Money Lei with Ribbon Lei Base Tutorial
A Handcrafted Money Lei. This user-friendly tutorial demonstrates how to create a comfortable-to-wear money lei, a cherished and memorable gift to commemorate the academic accomplishments of your graduate.
Yield: 1 lei
Cost: $28-200
Equipment
- ruler or bone folder
Materials
- 1 ribbon lei Make a ribbon lei to be the base of the lei and attach the folded money flowers to.
- 7 - 9 crisp dollar bills How many you need depends on the monetary value you'd like to give.
- 1 spool 1/8 inch satin ribbon You may not need an entire spool. If you have at least 3-5 feet of ribbon.
- 7-9 pony beads You need one bead for the center of each money flower.
- double stick tape
Instructions
- Fold the bill in half, short side to the other short side.
- Fold it in half again
- Fold it in half one more time
- Gently unfold the bill
- Using the creases you created above, fold the bill accordion fashion.
- Holding the accordion folds together, fold the bill in half. Crease firmly.
- Thread a pony bead onto a piece of 9" long ribbon.
- Tie the ribbon around the middle of the folded bill with the pony bead on the edge of the folded bill.
- Open up the folded bill and use double-sided tape to form a flower.
- Attach the money flowers to the ribbon lei. Space the flowers symmetrically on the bottom three-fourths of the lei.
- Add a ribbon embellishment so it will sit on the shoulder.
Notes
Take the time to align all the edges and hold them in place carefully while you crease the fold, which will be a bit more difficult because of the thickness.