When relatives or close friends get married, you want to give them something interesting, really useful for the home and durable. This is especially important when newlyweds move into a new apartment. A good gift For a wedding, a regular carpet on the wall or floor can be used.
Beauty and functionality
This well-known piece of furniture has been providing comfort in any home for many years. Its main advantages:
Many designers reject it, calling it old-fashioned and harmful, but bare walls and floors create the impression of incompleteness.
How to choose the right one
When choosing a carpet as a gift for newlyweds, you should take into account their tastes, the size of the rooms, and also decide for which room it will be intended:
- For the living room, a short-pile synthetic carpet is best suited: it is less likely to get dirty.
- For the bedroom, it is preferable to buy one with long pile made of wool or polyester: it is more pleasant to step on with bare feet, and the colors should be dim so as not to drive away sleep.
- For children's clothing, cotton or viscose is recommended: such materials do not cause allergies, are pleasant to the touch and easy to clean.
- It is better to put a synthetic one with a tight weave and short pile in the hallway: it is most resistant to dirt.
As for colors, the following rules must be observed:
- Choose colors and patterns that will go well with wallpaper, furniture and curtains.
- Do not buy a carpet of the same color as the wallpaper, otherwise the room will be monochromatic and boring (this is especially important when choosing a product for the wall).
- There should be a contrast with the shade of the floor.
- If the wallpaper or furniture upholstery is decorated with bright and complex patterns, the carpet should be monochromatic or with a simple pattern, or vice versa: if other interior items are monochromatic, it should stand out against their background.
For a wedding gift, you can choose a carpet with some romantic pictures: images of a couple in love, swans, hearts.
Congratulatory words for such a wedding gift as a carpet should certainly contain wishes happy life, eternal love and comfort in the home.
Material value that will be remembered for a long time
Don't want to present an ordinary carpet for your wedding? In recent years, it has become a tradition to give a carpet out of money. This is an original and interesting way to financially help the bride and groom, which is why it is popular.
It’s not difficult to make such a thing with your own hands. For this you will need:
The product is manufactured according to the following scheme:
- decide on the design: arrange the money in a certain order or in the form of a pattern;
- Sheathe each banknote, having previously covered it with film;
- Sew fringe along the edges of the fabric.
If there is no fringe, you can use paper napkins for edging:
- fold each one in four;
- cut into 4 parts without cutting off the edges;
- secure between layers of film;
- secure with a stapler.
A money carpet for a wedding can be made in another way: sew a fabric from film with pockets the size of money, or sew two fabrics together, stitch the pockets and cut them on top.
Popular design options:
- Heart.
- Star.
- Rhombus.
- A rectangle in which each side is made of certain bills (one is from hundred-ruble bills, the other is from five-hundred-ruble bills, the third is from thousandths, the fourth is from five-thousandths, any combinations are possible).
- A photograph of the newlyweds is pasted in the center.
- Several photographs of the couple from some memorable event are pasted in a certain order.
In creating this souvenir, imagination can be limitless; only any indecent hints are not recommended. In any case, this is a non-standard way to give such a stereotypical and common gift as money, the impression of it will remain for a long time.
Memorable gifts and souvenirs
Variations on a theme
A unique option for a monetary gift for a wedding is a flying carpet. To make it, you need to put banknotes in files (20-25 pieces), fasten them together - sew them, tie them with ribbons or threads, glue them with a warm iron.
Another way:
- Machine sew two pieces of film on three sides.
- Make vertical rows, the distance between which should be equal to the length or width of the bill.
- Put money in each resulting pocket.
- Sew a horizontal row.
- Make the required number.
- Sew up the last edge.
A good addition would be a congratulation related to the theme, for example: “Here is a flying carpet for your flight to exotic countries.”
Actually, like this original gift for a wedding, like a money carpet, it is better to complement it with interesting poems, a fairy tale-parable about money, a comic competition in which it is played as a prize.
If it is not possible to give real money as a gift, then you can make a similar craft from banknotes and bookmarks - it will turn out to be a good souvenir as a keepsake. It is much easier to make, because artificial money can be sewn together, glued together with glue or tape.
