There are a whole lot of steps involved, so I think it is better explained if you watch the animated pic above to see how to fold the paper. Today I’m going to show you how to make these lovely flowers and in a bit I’ll show you how to connect a whole mess of them into a kusudama ball! I got distracted, as I often do, and began folding kusudama flowers right in the middle of what looked like the aftermath of an earthquake. This past weekend when I was cleaning up my office and craft space I came across the box of papers.

But when I got well enough I just sort of forgot about it. I folded and folded until my fingers became raw and I just knew that I had a new hobby to keep me busy. Russell came home one day with a bag full of origami papers and a little instructional book. Bed rest kind of sick and I was going nuts. You see sometime a few years ago I got really sick. To do this, fold 5 to 10 paper flowers, bend the stem and tape the bent parts onto green paper shaped like leaves.Even though I haven’t technically folded paper in probably a year, I have a box full of origami paper. You can also use the simple origami flowers in a hydrangea cluster. Or you can color the center with a marker to get the distinctive dark-center of pansy flowers. You can use harmony paper to get a color change in the blossom. Similarly, you can cut the paper to have a rounded edge. Do this at step 10 before you peel open the flower. To make a carnation from this flower, simply cut the edges of the paper with Adjust by pinching the base of the flower near where it becomes the stem. Once the creases have been set, you can then adjust how much to open or close the simple origami flower.

When the flower is completely open, press down evenly along the edges of the paper to establish the creases. Peel open the flower so the inside is visible. Grasp the tip of the paper at the top of the model and pull down as far as possible/comfortable. Repeat on this side: fold the bottom-left and bottom-right edges of the paper to the vertical midline. Rotate the model 180 degrees so the open-end of the paper points up.įold the bottom-left and bottom-right edges of the paper towards the vertical midline. What you have now is a “Preliminary Base”. Behind the model is another flap which points back. Step 5: Swivel the front-flap of paper towards the right. The top layer of paper will lift up as you push together the corners. Gently push together the top-left and top-right corners of the paper. Start with a square sheet of paper with the color-side up.įold the paper along the diagonals (in both directions). If you place a bunch of these simple flowers together, they are like a hydrangea cluster.If you cut the edges of the paper with wavy-edge scissors, then the flower becomes a carnation.In this case, harmony paper was used to get the color change effect. Or, if you cut the edges round and color the center, the flower becomes a pansy.Without modification, it is a simple blossom.With minor variations, you can make different kinds of flowers with this easy model. If you can make a Preliminary Base, then you’ve pretty much got this flower done. This simple origami flower is easy to make and very versatile.

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