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Folding an origami flower takes a bit of time and practice... but once you get it down, you can show all your friends your amazing new talent! This article shows you how to fold an origami tulip.



  1. 1
    Be sure that you have a perfectly square piece of paper.
  2. 2
    Begin by situating the paper so it looks like a diamond.
  3. 3
    Fold the bottom point up to the top. You should now have a triangle.
  4. 4
    Fold the triangle in half by folding the point on the left onto the right point.
  5. 5
    Unfold and repeat this fold, but backwards. Unfold. You should have a triangle with a crease down the middle.
  6. 6
    Fold the bottom left point of the triangle up and to the middle so it meets the top point. Crease. Do the same with the bottom right point. Crease. Unfold both these points.
  7. 7
    Flip the model upside down. Fold the right and left points down to the bottom point. Unfold. You should now have an upside down triangle with three different fold lines.
  8. 8
    Put your fingers in between the two flaps on the bottom point of the triangle (one flap on front, one behind) and separate, while using your other hand to hold the top together.
  9. 9
    Using both hands, push both ends in and down, so the two outer fold lines meet in the middle. Kind of like you're "Squashing" the triangle.
  10. 10
    The middle fold line should "pop" out. Fold this "popped" out flap to the left. Flip the model around and fold the other "popped" out flap to the left.
  11. 11
    You should now have another, smaller triangle.
  12. 12
    On the bottom left point, you should have two layers. Lift the one on top and fold it up to the top point of the triangle.
  13. 13
    Repeat with bottom right point.
  14. 14
    You should now have a smaller diamond in the center of the triangle. Fold the left point of this diamond to the right so it meets the right point of the diamond.
  15. 15
    Flip the model over. Again, fold the bottom left and right points up to meet the top of the triangle.
  16. 16
    You should now have a diamond. Lift up the top layer on the left side of the diamond and fold it to the right so it meets the right point of the diamond.
  17. 17
    You should now have a diamond that does not have any seams on either side, just fold lines going down the middle.
  18. 18
    Fold the top layers on both the right and left sides of the diamond into the center, and tuck one layer into the other. (Look carefully at the edge of each layer, and there should be two layers within the layer, forming an opening. Tuck the tip of one side into the opening of the other) Press down and flatten the model.
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    Flip over, and repeat the previous step on the other side.
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    Lift the model up, and turn it so the fat end is facing you. Pull the top and bottom apart, and you will see a small hole at the bottom of the model. To make the next step easier, you may want to use a pencil or pen and push it up the hole and remove it to make it a bit wider.
  21. 21
    Put your mouth up against the hole and gently blow into it. The model will inflate.
  22. 22
    Look at the top of the model. You will see four tips on the outside. Peel these down and outward like you would peel a banana.
  23. 23
    Show off your completed origami tulip to all of your friends. Watch their amazed expression.
  24. 24
    Feel proud of yourself.



  • Be sure to use a flat surface and use your fingernails to make each fold as sharp as possible.

Things You'll Need

  • A piece of origami paper, or printer paper (if you don't have origami paper, use printer paper and follow step one)

Article Info

Categories: Flower Arranging and Floral Art

In other languages:

Español: hacer flores de papel con la técnica del origami, Русский: сложить цветок из бумаги, Italiano: Piegare Fiori di Carta, Português: Fazer um Origami de Flor

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