Friday, February 3, 2012

Directions on how to make a Origami Flower

For those who asked for the directions...Here they are! I thought it would be easier in "picture steps",
that way you can see it done. This one is blank, but you can decorate it before doing the steps if you like.
Read under the pictures, to see further directions. Remember, you need 5 petals to make a flower, and these steps only tell you how to make one petal. So if you do this 5 times with a different 4 by 4 piece of paper, and then glue the petals together...you will then have a Origami Flower! Hope this helps!
This is a 4 by 4 piece of paper.
Bend the paper so it makes a triangle. 
   
Once you have your triangle, fold the two end points
to the very top point, making it look like this.
It should look something like a fortune cookie once you fold both points. 


Now, at the very top bend the two folded pieces over, looking like this.
                                 
                                   This is what it should look like once you fold both the sides over, 
                                                            starting from the very top     
                                   Now, open up the folded piece, and press down, making a wing.     
This is what it should look like once you create the "wing" effect on both sides
Now, at the end of the wing there is a point. Fold that point til it is straight across.
As you can see, I flipped my petal over after doing that.
                                  
                                  Now, on the wing, starting from the right side, fold it over, and do the
                                  same on the left. Once you have this, you will need to glue the sides
                                  where you just folded. After you have applied the glue, pinch together, or 
                                  just stick a paper clip on it until it is completely dry.                                                                                      


This gives you a better picture of where to apply the glue. Right where is says
"Step 11" is where you put the glue, and on the other side as well. 
                                 
                               Once you glue the sides together, it will look like this. You now have 
                                                               your first petal! 
There are 5 petals, and if you do this step 4 more times, you will then have all
the petals to make a complete flower. Once you have all 5, glue them all together.
 I really hope you guys try this out! They are really cool! And like you saw in my
other pictures, you can do this with magazines, or just decorate it... with songs,
              designs, or just whatever you like.  Please comment if you have any questions,
and to tell me how it worked for you, or just what you think about this. Thanks!
                     

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