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Anyone else addicted to making origami with money?

May 21, 2012 2:58 AM

I got started last night when I was trying to figure out creative graduation gifts to give away. I am so addicted that I stayed up till 3 am folding dollar bills into all different types of shapes.

My results (First attempt at origami EVER):






All of these I made on my first attempt. You can find tons of instructions for them online (I recommend some of the ones on Instructables.com)

Is there anyone else out there who does this? Found any cool instructions or tips you want to share?

arevan arevan

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kinda tough to fold 2 nickles.

Closest I've come to something creative with paper currency is when we used Iraqi Dinars with Saddam's image on them as TP at a party and also used them to light cigars... My bro-in-law sent us a box full of them when he was stationed there. Totally worthless, couldn't even sell them on ebay for $2 for a stack of 50 notes.

kamikazeken kamikazeken
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I'd rather make money with origami.

jsimsace jsimsace
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Here is a link to a website I saw the other day that gives instructions on how to fold a dollar bill into a camera.

http://www.diyphotography.net/build-a-1-dollar-camera

mcowan3 mcowan3
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One day, I shall have my Koi. That day is not today.

...that thing's impossible.

rprebel rprebel
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I'm not addicted but I sometimes do it for gifts where I'm giving money, especially to young people.

My favorite thing is to make a money chain like you do with gum wrappers.

Another one is to roll various denominations of bills with a wisp of orange tissue paper in the end. At the end of the bill, attach a colored post-it note and finish rolling. Tape the end of the post-it note to secure it. You have a candle. Do 16 for a 16 year old (6 x $5 + 10 X $1 = $40), for example.

thunderthighs thunderthighs
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@jsimsace: Dang it you beat me to it. Here take my upvote.
@thunderthighs: Any recommended links?

caffeine_dude caffeine_dude
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@rprebel: Here is my first (and probably last) attempt at making the dreaded

It was horrible. I don't know how it turned out that decent.

arevan arevan
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@arevan: Yep, apparently you have to be good at folding to turn a buck into a koi...a skill that still eludes me. For now, I'm happy to make boots and shirts (with and without a tie) and angelfish.

Keep trying! For anyone who may want to try some simple folds, there's a Mac app (I believe it's iOS too) called Dollar Origami. It gives easy to follow instructions, and it's ANIMATED. No confusing pictures showing you just how each step ends.

rprebel rprebel
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nope!

drsilentg drsilentg

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