How to make awesome playing card shades

How to use playing cards to make your next awesome pair of eye-wear!

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Take an old pair of glasses, preferably real-D glasses from a movie theater in 3-D.

Take an old pair of glasses, preferably real-D glasses from a movie theater in 3-D.

Pop the lens out of the glasses.

Pop the lens out of the glasses.

Placed the lens over the card where you want the picture to be seen. Make sure the word joker is inside. Then trace the lens outline.

Placed the lens over the card where you want the picture to be seen. Make sure the word joker is inside. Then trace the lens outline.

Cut out the "card-lens" and trim it down just a little.

Cut out the "card-lens" and trim it down just a little.

Use a hole puncher to punch out the hole in the word joker.

Use a hole puncher to punch out the hole in the word joker.

Position the "card-lens" into the eye hole of the glasses.

Position the "card-lens" into the eye hole of the glasses.

Repeat the earlier steps with another card and the other lens. If you are using Real-D glasses, you can black out the words on the arm of the glasses with a sharpie or pen.

Repeat the earlier steps with another card and the other lens. If you are using Real-D glasses, you can black out the words on the arm of the glasses with a sharpie or pen.

Ta-Da! You have some awesome new playing card themed shades to wear around town!

  • 1.0 Old Sunglasses or Glasses
  • 2.0 Identical Playing Cards (Jokers)
  • 1.0 Scissors
  • 1.0 Hole Puncher
  • 1.0 Pen
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