Origami Tulip Tutorial

September 29, 2016

These origami tulips besides await similar rose buds - assemble them piece you lot may ;-).

Supplies:

Paper - I used v 3/4" squares
Scrap Paper
Scissors or Paper Cutter
Sticks, Straws or other items to purpose every bit stems
Small Stick
Glue gun

1. You'll withdraw 1 foursquare for each tulip. I intend v 3/4" squares move well

2. Place record along the middle on each border of the paper. The record goes on the side that won't move seen subsequently the bloom is made. It keeps the newspaper from trigger-happy along the plication mark. I used washi record in addition to therefore that you lot could watch the record inwards the pictures - for other flowers i used clear packing tape.

3. Fold on both diagonals. Do this amongst the record facing up. Unfold in addition to plow newspaper over in addition to therefore that the record side is down.

4. Fold newspaper inwards half.

5. Unfold

6. Gently force inwards the sides to brand a triangle.

7. Crease the folds

8. Fold each side indicate in addition to therefore they run into the exceed point.

9. Turn over in addition to repeat on other side.

10. You should similar a shot accept a diamond shape. Turn 1 flap over. The cast volition move the same precisely similar a shot at that topographic point volition move no cutting edges inwards the middle of your diamond. Turn over in addition to repeat.

11. Check to brand certain that a "hole" is inwards the bottom of your diamond. The exceed should move enclosed. Fold inwards the side in addition to therefore that it slightly overlaps the center.

12. Repeat. Your flaps should slightly overlap. This is of import since 1 flap volition move tucked into the other.

13. Repeat folding on the other side.

14. Use a small-scale stick or rod to gently force out in addition to store the bottom of the tulip.

15. Tuck side flaps within 1 some other on both sides.

16. Cut 2 strips of chip newspaper - almost the length of a mass page. One should move thicker than the other.

17. Glue the goal of the strips to any you're using every bit a stem. Make certain to gum them a piffling ways downwards the stalk almost a millimeter apart. Wind roughly in addition to gum inwards place.

18. Use a pencil or other rod to slightly twine the petals. Gently force the stalk through the bottom hole in addition to therefore that the hole sits betwixt the exceed in addition to bottom newspaper clumps.