Origami: How to fold a Plum Blossom

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Plum blossoms have been loved by so many people.

Aristocrats would often compose poems about them in Heian era.

When they bloom, we feel that spring has come.

 

Let’s fold such plum blossoms with colorful origami paper

such as red, white and pink!

 

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How to fold a Plum Blossom

 

It’s easy to fold.

Get scissors ready.

If you draw a pistil at the end,

it will look more like a real plum blossom!

 

1. Fold it in half to make a triangle.

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2. Fold it in half to make another triangle again.

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3. Open the bag part and fold it like the picture below.

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4. Do the same thing for the other side too.

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5. Fold both sides to the middle.

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6. Fold them the same way for the other side too.

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7. Cut the top triangle round along the line with scissors.

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8. Fold it down along the dotted line.

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9. Open it slowly.

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10. Fold the bottom petal behind.

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11. Fold the bottom corner behind.

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12. Draw a pistil and…

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13. it’s done!

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This plum blossom is a cute and round-shape one.

Isn’t it so pretty?

You can use colorful origami paper

such as red, white and pink…!

 

How to fold a Plum Blossom Ver.2

 

This one has five petals so it will look just like a real one!

Round-shape petals look so cute!

Please get scissors ready for this one too!

 

1. Fold it in half to make a triangle.

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2. Fold it in half again to make another triangle.

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3. Open the bag part and fold it like the picture below.

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4. Do the same thing for the other side too.

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5. Fold only the top layer corner down along the dotted line.

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6. Cut it a little along the line with scissors.

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7. Fold each corner, which you made by cutting, inside to make triangles.

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8. Open each top triangle and fold them, as picture No.9 shows.

You can adjust the angle of petals.

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9. Insert both corners ‘〇’ inside, as picture No.10 shows.

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10. Turn it over.

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11. Fold each corner inside along the dotted lines.

You can adjust it, checking the balance of petals from the other side.

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12. Turn it over.

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13. Draw a pistil and…

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14. it’s done!

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If you want to make a smaller plum blossom,

you can cut the paper into four parts and make it!

 

Plum blossoms make special occasion events colorful.

Why don’t you give it a try?

 

【Translated by  Kana Toda PIERCE】

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