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One of the most appealing aspects of origami, the ancient art of Japanese paper folding, is that a square of paper and a flat workspace are all that is needed to successfully complete most models. There are some origami projects, however, that require a minimal amount of cutting or gluing in order to produce a more realistic looking object. The flower described below ¨C the morning glory ¨C is one such project. Scissors are used to trim one portion of the model.
You can use any paper color for your morning glory. If you want to make a more realistic flower, use white paper or any shade of blue, purple or pink. If you plan to display your flower, you may want to practice with plain white copy paper first.
Make sure that you work on a hard, flat surface. Soft, cushioned surfaces will not allow you to create the sharp creases needed for this (or any other) origami project. You may also want to keep a ruler or pencil on hand to rub over the creases as you work. This will help you achieve even sharper creases.
1. Place the square on your work surface and it so that its points are facing up and down, left and right.
2. Bring the left point over to meet the right point. Crease and unfold.
3. Bring the top point down to meet the bottom point. Crease and unfold. Turn the paper over.
4. Position the square so that the edges are now facing up and down, left and right.
5. Bring the left edge over to meet the right edge. Crease and unfold. Bring the top edge down to meet the bottom edge. Crease and leave folded. You should now have a rectangular shaped model.
6. Grasp the model at its left and right edges and push inward. It should collapse along the pre-existing folds. The result will be a diamond shape that has one folded flap sticking out toward the back of the model and another sticking out toward the front.
7. Bring the front flap back to meet the left point of the diamond and bring the back flap up to meet the right point. Make sure all of the creases are as sharp as possible and that your model lies as flat as possible. Position the model so that the open end is pointing toward you.
8. Bring the upper right edge of the top layer of the model over to meet the center crease. Crease and leave folded. Repeat with the upper left edge.
9. Rotate the model 180 degrees so that the open end of the model is pointing away from you.
10. Use a pair of scissors to trim the open end of the model so that it is rounded instead of pointed. The resulting model should resemble an ice cream cone.
11. Fold the model in half, from top to bottom. Crease and unfold.
12. Hold the pointed end of the model in one hand and open up the rounded portion to form the morning glory bloom. |
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