This is a DIY tutorial for making a decorative paper cotton plant out
of four
different folded Origami parts:
The boll, the bulb, the main stem and the tiny stems for the bolls and
bulbs.
Step 1: This
paper is 15x15 centimeters and green on one side.
Prefold in half four times.
Step 6: Fold
over the purple line.
Repeat step 5 and 6 on the other three flaps.
Step 5: Fold
the two white edges outwards.
Step 2: Fold
over these eight lines.
Step 4: Fold
over the two lines at the bottom right, then over the two diagonal
lines. And then over the two lines at the top left.
All folding lines are prefolded.
Step 3: Fold
the corners inwards
Step 10: Pull
outwards, see pink arrows.
Step 8: Fold
the edges inwards over the prefolded lines.
Step 9: Glue
these edges together.
Step 7: Prefold
over the four outer lines and fold the model in a plus (+) shape
over the two lines in the middle.
Artificial decorative paper Cotton Plant
Step 16: Repeat
steps 7 to 11
Step 15: Fold
the four flaps upwards.
Step 12: One
boll is done now...
Step 11: Curve
the four petals by rolling them up.
Step 14: This
is the other side.
Fold over the two lines at the bottom right, then over the two
diagonal lines. And then over the two lines at the top left.
All folding lines are prefolded.
Step 13: The
bulb paper is the same as the boll paper.
Repeat step 1 on this paper, then fold the four corners inwards.
Step 21: Press
the tip flat and curve / bend it downwards
Step 19: Fold
over these two lines.
Step 20: Fold
over these two lines and fold the model in half over the prefolded
line.
Step 18: The
paper for the small stems is about 7,5x7,5 cm.
Prefold in half and fold over the two outer lines.
Step 17: And
one bulb is also done....
Step 22: Done....
Step 24: Fold
a long green paper around a metal / florist wire.
Make some folds in random directions on a few spots.
Step 23: Glue
a stem to the bottom of each boll and bulb
DONE!
This is an Origami video tutorial for
making the cotton plant:
Step 25: Glue
the small stems with boll or bulb to the larger stems.
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