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How to Make Dollar Bill Butterflies
Want to give a friend, a child, or a family member a little money, but not sure how to present it? Here's how to make paper butterflies from dollar bills; a little homemade gift that is sure to delight anyone!Copyright © 1999-2011 Susan Spatone All rights reserved.
Published with permission from CraftAtHome.com
2 paper money bills (any value)
3 inch piece of chenille stem
How to:
Refer to the step-by-step photos, and the picture of the finished dollar bill butterfly above, to help you assemble this craft.Begin by folding one bill to the centre at each end. The other bill is folded from the end inward, leaving the same amount of space in the centre of the bill as are the folds on each end.
The butterfly wings are not the same size at the top and bottom, so different folds are required to make the lower wings a little larger.
Now that you have your first folds - refer again to the diagram, then fold the four corners of each bill into the centre and once again leaving a larger opening in the centre for the larger wing section.
Once you have all the folds complete as shown in the diagrams, you need to fan fold your bills. Fan fold each bill and the attach them together with a chenille stem. Leave the ends of the chenille stem extending out and pull the fan folds out slightly to create the wings.
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Thank you,
I followed your instructions and made my butterfly, for the wire i used sparkley wire with a crystal threaded on the wire, I placed the crystal at the bottom of the lower bow, I used two ten pound notes, later that evening I showed it to my Daughter , who works in a bar, she in turn showed it around, It took one Gentleman's eye, as he wanted a Special gift for his Daughter (who has everything she needs) and he asked if I would sell it to him. I agreed, asking just for the money used to make it. He gave me 25 pounds which I reluctantly took, but he was thrilled to own my butterfly, and the credit goes to you!
Thank you for helping to make one old guy's Christmas :)
I love this story. Thanks so much for sharing.
Folding it into a square is straightforward - its shown in step 2. I think this is a great way to give money, makes it a bit different.
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