Origami Kusudama Flower Folding Instructions - How to make an Origami Kusudama Flower Kusudama (translated as "medicine ball") were traditionally used as incense and poutpurri, from real flowers or herbs. Decorative kusudama are made by using folded paper origami units glued together. These instructions show how to make a simple kusudama flower. Twelve (12) of these flowers can be glued together to make a ball. Made this origami? You can watch our origami kusudama flower video instructions, or check out the step-by-step photos below. Origami Kusudama Flower Step 1: Start with a 6 inch x 6 inch (15cm x 15cm) square origami paper, color side down. Fold paper in half on the horizontal diagonal axis. Origami Kusudama Flower Step 2: Now fold both the right and left corners to the top. Origami Kusudama Flower Step 3: Now fold the edge BD onto the edge DE. Repeat on the left side: Origami Kusudama Flower Step 4: Place your finger in one of the outer pockets, and make a squash fold as shown in the next three photos. Repeat the squash fold on the left side: Page 1
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Handprint Dragon Five handprints combined with some paper shapes (cut out using our template) produce this fantastic, fierce dragon - a fantastic craft for Chinese New Year or a China theme, a fairy tale theme, or even St George's Day or St David's Day. You will need: Coloured paper Handprint dragon template (below) Glue Small white circle stickers Black pen Large sheet of paper Print our template out onto card. Draw around your hand 5 times on coloured paper, and cut out. Variation: 1. 2. Play is Children's Work Pen Pals & Picture Books Chinese Fan Craft This cute Chinese fan makes a good craft for a China theme or perhaps during the summer. Choose a pretty design like our butterflies, or perhaps decorate with Chinese characters for something a little more dramatic! You will need: A piece of paper about 1m by 20cm. Fax paper is ideal (we were fortunate enough to find an old Venetian blind which came ready pleated)Two wide popsicle sticksPVA (white) glueSticky tapeColouring pens Decorate your paper with the pens. Pleat the paper into folds about 1 1/2cm wide. Glue a popsicle stick onto each end of the paper. Tape the bottom of the fan together. To open your fan, bring the popsicle sticks all the way round so that they meet.
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