If you are looking for some easy and fun projects for leisure time, then this Origami Green Leaf will be perfect for you! Those origami green leaf can be further assembled into a cute plant with the pot.
It resembles a narrower heart, similar to a taro leaf. The soft edge lines and clear grain make it look almost lifelike. You can match it with a short pot to assemble an origami decorative plant with this detailed instruction.
Choosing green paper will give this leaf a fresh, natural feel, and the finished product will be very eye-catching and full of life. Of course, other colors of paper are also practicable; it all depends on your preference. Using shiny paper may bring more surprising effects!
Other Origami Leaf Ideas
We also offer other types of origami leaves, such as easy origami maple leaves and origami four leaf Clover. They are all special, lifelike, and easy to make.
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.
Origami Easy Maple Leaf
Origami Four Leaf Clover
- Folding time: 15 minutes
- Paper: 15×15 cm
- Difficulty: Middle
Material
Get a piece of 15×15 cm origami square green paper to create a lovely origami green leaf.
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Place the paper with the green side down to begin folding, fold it in half horizontally, and unfold it to get a crease, then cut the paper along this crease.
Step 2
Take out one of the triangles, and fold its left point to meet the right point.
Step 3
Fold the bottom right point to meet the top point.
Step 4
Fold the bottom right edge to align with the left edge, then unfold the paper to the shape you folded it in step 2.
Step 5
Fold the bottom right point along the dotted line that extends vertically down from the red spot, crease it well, and unfold it, and finally, cut the paper along this crease.
Step 6
Unfold this paper completely and flip it over from left to right to make the green side face up.
Step 7
Fold the left part to the right side, making the crease indicated by the red line to align with the middle vertical crease indicated by the black line [picture 1].
Then, fold this layer back to the left side along the crease indicated by the black dotted line [picture 2].
Fold the left layer to the right side along the black dotted line, then fold it back to the left side along the crease indicated by the black dotted line [pictures 3 and 4].
Repeat the above steps [pictures 5 and 6].
Finally, fold this left layer to the right side along the black dotted line [pictures 7 and 8].
Step 8
Repeat the previous step for the right side.
Fold the right part to the left side, making the crease indicated by the red line align with the middle vertical crease indicated by the black line [picture 1].
Then, fold this layer back to the right side along the crease indicated by the black dotted line [picture 2].
Fold the right layer to the left side along the black dotted line, then fold it back to the right side along the crease indicated by the black dotted line [pictures 3 and 4].
Repeat the steps in picture 3 and picture 4 [pictures 5 and 6].
Finally, fold this right layer to the left side along the black dotted line [pictures 5 and 6].
Step 9
Rotate the paper 180 degrees from left to right, then fold up the bottom point to meet the grey dotted line, and finally, turn over the paper from left to right.
Step 10
Expand the right part and flatten the first crease along the red dotted line.
Step 11
Similarly, flatten the second crease along the red dotted line.
Step 12
Flip the paper over from the left to right.
Step 13
Fold down the edge indicated by the red dotted line along the black dotted line, then fold the first layer from the left of the stem part to the left side along the dotted line.
Step 14
Fold the first layer on the right side of the stem part to the left side along the dotted line.
Step 15
Rotate it 180 degrees from left to right.
Step 16
Expand the left part and flatten the first crease from the top along the red dotted line.
Step 17
Similarly, flatten the second crease along the red dotted line.
Step 18
Flip it over from left to right.
Step 19
Fold up the edge along the black dotted line, then fold the first layer from the right of the stem part to the right side along the dotted line.
Step 20
Fold this layer to the right side along the dotted line.
Step 21
Fold the four points at the bottom to make the edge lines of this leaf soft and smooth, then bring up the left and right edges of the stem upward, and next, press it down for 90 degrees. Finally, flip the paper over from left to right.
With green leaves, flowers are indispensable. You might as well fold some origami lotus flowers. The green leaves will make the flowers more beautiful!
Here’s another fun idea, fold an origami jumping frog to create a creative scene of a frog jumping from the green leaf.
Origami Lotus Flower
Origami Jumping Frog
What’s Next
This is the final shape of an origami green leaf. You can now explore our other interesting origami flower instructions to complement this leaf. Happy folding!
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