Origami Dollar Flower

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

Step 1: Fold in half

Take bill and fold lengthwise.

Comments

[RiuChan]

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

[Nworb237]

In step 6, its just folding step 5 in half.

[shaneomacmcgee]

Now all I need is money.

[BCZF]

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.

[zascecs]

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

[zascecs]

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

[beccawee]

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!

[comodore]

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

[cowscankill]

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

[comodore]

eeeee.....no

[cowscankill]

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

[gibsonlp96]

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.

[cedison]

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

[s0meth1ng0re0ther]

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

[cedison]

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?

[darthdarth4]

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

[cedison]

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

[bigstiffy]

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

[Fenris The bbw]

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

[sillybillygumdrop131]

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

[deedeedee9]

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

[deedeedee9]

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...

[cedison]

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

[inquisitive]

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

[GorillazMiko]

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.

[HardCoreHacker]

That looks amazing

[HardCoreHacker]

Are those real 100-dollar bills?

[cedison]

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.

[bumpus]

in step two, it says educational money