How to Turn a Dollar Bill Into a Heart

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How to Turn a Dollar Bill Into a Heart

This is a cute design you can use as a decoration. For example, you can add it to a graduation lei!

What You Will Need:

- A dollar bill or any bill you would like

Fold Your Bill

- choose a top corner of the bill you would like to start on
- fold one corner of the bill down until it aligns with the other side

Do the Same to the Other Side

fold the other half

Push Sides Together

- pinch in both on the edges you folded
- press the upper flares that are sticking up down onto the surface

Top Flares Pushed Down

- should form the shape of a triangle

Push the Corner to Meet the Tip

- do the same on the other side

It Should Look Like This

Press the Triangles Down

- insert your finger in the space of the triangle you folded
- press it down in the center and you should get a square shape

Repeat on the Other Side

- you should now have two squares beside eachother

Fold Square

- fold the square corner in half to meet in the center

Do the Same to the Other Sides

- you should have a total of 4 folds in half

Press Down on the Half Folds

- press down on the very tip of the folds

Mini Triangle Tip

- it should look this once it’s pressed down
- repeat on the reminder folds

This Should Be the Results

- all 4 folds should have a flare out effect like the photo shown

Repeat on the Other Side

- repeats steps 1-14 on the opposite side of the bill

Results

- both sides should look the same like the photo shown

Fold Together

- push one side in next to the other
- press down so that the back can fold
- both sides should look combined

Create a Heart Shape

- there was a top flare sticking up behind the heart shape
- fold it downward behind the back to create a heart

Fold Sides

- fold the side points of the heart for better shaping

Final Product!

You have a heart shaped bill!