Do you have some foreign money saved from your travels in other countries? Put your foreign coins and paper currency to good use by turning them into art, jewelry, or something else that\u2019s useful. Here are 10 DIY ideas for leftover foreign money!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Coin Art<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have a lot of foreign coins, you can put them all together in one (or two) frame and display all of them at once. It makes for an unexpectedly beautiful piece of art<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, if you\u2019d prefer not to glue the coins to anything,\u00a0this tutorial<\/a>\u00a0shows you how to hold your coins in a frame without any glue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Have a small collection of foreign coins? You can spread out the\u00a0coins in a pattern<\/a>\u00a0for an elegant effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Coin Magnets<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s so easy to turn your\u00a0foreign coins into magnets<\/a>\u00a0and they\u2019ll look great on your refrigerator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Floating Framed Currency<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Some countries have such colorful paper currency that it\u2019s such a shame to hide them away. Put your leftover foreign paper money into floating frames<\/a> and enjoy their beauty!<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Coin Vase<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This great\u00a0DIY coin vase<\/a>\u00a0was done with pennies, but you could easily do the same thing with foreign coins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. Coin Frame<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Glue your foreign coins to a frame<\/a>\u00a0with hot glue and add a picture from your travels. A quick DIY project that would\u00a0 look great in any room!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, check out this coin frame tutorial<\/a> that also includes a clever way to clean your old foreign coins!<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. Travel Collages<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Create eye-catching\u00a0travel collages<\/a>\u00a0with leftover foreign money, maps, tickets, and other travel mementos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. Map and Coin Shadowbox Art<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Combine a map from a country you\u2019ve visited with the leftover\u00a0foreign coins from that country in a shadowbox frame<\/a>\u00a0to create a striking addition to your\u00a0gallery wall<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. Blown-Up Art<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Memorialize a special trip by blowing up paper currency and framing it as art. So colorful, beautiful, and unique!<\/p>\n\n\n\n See another great example here<\/a>. Follow this tutorial<\/a> or this one<\/a> to create your own blown-up photograph of your leftover foreign money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. Bookmark<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Laminate your foreign paper currency and\u00a0use them as bookmarks<\/a>. What a great way to turn a travel memento into something you can use everyday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10. Coin Jewelry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Wear your foreign coins as jewelry by putting holes on them and turning them into earrings, necklaces, charm bracelets, and more. This\u00a0great tutorial<\/a>\u00a0also shows you how to stamp dates on your coins, how cool!<\/p>\n\n\n\n What do you do with your leftover foreign money? For more ideas for your travel mementos, don\u2019t miss\u00a05 Ways to Organize and Display Travel Mementos<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a06 Clever (and Useful) Travel Souvenir Ideas<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This article is all about what to do with your leftover money when you return from a trip abroad. I find it interesting, that some people think the best way to utilize foreign money is to put it on display or turn it into art rather than trade it back for the leftover money. Granted, these are small amounts, but the fact that it’s easier to hot glue coins to a vase rather than make that money back definitely says something about how complex it is to trade your money back. For goodness sake, some of these ideas completely devalue the money! I understand the importance of a keepsake, but I think there might be better ways to remember your trip and save a little money at the end of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Source<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Elisa. (2020, July 12).\u00a010 fun DIY ideas for leftover foreign money<\/em>. Remodelaholic. https:\/\/www.remodelaholic.com\/10-fun-diy-ideas-leftover-foreign-money\/\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do you have some foreign money saved from your travels in other countries? Put your foreign coins and paper currency to good use by turning them into art, jewelry, or something else that\u2019s useful. Here are 10 DIY ideas for leftover foreign money! 1. 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