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Origami Dollar Flower

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Using three or four bills you can make a modular flower.

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Step 1Fold in half

Take bill and fold lengthwise.

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28 comments

Jun 7, 2011. 8:29 PMshaneomacmcgee says:

Now all I need is money.

May 18, 2011. 2:25 PMRiuOkimura says:

I don't get step 6 The picture, is kind of hard to understand.

Apr 17, 2011. 12:41 PMBCZF says:

You can iron bills..Put the iron on the low setting then you'll be able to crisp them up. Bills have a high fabric (cotton?) content, so they wont burn too easily unless you leave them under to high of a heat.

Mar 18, 2010. 12:37 PMzascecs says:

I suggest not using a $100 bill. It would really suck if the flower got lost.

Mar 18, 2010. 12:38 PMzascecs says:

Aha, now I see that it is educational money. But you should still follow my advice...

Mar 18, 2010. 9:22 AMbeccawee says:

This is really cool! I have to say I got much better results when I used crisp bills. It was hard to see which direction you were holding the bills in picture #8, but looking at the completed pictures helped with assembly. Great job!

Jun 13, 2009. 9:44 AMcomodore says:

I don't understand what the heck you do in step 8 and onwards...! Please post more pictures or describe more! Thank you!

Dec 9, 2009. 5:26 AMcowscankill says:

You simply tuck the triangle flaps into the back of the modular pieces.

Dec 9, 2009. 6:12 AMcomodore says:

eeeee.....no

Dec 10, 2009. 5:07 AMcowscankill says:

I'm pretty sure that is all that you have to do. In the photos, each piece has a flap and a hole.

Jul 11, 2009. 6:30 PMgibsonlp96 says:

hey... umm i dont know if its just my pc or not, but there is no picture for step 5. If there is and it is just a pc problem, ill look into it, if not and there really is no picture for step 5, then adding the picture might be helpful. Thanks.

Jan 12, 2009. 4:44 AMcedison (author) says:

Here's a few more pics hopefully that clarifies any questions
http://www.flickr.com/photos/christine42/2601134661/

Mar 28, 2008. 10:46 PMs0meth1ng0re0ther says:

hey! this is kind of......REALY confusing. could you make a vid? it would help ALOT!!!!!!!

Mar 30, 2008. 4:17 PMcedison (author) says:

Somethingorother-Unfortunately I don't have a video camera, but if you have a specific question I could answer it or add more pics. Can you tuck it into the pocket like the pic shows?

Jan 11, 2009. 11:28 PMdarthdarth4 says:

on step 8 you could put another picture its kinda hard to see

Jan 12, 2009. 4:21 AMcedison (author) says:

Maybe these will help. I have a vid on flickr of the assembly, but I need to find it. Evidently I didn't tag it.

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=dollar%20bill%20flower&w=12908097%40N00

May 11, 2008. 9:38 AMbigstiffy says:

it might be good to take another picture, its a tad difficult to see just how you are holding it.

Dec 7, 2008. 8:21 PMFenris The bbw says:

Same here. I don't know what the heck's going on in that picture.

Sep 21, 2008. 8:13 PMsillybillygumdrop131 says:

could you please put a different picture on for this part?

Apr 29, 2008. 4:28 PMdeedeedee9 says:

it is confusing only because the makers of the video go too fast and you cant really see what they are doing . Other than that it its a prime example of how an origami video should be

Apr 25, 2008. 1:18 PMdeedeedee9 says:

Robert Lang made a flower like but it is made with 3 bills. there is a vid on how to fold it, but it can be confusing at times...

Apr 25, 2008. 2:23 PMcedison (author) says:

This is a link to authorized directions for his flower from MAKE. His design is very different and in all honesty much better in that it can lay flat as it has a hexagonal base and it is most likely stronger. I can't comment on how easy it is to make yet as I havn't done his design yet.
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2007/11/3_origami_flower_weekend.html

Feb 18, 2008. 1:10 PMinquisitive says:

Really lovely, I want to make a bouquet for an gift in a vase. Great for leaving tips too!

Feb 18, 2008. 12:17 PMGorillazMiko says:

That's really cool. I might do this when I am bored in class or something, I always have a lot of 1 dollars bills on me. Nice job.

Feb 17, 2008. 3:07 PMHardCoreHacker says:

That looks amazing

Feb 17, 2008. 3:09 PMHardCoreHacker says:

Are those real 100-dollar bills?

Feb 17, 2008. 5:47 PMcedison (author) says:

Thanks Bumpus got it right. The first image is with actual $20 bills, but I had spent it before I took photos so I used National Geographic Instructional money to make the instructable. It is about 30% smaller and prone to tearing, but the correct proportions.