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Dollar Bill Roses Tutorial - With all 5 bills lying President's face UP,
curl all four corners up on all 5 new bills.
How to make Dollar Bill Roses
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Materials:
5 New $1 bills
Floral wire
Floral tape
2 or 3 silk leaves
Toothpick (for curling)
Instructions:
1. With all 5 bills lying President's face UP,
curl all four corners up on all 5 new bills.
Curl up towards President's face. The curl is the outside of the rose.
2. Turn bills over onto back and fold in half.
Crimp fold with fingers and place a piece
of floral wire across fold and bring under fold and twist to form a stem.
Do this to all 5 bills to form 5 buds.
3. With thumb, cup each bill inside to form into a petal like shape.
4. Form rose by beginning with one wired bud.
Add second and third bud back to
back around first, covering open sides of first bud.
Add last two buds back to back
with first bud. Twist all wires together to form one long stem.
5. Wrap florist tape from top of rose to about 3" down.
6. Attach leaves by wrapping florist tape around their stem and then continue
wrapping tape to end of wire.
7. Give to that special someone. Makes a great wedding, birthday or graduation gift!