Easy Dollar Bill Origami Butterfly Instruction_Easy Origami Step by Step Instructions

Step 1

Fold the dollar bill in half vertically, leaving a crease, and unfold it.

Step 2

Fold the left and right edges to align with the top edge.

Step 3

Fold the right triangle to the left side, leaving a vertical crease, and unfold it.

Step 4

Fold the left triangle to the right side, leaving a vertical crease, and unfold it.

Step 5

Unfold the dollar completely and turn it over from left to right.

Step 6

Mountain fold the two vertical creases you made in the previous steps indicated by the red dotted lines, and fold them to align with the center vertical crease.

Step 7

Fold the dollar in half vertically from left to right, then fold the left edge to the right side along the crease shown by the dotted line.

Step 8

Fold the paper in half horizontally, leaving a crease, and unfold it. Then, rotate the paper 90 degrees counterclockwise.

Step 9

Fold the bottom right corner diagonally along the dotted line, leaving a crease, and unfold it.

Step 10

Lift the right edge along the center vertical crease, open the pocket and press down the bottom corner along the creases you made in the previous step. Flatten the fold to create a triangle.

Step 11

Flip the dollar from left to right.

Step 12

Fold the bottom right corner diagonally along the dotted line, leaving a crease, and unfold it.

Step 13

The same to step 10.

Lift the right edge along the center vertical crease, open the pocket and press down the bottom corner along the creases you made in the previous step. Flatten the fold to create a triangle.

Step 14

Mountain fold the crease indicated by the red dotted line, then fold it down along the black dotted line. Flatten the fold to get the beginnings of one of the wings.

Step 15

Repeat this for the left side.

Mountain fold the crease on the left side indicated by the red dotted line, then fold it down along the black dotted line. Flatten the fold to get the beginnings of another wing.

Step 16

Mountain fold the crease indicated by the red dotted line. Then make a valley crease above and below the mountain crease, as shown by the black dotted lines. Finally, fold the mountain crease down along the valley crease line below.

Step 17

Repeat the previous step for the left wing.

Step 18

Fold the lower right corner of the upper part of the right wing up a little bit, then unfold it.

Step 19

Pull the top and bottom portions of the right wing in their respective directions to slightly expand the center fold. Then, valley fold the crease indicated by the black dotted line and mountain fold the creases indicated by the red dotted lines, as you can see in the second picture.

Flatten the fold to form a gap on the bottom right side of the upper part of the wing.

Step 20

Repeat step 18 for the left wing.

Fold the bottom left corner of the upper part of the left wing up a little bit, then unfold it.

Step 21

Repeat step 19 for the left wing.

Pull the top and bottom portions of the left wing in their respective directions to slightly expand the center fold. Then, valley fold the crease indicated by the black dotted line and mountain fold the creases indicated by the red dotted lines, as you can see in the second picture.

Flatten the fold to form a gap on the bottom left side of the upper part of this wing.

Step 22

Fold the left and right corners a little backward, then turn the butterfly over from left to right.

Step 23

Lift the right part of the top layer, and fold the right edge underneath along the white dotted line.

Step 24

As shown in picture 1, fold the left edge of this small fold to the left, and then flatten the small corner.

Step 25

Repeat step 23 for the left wing.

Lift the left part of the top layer, and fold the left edge underneath along the white dotted line.

Step 26

As shown in picture 1, fold the right edge of this small fold to the right side, and then flatten the small corner.

Step 27

Fold the model in half vertically, crease it very well, and unfold it. Then, flip it over from left to right, and the wings are naturally pointed downward, giving the model a more vivid appearance.