How To Fold Money To Make A Christmas Tree

Money Easy Tree

This money easy tree should really be written as "$ Easy Tree". Making the origami tree is easy; making the money may or may not be easy.

This tree has a trapezoid base so it looks like it is in a box or a tree-stand. With a few decorations (such as colored hole punch circles), this money easy tree can be transformed into a Christmas tree.

Florence Temko created another tree which is similar but has the extra bonus of having a straight trunk. Her tree looks as if it is growing from the ground. You can see it here.

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Instructions for Money Easy Tree

Start with a crisp dollar bill with the black-side facing up.
Orient the money vertically (up and down direction).

Step 1: Fold and unfold the dollar bill in half lengthwise.		Step 2: Fold and unfold the dollar bill in half crosswise.
Step 3: Fold up the bottom-right side of the dollar bill. Start the fold from the halfway mark along the bottom-edge and extend it to the halfway mark at the right-edge of the dollar bill.		Step 4: Fold the corner of the dollar bill towards the right as shown.
Step 5: Repeat steps 3 & 4 on the bottom-left side of the dollar bill. Fold from halfway mark to halfway mark as shown.		Step 6: As before, fold the corner to the left.
Step 7: Repeat steps 3 & 4 on the top-right side of the dollar bill.		Step 8: Repeat one last time on the top-left side of the dollar bill.
Step 9: Fold the model in half (bottom to top).		Step 10: Fold the top layer back down. The location of the fold is up to personal taste. One option is to have the fold at the O in the word ONE.
Step 11: Fold the tip of the model back up, again the location of the fold may vary.		Step 12: Turn the model over and the tree is done.
Easiest $Tree ever!		This is how it would look like had you started with the green-side of the dollar bill facing up.