Kusudama flower is a traditional Japanese paper craft that involves folding multiple sheets of paper to make such a decorative flower. When you see this flower for the first time, you will definitely add it to your to-fold list because it is gorgeous. This wonderful project will amaze you and your friends.
The Kusudama flower is made up of 5 identically folded units, or petals, which are glued together to form a complete flower. The folding of each petal is simple and identical.
Kusudama flowers can be made from various types of paper, including origami paper, patterned paper, or even calendar paper. If you are looking for a realistic effect, it is best to use paper of the same color.
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.
If you are a flower lover, then don’t miss our origami lotus flower and Origami Lily, they are popular and not too hard to make.
- Paper: 15×15 cm / 5
- Difficulty: Easy
- Total steps: 11
- Folding time: 15 minutes
Material
Get five pieces of 15×15 cm square paper to create a 13.12×13.12 cm origami kusudama flower. Feel free to experiment with different colors of paper.
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Fold the paper in half horizontally from bottom to top.
Step 2
Fold the bottom left and right points to meet the top point.
Step 3
Fold the right edge of the left layer to align with the bottom left edge, fold the left edge of the right layer to align with the bottom right edge, leaving two creases, and unfold them.
Step 4
Bring up the two layers to make them stand upright, then squash them along the creases you made in the previous step.
Step 5
Fold the two points along the black dotted lines.
Step 6
Fold up the bottom left and right edges along the creases indicated by the black dotted lines.
Step 7
Apply glue on these two sides, then glue them together. This is one of the units of the flower.
Step 8
Make another four units in the same manner.
Step 9
Assemble three of the petals first.
Step 10
Then assemble the remaining two.
Step 11
This is the final shape of your origami kusudama flower.
Other Origami Flower Ideas
Such a lovely origami kusudama flower is done, now you can check our other beautiful origami flowers, they will not disappoint you. Happy folding!
hello bella I’m a student at Barbra Comstock Morse and you have really inspired me to make origomis but I am struggling a lot with origomis and I wanted to make this flower but it has no video
Hi Marhamat,
Thank you so much for your kind words! I’m thrilled to hear that I’ve inspired you to make origami. Don’t worry about struggling, it’s all part of the learning process!
Regarding the Kusudama Flower, I’m glad you’re interested in making it! This origami flower is actually quite simple. We don’t have a video tutorial for it yet, but for this particular project, the current photo instructions should be sufficient to guide you through. The part that takes some time is assembling the flowers. Each flower requires 5 petals, so you’ll need to fold 5 basic units and then glue them together to form one complete flower.
Happy folding!
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Thank you so much, John! I’m really glad you liked the Kusudama flower. It’s one of my favorite designs too!