How to Make Origami Lotus Flowers

Lotus flower is one of the most popular flower in the world of origami. It has naturally blossomed petals and a elegant flower shape. Making an origami lotus flower out of a paper is not complicated but there are lots of repetition.

Since there are lots of shaping process and repetitions, try to use a piece of softer, larger and resilient paper.

You can make some origami leaf for holding the paper lotus flower. In the following picture, we are using a cute origami turtle, ops, sea turtle.

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: 15 minutes
Paper: 24×24 cm
Difficulty: Middle

Material

Get a 24*24 cm square origami paper, with the same color on each side, and you will get a 7.5*7.5 cm lotus flower. It is the most natural color of origami lotus flower. But you can choose other colors like custard yellow or Christmas red for your own creations.

Origami Lotus Flower Video

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1

Fold the paper in half horizontally, crease it well then unfold.

Step 2

Fold it in half vertically, crease it well and unfold it, creating a intersection point formed by these two creases at the center of the paper.

Step 3

Fold the four points to the intersection point diagonally.

Step 4

Fold the four corners to the middle intersection point for the second time.

Step 5

Fold the four corners to the middle intersection point for the third time.

Step 6

Flip the paper over.

Step 7

Similarly, fold the four corners to the middle point.

Step 8

Then fold the four corners diagonally a little, and un fold them.

Step 9

Unfold the top and right triangles, and unfold the top right triangle at the backside.

Step 10

Fold the top right corner toward the center along the crease you made in step 8, crease it well then unfold.

Step 11

Rotate it 45 degrees counterclockwise, and press down the crease you made in the previous step, then pinch up the left and right creases of the bottom edge of the top triangle.

Step 12

Take the two creases in the previous step, and fold them down along the existing creases, making the top triangle wrap that small tip, to create one of the petals.