Money Origami
Folded Art from
Inside Your Wallet!
Money-Gami – a how-to book
Fold your own moneyfold masterpieces!
Dollars, euros, pounds, rupees—paper money of almost any currency can be folded into whimsical origami art.
"A Penguin in Your Pocket" - folded from euros
An original design by Marc Sky
"A Penguin in Your Pocket"
An original design my Marc Sky
The designs in this moneyfolding collection were specially chosen to charm and delight.
All models in Money-Gami can be folded from dollar bills and almost any other paper currency. They can also be folded from half a square of origami paper or other decorative paper.
Please scroll down for book details.
Here is a gallery of Money-Gami models:
"Malachite Butterfly"
Arranged by Gay Merrill Gross
"Asian Dragon" - folded from US and Indian banknotes
An original design by Gay Merrill Gross
"Dollar Daisy" and "Mediterranean Daisy"
folded from Canadian, Brazilian
and US banknotes
"Shirt & Pants" - folded from US, Canadian and Indian banknotes
An original design by Rachel Katz
"Shirt & Skirt" - folded from euros and Brazilian reais
Skirt design by Gay Merrill Gross
"Design-a-Dress" - folded from Brazilian, British, Indian and US banknotes
"Mandarin Duck" - folded from US, British and Indian banknotes
An original design by Gay Merrill Gross
"Shadowbox Frame & Easel" - folded from Indian and Canadian banknotes
"George Washington Framed" - folded from US banknote
An original design by Gay Merrill Gross
"Big-Foot Leaping Frog" - folded from six currencies
"Twist Fish with Lucky Coin" - folded from seven currencies
Arranged by Gay Merrill Gross
"Home Sweet Home" - folded from Indian, US, Brazilian and British banknotes
An original design by Gay Merrill Gross
Book Details:
Money-Gami
by Gay Merrill Gross
Parragon Books
ISBN: 9781472325167
Available from:
"5-Point Star" - folded from Brazilian and US banknotes
Arranged by Trang Chung
Please note, all Money-Gami designs are for personal use and enjoyment. Any commercial use of an original origami design, in print or other media, requires the permission of the individual creator. For further information, contact:
"Fold-Your-Own Wallet" - folded from leatherette
An original design by Laura Kruskal
All Money-Gami models may also be folded from half a square of origami paper or other decorative papers.
This page shows "mini-scenes" of models from Money-Gami, using fun papers.
More Books by Gay Merrill Gross
Minigami: Mini Origami Projects for Cards, Gifts and Decorations
Firefly Books, 2005, reprinted 2008
ISBN: 9781554070916
Zoogami: An Origami Menagerie at Your Fingertips
Barnes & Noble Books, 2005, reprinted 2007
ISBN: 9781435101272
Ornagami: An Origami Christmas at Your Fingertips
Barnes & Noble Books, 2005, reprinted 2007
ISBN: 9780760772522
Origami: The Art of Paperfolding
Laurel Glen Publishing, 2004
ISBN: 9781592231935
The Art of Origami
Thunder Bay Press, 1995
ISBN: 9780792458418
Origami: New Ideas for Paperfolding
Mallard Press/Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1990
ISBN: 9780792452539
Easy Origami
Step-by-Step Projects that Teach Across the Curriculum
by Gay Merrill Gross and Tina Weintraub
Scholastic Professional Books, 1995
ISBN: 9780590535496