Folding money into flowers is a creative way to make money gifts stand out. A folded money flower is more than just a money gift - it shows the recipient that you have taken the time to create something special. Whether for a wedding, birthday, confirmation, or simply as an original gesture - a flower made of banknotes is always well received. With our detailed guide including video, photos, and descriptions, folding money into flowers becomes an exciting creative process with some practice.

Origami with banknotes is an art in itself. To make learning easier for you, we have documented each step with photos and detailed explanations. This way, you can easily follow how a beautiful flower emerges from a banknote.

Folding Money into Flowers: Step-by-step guide

Folding money into flowers is essentially a form of origami - the Japanese art of paper folding. To protect your real banknotes, we recommend practicing with training banknotes first. You can find these in any well-stocked stationery store. With these training banknotes, you can even have a small competition with friends or family - who can fold the most beautiful flower? Once you have mastered the technique, you can easily switch to folding real banknotes.

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Step 1: Fold the banknote in half and then fold the corners towards the center. This first step is the basis for your money flower.
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Step 2: Unfold the banknote back to its original form. Then fold it in half like an accordion. Make sure the folds are uniform.
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Step 3: Unfold the banknote again and fold it lengthwise in the middle. Then fold the edges towards the center. Follow the pictures closely, as they show each folding step.
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Step 4: Unfold the banknote once again. The preparations are now complete - all folding lines are ready. Now comes the most important part: Folding the flower along these lines. There is a particularly crucial step: the two petals must be properly connected. This decisive moment is illustrated very well in the video.
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Imagine a world where men would give their dates money flowers. On one hand, these flowers would never wither (and that's a good thing, because it always breaks my heart to see beautiful cut flowers end up in the compost). On the other hand, the lady would be able to see immediately in hard currency how valuable she is to her admirer - quite literally! 😉

Folding Money into Flowers: Our popular money gift guides

In addition to flowers, there are many other creative ways to fold banknotes. Our most popular guides include the Butterfly made of money, an alternative flower variant, as well as various shirt and dress designs. Since these guides are well-received by our readers, we are already working on more creative folding ideas for you.

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Folding Money into Flowers: Conclusion

As you could see, folding money into flowers is not so difficult - especially if you practice with training banknotes beforehand. Thank you for your interest in our guide! Feel free to check out our other origami guides - you will surely find more exciting projects.

Fold flowers from money - Simple instructions for money gifts

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