What do you get when you cross an artist with a $20 bill?  Apparently the answer is:  Art.

Moneygami is origami with money — especially when the final design highlights the portrait, or other distinguishing feature, on the bill.

Here, just for fun, are some sites showing the art:

• DesigniousTimes
• FunFever
• Origami Resource Center
• Crandall11

If you want to try it yourself, here are some videos to get you started:

• making a butterfly
• making a star (with a great soundtrack)
• making a spring-thingy

Next time you’re leaving a tip, if you can’t be a big spender, try leaving it as a bit of art.  Who wouldn’t love to receive, say, an aardvark.  Heck, they might not even notice it’s a Lincoln and not a Hamilton.

Image Credit:  andreas hopf at Flickr

Tags: art, moneygami

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