Birthday Place Mats

You now have a reason for saving all of those birthday cards from over the years.  Make birthday place mats from them.  For this project you will need birthday cards, a roll of clear contact paper, scissors and a little imagination.  If you want to use only portions of the cards, cut them accordingly.  You may want to use the whole card opened up.  This will allow you to use one side with only the decorative sides of the cards, and the other side to remind you of the many greetings people gave to you on your birthdays.  Cut two pieces of rectangular sized contact paper.  Lay the cards as you wish, on top of a piece of the contact paper, after removing the adhesive backing.  Now lay the second piece of contact paper directly on top of the first.  You may need to even the edges of the place mat with the scissors.

Make a set of the place mats for yourself, and give sets to others as gifts.  You may want to make a place mat for each person attending a party to take home.  The place mats can be made from Christmas cards for family gatherings too.

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