Looking for a way to impress people with your money? Try folding a dollar bill into a fashionable ring. This ring has the number 1 faced out as the "gem," and if it's folded correctly it won't come apart. You can also create a ring out of a five, ten, or twenty dollar bill, though you might want to be careful flashing it around. If you want to learn how to make a folded dollar bill ring, keep reading. This version of How to Fold a Dollar Bill to Make a Finger Ring was reviewed by Keelan Daye on February 5, Community Dashboard Random Article About Us Categories Recent Changes.

Write an Article Request a New Article Answer a Request More Ideas Place the bill on a flat surface, face up. Smooth it out as much as possible. This works best with a new, crisp dollar bill. Fold the top margin down. Do it so that the fold falls just under the white edge. Crease the fold with your fingernail. This covers the white edge and makes the finished ring a bit slimmer.

Fold the bottom margin up. Do it the same as the top fold, to cover the white edge. Fold the bill in half lengthwise. Bring the top and bottom edges you created together. Fold the bill in half lengthwise again. Run your fingernail or a pen over the fold to make it crisp and clean. Be sure they are all creased neatly.

Orient the bill so that the numerals are facing out. Position it so they are right side up in front of you. Fold the right third of the bill upwards.

Form a degree angle with the fold. The placement of this fold can be adjusted to make the ring larger or smaller. Wrap the tab around the bill. Fold the part of the bill that is sticking up straight down behind the bill, making a crease along the edge.

Turn the folded bill over.

Loop the end around. Take the long end that is now sticking out to the right, and curl it in a loop around the back. Pass the free end under the tab that is sticking down. Fold the loose end that's still sticking down under and tuck it in under the "stone".

Can you show this being done with a 20 dollar bill? A 20 dollar bill would be folded the same way.

People usually do this kind of stuff with one dollar bills so that they're not wasting too much money on silly party tricks. You get the same effect with a one dollar bill as with a 20 dollar bill.

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Not Helpful 1 Helpful 7. Will folding down and under and tucking into the opposite side in the last step hold the ring together better than folding up and back?

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Tips No glue or cutting should be necessary.

How to Make a Dollar Bill Ring: 6 Steps

Don't lose the ring. It's still worth at least a dollar!

Don't wear it while washing your hands! If you prefer, use plain paper and decorate the ring yourself. Cut it to the size of a dollar bill. Dollar bills are about 6.

Make the ring size larger or smaller by moving the degree fold in step 8 further right larger or left smaller. Make the folds as crisp and as neat as you can. Run the side of a pen over the crease to iron it out. Things You'll Need Any US-denomination bill will work, but if you have a choice, try to find a crisp, new bill rather than an older one. Edit Related wikiHows WH. Made Recently View more 34 total.

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