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Dollar Bill Heart Origami

By Noreen 49 Comments




By Noreen Doll.

A dollar bill heart origami is a fun way to give a gift of money, as it can be made with a bill of any amount.

Folded Dollar Bill Heart by Crafty Journal

Make a fun dollar bill heart to give to your grandkids. They will love getting it!

Folded Dollar Bill Heart by Crafty Journal

It can be any denomination, and would make a great Valentine gift.

It is easy enough that you could teach older kids how to do it, too.

I found this great idea here.

Here’s how to make one.

Start with a nice crisp one dollar bill.

Fold it in half with George Washington on the outside and sharply crease the center line.

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Unfold and fold both edges in to the center line and crease sharply again.

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Turn the dollar bill over.

Fold both edges to the center.

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Unfold the ends from under the bill, leaving the center folds.

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Fold the corner down till the white edge meets the fold line as shown. Crease sharply.

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Pull open the triangle and push the center in and crease the edges again.

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It should look like this.

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Repeat with the other corner.

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Turn the dollar bill over again.

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Fold the bottom left corner of the center part in till it meets the first fold line.

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Repeat with the other side, and the center part should come to a point at the bottom.

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Now fold the bottom right corner up till the bottom edge meets the very center fold.

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Repeat with the left corner.

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Pull the top part of the center flap down

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and crease all the folds as shown.

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Turn in the white part of the edges at the corner and crease.

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Fold down the corner into a triangle.  Crease well.

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Repeat with the other corner.

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Turn it over and your dollar bill heart origami is finished.

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You can make it look like this

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if you first fold George Washington to the inside when starting to make a dollar bill heart origami.

If these origami folds seem beyond your skill, try this simpler version of an easy dollar bill heart.

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Easy Dollar Bill Heart

Or this super easy dollar bill heart.

Crafty Journal - Super Easy Dollar Bill Heart
Super Easy Dollar Bill Heart

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  1. Suzan says

    February 7, 2013 at 4:41 am

    How Fun!!! I’m going to use this to make a cash birthday present this week!
    Thanks – what a great tutorial – also pinning it!
    Hugs,
    Suzan

  2. Jessica @ Play Trains! says

    February 7, 2013 at 6:39 am

    Cool…I’m going to pin this to try with my son in a few years.

  3. Diana Rambles says

    February 7, 2013 at 1:58 pm

    This is fun!

  4. Crystelle Boutique says

    February 7, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    This is super cute… I am going to make these for and with my kids!
    They will be so excited!
    Pinning!

    hugs x
    Crystelle

  5. Linda says

    February 8, 2013 at 4:15 am

    This is the first time I’ve seen this done with a dollar bill. Leave it to you to come up with something interesting!! Linda

    http://www.craftsalamode.com

  6. Marilyn says

    February 8, 2013 at 3:34 pm

    This is awesome. Just put it on my FB page with a link here and tweeted too!

  7. Colleen says

    February 8, 2013 at 4:07 pm

    Fun Idea … Excellent instructions/Photos …very clear and easy to understand! Thanks!

  8. Angie Brewer (@snackcupsmiles) says

    February 9, 2013 at 12:03 am

    Now that is just too neat. I’ve never tried origami but I may have to try the heart.
    I’m stopping by from Friday Fascinations hop and I subscribed to your blog via email.
    I’m looking forward to reading more of your posts, you’ve got some great stuff here.
    Have a great weekend!

    With Smiles,
    Angie

  9. Leslie says

    February 9, 2013 at 4:26 am

    This is really cute. it’s great for Valentine’s day and Chinese New Year too!

  10. jane N. says

    February 9, 2013 at 5:50 am

    Very Cute! Love the idea of using money. Going to give it a go! THanks.

  11. Bella says

    February 9, 2013 at 2:42 pm

    Cool! Love origami and this looks great 🙂

  12. no spring chicken says

    February 9, 2013 at 4:07 pm

    Thank You!!

    Blessings, Debbie

  13. Kendra @ A Proverbs 31 Wife says

    February 9, 2013 at 5:15 pm

    How fun! I’ve never though of doing that with a dollar bill!

  14. Ruthie says

    February 10, 2013 at 4:13 am

    Our 11 year old is the origami queen! I’m totally sharing this with her 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing at Super Saturday Show & Tell today… I’m so glad you came to party with me!! Please come back again next week 🙂 xoxo~ Ruthie

  15. Cyndi Valerino says

    February 10, 2013 at 12:35 pm

    I am so going to make some of these for my grandSon! Thank you

  16. Karen says

    February 10, 2013 at 1:54 pm

    This is genius! I am definitely doing this to put in the family and little friends Valentines!

  17. Mindie says

    February 10, 2013 at 4:42 pm

    Featuring at Bacon Time soon. Thanks for linking up 🙂

  18. Lisa says

    February 10, 2013 at 11:07 pm

    What a cute idea! Love the step-by-step instructions 🙂

  19. Jill says

    February 10, 2013 at 11:32 pm

    What a neat way to give money as a gift! I’m pinning this to use sometime!!

    Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
    Hope you have a fabulous week!
    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

  20. Jessica @ A Humble Creation says

    February 11, 2013 at 3:13 am

    You have the most fun ideas! Thanks for sharing how to make this origami at A Humble Creation. love the idea for cash gifting.

  21. Marilyn says

    February 11, 2013 at 11:48 am

    Thanks so much for sharing this at Loving Valentine’s Day party. My daughter absolutely LOVES origami (her favorite is making bow ties with our tip money and leaving these for the servers). She LOVES your great tutorial

    Happy Monday!

