Lily flowers are known for their large and colorful blooms. Let’s transfer a piece of paper into a lovely origami Lily. You can also make a flower stem and turn it into a meaningful bouquet.
Lily often symbolizes purity and renewal. You can use this origami lily as table decorations or even elements for flower-themed mobiles.
This origami lily is based on the Origami Bird Base. The bird base is further folded as the four naturally blossomed petals.
The finished origami Lily will have colors on both sides. The nutshell will be one color, and the inside will be another. So, you can make some color combinations by using paper with two different colors on each side.
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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: 10 minutes
- Paper: 15×15 cm
- Difficulty: Easy
Material
Get a 15*15 cm square origami paper with purple and white sides. You can use both sides of colored paper. The facing side color will be the outside of the lily flower.
Easy Origami Lilly Video
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Start with the colored side of the paper facing up, fold it in half horizontally, crease it well then unfold.
Step 2
Fold it in half vertically, crease it well then unfold it.
Step 3
Flip the paper over.
Step 4
Fold the bottom right point to the top left diagonally, getting a creases, and unfold it.
Step 5
Fold the bottom left point to the top right diagonally, crease it well then unfold.
Step 6
Take the middle points of the left and right edges, and push them down to meet the midpoint of the bottom edge. Flatten it to create a triangle.
Step 7
Bring up the left corner of the top layer to make it stand.
Step 8
Open this corner, and push the top point to meet the bottom one. Flatten the fold.
Step 9
Rotate it 180 degrees clockwise.
Step 10
Fold the top left and right edges of the top layer to align with the vertical crease, crease them well then unfold them.
Step 11
Press the top point down to meet the bottom point, and push the left and right points to the center, finally flatten it along the existing creases.
Step 12
Fold the bottom corner of the top layer up along the dotted line.
Step 13
View it from the bottom, repeat steps 8 to 12 for the other remaining three flaps.
Step 14
Use your pen or any other tools to curl the four petals downward.
Step 15
Slightly pull these four petals to open the model, that’s your lovely origami lily.
What’s Next
Next, you can fold other origami flowers with our detailed instructions.
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