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Easy flower craft ideas you can make with a single sheet of origami paper

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Origami flowers in vibrant colors are often made as interior decorations for a room or as gifts for someone special.

Some people may feel they’re difficult because you add fine creases to express the petals or cut with scissors.

So in this article, we’ve put together an easy-to-make collection of flowers and folding methods using a single sheet of origami paper.

We’ll focus on beautifully colored flowers, including ones that are well known in Japan.

We hope you’ll enjoy the seasonal feeling as you have fun with origami.

Easy flower craft ideas you can make with a single sheet of origami paper (1–10)

peach blossoms

[Origami] Easy and cute peach blossom folding method / Origami for Hinamatsuri

peach blossoms

A perfect craft for Hinamatsuri and spring decorations, this peach blossom uses pink to create a festive touch.

Fold the origami paper along the diagonal, open it, then fold all four corners toward the center crease.

Since this step requires fine work, fold together with children while confirming each step.

Repeat this five times to make the petal pieces.

Add angles to each petal as you fold, adjusting them to create a soft, rounded shape.

Slightly rounding the petal tips makes the peach blossoms look more realistic.

Arrange the pieces and glue them together, and your cute peach blossom is complete.

Display the finished flowers on a wall or card to enjoy a warm, springlike atmosphere.

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hibiscus

[One sheet of origami] No glue or scissors needed! How to fold a cute 3D hibiscus flower. How to make a hibiscus with origami. [Flower]

hibiscus

Let’s make a summery hibiscus out of origami! After folding the paper into a triangle twice, unfold it once so only the first triangle fold remains.

Then fold the lower left and right corners diagonally upward to the opposite sides.

Imagine forming a cone, and make sure the left and right edges of the paper align neatly.

Fold the top corner down to make a small triangle, then open the paper back up to its original shape.

From here, use the existing crease lines to form the hibiscus.

There are steps where you’ll make fine folds for the petals and use an inside reverse fold at the base, so take your time and proceed carefully, one step at a time.

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Rose

[Origami] A 3D rose you can easily make with a single sheet / How to make a rose flower with origami. #shorts

Rose

Roses come in many varieties and are so popular they’re often called “the flower of flowers.” This rose is very simple to make, and up to a certain point it follows the same steps as folding a paper balloon.

After folding the triangular section upward, fold it downward and inflate a small square as you fold.

Once you fold the base of the rose along the creases, the key is to finish by twisting the center as you roll it.

Use a toothpick to shape the petals into their form, and you’re done.

Try using different colors of origami paper to create a vibrant bouquet of roses.

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Flower craft ideas (11–20) that are easy to make with a single sheet of origami paper

Margaret

Origami Margaret flower: easy cutting method

Margaret

Marguerites have such a pure and elegant image, don’t they? You can make one with a single sheet of origami paper, so why not give it a try? After folding the paper, cut it into the shape of petals and trim the tips slightly.

Open it up and—voilà—it’s done in no time! Since the color of marguerite flowers varies by variety, it’s fun to choose different paper colors or add your own coloring.

This cute marguerite is sure to bring a touch of seasonal charm to your everyday life!

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morning glory

Origami Morning Glory: Easy How-To — How to make an easy origami morning glory

morning glory

The morning glory is one of the flowers that represent summer, isn’t it? Here, I’d like to introduce a morning glory you can make with a single sheet of origami paper.

The key is to crease the folds firmly as you go.

At the end, when you fold the origami along the creases from the opened state and shape it into a morning glory, if the creases are misaligned, the flower won’t puff out nicely—so the creases are very important.

It might also look lovely and festive to decorate a wall with them and add some morning glory leaves.

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hydrangea

[1 sheet of origami] Easy Hydrangea — How to make a hydrangea #hydrangea #flower #howtofold #origami

hydrangea

Let’s make a hydrangea out of origami—a flower known for blooming during the rainy season around June.

It’s a great idea for classroom wall displays, too.

This version uses smaller origami paper.

First, fold the paper in half into a triangle twice, and into a square twice to make crease lines, then unfold.

Using those creases, collapse the paper so that two squares overlap.

Fold up the corner that will be the center of the origami, then open it again.

Now, make all the creases you just created into mountain folds and perform a sink fold so that the corner goes inside.

Slightly fold the left and right edges inward on both the front and back, then round the edges with scissors.

Gently open the origami into the shape of a hydrangea.

The key is to open it so that the parts you folded inward overlap!

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five-petaled flower

[Origami Flower] How to fold a cute five-petal flower from one sheet / fukuoriroom

five-petaled flower

Five-petaled flowers are so cute! Here’s a spring-like flower idea.

First, cut your origami paper into a pentagon.

Use the folding method shown in the video to make the pentagon.

Once you have a pentagon, accordion-fold along the creases—mountain fold, valley fold—then collapse it into a bud shape.

Fold up the bottom corner of the bud, then open the paper.

You should now see pentagonal crease lines inside.

Mountain-fold the five edges, and on the inner creases alternate mountain and valley folds to make an inside reverse fold.

Place the paper with the inside-reversed section facing down, then fold the left and right edges inward about 5 mm.

Open the top section to form the petals—and you’re done! Be careful and gentle when opening the petals.

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