Folding a butterfly out of a banknote

Would you like to know how to fold a butterfly out of a bank note? Here is a quick and easy guide to do it!

Gifts in the form of money are a popular option for various occasions such as weddings, birthdays, youth ordinations or confirmations. However, they can sometimes seem a bit impersonal. A great way to turn banknotes into an individual and creative gift is to fold them into original shapes such as hearts or butterflies. In this article I will show you how you can fold just one bill and create an adorable butterfly. By the way, I have already shown another version for butterflies made of money.

How to fold banknotes as a gift?

Folding banknotes is a nice way to make a gift of money more personal and unique. With just one banknote you can create creative shapes and figures. Today I’ll show you this magical butterfly shape. This simple but impressive folding technique will certainly attract everyone’s attention and bring joy to the recipient.

Here are the instructions for folding banknotes:

Ingredients

1 banknote (e.g. 10, 20, 50 notes)

Instructions

Fold the bill to the side so that it is cut in half.

Now fold it up again so that it is halved again. Then fold it back down again.

Turn the bill closed side up and fold the corners toward the center to form a point.

Fold one tip to the side so that the bottom part is folded. Repeat on the other side so that it looks like picture 5.

Fold the bottom two pieces over towards the middle. Then open each side again, fold only the upper part to the inside and close the page again. It should now look like picture 6.

Fold the inner corners outwards.

Now fold the bottom part over so that it looks like the last picture.

The butterfly is ready from just one note.

What can you make out of money?

The world of folding money is almost limitless and offers many possibilities of shapes and figures that you can create from a bank note. In addition to the butterfly, there are numerous other creative options such as hearts, flowers, shirts, cranes and much more. There are no limits to your imagination.

You don’t really like the result yet? Then take a look at these instructions: Fold butterflies out of money (smaller version)

Banknotes fold like butterflies

How do you find the result?

See you then. Your Laura

Over Laura

I’m Laura from Berlin & Hamburg. TRYTRYTRY stands for trying new things, pushing yourself to your limits and not giving up, even if you fall down. Here we blog about the topics of food, DIY and the beautiful life.