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ORIGAMI CHRISTMAS CACTUS

I think the leaves I designed for this christmas cactus are pretty cool.

patterned origami paper for folding a christmas cactus

patterned origami paper for folding a christmas cactus

                                                    Step 1:
                                                    This paper is for the flowers, the backside
                                                    is completely white.
                                                    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 indicated by the arrows flat from above.






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


                                                    Step 12:
                                                    Repeat steps 6 to 11 on the other 3 pieces indicated
                                                    by the arrows.


                                                   Step 13:
                                                   Pull the petals at the bottom of the 2 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 indicated by the arrows towards each
                                                    other again, in the direction of these arrows.



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





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





                                                    Step 18:
                                                    Pull the upper layer of paper loose from the rest of the
                                                    model at the places indicated by the arrows.




                                                    Step 19:
                                                    Make a valley-fold over these lines,
                                                    everything is already prefolded.




diagrams for an origami christmas cactus

                                                                               Step 20:
                                                    Now you've made an extra petal.
                                                    Repeat steps 17 to 19 on the other 3 same places
                                                    of the model.


diagrams for an origami christmas cactus

                                                    Step 21:
                                                    Fold the piece on the right of the green line to the left
                                                    by making a valley-fold over this green line (=bookfold)


                                                    Step 22:
                                                    Fold the petal below the green line upwards by making
                                                    a valley-fold over this green line.


diagrams for an origami christmas cactus

                                                    Step 23:
                                                    Repeat step 22 on the other 3 same petals of the model.
                                                    (These 4 petals are made of more paper layers then the
                                                    other 4 petals)



                                                    Step 24:
diagrams for an origami christmas cactus

                                                    Fold the piece on the right of the green line to the left
                                                    by making a valley-fold over this green line (=bookfold)




                                                    Step 25:
                                                    Make a valley-fold over these 2 lines.
diagrams for an origami christmas cactus

                                                    Step 26:
                                                    Repeat step 25 on the other 3 same places of the model.
diagrams for an origami christmas cactus

                                                    Step 27:
                                                    Fold the piece on the right of the green line to the left
diagrams for an origami christmas cactus

                                                    by making a valley-fold over this green line.




                                                    Step 28:
                                                    Pull the petal indicated by the arrow outwards and
diagrams for an origami christmas cactus

                                                    curl it by just rolling it up.






                                                    Step 29:
                                                    The arrow shows the petal of step 28.
                                                    Repeat step 28 on the other 3 same petals.
diagrams for an origami christmas cactus

                                                    Step 30:
                                                    Pull these 4 petals out of the model too and curl them
                                                    by rolling them up outwards.
diagrams for an origami christmas cactus

                                                    Step 31:
                                                    The cactus flower is done...


flower of an advanced origami christmas cactus

                                                    Step 32:
                                                    This paper is for one piece with 4 leaves.
                                                    Prefold over these lines, then turn the paper.

origami paper for the leaves of a christmas cactus

Step 33:
Make a valley-fold over these 2 lines.

how to make the leaves of an origami christmas cactus

                                                    Step 34:
                                                    Make a valley-fold over these 2 lines.


how to make the leaves of an origami christmas cactus

Step 35:
Make a valley-fold over these 2 lines.
how to make the leaves of an origami christmas cactus

                                                    Step 36:
                                                    First, (pre)fold the model in half over the line in the middle.
                                                    Then, prefold over the 2 outer lines. The ends at the smaller
                                                    arrows go to the line indicated by the large arrow when
how to make the leaves of an origami christmas cactus

                                                    you are prefolding these 2 lines.

                                                    Step 37:
                                                    Now you've made 3 helplines for step 37 and 38
                                                    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 longer lines.
how to make the leaves of an origami christmas cactus

                                                    The line in the middle is on the same place as the folding
                                                    line on the right in the picture of step 36

                                                    Make the same folds as above on the place indicated by
                                                    the arrow.

                                                    Step 38:
                                                    Repeat step 37 two times over these lines.

how to make the leaves of an origami christmas cactus

                                                    Step 39:
                                                    Insert a metal wire in the model, you can use a little
                                                    tape on the inside of the model to keep the wire on place.
how to make the leaves of an origami christmas cactus

Step 40:
Glue a flower to the end of the model.

origami christmas cactus instructions

                                                    Step 41:
                                                    Make enough of these pieces to get a nice arrangement.

                                                    Finally, place these pieces in a pot filled with foam.
origami christmas cactus instructions

Done!