Have you noticed that we’ve been posting lots of origami folding crafts lately? I absolutely love creating origami tutorials as they require fewer supplies. All you need is a piece of paper and you’re good to go. In today’s roundup, I’ll show you 37 tutorials on how to make an origami flower.
Creating with paper can take us back to our elementary years when our days were filled with crayons, paint, and no time restraints! These little creative projects can bring back that type of relaxation, whether you make these origami flowers with a friend, a group of friends, or by yourself. Let’s learn the art of paper folding today to create an everlasting bouquet!
1. How To Make Origami Lotus Flower by The Craftaholic Witch
These paper lotus flowers are stunning, and you can make them too with this simple tutorial. These blooms can be used in a variety of crafts. You can use them for creating floral wreaths, wall decor, cards, and gift boxes, among other things.
To build a cute origami lotus flower, all you need is a square piece of paper. If you already have craft papers at home, the craft will cost you nothing and will take you only 5 minutes to do.
Follow the tutorial here
2. How To Make An Easy Origami Flower by The Spruce Crafts
This origami lily flower is simple to make and requires only one sheet of square paper. This traditional origami lily flower looks wonderful either on its own or in a bouquet with other origami flowers. Try making them in a variety of colors!
Follow the tutorial here
3. How To Make An Origami Tulip by Gathering Beauty
Two pieces of paper are transformed into this lovely paper flower with a few creative folds. They can be made to stand on their own or used to design a greeting card, gift, or collage.
All you need is some brightly colored origami paper and a pair of scissors. Make them in a variety of colors and patterns and use them to decorate your home.
Follow the tutorial here
4. Origami Pinwheel Flowers by Paper Kawaii
This origami flower can be made in several different ways, including pinwheel, closed, twisted, and with the opposing color on the petal tips. This origami flower design is a hybrid between a bellflower and a sink fold, resulting in the pinwheel.
Follow the tutorial here
5. Origami Hydrangea With Green Leaf Base by DIY Crown
Hydrangeas are such sweet little blooms. One of the gorgeously unique things about these flowers is the incredibly vibrant blues and purples that they can be. Aren’t these origami hydrangeas perfect on your desk as decoration?
Follow the tutorial here
6. Origami Iris Flower by Jessie At Home
This Origami Iris is a gorgeous flower that will demonstrate your paper-folding skills. This is an intermediate design, but if you take it one step at a time, you’ll have fields of these beauties in no time! You can also make these incredibly little and spray them with mod podge to turn them into earrings!
Follow the tutorial here
7. How To Make Simple Origami Rose by Christine’s Crafts
Many people think that Origami is difficult and complicated, but trust me when I say that these Origami roses are not. It only takes a few minutes to make this basic Origami rose, and once you’ve mastered it, you’ll be able to make a plethora of roses for any occasion!
Get the Pattern here
8. Origami Paper Flower Wreath by Gathered
With this wreath made up or origami flowers, you can bring Spring into your home anytime of the year! You could create a hoop from cardboard, or use an old embroidery hoop that you have lying in your craft stash.
This tutorial used spotty papers to decorate the wreath, but you could use any papers from your stash or even make flowers out of vellum for a softer feel.
Get the Pattern here
9. Origami Lavender Flower by Origami Princess
Lavenders are one of my all time favorite flowers. The good thing is that I found this Origami Lavender Flower tutorial that looks so pretty and is simpler to make than you might think!
This flower craft is such a fun way to enjoy lavender flowers all year round. I think they’re just darling for Mother’s Day. They look pretty in a vase, are great for sticking onto greeting cards or gifts and are fun for imaginative play too!
Follow the tutorial here
10. Origami Carambola Flowers by Go Origami
I just love these absolutely beautiful origami flowers! Each flower is made from a single sheet of paper, not from a square though, but from a pentagon. I would recommend using fairly thick and strong paper (80–90 gsm) to fold them.
