How to Make a Money Flower Bouquet: A Creative Cash Gift Guide

Looking for a unique and fun way to gift cash? Forget boring checks or plain envelopes! A money flower bouquet is a delightful DIY project that turns ordinary bills into a stunning floral arrangement. Perfect for graduations, birthdays, weddings, or any special occasion, this creative cash gift is sure to impress. In this guide, we’ll walk you through each step of how to make your own money flower bouquet, making it a personalized and memorable present.

Supplies You’ll Need to Create Your Money Bouquet

Before you start crafting your beautiful money bouquet, gather these simple supplies. Most can be found at your local dollar store or craft store:

Cash: Approximately 25 bills of your chosen denomination. You can use more or fewer depending on the desired bouquet size and your gift amount. Feel free to mix denominations for visual variety.
Scotch Tape: Regular, non-removable Scotch tape works best. It provides a secure hold while still being easy to remove from the bills later.
Bamboo Skewers: These will form the stems of your money flowers.
Pipe Cleaners (Chenille Stems): Used to bundle petals into flowers and assemble the bouquet.
Faux Florals: Small sprigs to add a touch of realism and enhance the bouquet’s appearance.
Wrapping Materials: Choose your favorite wrapping style. Options include brown paper, tissue paper, or decorative craft paper, along with ribbon to tie it all together.

Step-by-Step Guide: How to Make a Money Flower Bouquet

Creating a money flower bouquet is easier than you might think! The process involves turning individual bills into petals, combining petals to form flowers, and then arranging these flowers into a beautiful bouquet. Let’s break it down step by step:

Creating the Petals

Each petal is made from a single bill and a skewer. You’ll need three small pieces of tape (about an inch each) for each petal.

Fold and Crease: Lay a bill face up on a flat surface. Fold it in half lengthwise and crease sharply to mark the center. Open the bill back up.
Attach the Skewer: Place a skewer along the crease, about halfway up the bill. Secure it with a piece of tape. Make sure a small portion of the tape extends beyond the edge of the bill for a strong hold.
Secure the Back: Flip the bill over and apply another piece of tape on the back, mirroring the placement on the front and again, letting the tape extend slightly past the bill’s edge.
Form the Petal Shape: Turn the bill face up again. Bring the bottom two corners of the bill together, pinching them to create a petal shape.
Tape the Petal: Secure the petal shape by placing a piece of tape across the pinched corners, as shown in the image below.

Creating a petal for a money bouquet by folding the bottom corners together and taping.

You’ve now created your first money petal! Repeat this process until you have enough petals for your desired bouquet size. For a bouquet similar to the example, you’ll need 25 petals.

Assembling the Flowers

Once you have a collection of petals, it’s time to assemble them into flowers. For a fuller bouquet, group five petals together to create each flower.

Gather Petals: Take five petals and arrange them in a circular flower shape, with the skewer stems pointing downwards.
Secure with Pipe Cleaner: Wrap a pipe cleaner around the skewer stems just below the petals to hold them together tightly, forming a flower.
Add Faux Floral Center: Insert a small sprig of faux floral into the center of each flower to add a decorative touch and cover the center.

Repeat this step to create multiple money flowers. For the example bouquet, three flowers were made, but you can adjust the number based on your preference.

Building the Bouquet

Now that you have your money flowers, it’s time to assemble them into a bouquet.

Group Flowers: Gather the money flowers you created and hold them together. Use a pipe cleaner to secure their stems together at the base, forming the center of your bouquet.
Add Individual Petals: Take the remaining individual petals and arrange them around the outside of the flower centers. Insert the skewer stems amongst the flower stems.
Secure and Arrange: Use more pipe cleaners to secure all the stems together, incorporating the individual petals around the flowers. Add additional sprigs of faux florals throughout the bouquet to fill in any gaps and enhance the floral look.
Adjust and Shape: Adjust the petals and flowers until you achieve the desired bouquet shape and fullness. Step back and look at your bouquet from different angles to ensure it looks balanced and appealing.

Wrapping Your Money Bouquet

The final step is to wrap your money bouquet to give it a polished and gift-ready appearance, similar to a traditional flower bouquet.

Prepare Wrapping Paper: Cut a large square of your chosen wrapping paper (brown paper, craft paper, etc.) and smaller squares of tissue paper if desired. For the example, a 22-inch square of brown paper and 11-inch tissue paper squares were used.
Layer Tissue Paper: Overlap the tissue paper squares on one corner of the larger wrapping paper to add depth and visual interest.
Position Bouquet: Place the money bouquet diagonally on the layered wrapping paper.
Wrap and Secure: Fold in the right side of the paper, allowing the top edge to fold down naturally. Secure with tape. Then, fold up the bottom corner and finally fold over the left side, again letting the top edge fold down. Secure all folds with tape.
Tie with Ribbon: Finish off your wrapped money bouquet by tying a beautiful ribbon around the wrapping to add a decorative touch and secure the wrapping further.

Your stunning money flower bouquet is now complete and ready to gift! It can be displayed in a mason jar, vase, or simply presented as is.

Tips for the Perfect Money Bouquet

Bill Condition: Use crisp, new bills if possible for a cleaner and more impressive look. However, gently ironed bills can also work if needed (use a low to medium setting).
Denomination Variety: Mix different denominations of bills to add visual interest and customize the total gift amount.
Skewer Placement: Decide whether you want to stick the bouquet into floral foam or gather the stems with pipe cleaners before you begin taping the skewers. Tape pointed ends for pipe cleaner gathering and flat ends for floral foam.
Customization: Get creative with your wrapping! Use colorful paper, add stickers, or personalize the ribbon to match the occasion or recipient’s preferences.
Disassembly: When the recipient is ready to use the cash, gently slide off the pipe cleaners and carefully remove the tape from the bills.

Creating a money flower bouquet is a fun and rewarding way to give a cash gift. It adds a personal touch and shows you put extra thought and effort into your present. Enjoy making someone’s day with this unique and beautiful money flower bouquet!