Heart Origami

If you've never tried folding before, perhaps you'd like to build your confidence by starting on the simpler heart. You can find some dollar bill folding instructions on a money origami gallery page. 

Picture Instructions

A wise person once told me, "bit by bit, one by one, suddenly, job is done!". No, wait, it wasn't a wise person, I saw it written on a fridge magnet. Anyway, don't be alarmed by the number of steps. Just take them one at a time.
Step 1: Fold and unfold along the dotted lines shown here. Folds are at 45 degrees, so they bring the side of the paper into line with the top or bottom.


Step 2: Turn the bill over, then fold and unfold along these dotted lines. Each fold goes through the centre of a 'cross' from the previous step.


Step 3: Turn the bill over again, and fold it into this shape. (It will fold into this shape naturally anyway, because of the creases you made in the previous steps.) Then fold in half, right to left.


Step 4: Fold the little corner tabs, along the lines shown.


Step 5: On the left side of the note, there are two big triangular flaps. Fold the top flap to the right, along this dotted line.


Step 6: Now there are some loose flaps at the top and the bottom. Fold them as shown.


Step 7: Take one of the little flaps you folded in the last step, and flatten it into a square, like the one on the top-right of this photo. Then repeat with the other three flaps.


Step 8: Now you have four little flattened squares. Fold in the edges along the dotted lines shown.


Step 9: Take one of the little flaps you folded in the last step, and flatten it into a sort of kite shape, like on the top-right of this photo. Then repeat with the other 7 little flaps.


Step 10: It should look like this now. Flip it over.


Step 11: Fold along the dotted line


Step 12: Fold in the side-corners to finish off the heart shape.


Step 13: Turn the bill over, and your money origami heart is complete!

How did it go? Did it work? If so, well done! The steps are a bit tricky to explain with pictures, so you did well to follow them :-)
If you ended up with a crumpled piece of paper instead of a beautiful money origami heart, don't despair! Perhaps video instructions below will make the process clearer.