Origami Flower

The following instructions on how to make an origami flower are suitable even for beginners However, patience is necessary.

Required Tools and Materials

Paper (you can use special origami paper, but any paper type and size will do)
Pencil (for creasing; optional)

Step 1

Put the paper on a table. Fold the paper in half, starting from the bottom of the left corner and up to the right corner. You will end up with a triangle. Create a crease. Use a pencil to flatten it if necessary. After making the crease, unfold the paper.

Step 2

Fold the paper in half again. This time start from the bottom right corner, going all the way to the top left. Make a crease. By repeating the step you did earlier, you’ll end up with an X in the middle of the paper. The next step on how to make an origami flower is to unfold the paper again.

Step 3

Fold the paper in half, this time from edge to edge. Begin the fold from the left, and you will have a rectangle. Crease it. Unfold the paper and fold it in half again commencing from the top. Crease and unfold.

Step 4

Hold the paper’s left edge. Make a fold so the edge aligns with the crease in the middle. Make another crease. Now repeat this step with the right edge. Unfold the right and left sides.

Step 5

Fold the paper’s top edge up to the middle line. Make a crease there. Fold the paper’s bottom edge up to the center line. To learn how to make an origami flower, you have to make a crease and unfold it.

Step 6

Fold all the square points into the middle (this is where the diagonal creases join up). Crease these folds. Turn the paper and do not unfold it.

Step 7

Fold the square points onto the middle. These folds have to be creased.

Step 8

Grab each point in the middle. Fold it towards the outer edge, about three quarters of the way. Crease this point too. Repeat this step for the other points. When you’re done, flip the paper over.

Step 9

Unfold all the squares in the middle. Crease them. Repeat this step for all four squares. Flip the paper over.

Step 10

Fold the paper in half. Fold from the top to the bottom edge. Make a crease. When learning how to make an origami flower, you have to repeat this step for the right and left edges. Do not unfold them after you add the crease.

Step 11

Hold the paper between the index finger and the thumb. Hold it along the top right and left corners. Carefully push the corners into the middle. Arrange them using your fingers.

Tips and Warnings

Creasing is absolutely important as it makes the paper more flexible. If you can’t make good creases, just thrust the pencil at the edges. Using a two-color paper may help you see the folds more clearly.

All you really need to learn how to make an origami flower is to fold and crease paper the right way. If you follow the step by step instructions, it won’t be that hard.