Knowing how to make a money carpet, you can create something similar for a birthday, New Year or other significant holidays.
Whatever type of carpet is chosen wedding gift, you should always first find out whether the newlyweds will really need it.
At a wedding celebration, the newlyweds are traditionally given gifts in the form of money, household appliances, dishes, bedding. Therefore, an original handmade gift made from money will become excellent option. The most important thing is to present it beautifully. And on this occasion, there are many different ideas that can become a creative addition to an ordinary gift. Below are the ideas themselves, using which you can give cash gift original for a wedding.
Any of the guests dreams of giving a gift to the newlyweds in the form of money. unusual shape, but how to do this? This will require imagination, ingenuity and creativity. You can make an investment package that will intrigue. There is no need to hide banknotes in anything. You can focus on your gift and make, for example, a catchy garland, thickly hung with banknotes. There are a lot of options.
DIY wedding gift made from money in the form of topiary
So creative gift can become a money topiary. To create it you will need:
- Flower pots;
- Wooden stick – 25 centimeters;
- Gypsum;
- Pins used in sewing;
- Glue;
- Leg-split;
- Foamed ball.
When all the materials are prepared, you can begin to form the gift topiary.
First you need to fasten the stick and the ball together. To do this, you need to pierce the ball with a stick and secure it using glue.
Then you need to fill the pots with a mixture of gypsum. Insert the workpiece and leave until completely hardened.
To make a bag, fold the bill in half and bend the bottom side. Next, turn it over and put it in a bag. Secure with a pin.
Now you can start assembling the tree.
Attach money bags to the ball using pins. Fill the entire ball all the way around.
Decorate the pots with coins. And attach it to the trunk greeting card with wishes of well-being to the newlyweds.
You can surprise young people by giving them a “Money Umbrella”. For this idea, an ordinary umbrella with paper bills attached to its spokes will be useful. You can give such a gift along with musical accompaniment, for example, Larisa Dolina’s hit “Weather in the House.”
Wishing the young people endless prosperity, prosperity and happiness, you can give them the “Long Hem”. You can't buy it in the store. But it is possible to do it yourself. To form it you will need thirty pieces of small denomination paper bills and tape. To create a long hem, you need to glue the bills together with tape along the edges, and the resulting ribbon can be rolled into a roll.
DIY wedding gift made from money in the form of a cake
A cake made from money can be a creative, unforgettable gift for newlyweds. To make it you will need:
- One hundred banknotes of different denominations (ruble, dollar, euro);
- Cardboard paper – thin and thick;
- Satin ribbon two centimeters wide and two meters long;
- Cute big bow;
- Double-sided tape;
- Paper clips.
Using thick cardboard, form three circles for the base of the tiers. You can choose their diameter as you wish. For a hundred banknotes, a bottom base diameter of about thirty centimeters will be required.
Using thin cardboard, make stripes that will serve as a support for the bills. The height of the strip should be equal to the height of the banknote.
Glue the strips vertically to the base.
Roll each bill into a tube shape and secure with a paper clip. Use it to fasten the money tube and the cardboard base together in a circle. If you use dollars, they should not be folded all the way so that the image can be seen.
Attach each subsequent bill a little to the left, while capturing the tail of the previous one. Attach the remaining money tubes in the same way.
After securing all the bills, you can assemble the cake. To do this you need to use double-sided tape.
Decorate the top of the cake with a bow.
An extraordinary cash gift is ready!
Ideascash gifts
You can attach banknotes with a red ribbon to an ordinary brick and present it with the wish “to build your own home.”
You can design an original box and invest money there.
Banknotes can also be presented in the form of a ball: small bills are carefully glued together with tape. You can give it with the words: “Accept a hundred meters of money as a gift!”
Or you can fasten fake bills together (bookmarks for books in the form of money) and roll them into a ball of impressive size. And during the playful presentation of such a gift, take out an envelope with real money.
You can give money in the form of rolled up bills placed in balloons along with confetti. Then inflate the balloons and ask the young people to pop them.
