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Well, graduation season is officially upon us. And for those rushing to find the perfect gift, I think I have an idea for you.
I know when I graduated I was really grateful for cash because then I could get what I needed for my dorm room. {It's not like they have gift registries for graduating!} But giving cash in a card is just boring!
So I thought I would try my hand at making a Money Lei.
I searched Pinterest and I found this tutorial from the blog Lil' Luna.
{Click here for the full tutorial.}
You will need:
Paper - I used cardstock in the school colors
Crisp $1 bills- I used $20, but you can use however you want
Hot glue gun
Glue dots
Ribbon
Scissors
You start with making paper pinwheels.
{Again, Lil' Luna has the step by step tutorial.}
Then I just strung the pinwheels onto the ribbon.
{Thanks to Matt for being my model.}
*Now, I must warn you that this is time consuming. This lei takes a lot longer than the one-straw lei tutorial, which only took about 45 minutes. But you can definitely do it in a day, it just takes some time.*
Here are some other cute ideas to give money if you don't want to try your hand at the lei.
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I loved the picture frame money idea and gave it to my boyfriend as a graduation gift
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