Kusudama flowers

The best Kusudama Origami Flower tutorial!

The kusudama flower is an easy origami project for anyone interested in learning more about the art of paper folding.

Last Christmas we lost quite a few ornaments. Beautiful, expensive ornaments. Despite putting the special ones up high, so the sparkletots couldn't get at them, they still managed to get their little fingers on them

Have you ever heard the phrase, Go Big or Go Home? Looking up at my giant Kusudama origami ball you might notice that it's a philosophy I tend to live by. It's also something that my dad said to me when I was a kid, along with other sayings that you'd find almost exclusively on

Jennie Rainsford, of Lechlade Craft Barn, is also one of the Supercrafters team providing crafty workshops on Saga cruises. One of her most popular classes is to make these Kusudama flowers, a particular style of origami that can be created from old books, music sheets, decorative patterned papers, maps, magazines – even junk mail. Remember to check which way to fold the petals to ensure the pattern is showing! You can then use them to make wreaths, attach to a branch for a table centre or…

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The kusudama flower is an easy origami project for anyone interested in learning more about the art of paper folding.

Thanks to everyone who left a comment or emailed me about the folded flower balls. I know now that these are called Kusudama. I thought I'd share the links and comments in case you want to try making one (or more!) of these. I've also added a few more photos of some of the variations of these balls that I saw at CreativeWorld. I hadn't had a chance to search for directions and I appreciate that you all were very helpful. I will definitely try to make some of these soon. Stephanie said…

Origami Flower Centerpiece