Video on the topic of the article
In the videos below you can see how easy it is to create a monetary gift for newlyweds to make it unusual and memorable.
Money is perhaps the most universal, useful and desirable gift for newlyweds. True, you can forget about originality here - 99% of guests bring this gift modestly and trivially packaged in an envelope and patiently wait for their turn to present the next envelope to the young people.
However, if you want your gift to be remembered not only by the newlyweds, but also by all the guests, be creative! Let it be not just money, but the first step towards fulfilling a dream...
Down payment for a dream
Perhaps you know what the bride and groom dream about. About a trip to hot countries? Then attach the bills to your fins and scuba diving mask (optionally, to the world atlas). About the refrigerator? Tie it up beautiful ribbon money rolled into a tube with a stick of smoked sausage. ABOUT washing machine? Great: pack washing powder decorated with a bow neatly folded from banknotes. And so on. Is the logic clear? Your contribution may not be enough to make your dream come true, but if you add a few more to it...
The most important thing is the weather in the house
Present the newlyweds with a folded large umbrella with wishes for good weather in the house. And then ask the groom to open the gift. The guests will be shocked: it turns out that inside umbrella, to its spokes, many banknotes of different denominations are carefully tied with strings! The effect will exceed all expectations.
money tree
Buy something beautiful houseplant. It doesn’t have to be a money tree – lemon, orange, or any other plant with beautiful leaves. Tie intricately folded banknotes to its branches, add beads, sparkles, satin ribbons... If you try, you will get a very unusual and creative gift.
Glued together by one “chain”...
Carefully glue all the banknotes together with tape - it is enough to “hook” only along the very edge so as not to spoil the banknote. You will get a long ribbon, which can then be rolled up like toilet paper. If you want it to be even funnier, wrap it in toilet paper wrapper on top and present it to the young ones with some funny wishes. Let them rip the wrapper and see what follows... Laughter and jokes are guaranteed!
Painting
If you have artistic inclinations, create a unique money picture. This could be a collage of paper bills and coins, which is inserted into a frame under glass and presented to young people. By the way, you can accompany such a picture with a sign: “Smash in the event of a financial crisis.”
Expensive cake
Such a gift is very easy to make, and it looks impressive. Roll each bill into a tube, but not a thin one, but a wide one. Form circles from the tubes - first the big one, then the smaller ones, then the smallest one. Carefully tie each circle with a wide, beautiful ribbon and place them on top of each other. It will almost look like a “wedding” cake!
With wishes for a delicious life
Place “bookmarks” made from banknotes in your cookbook. You can choose the most “delicious” pages.” The bride will certainly be happy with such a gift, and the groom will also have pleasant anticipation...
All you have to do is show a little imagination, taste and creativity - and an original cash gift will surprise and delight your newlywed friends!
Everyone has had moments in their life when they find themselves with torn banknotes in their hands. And it doesn’t matter whether they were quietly handed to you in the store or you accidentally tore them yourself, but the fact remains that no one wants to take torn or simply torn money. I don’t really want to go to the bank and go through the exchange procedure. The procedure may be simple, but you need to spend time on it, and time is money.
Usually money is sealed with tape or thin tissue paper, but this is rude and very noticeable. And again, there are not many who want to accept it in this form.
What's the best way to save money?
You will need:
- glass bottle,
- PVA glue,
- torn banknote.
Apply PVA glue to the end of the bill.
It should be applied as much as possible more careful, right on end on one side of the bill. You can apply glue with a match or a toothpick. If you stain the surface a little, it’s okay - you can remove the glue wet with a cloth.
Place the bill halves end-to-end on the bottle. Why on a bottle? Yes, because glue does not stick to it. You can also just place it on wax paper if you have it.
We combine the pattern as accurately as possible - we join one half to the other (no overlap).
We fix the halves of the bills, pressing them to the bottle and using the tip of a hot iron we run along the joint. Usually the iron remains clean because... the amount of glue is minimal.
We are waiting for it to cool down. And that’s it, almost nothing is noticeable, the seam is strong.
