How to make a tulip from paper?

Flowers are considered an integral part of every interior, as they create a cosiness in the house. In addition, they are an excellent gift for any holiday. Live tulips, especially in the autumn-winter period, are very expensive, and even wither almost the next day. Therefore, in order to bring spring notes to the general atmosphere, we will tell you how to make a tulip of paper. This is a very original solution, and the process of making it will give you a lot of fun.

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We make tulips according to origami technique

A flower made with origami technique in eastern countries symbolizes natural unity, as each bud or petal is made solely from a single leaf. Such flowers can simply be put in a vase in the form of a bouquet, or you can decorate caskets or postcards with them. In order to please yourself and your loved ones, you can make a tulip of paper yourself, using the following methods.

Important! Do not forget that despite the seeming simplicity, origami technique coming out of Japan, respectively - not everything is as simple as it seems. Therefore, try not to take up heavy schemes at once, but start all from the manufacture of the simplest and basic crafts.

Method number 1."I myself":

1. Take a square sheet and fold it diagonally, giving it a triangle shape. Mark the middle.
2. Further - to the formed middle it is necessary to attach the right and left petals so that a denticle is formed. You should get a bud with three petals.
3. The angle - the bottom located below should be bent, and after turning the bud, hide it inside.
4. Expand the bud, and place the stem in the resulting "pocket".

Important! To make a leg, take a sheet of green paper, bend it diagonally and bend both sides of the square to the middle line. Fold the workpiece in half so that you have a long triangle. Make a transverse fold to form a leaf. That's all, your stem can be attached to the bud.

Method number 2."Diamond":

1. Take a square sheet of paper and bend it into a triangle.
2. Expand the triangle so that it returns the original view of the square. After - fold again, only on the other side. You should have a cross.
3. Turn the sheet over so that it looks like a pyramid. Bend it in half. Turn over and unfold. Again, bend from left to right. You should have folds in the form of strips and an asterisk on the leaf.
4. Make a triangle again, while pressing down on the center formed below. You will have a pyramid.
5. Fold the corners of one triangle to the center, while smoothing it with your fingers.
6. Rotate the triangle with the sharp end toward you. The same procedure should be done with the other two. Corner bend in the middle.
7. Turn over the hand-crafted item, do the same with the second lower triangle. As a result, you should get a diamond.
8. From the top of the diamond grab a small triangle, bend it to the center. Turn the workpiece over and do the same operation.
9. Place the product in front of you. The left corner should be inserted into the corner to the right. You should have a triangle on top of the diamond. Turn the work over, do the same operation again.
10. If you did everything right, then a miracle will happen next. Just blow into the hole at the bottom of the flower so that the bud opens.

Important! The stem can be made from green paper twisted into a tube or using a twig.

Method number 3.Gentle tulip:

1. You need to start it in the same way as "Diamond".You should get a triangle with folds tucked inside.
2. Bend the open corners of the triangle to the outside, thus turning them inside out.
3. Fold the sharp corners one by one to the middle of the workpiece and wrap it inward. You should have four petals. Fix them with side folds.
4. Straighten the petals and insert the stem.

Method # 4.Terry Tulips:

• Take a square sheet of paper. Fold it on both diagonals, while turning the top up so that in the end you have a rhombus.
• Fold each corner of it to the center. You must have a square.
• Each corner of the center is bent outwards.
• Fold the workpiece in such a way that all the denticles are distributed evenly.

Important! Make sure that the denticles are not distributed along the lines of the original diagonals.

• Fold the workpiece with a cone, bend the base and straighten the petals.

Method number 5."Crumbs":

1. In order to make a tulip from paper, you need to fold a square sheet so that you have a triangle with inward bends.
2. Lower the square that turned out, turn over to yourself.
3. Bend both upper corners to the middle. You should get a workpiece with each petal bent outward.
4. Unroll the petals and insert the stem.

Method number 6."Sun in a glass":

1. Take a square sheet of paper and double fold it in half, and then - on the diagonals.
2. Then it should be folded into a small square, with folds tucked inside.
3. In the lower open part of the workpiece, both sides must be rolled inward. In the same way, do with the internal angle.
4. On the fold lines on both sides form a diamond. You should have it with an elongated top.
5. To round off the tops, bend the top corner. Do this on both sides.
6. The lower sides need to bend towards each other and fix the side folds of the petal.
7. Straighten the petals along the folds, thus forming roundings.

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Create voluminous flowers from corrugated paper

In order to make a tulip flower from corrugated paper, you will need:

• Corrugated paper of two colors;
• Scissors;
• Adhesive;
• Wire.

Operation procedure:

1. First you need to make petals. You need to cut out strips of 18x3 centimeters from corrugated paper.
2. Fold the strip until its width is 4 cm.
3. Label the contour of the future petal and cut it out.
4. Give it the right shape, narrowing downwards, and upwards - expanding.
5. Add 8 petals and form a bud. Secure it with glue.
6. Cut out a strip of green paper and wrap the wire around it.
7. Cut out pieces of paper.
8. Attach the ready bud and leaves to the stalk. If desired, you can form stamens and insert into the bud.

Important! You can make an original gift bouquet according to the same scheme. To do this, during the collection of the bud, the petals need to be fastened with glue to the candy, which will act as a stamen. Believe me, such a gift will be appreciated!

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Useful advices for

If you are new to the origami technique, here are some valuable tips that will be useful to you when making colors:

• Before starting work, you should make sure that the sheet you selected meets the required format.
• Always monitor the accuracy of slices, angles and inconsistencies. From this directly depends the accuracy of the appearance of the future product.
• During operation without special need, do not turn the figure in different directions. This can knock you over, so you will make mistakes.
• Try to keep warehouses as level and sharp as possible. Smooth them during the process with something heavy.
• To get a smooth bend, always use the ruler.

If you decide on making tulips from paper, you should count on the fact that, most likely, the first time it will not work for you. But do not despair. The main thing is patience. And using the above tips will only help you in creating a fairy bouquet that will fill you with only positive emotions at any time of the year.