Have you changed the pot plants on your desk repeatedly, but each one fails to survive for long? This might be due to their fragility, or perhaps you are simply too busy to care for them.
Why not create an origami pot plant? It looks just like a real pot plant and can beautify your desk or dining table. Whenever you feel tired after working for a long time, take a moment to look at it and it will help you feel relaxed.
Moreover, it does not require you to spend time to take care of it, such as changing water and removing insects, which is very time-saving and labor-saving. Grab your papers and fold a beautiful origami pot plant together with our detailed instructions.
We have already posted the tutorials for the origami green leaf part and the origami short flower pot part. You can check them out first if needed. From our matching experience, use patterned paper can create a super unique origami plants. So be creative!
You can also make a smaller pot and match with one single plant just like the picture on the right. Is it cute and so real!
The color of the paper used to make the leaves can be changed according to your preference, but the result will be better if you use greenish paper. In addition, patterned or shiny paper may also bring different effects.
Other Flower Pot Ideas
If you are looking for other kinds of origami flower pots, then you can check our 3 Origami Flower Pots. These three are much easier, and all of them are cute.
We also offer a variety of origami flowers, like Origami Flat Flower, Origami Tulip, Origami Sunflower, and more. Choose different flowers for different desk pots.
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 Flat Flower
Origami Tulip
Origami Sunflower
- Folding time: 1 Hour
- Paper: 20×20 cm / 2, 15×15 cm / 6
- Difficulty: Advanced
Material
Get two pieces of 20×20 cm origami square paper for the pot part.
Two pieces of 15×15 cm origami paper: one light green and one dark green for the eight leaves.
Four pieces of 15×15 cm origami square paper for eight stems: one light green and one dark green.
Origami Pot Plant – Leaves
Step 1
Place the paper with the green side down to begin folding. Fold it in half horizontally, unfold it to form a crease, and cut the paper along this crease.
Step 2
Take out the triangle at the bottom, fold its left point to meet the right point, leaving a vertical crease, and unfold it, then cut it along this crease.
Step 3
Focus on the bottom left triangle. Fold its top left point to meet the bottom point, creating a crease. Unfold it and cut the paper along the crease. You will now see four triangles.
Step 4
Take out the bigger triangle we marked number 1, and fold its left point to meet the right point.
Step 5
Fold the bottom right point to meet the top point.
Step 6
Fold the bottom right edge to align with the left edge, then unfold the paper to the shape you folded it in step 4.
Step 7
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 8
Unfold this paper completely and flip it over from left to right to make the green side face up.
Step 9
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 10
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 11
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 12
Expand the right part and flatten the first crease along the red dotted line.
Step 13
Similarly, flatten the second crease along the red dotted line.
Step 14
Flip the paper over from the left to right.
Step 15
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 16
Fold the first layer on the right side of the stem part to the left side along the dotted line.
Step 17
Rotate it 180 degrees from left to right.
Step 18
Expand the left part and flatten the first crease from the top along the red dotted line.
Step 19
Similarly, flatten the second crease along the red dotted line.
Step 20
Flip it over from left to right.
Step 21
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 22
Fold this layer to the right side along the dotted line.
Step 23
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 to get a lovely green leaf.
Step 24
Fold the other seven leaves in the same manner above.
How to Make Stems & Connect Your Leaves
Step 1
Take out another piece of green paper, and place it with the green side face up, then fold it in half horizontally, leaving a crease, and unfold it. Finally, cut the paper along this crease.
Step 2
Roll it up from the bottom right point, and apply glue on the top left area to stick it well.
Step 3
Fold out a total of eight stems in this manner.
Step 4
Assemble the stems and leaves.
Step 5
Bend the stems to create a more natural form.
Step 6
Get eight leaves in different sizes and colors.
Origami Pot Plant – Pot
Step 1
Fold a short flower pot that we have already posted.
Step 2
Take out another piece of paper that is the same color as that flower pot to make a pot filler for subsequent leaf arrangements.
Place it with the white side face up, fold it in half horizontally, leaving a crease, and unfold it, and finally, fold the top and bottom edges to align with this crease.
Step 3
Fold it in half horizontally from bottom to top, then flip it over from left to right.
Step 4
Roll it up from the left side, and rotate it 90 degreed from front to back to make it stand upright.
Step 5
Place this roll in the pot.
Final Assembly: Bringing Your Pot Plant Together
Step 1
Insert the bottom of the leaf’s stem into the slit to hold it in place.
Step 2
Place the remaining leaves in the same manner.
What’s Next
This is the final shape of an origami pot plant. You can now explore our other interesting origami flower instructions to create a different pot flower. Happy folding!
Other Origami Flower Ideas
