{"title":"How to Make an Origami Tulip - Easy Paper Flower With a Stem","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/paper-crafts/how-to-make-an-origami-tulip","category":{"slug":"paper-crafts","name":"Paper Crafts"},"creator":{"name":"Red Ted Art (Maggy Woodley)","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjjRFKvjpU1L1eDmfBWcqig","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFHGsHdY8w4"},"tldr":"How to make an origami tulip from two squares of paper. Fold the petals, a stem and a leaf that stands up. Easy for beginners and kids.","quickAnswer":"How to make an origami tulip from two squares of paper. An easy project: about 15 minutes. You need 6 things, including clear tape, glue stick and scissors. The 9 steps start with fold the Red Tulip Square Into a Triangle, open the Tulip Square and Crease the Other Diagonal, fold the Triangle Corners Up Into Tulip Petals, turn the Tulip Head Over and Tuck the Side Corners and fold the Green Stem Square Edges Into a Kite.","totalDurationSeconds":266,"videoDurationSeconds":266,"difficulty":"easy","project":{"difficulty":"easy","projectMinutes":15,"waitMinutes":null,"totalMinutes":15,"estimatedCost":null,"yield":"1 paper tulip"},"tools":["scissors","ruler (optional)"],"materials":["origami paper, 12 cm (4.5 inch) square for the flower","green origami paper, 15 cm (6 inch) square for the stem","clear tape (optional)","glue stick (optional, for cards)"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Fold the Red Tulip Square Into a Triangle","text":"Take the smaller square for the flower. Turn it coloured side down and set it on the table like a diamond. Bring the bottom corner up to meet the top corner, so you have a triangle. Line the points up as neatly as you can before you press, then run your fingers along the fold to set a sharp crease. Maggy admits hers was not perfect, and the tulip still turned out well."},{"number":2,"title":"Open the Tulip Square and Crease the Other Diagonal","text":"Open the triangle back up. Turn the square and fold it corner to corner the other way, then crease it and fold it back into the first triangle. You now have a crease running down the middle. This step is optional, but Maggy likes it. The extra line gives the finished tulip a little more shape and depth, so it looks less flat."},{"number":3,"title":"Fold the Triangle Corners Up Into Tulip Petals","text":"With the long edge at the bottom, take the right corner and fold it up so it points past the top of the triangle. Then take the left corner and fold it up too, but not all the way. Fold it at an angle so the two petals look a bit different. That small difference is what makes it look like a real tulip and not a paper crown."},{"number":4,"title":"Turn the Tulip Head Over and Tuck the Side Corners","text":"Flip the flower over. You will see two small corners sticking out at the sides. Fold each one in toward the middle so the outline of the tulip head is smooth and rounded. Turn it back over and the flower head is finished. If you only want flowers for a card, stop here, glue the head on, and draw the stem with a green pen."},{"number":5,"title":"Fold the Green Stem Square Edges Into a Kite","text":"Now the stem. Take the larger green square and fold it corner to corner into a triangle, then open it again so there is a crease down the middle. Fold one edge in so it lines up with the centre crease. Do the same on the other side. The paper now looks like a kite, with a long point at one end."},{"number":6,"title":"Fold the Green Kite Sides In Again","text":"Turn the kite over so the folds face down. Bring one long edge in to the centre line again and press it flat. Do the other side the same way. Take your time at the pointed tip, because that end becomes the top of the stem. The neater it is here, the easier it will slide into the flower at the end."},{"number":7,"title":"Narrow the Green Paper Into a Long Tulip Stem","text":"Flip it back over and fold the first side in a second time, then the other side. The paper is getting thick now, so press firmly and fold slowly. You should end up with a long, thin strip at one end and a wider part at the other. That wider part turns into the leaf in the next step."},{"number":8,"title":"Fold the Tulip Stem in Half to Make a Leaf","text":"Bring the thin tip up so it meets the tip at the other end, and fold the stem in half. Press the fold. Then pull the thin stem part out and away from the wider part a little. The wider piece opens out into a leaf. Set it on the table and the stem should stand up on its own, which is the best part of this design."},{"number":9,"title":"Snip the Tulip Head and Slide It Onto the Stem","text":"There are two ways to join the pieces. You can tape the flower head to the top of the stem. Or you can snip a very small hole at the bottom point of the flower and push the stem tip inside. Cut only a little. A big hole lets the flower slide all the way down. Stand your tulip up, and fold a few more for a bouquet."}],"commonProblems":[],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-10-19T13:41:14.314Z","published":"2026-10-19T13:41:14.030Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit Show Me Step by Step with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure. 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