Welcome to June friends! June is my absolute favorite month of the year. Yes, it's my birthday month, but it also means the longest day of the year, Midsummer, sunshine--and you know that I love nothing more than talking about good weather. June also means graduation and I've been trying to think of a fun way to give money, because really, that's all we should be giving to graduates--they need it! They'd especially love it in larger sized bills and my birthday is coming up and I'd love the same thing. Just a thought.
I think origami is a bit easier to learn by watching so we made a little video to go with it:But check out the full instructions below, with pictures, to see how to do it.
photography and video by Trisha Zempmodel: Victoria Rizacrafting and styling by Brittany Jepsen
I adapted this tutorial from a tutorial by Lisa Shea (check out her origami tutorials here)
Materials: 3 bills per flower, floral wire, wire cutters or scissors, crepe or tissue paper, glue gun
Step 1: Fold the dollar bill in half.Step 2: Fold the end in about 1/4" in on each side.Step 3: Fold the corner in to the center fold. Do this to each corner.Step 4: Fold the top down to the center line. Repeat to the other side.Step 5: Do this to two more bills.Step 6: With a piece of floral wire, secure the three bills together.Step 7: Flatten the "petals" out.
To make the center of the flower:Step 1: Crumple some tissue or crepe paper together.Step 2: Make a square about 3" at each length and wrap it around the crumpled ball and twist it closed.Step 3: Glue the twisted end shut.Step 4: Glue the ball to the wire found on the flower.
To make the necklace form:Step 1: Use wire to create the form of the necklace. Find out how long you want it, snip it, then twist the ends shut.Step 2: Create a triangle from another piece of wire and attach it to the bottom of the necklace. Secure by twisting the wire around itself.Step 3: Cut crepe paper about 1/2" wide going against the grain and then twist it around the necklace form.Step 4: Twist the flowers individually onto the form and secure.
Donzo.
