How to Make Flowers out of Dollar Bills

Learning to make flowers out of dollar bills is not only a way to pass time with an interesting, fun craft project, but also a way to create unique bouquets that have high value. Bouquets made of dollar flowers will never die. They make good gifts for birthdays, anniversaries, graduations and a full range of other special occasions. You can even make one for yourself, keeping beauty and bucks constantly within your line of vision.

Things You'll Need

• Five newer dollar bills
• Toothpick
• Floral wire
• Floral tape

Instructions

Make a Dollar Rose Petal

1. Place a newer dollar bill on a flat surface, with the front of it facing up.

2. Curl the bill inward a short amount on each of its four corners. You can use a toothpick to roll the bill inward. You want each corner to roll as evenly as possible toward the center.

3. Place your bill face down.

4. Fold your dollar bill in half.

5. Put a piece of your floral wire in the fold, making sure it lies across the bill, parallel to the fold but right in the crease.

6. Use your fingers to crumple the fold of the bill to the floral wire. You'll need to be gentle with your crumpling to avoid tearing the dollar.

7. Twist the floral wire, so that it forms the stem of your money flower.

8. Use your hand to form the bill into a shape that looks like a petal. It should resemble an inverted triangle that is softly curved.

Form a Money Rose

1. Create five dollar petals.

2. Take one dollar petal in your hand, and begin adding the others to it, one by one. The buds should be added back to back, arranging the dollars to conceal each petal's open sides.

3. Twist the floral wires of the dollar petals together to form one thicker stem.

4. Use your floral tape to wrap around the stem. You should start at the base of your flower and work your way to the bottom of the stem.

5. Use your fingers to adjust your flower petals slightly until they begin to resemble a rose.

Tips & Warnings

• If you want to add leaves to your money flower, buy some artificial leaves, and tape them onto your floral wire.

• There is a law concerning the intentional defacement of United States currency. You should read it to decide whether and how the law applies to what you intend to do. In most cases, creating a money flower will not render it unusable. You can find the text of the law at FindLaw.com.

Resources

• FindLaw website for the money mutilation law