Follow the tutorial here
11. Origami Starblossom Tutorial by Xander Perrott
This star design is fairly simple to fold and uses one uncut hexagon. This origami project is perfect for elementary-age kids.
Follow the tutorial here
12. Origami Poinsettia Tutorial by Planet June
This paper poinsettia makes a lovely easy ornament. It has a diameter of 3′′ (7.5cm) but may be readily scaled to any size by starting with larger or smaller squares of paper. Beads or a button finish the look.
Follow the tutorial here
13. How To Make An Origami Kusudama Flower by The Spruce Crafts
When learning how to fold origami flowers, this kusudama flower should be on your list of projects. This lovely flower is simple to make but is guaranteed to impress all of your friends.
To make the kusudama flower, cut origami paper, scrapbook paper, or calendar paper to the desired size. Larger paper produces larger petals, resulting in a more dramatic looking flower. For an artistic appearance, mix and match designs, or make all of the petals the same solid color if you want your flower to be as genuine as possible.
Follow the tutorial here
14. Origami Tulip Tutorial by Thao Bui
Tulips are one of the most beautiful flowers and origami tulips are no exception. Origami tulips are one of the most popular origami flowers and one of the least complicated advanced origami flower folding crafts.
You can use these origami flowers to make a paper flower bouquet or decorate a gift box or use them as photography props. You can also use them to make brooches for guests and so much more.
Follow the tutorial here
15. Origami Cherry Blossom Tutorial by Paper Kawaii
This Origami Cherry Blossom is folded from one sheet of paper, starting from a pentagon. These traditions Sakura flowers make wonderful decorations for various occasions like to decorate handmade greeting cards, birthday cards, or to use as wall decor!
Follow the tutorial here
16. Origami Star Curler Tutorial by Clara’s Paper Garden
Pick your favorite origami paper to make this beautiful Origami Star Curler. This craft is more suitable for older kids and adults. This is one of the most beautiful crafts I have ever seen!
Follow the tutorial here
17. Origami Flower by Origami Spirit
This Hollyhock – or Malva Rosa, is a beautiful origami flower made from a pentagon. Folding it has a pleasant rhythm and the resulting flower is lovely. This origami flower can be used to enhance a present, or be a gift all by itself.
Follow the tutorial here
18. Origami Pixels Flower by Origami Plus
This lovely flower is a simple modular origami model that can be completed in a matter of minutes. Each petal is made from one square of paper, with a smaller square for the center. The petals are joined to the center with 2 easy folds, and you do not need to cut or glue to make this simple origami flower.
Follow the tutorial here
19. Origami Sakura Star Tutorial by Paper Kawaii
This origami flower is made starting with 1 sheet of square paper. They’re pretty on their own or attach to greetings cards and other DIY projects! This project is very unique as it can be predominantly a star or a flower depending on which angle you display it at. It’s a very satisfying model to complete.
Follow the tutorial here
20. How To Make An Origami 3D Dahlia by Howpon
This tutorial will show you how to make a cute 3D dahlia by folding a sheet of origami. It can be used to decorate your room or your letters because it is realistic even though it is made of origami. It can only be made well if your folds are tight.
Follow the tutorial here
21. Origami Primrose by Kusudama
I recommend using your prettiest origami paper to make this origami primrose craft. All you have to do is follow the picture tutorial. This paper primrose doubles as a pretty home decor.
Follow the tutorial here
22. DIY Origami Lotus Flower by I Creative Ideas
I love lotus flower becuase it represents the clarity of heart as well as the mind. With square paper and some clever folding, you can make this delicate origami lotus flower. Try different shapes, sizes, and textures of paper to create your own designs. It makes a nice decoration for your home or gift for friends.
Follow the tutorial here
23. How To Make Origami Sunflowers by Liya’s Easy Peasy Crafts
This easy origami sunflower is definitely easy. It requires three sheets of paper and uses simple folds, so the final result is pretty big origami sunflower. It looks great on poster boards and the wall.
