Dollar Origami Heart Holding Quarter

by lgetchell1 in Living > Holidays

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Dollar Origami Heart Holding Quarter

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Get a Crisp Dollar Bill

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Or a slightly used one... The really crumpled ones don't seem to look as good

First Folds

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Fold bottom corner of one side to the top as shown above.

Crease well

Unfold

Fold top corner of the bill to the bottom edge as shown

Crease well

Fold the side inward making the crease where the two creases meet in the middle

Crease well

Bring the two corners inside to create a point

Turn bill around

Repeat the folds on the other side

(I'm sure my wording may be a bit confusing that's why I added photos.)

Make a Square

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Fold one side back
Fold the other side
Make the two creases touch making a crease right in the middle between the two sides

Making Triangles!

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Fold each flap over to the corner next to it

Turning Triangles Into Squares (squash Fold)

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Lift each triangle one at a time and push fold it down into the middle of itself as shown

Making More Triangles

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Bring each side into the center as shown

Squash Folding Again

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Now each little triangle needs to be pushed down as shown

Making the Heart Sides

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Flip over
Fold small part of corners in on the two sides shown

Fold Top Down

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Leaving it flipped over take the tip and fold down creating the top of the heart

Fold Bottom to Make a Point

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Fold the flap sticking out so that the bottom creates a point

Complete

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Flip over
Carefully put quarter under the triangles

And DONE