How to make an origami tulip with a stem
Origami Tulip With A Stem: try all 12 steps in the 3D player. Turn and replay every move. Print the complete diagram sheet or save it as PDF.
An Origami Tutor tulip in two pieces: a smaller red flower with three upright petal points, and a tall green stem with a long upward leaf. Folded from two squares with simple folds; the stem tucks in behind the flower, and a dab of glue holds it.
- You need
- One 9 × 9 cm red square, one 15 × 15 cm green square and a little glue.
- Start
- Use a 9 cm red square and a 15 cm green square. Start both white side up with a corner pointing up, the green square below the red one.
- Tips
- Fold the two petals at the same angle so the flower is even.
- Press the stem folds hard; a thin stem stays straighter.
- Press the glued overlap gently until the blossom holds on the stem.
Your model is ready
The tulip is ready. Let the glued overlap dry, then stand the flower upright with its leaf pointing up and out. The finished tulip, on its stem with the leaf to one side.
Step-by-step diagrams
Steps 1–7
- 1
Fold the flower square in half
Fold the bottom corner of the red square up to the top corner. You have a triangle with its point at the top.
- 2
Raise the left petal
Fold the left corner up on a slanted line from the middle of the base. Its tip sits beside the central point.
- 3
Raise the right petal
Fold the right corner up the same way. The three points stand beside one another across the top of the flower.
- 4
Blunt the flower's base
Fold the tiny bottom point behind so the blossom has a short, flat base.
- 5
Fold the stem's upper left edge in
Fold the upper left edge of the green square to its vertical middle line.
- 6
Fold the stem's upper right edge in
Fold the upper right edge to the middle line to match.
- 7
Fold the stem's lower left edge in
Fold the lower left edge to the middle line, taking all its layers together.
Steps 8–12
- 8
Fold the stem's lower right edge in
Fold the lower right edge to meet it. The paper tapers to a point at both ends.
- 9
Fold the stem lengthwise
Fold the left half over the right along the vertical middle line.
- 10
Branch the leaf upward
Fold the lower point up and to the right on a slanted line halfway down the stem. The long point becomes a leaf beside the upright stalk.
- 11
Tuck the stem behind the flower
Slide the top point of the stem up behind the bottom point of the flower, so the flower sits on the stem and hides its tip.
- 12
Fix the stem behind the blossom
Put a small dab of glue on the overlapping stem tip behind the blossom and press the layers together.
- ✓
Finish
The tulip is ready. Let the glued overlap dry, then stand the flower upright with its leaf pointing up and out. The finished tulip, on its stem with the leaf to one side.
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