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Create fun and intricate money origami using your Washingtons, Franklins, and Lincolns. These days, a dollar won't get you very far, but-in the right hands-a dollar bill can become a work of art. In Michael LaFosse & Richard Alexander's Dollar Origami, the world-renowned origami artist and co-founder of the eminent Origamido Studio shares twenty incredible creations specifically designed to be made out of dollar bills. Folded money models are wonderful gifts and conversation pieces, and LaFosse & Alexander make it easy for you to get started with projects ranging from ""very simple"" to ""challenging."" Money origami is more popular than ever, thanks to the panoply of designs and the wonderful folding qualities of the dollar bill. Many people like to give cash gifts or tips in folded money. While the classic origami folds still fascinate, money-fold enthusiasts are always looking for fresh ideas. LaFosse & Alexander's Dollar Origami is full of original designs to learn origami quickly and easily. At such a great value-folding money has never been so easy or affordable! This origami book contains: Full color, 64-page book Step-by-step instructions Colorful diagrams and photographs Origami folding guide and tips 20 original origami projects 48 tear-out practice ""dollar bills"" 3 hours of downloadable or streamable video tutorials Videos are also streamable and downloadable online It's no wonder that more and more people realize how fun dollar bill origami can be. Printed currency is easy to fold, remarkably durable, intricately patterned, and readily available. Money origami projects include: The Windmill Pillow Prosperity Bamboo The George Washington Knot Drahcir the Dragon And many more...

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""If you're interested in expanding your knowledge of money origami, this book is a worthy addition to your collection."" --About.com ""This book has a wide variety of models, simple to intermediate to advanced, modular to practical to animals. Something for everyone."" --Yuki's Origami Blog ""This fantastic book will help you turn your plain cash into awesome origami creations."" --Liz Abderholden, FaveCraft blog

Give more than money, give art! --Handmade By Deb blog If you're interested in expanding your knowledge of money origami, this book is a worthy addition to your collection. --About.com This book has a wide variety of models, simple to intermediate to advanced, modular to practical to animals. Something for everyone. --Yuki's Origami Blog This fantastic book will help you turn your plain cash into awesome origami creations. --Liz Abderholden, FaveCraft blog This is origami in a whole new form. Michael LaFosse is a world-renowned origami artist and he is a great teacher too! [ ... ] wouldn't this be a perfect way to give a little cash gift on Easter? --Suzy's Artsy-Craftsy Sitcom blog

Author Information

Origami master Michael G. LaFosse is a co-founder of the Origamido Studio, a learning center and design studio dedicated to the art of origami, and the only place in the world specializing in hand papermaking for the origami artist. LaFosse was prominently featured in the recent Peabody Award-winning documentary, Between the Folds. Richard L. Alexander co-founded the Origamido Studio, where he is the chief papermaker. Together, Alexander and LaFosse have created dozens of origami exhibitions, and more than seventy books, kits, and videos about paper and paper arts.

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