Use three pieces of paper to fold a beautiful three-dimensional daisy, including the flower, the stem, and two leaves, a total of three parts. The flower is as dazzling as a small sun. Prepare glue and scissors, and you can make a realistic daisy in about half an hour. Placing it on your desk or giving it as a gift to a friend is a great choice. The flower language of the daisy symbolizes hidden love, making it a fitting gift for someone you secretly admire. It can help you subtly express your love.
If you are new to origami, start here from our beginner guide to know the basics and how to read the step-by-step instructions.
- Folding time: 40 minutes
- Paper: 15×15 cm/1 10×10 cm/1 7.5×7.5 cm/1
- Difficulty: Advanced
Material
Prepare a piece of 15×15 cm origami green paper, a piece of 10×10 cm origami orange paper, and a piece of 7.5×7.5 cm origami green paper.
Step by Step Instructions
The Daisy Flower Part
Step 1
Take out the 10×10 cm origami orange paper, fold it in half horizontally, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
If your paper has different colors on each side, begin the fold with the orange side facing down.
Step 2
Fold the paper in half vertically, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
Step 3
Flip the paper from left to right.
Step 4
Fold the bottom right edge to align with the top left edge, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
Step 5
Fold the bottom left edge to align with the top right edge, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
Step 6
Mountain fold the left and right creases, and push the left, right, and top points to meet the bottom point. Flatten the fold to create a small square.
Step 7
Fold the top left and right edges of the top layer to align with the middle vertical crease, and unfold them.
Step 8
Lift the right flap of the upper one, open it, and squash it along the ceases you made in the previous step. Then, fold the left flap from the left side to the right side along the center vertical crease.
Step 9
Lift the left flap of the upper one, open it, and squash it along the ceases you made in step 7. Then, flip the paper from left to right.
Step 10
Fold the top left and right edges to align with the vertical crease, leaving two creases, and unfold them.
Step 11
As you did in step 8.
Lift the right flap, and squash it along the ceases you made in the previous step. Then, fold the left flap from the left side to the right side along the center vertical crease.
Step 12
Lift the left flap, open it, and squash it.
Step 13
Cut off the bottom triangle, then cut off the bottom left and right corners, and cut out a small triangle in the middle of the bottom edge.
Step 14
Fold down the top corner, leaving a crease, and unfold it.
Step 15
Rotate the paper 90 degrees from back to front, then expand it, and finally, flip the paper from left to right.
Step 16
Mountain fold the creases in the center indicated by the red dotted lines.
Step 17
For the outer petals, mountain fold the creases indicated by the red dotted lines and valley fold creases indicated by the black dotted lines. Do the same for the center stamens.
Press down the petals along the creases while pushing them toward the center. Finally, flatten the fold and ensure the number of flaps on the left and right sides is the same.
This step will take some time, please be patient.
Step 18
Rotate the paper 90 degrees from back to front, then fold the right edge of the upper flap on the right side to the left side along the black dotted line, then fold the resulting triangle’s left corner to the right side along the paper’s center vertical crease.
Next, repeat this for the other three flaps on the right side.
Step 19
Turn the paper over from left to right, and repeat the previous step for the other remain four flaps.
Step 20
Rotate the paper 90 degrees from back to front, then gently expand this flower by pulling these petals toward the sides.
To better shape the pistil into a rounded form, use your pinky finger to reach through the hole at the back for assistance.
The Daisy Leaves
Step 1
Take out the 7.5×7.5 cm origami green paper, and place it with the green side facing down to begin folding. Fold it in half vertically from right to left, then fold the top layer’s left edge to align with the right edge.
Step 2
Flip the paper from left to right, then fold the right edge to align with the left edge.
Step 3
Cut it along the red dotted line to get two leaves. You can draw the line in advance.
Step 4
Cut the two leaves on the left and right edges of the bottom section a little along the white dotted lines, then slightly bring up the two edges.
The Daisy Stem
Step 1
Take out the piece of 15×15 cm origami green paper and place it with the green side facing down. Roll it from the bottom corner, and apply glue to the last corner to keep the stick from unfolding.
Step 2
Flatten the top of the stem horizontally, then fold down the flatten section.
Assemble Origami Daisy
Step 1
Apply glue to the bottoms of the two small flaps at the top of the stem, then Insert the stem through the top of the flower part to complete the assembly. The glue on the flaps will hold the flower in place.
Step 2
Glue the leaf on the stem.
What’s Next
That’s your gorgeous origami tulip.
If you like the fresh look of daisies, you might want to try Origami Sunflower, which has a similar petal folding technique to that of daisies, and the finished product has a similar look, but with a stronger summer flavor!
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