and cut it out.
I just realized that it's vaguely shaped like a dick. John seems to like that. Hmm.
Then use some tape and attach the template to your carton. Make sure that it's lined up properly! As you can see there's a grey hole near the bottom of the template in the above picture. That's supposed to line up with the spout of your carton.
Like this. Jack's having fun on the tape dispenser!
After that, use your pen/pencil/marker to trace out the template.
Woah, John, control yourself.
You might also want to trace along the dotted lines with the edge of a ruler or something so that you know where to fold the carton when you remove the template. I used one of those pimple popping things which happened to be in reach.
Are they... kissing!? And why are their masks gone?
Next remove the template and grab your pair of scissors cause it's time to cut!
These boys just can't control themselves.
Fold along the dotted lines once you've got your wallet cut out.
Toy robot 69!?
At this point in time I figured that the hole that's supposed to latch on to the spout'll be pretty torn after some use, so I reinforced it with some tape.
This is what it looks like from the inside.
It's barely even visible from thou outside. I used transparent tape, in case you didn't realise by now.
Now you've got to fold what I fondly call "the accordion fold" on the semicircles. Here's an accordion for you people out there who happen to not know what an accordian is.
Now that's one badass flaming accordion.
You get the idea. It's a real bitch to fold properly though, since the carton already has its own folds and you're supposed to "override" those folds. Not to mention the carton material being so damn hard to fold.
When you're done it should look like this!
Sorry about the bad lighting.
And that's it! Unless you're me, of course.
Because I'm a genius, I totally added a coin compartment mod. Hell yeah!
Kinda looks like an uninterested face too.
NOW it's done! I now have a place to put my coins so I don't lose them amidst all the notes.
Absolute brilliance.
The final product.
I'm quite satisfied with myself really. I didn't think it'd work out but surprisingly it did! So what're you waiting for, go make your own now! Actually. You guys can ask me to help you make! It's quite fun hahaha. You have to provide me with the carton though.
OKAY HAVE FUN.
What am I supposed to do now that the love is gone?
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