Paper Coin Purse

Purses  

What was wonderful about childhood is that anything in it was a wonder. It was not merely a world full of miracles, it was a miraculous world. - Anonymous

Cousin Didi and I had been making paper coin purses way before we heard the word origami.

Any scrap of paper about 8" X 11" would do. We tore colorful pages off the Pilipino komiks or Liwayway magazine.

Follow along to learn how to make it.

(1) Fold the paper lengthwise for a guideline. Fold the left and right ends toward the guideline.

(2) Fold the pointed end in.   

(3) Turn the paper over. Fold right side 1/3 of the way in.

(4) Do the same with the left side. 

(5) Fold top down to reveal pointed side.

(6) Fold down bottom, folding corners into small triangles.

(7) Insert into bottom opening.

(8) Decorate.

Voila, all done. Be sure to try it.

We used our small wallet to store our five-centavo coins. Then, like old ladies with our purses pressed close to the chest, we'd skip along to Aling Deling's sari-sari store.

Whoever said money couldn't buy happiness simply didn't know where to get Choc*Nut or Mik Mik.