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ORIGAMI CHERRY BLOSSOM

I used papers of 9,5x9,5 centimeters or 3,5x3,5 inch for each single flower

patterned origami paper for a pink cherry blossom

patterned origami paper for a pink cherry blossom

                                                    Step 1:
                                                    This paper is coloured on both sides.
                                                    Prefold over these 4 lines.




                                                    Step 2:
                                                   Make a valley-fold over these 4 lines.






                                                    Step 3:
                                                    Turn the model.





                                                    Step 4:
                                                    Make these folds from the edge of the model
                                                    to the center, not any further.
                                                    First, make 2 valley-folds below, on the right. Then, make
                                                    2 mountain-folds in the middle. And make 2 valley-folds
                                                    on the top left.


                                                Step 5:
                                                    Pull the piece indicated by the arrow upwards by
                                                    making a valley-fold over the green line.

                                                    Step 6:
                                                    Press the 2 layers indicated by the smaller arrows
                                                    against each other. Then press the loose piece flat
                                                    from above with your other hand, see large arrow.



                                                    Step 7:
                                                    Make a valley-fold over these 2 lines.



                                                    Step 8:
                                                    Unfold the folds from step 7



                                                    Step 9:
                                                    Pull the edge indicated by the arrow upwards by making
                                                    a valley-fold over the green line.


                                                    Step 10:
                                                    Press the edges that stand upwards flat from above,
                                                    see arrows.





                                                    Step 11:
                                                    Fold the triangular piece above the green line downwards
                                                    by making a valley-fold over this green line.


                                                    Step 12:
                                                    Repeat step 6 to 11 on the other 3 loose pieces,
                                                    see arrows.


                                                   Step 13:
                                                   Pull the 2 petals at the bottom of the arrows outwards,
                                                    in the direction of these arrows.



                                                   Step 14:
                                                   Fold the triangular piece above the green line to the
                                                    inside of the model by making a mountain-fold over this
                                                    green line.

                                                   Step 15:
                                                   Push the 2 petals towards each other again, see arrows.




                                                   Step 16:
                                                   Repeat step 13 to 15 on the other 3 triangular pieces.






                                                    Step 17:
                                                    Push the 2 pieces indicated by the arrows upwards by
                                                    making a valley-fold over the green line.





                                                    Step 18:
                                                    Pull the upper layer of paper (see arrows) upwards,
                                                    loose from the rest of the model.
                                                    You can start pulling it loose on the places indicated
                                                    by the arrows.


                                                    Step 19:
                                                    Make a valley-fold over these (prefolded) lines.





origami cherry blossom diagrams

                                                                               Step 20:
                                                    Now you've made an extra petal.
                                                    Fold the petal upwards by making a valley-fold over
                                                    the green line.


origami cherry blossom diagrams

                                                    Step 21:
                                                    Make bookfolds until you see the same as in the picture
                                                    of step 22


                                                    Step 22:
                                                    Make an inside reverse fold over these 3 lines. Do this
                                                    by making a mountain-fold over the short line in the middle
                                                    and a valley-fold over the 2 outer lines.


origami cherry blossom diagrams

                                                    Step 23:
                                                    Repeat step 22 on the 2 other same edges of the model.





                                                    Step 24:
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                                                    Make a valley-fold over the short green line below and
                                                    a mountain-fold over the upper green line.
                                                    Make the same folds on the other side of the petal, see
                                                    small arrow.

                                                    Now you've folded the petal downwards in the direction of
                                                    the large arrow.

                                                    Step 25:
                                                    Repeat step 24 on the other 4 petals.
origami cherry blossom diagrams

                                                    Step 26:
                                                    Make a mountain-fold on the tip of each petal, see
origami cherry blossom diagrams

                                                    the very short green lines.

                                                    Step 27:
                                                    Curl each petal backwards.
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                                                    Step 28:
                                                    One flower is done...
origami cherry blossom

                                                    Step 29:
                                                    This paper is for a branch, the backside is white.
                                                    Fold it in half over the length a few times.
instructions for making an origami branch

                                                    Step 30:
                                                    Now, just fold or roll it up however you want until you
                                                    get something like the one I made in step 31.
instructions for making an origami branch

                                                    Step 31:
                                                    One branch is done.
                                                    Use a smaller/shorter paper to make a smaller/shorter branch.

origami branch

                                                    Glue a few branches together.
                                                    Then glue as many flowers on it as you want.

cutest origami cherry blossom

origami cherry blossom flower arrangement