  22. Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon says

    February 11, 2013 at 3:27 pm

    What a super fun idea! What kids would not love this! Thanks for sharing at Monday Funday! 😉

  23. Kari @ The Micro Farm Project says

    February 11, 2013 at 3:53 pm

    Great idea! I will give this a try. So glad to have seen this on the Make It Yourself Monday blog hop.

  24. Carrie @ My Favorite Finds says

    February 11, 2013 at 5:32 pm

    I’m going to show this to my son. He LOVES making origami. Thanks for sharing at Pinworthy Projects.

  25. Cynthia Banessa says

    February 11, 2013 at 7:25 pm

    Great Valentine gift to give to my grandsons

  26. michelle@somedaycrafts says

    February 12, 2013 at 4:50 pm

    super cute. I am featuring this at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com

  27. Christie - Food Done Light says

    February 12, 2013 at 6:06 pm

    This is a fantastic idea to make money a little more special as a present. Thanks for sharing on Thursdays Treasures.

  28. Simplee Sue says

    February 12, 2013 at 9:41 pm

    What a neat idea to give at Valentines Day to my grandchildren. Thank you for the good tutoral.

    We may have met by chance…but we become friends by choice.

  29. Kim @2justByou says

    February 13, 2013 at 4:32 am

    Great tutorial. My kids know how to make these, but they’ve never shown me how! =0)
    Is there any other way (besides email) to follow your awesome blog? I’d love to follow.
    ~Kim
    http://2justByou.blogspot.com

  30. Sarah says

    February 13, 2013 at 4:54 am

    I LOVE this. My boys will agree 🙂 Pinning!

  31. Lucy Designs says

    February 13, 2013 at 1:36 pm

    I love this! thanks for the how-to! found you on BeColorful

  32. bj says

    February 13, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    How perfect for a cash gift. Love it.

  33. Julie says

    February 13, 2013 at 3:17 pm

    I think my kids would love this for Valentine’s Day!

  34. Shauna {The Best Blog Recipes} says

    February 14, 2013 at 6:42 pm

    I’ve always wondered how you people made these! I wish someone would give me one made out of $100!

    Thanks for linking up at last weekends link party The Weekend re-Treat! Hope to see you again this weekend. The party starts late tonight 🙂

  35. Judy says

    February 15, 2013 at 2:59 am

    This is soo awesome. happy valentine’s day

    Judy

  36. Susie @Bowdabra says

    February 16, 2013 at 8:08 pm

    Thank you, Noreen for submitting yet another fun project to the Crafty Showcase! Congrats on being in the Feature Friday post, too! xoxo susie

  37. Capri + 3--Theresa says

    February 18, 2013 at 1:23 am

    The dollar bill hearts are great! I love that you have two different varieties–fun for adults and kids alike!

  38. Lindsey Whitney says

    February 19, 2013 at 10:59 pm

    Visiting from the Shelter Tree — very cool gift idea!!

  39. Pamela says

    February 20, 2013 at 6:14 pm

    Thank you for sharing this excellent tutorial. You sure made it easy for us to duplicate it. I’d love to tuck one in an unsuspecting person’s coat pocket. I appreciate your sharing!

  40. Gunner says

    May 15, 2013 at 12:36 pm

    I will give it to my girlfriend

  41. Cindy deRosier says

    July 8, 2013 at 3:56 pm

    I’m the Editorial Assistant for Fun Family Crafts and I wanted to let you know that we have featured your origami project! You can see it here:

    http://funfamilycrafts.com/dollar-bill-heart-origami/

    If you have other kid friendly crafts, we’d love it if you would submit them. If you would like to display a featured button on your site, you can grab one from the right side bar of your post above. Thanks for a wonderful project idea!

  42. Judie says

    December 11, 2013 at 8:27 pm

    I am doing this for our grandsons for Christmas – they are very hard to buy for . I am doing one $20 two $10 two $5 and one $1 in the heart and then I got three of the plastic containers of corn starch and poured the contents out into jars, washed the containers out and put the hearts in it – put ribbon around it and a bow and a tag that says “Papa and I love you with all of our heart” – I think they will be confused at first with getting corn starch – but will like the inside money.

  43. Patti says

    January 14, 2016 at 12:21 pm

    This is a great idea and a super nice gift. I used to love doing origami as a kid. Thanks for reminding me about this great craft and for sharing on our Tips & Tricks Linky!

  44. Carol Cook says

    January 18, 2016 at 4:38 pm

    My students were always showing me fun origami using money, but I never gave them a try. The hearts are so cute for Valentine’s Day.

    Thanks for Sharing Your Cup!

  45. Jennifer says

    January 18, 2016 at 11:27 pm

    Cute idea! Thanks for sharing at My Flagstaff Home!

    Jennifer

  46. Lisa @ Fun Money Mom says

    January 20, 2016 at 3:57 am

    Love this…can you make mine with a $100 bill? Actually, my girls would love these for Valentine’s Day! Thanks so much for sharing at Share The Wealth Sunday!
    xoxo
    Lisa

  47. Jill says

    January 22, 2016 at 7:50 pm

    Hi there
    Just stopped by to let you know that I featured this on my Saturday Spotlight post this week!
    Saturday Spotlight
    Thanks again for linking up! Hope you have a great weekend!
    Jill

  48. Mel says

    February 6, 2018 at 11:55 pm

    Just made my 1st Heart $ following your directions. Excited to give them to my granddaughters. Thank you……..

  49. Megpie says

    January 25, 2020 at 3:03 am

    These instructions,are easy follow and my dollar is worth more now. Thank you!

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