Follow the tutorial here
24. Origami Wisteria Flowers Tutorial by Paper Luv
This origami flower tutorial is for anyone in any levels! This paper wisteria is made out of origami papers and a great for wall decorations. So it is perfect for origami lovers and origami crafters! You don’t need a cutting machine to cut, and all the materials are easy to find.
Follow the tutorial here
25. How To Make An Easy Origami Rose by The Spruce Crafts
This origami rose is easy enough for a child to make, however most children would have greater luck folding from a larger square of construction paper. Tiny folds require an attention to detail that can be frustrating for little hands.
Once you make your first rose, you’ll want to make several more so you can create an entire bouquet of these pretty paper flowers.
Follow the tutorial here
26. How To Make An Origami Camellia Flower by Origami Guide
This origami camellia is a traditional origami flower. This is not a straightforward origami due to the multiple squash folds. So, if you’re a beginner and are not familiar with squash folds, this is not the best of origami to start with.
Follow the tutorial here
27. Origami Cactus & Flower Tutorial by Paper Kawaii
Make a lovely origami cacti with a flower in a pot. These origami cactus are an excellent small gift for friends and family; they may be placed on desks and do not require water!
Follow the tutorial here
28. How To Make An Origami Lily Flower by The Craftaholic Witch
Origami lilies are a more advanced origami fold but are popular and rewarding to make. When completed, the lily becomes an ideal decoration and can be used for table centerpieces, gift packaging, and craft work.
Follow the tutorial here
29. Origami Sunflower by Origami Spirit
Give everlasting sunshine to someone you love with origami sunflowers! This origami sunflower has sixteen petals, each of which is made with a few extra folds. The sunflower can be worn as a hair piece, attached to a hat, or used as an ornament. It would be nice to make a sunflower garden with lots of origami sunflowers, too!
Follow the tutorial here
30. How To Make Easy Origami Flowers by Lora Bloomquist
See how easy it is to make these pretty Origami flowers with these step-by-step instructions. Plus ideas to take them to the next level in your home and party decor.
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31. Origami Poinsettia Flowers by Hawaii Travel With Kids
Poinsettias make bright, festive decorations during the dark winter months. Though you may love to decorate your home with live poinsettia plants, you can craft these colorful flowers out of few sheets of paper and origami! You could also make a poinsettia origami Christmas wreath out of these paper poinsettia blooms!
Follow the tutorial here
32. How To Make Origami Tulips by Easy Peasy And Fun
Tulips are the easiest origami flowers to build and are lovely enough to be an enjoyable project for all ages. If you’re working with preschoolers or kindergarteners, have them make simply the flower and no stem. You can have them stick the flower to a card base and create a beautiful origami card.
Follow the tutorial here
33. How To Make An Origami Lotus Flower by PPO
With square paper and some clever folding, you can make this delicate origami lotus flower. Try different shapes, sizes, and textures of paper to create your own designs. It makes a nice decoration for your home or gift for friends.
Follow the tutorial here
34. Easy 8 Petal Origami Flower Tutorial by Paper Kawaii
Learn how to make a lovely eight petal origami flower from one sheet of square paper. This traditional intermediate paper flower is perfect for anniversaries, birthdays, Valentine’s Day, and more.
Follow the tutorial here
35. Origami Paper Daisy Flower by Anne’s Channel
These origami daisy flowers is a beautiful and unique way to brighten up your day. If you’ve never seen one before, it might seem difficult at first glance but once you get the hang of it, they are actually quite easy to make!
Follow the tutorial here
ARE YOU READY TO MAKE YOUR OWN ORIGAMI FLOWERS?
They are such a simple craft and can be so fun to make with a group of friends. You’ll enjoy the process and the results in your home decor, or for a special party!
Browse all of our paper flowers and origami projects, and make sure to share your photos with me on our Facebook Page! I can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Paper folding may be an ancient art, but with these tutorials on how to make an origami flower, you can produce beautiful and modern pieces. Let’s get folding!he
