1.
Begin with a square
base (preliminary fold). Important:
Begin folding with the colored side up.
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2. Lift one of the triangular flaps on
the existing center crease.
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![origami-flower-forget-me-not02.jpg](http://www.all-about-origami.com/image-files/xorigami-flower-forget-me-not02.jpg.pagespeed.ic.d9PAzTBZ4E.jpg)
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3. Open the flap and squash-fold into a
triangle.
Tips:
Run your finger up into the point as far as you can.
![origami-flower-forget-me-not03b.jpg](http://www.all-about-origami.com/image-files/xorigami-flower-forget-me-not03b.jpg.pagespeed.ic.2994lI2Yqe.jpg) ![origami-flower-forget-me-not03c.jpg](http://www.all-about-origami.com/image-files/xorigami-flower-forget-me-not03c.jpg.pagespeed.ic.8YHSNBUMwD.jpg)
Then, on the outside,
align the crease line with the center line. While holding this,
slide your thumb toward the point at the top.
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![origami-flower-forget-me-not03e.jpg](http://www.all-about-origami.com/image-files/xorigami-flower-forget-me-not03e.jpg.pagespeed.ic.iZcq4Iwr2b.jpg) ![origami-flower-forget-me-not03a.jpg](http://www.all-about-origami.com/image-files/xorigami-flower-forget-me-not03a.jpg.pagespeed.ic.nLaSfICkez.jpg)
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4. Turn the flaps like pages in a
book, and squash-fold the other three large flaps...
...until you end up with a kite shape.
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![origami-flower-forget-me-not04a.jpg](http://www.all-about-origami.com/image-files/xorigami-flower-forget-me-not04a.jpg.pagespeed.ic.Bj8xBMNFMN.jpg)
![origami-flower-forget-me-not04b.jpg](http://www.all-about-origami.com/image-files/xorigami-flower-forget-me-not04b.jpg.pagespeed.ic.O0Xw2agncU.jpg)
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5.
Page-turn one of the top flaps
so that you have a solid white "kite."
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![origami-flower-forget-me-not05.jpg](http://www.all-about-origami.com/image-files/xorigami-flower-forget-me-not05.jpg.pagespeed.ic.ujBi2pF3kH.jpg)
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6.
Fold
in the two side points to meet in the middle.
Notice how the edge of the paper forms a straight line across the
model, as indicated by the arrow.
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7.
Repeat the last two steps three
more times until you have this.
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![origami-flower-forget-me-not07.jpg](http://www.all-about-origami.com/image-files/origami-flower-forget-me-not07.jpg)
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8.
Lift the top layer and press
flat, forming the first petal.
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9.
Repeat with the other three petals, turning the model and flaps
as necessary.
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10.
Hold the flower and lift each petal.
You might like the flower like this with pointy petals, or cut them
round as described next.
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11.
Collapse the flower with the
petals extended, and round the tip with sissors, cutting away as little as possible.
Be careful not to cut into the little colored triangles.
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![origami-flower-forget-me-not11.jpg](http://www.all-about-origami.com/image-files/xorigami-flower-forget-me-not11.jpg.pagespeed.ic.hVOHwDtgeW.jpg)
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12.
Refold the petals and you have the finished origami flower.
Good work!
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13.
To make the yellow centers (pistils), put some paint in a cup and
dip the swab ends. The paint we used required drying overnight.
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14. When dry, cut the pistil to length. If you made your flower from a 3x3-inch piece of paper, cut it 1 3/8 inches.
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15. Glue the pistil to the flower. Find something that will hold the flower upright while the glue dries.
(We used a glass flower frog.)
To finish the forget-me-nots, put a dot of gold glitter glue on the center of each pistil.
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16. To make the leafy part of the origami flower display, first make a tulip leaf.
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17. To make the small leaves, fold a scrap of paper in half before cutting.
If you used a thicker paper, you can curl them by running your
finger along the center line on the back side of the leaf.
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18.
If you cut off the side flaps as described in the tulip leaf
instructions, you will have a triangular scrap of paper from which to make a three-leaf
base. Glue two leaves to the base.
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19. Glue the tulip leaf to the base. Allow to dry.
Continue adding additional flowers and leaves.
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20. Curl the leaves at the base to make it stand securely without tipping over.
Enjoy your new treasure!
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