im a bit of a penny pincher so i measured the dimensions of a 5 pound note onto a piece of printer paper :D'įrom reader in Beaverton 'This origami was hard to understand at first,but after your first try it gets easy.' kind of, there were a few folds it just would not do.'įrom Andy in Cannock 'This is my Origami Elephant. Unfortunately our currency is made from a plastic rather than paper like USA currency and I had to use tape to hold it in place :P the folds also would not hold properly and it was very stubborn, but in the end it succumbed to my will. If you're performing this little stunt at a bar, we hear that these little fellas like peanuts.įrom Kitty in QLD Australia 'In the front - origami Elephant made with the Australian $5 bill. Note that the floating eye in the pyramid from the backside of the dollar bill lines up quite nicely to be the eye of the elephant. Now your elephant is ready to stand on his own four legs! Now turn the elephant over and open the legs a bit. Next, crease then reverse fold the trunk so that it points down.ĭo a couple more reverse folds to get the trunk pointing up, and the trunk tip pointing slightly back. It should look something like the photo below.

The trunk crease lines will end up in contact with the front edge of the front legs. Next push the trunk into the body, making two valley folds (one on either side) along the trunk crease shown below. If you're drawing a blank on reverse fold, check out our instructions for the origami flapping bird. Unfold the trunk then use the crease line to make a reverse fold inside the body of the elephant. Now fold the whole thing in half down the centerline as shown, using a mountain fold.įold the point of the trunk back as shown to make the ear crease line (ignore the trunk crease for now). The idea is to overlap the front legs by about half their width. Ready again? OK, make another valley fold at the front edge of the front legs.Īnd a mountain fold a short distance in front of that. Whew! This would be as good a time as any to break for drinks :) Make valley folds on the outside of the center channel.Īlso make a mountain fold just in front of the channel, so that this piece overlaps the channel. It can be a little tricky to get these small pieces folded and creased, you may need help from a rounded tool as shown. Next, squash fold the top and bottom as shown. Now fold the 4 corners of the center channel as shown below. The idea is to get the distance 'x' to be equal to the distance 'y'. This stage is shown from the backside in the next photo.įor clarity, we're showing this stage from the side also. You will now make a valley fold approximately where the white line is in the photo below. The following photo shows what the backside should look like. Now fold along crease A.then B and C, as shown in the two photos below. The fold the right edge backĪgain, until it lines up with the crease you made in the previous step. Then fold the top pointed corner down, at the white lineīill back behind, until the bill is doubled as shown. Now valley fold the top corners as if you're making a paper airplane. Halfway points of the bill, as well as the top corners. Upside down (again, you'll see why later). Place the bill in front of you, face up but If you do not know what these are, then you are in way overĪctually, you can learn about these folds right here.Ĭurrencies or denominations would work, but this one has a special 'feature'įor those not in the USA, the dimensions of a USA one dollar bill are height = 66mm (2.6 inch) and width = 156mm (6.1 inch). We'll make frequent use of the terms valley fold and

If you have trouble making an origami crane, this one might be a bit much. It should be considered somewhat advanced origami. It can actually make your life a lot easier. Rather than just writing off origami as just something bored people do in class, check out this list, which is full of origami you can use in everyday life.Made this origami? Comment and Submit your photo using the comment box at the end of this page! Need a functional water cup? Fold one! Need to keep your chips fresh? Just origami the heck out of that packaging! Is your shirt drawer a mess? Why not get it in order with some fun origami instructions? The ideas on this list prove that origami is more than just paper folding tricks. Best of all, these instructions are actually simple to follow. Who would have thought that origami could be more than just decorative pieces or fun paper folding tricks? As the paper folding ideas on this list prove, there are tons of helpful and useful origami tricks you can use in every day life.

It's time to check out these cool origami instructions and fold up some neat stuff you can use in your daily life! Sure, you can fold a crane, or maybe even a pin-wheel, but the items on this list take origami to a new and functional level.

Cool origami with money