My girls have started collecting pressed pennies.
I have seen this idea several times in blogland, so here’s our attempt.
Super simple, just punch a whole in the pennies.
The pennies are thin from pressing, so a small screwdriver and hammer did the trick.
I picked up a chain at the local craft store, and voila! Here’s Taylor modeling her new bracelet.
Much better than pennies collecting in a drawer.
The girls are excited to continue adding to their collection!
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at 3:17 pm
Now find a creative way for boys to display theirs. My boys love pressed pennies.
at 3:15 am
That is a very cool idea. Thanks!
at 9:20 am
great idea! Thanks for showing how you made the hole. I tried making holes in my son’s pressed pennies with a drill bit and broke the bit! Yours seems like a much better solution! My plan was to hang these as ornaments on a tiny “vacation” Christmas tree in his room. Your bracelet idea makes me think of making a garland to hang from his corkboard instead.
at 2:26 pm
Thanks for sharing saw this several years ago and have my double pennies set aside to make the lost directions
at 8:00 pm
I love this…I have been collecting them for years. I am not even a kid! I keep mine in a little folio that my sister-in-law bought for me. I may have to pull them out and start me a bracelet. I already have several charm bracelets, one of my many passions. This will be a nice addition to my bracelet stash! Thanks for sharing! Lynne
BTW I call them Squished Pennies. I think there is actually a club/website for collectors of Squished Pennies.
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at 5:56 pm
My girls have a collection of pressed pennies. What a great way to keep them out of the bottom of their dresser drawers!