So, what do we need:
• the gift itself (box);
• material for flowers (double-sided colored or wrapping paper);
• a regular sheet of A4 paper (to practice);
• ruler, pencil (marker), scissors;
• double-sided tape or heat gun.
If you have never made flowers before, I advise you to practice on plain paper so as not to spoil the material intended for the “finish” version.
How to make a flower-origami, step-by-step instruction
1) Take a sheet of paper and cut out a rectangle from it. We fold the resulting workpiece twice diagonally.
We turn the leaf over.
Fold it in half twice.
2) Unfold the rectangle back and place it with the folds facing up.
We take the edges marked with crosses with our index finger and thumb.
We bring the index fingers to the forefinger, the thumb to the thumb, holding the paper. You should get what is shown in the picture.
Next, we grab the back edge and combine it with the left edge, and the front edge with the right. The result is a double rhombus.
3) Bend the corners towards the center.
We turn the entire product over from right to left and bend the corners in the same way.
4) We have outlined the fold lines, now we straighten the corners back.
Raise the top part.
The painted areas along the previously made fold line must be “tucked” inward.
Turn the product over and repeat.
5) Lifting up the corner closest to you, straighten the paper.
6) Bend the upper corner to the center twice and straighten it back.
We take the shaded triangles from the back side and, holding the point of intersection of the lines, bend them towards the center.
Bend the folded triangle to the left.
7) Turn the product over from right to left, repeat step 6. The result is the following: drawing.
8) Grab the marked corners and pull them towards you. Let's see.
We repeat point 6.
In the figure we see the result.
9) Place the product with the corners up and gradually disconnect the ribs.
10) We take the short “rays” in pairs and carefully (so as not to tear) stretch them to the sides, simultaneously compacting the middle of the product with our index finger.
11) Turn the product over with the resulting stand facing down.
We take the flower in our right hand so that the middle finger rests on the compacted area from step 10, and the thumb lies in the center of the product on top. We place the middle finger of the left hand at the bottom of one of the petals. Using the thumb of your left hand, we draw from the angular edge of the petal to the base, pushing the edges of the paper apart. After this, slightly bend the petal, holding its base with your middle and thumb. And so on with all 4 petals.
So you have learned how to make an origami flower. Now all that remains is to cut out the required number of squares, fold them and stick them onto the gift with tape or using a heat gun.You can decorate the flowers with sparkles or beads, and attach other decorative elements to the gift itself so that the flowers do not look lonely.
I took three large squares: 21x21, 19x19, 15x15. And 8 small ones, size 9x9.
And finally: it is advisable not to make the squares too small, as it will be very difficult to fold them neatly.