Probably everyone has had a situation where they were quietly given a torn banknote in change in a store. If it is of a small denomination, then it is not so scary. But what to do in the opposite case, because no one wants to take that kind of money back? To ensure that this trouble does not take you by surprise again, we will tell you how to glue a bill so that it is not visible that it was previously torn.
What to do with torn banknotes?
If you accidentally tear or find a torn bill in your wallet, you should first contact the bank.
Important! According to generally accepted norms and legislation, banks are required to accept banknotes whose damage does not exceed 50% of the entire area.
The bank employee should explain to you in detail what needs to be done next with the bill and whether it can be replaced. You should also take into account that such bills are solvent and in fact they should be accepted not only in the bank, but also in stores.
Important! When contacting a bank with a request to exchange money, be sure to have a passport or other document confirming your identity.
The most common way to exchange damaged money is through ATMs with a cash in function or quick self-service terminals. All you need to do is carefully glue the bill together and transfer the money to your bank account.
Basic methods of gluing torn banknotes
In order to glue a torn banknote, there are several simple but quite effective ways.
Method No. 1
In this situation, the most ordinary stationery tape will come to your aid. It should be used if the defect is small. In the opposite case, such a repair will look quite rough and conspicuous.
To make the seam look more neat, you must follow the following procedure:
- Place the banknote on a flat surface.
- Measure the length of the break.
- Cut a piece of tape equal to length tearing a bill.
- Apply tape to the torn area. This should be done very carefully so that creases do not form.
Important! Today, in office supply stores you can purchase special tape for repairing banknotes.
Method No. 2
In this case, you will only need a glue stick:
- Take a glue stick and run it only along the ends of the tear.
- Let it dry a little. After 2-4 minutes, this operation should be repeated again.
- Place two parts of the bill on the paper. Connect them carefully.
Important! Make sure that the top and bottom edges match, as well as the design on the front side.
- Using a stationery brush or cotton swab, apply a little dust (talc, starch or chalk) to the gluing areas.
Important! This is necessary so that the bill, while in the wallet, does not stick to its surface or other money.
- Leave for half an hour for the glue to dry. After the specified time has passed, you can safely go shopping, since the junction is almost invisible.
Important! You can use not only a glue stick, but also Moment glue or PVA.
Method number 3
Despite the fact that this method takes longer than the previous ones, thanks to it the seam remains invisible. In order to glue a banknote in this way, you will need:
- PVA glue;
Important! Always pay attention to the consistency of the glue. It should be quite thick, in no case liquid.
- Glass bottle;
- Iron.
How to proceed:
- To begin with, glue should be applied to the torn end of the bill. This can be done with a match or a toothpick.
Important! If you accidentally go overboard and smear glue on a bill, you can always wipe it off with a dry cloth or napkin.
- Place the bill on the bottle and connect the halves end to end. Try to match the pattern exactly and avoid overlap.
Important! You can use wax paper instead of a bottle.
- Fix the joints and go over them with the tip of a hot iron.
- Wait a few minutes for everything to cool down.
That's it, the money is ready for you to spend!
- If a banknote breaks up not into two, but into three parts, and its series and number were affected, unfortunately, it can no longer be glued together and loses its solvency.
Important! If the numbers are saved, then it is better not to glue such a bill together, but to immediately take it to the bank.
- If the banknote has split into two parts: one large and one small, you can safely glue it together or take it to the bank.
Important! IN in this case you have the right to bring only one - the larger part - of the banknote for exchange.
- When gluing, try to do everything slowly and very carefully.
- It is best to dry the banknote after gluing it in a vertical position.
- It is better to place large money carriers in a safe to dry.
- To avoid tears, try to carry money in a wallet or purse.
- Always check the money you are given in change.
Video material
As you can see, gluing a bill together is quite easy. And if you have such a problem, and careless sellers refuse to accept it as payment, you can “fix it” yourself without any problems. The most important thing is to do everything carefully and slowly. Only in this case will you get an even seam that even an experienced bank employee will not be able to see.
