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The Japanese kusudama is a paper ball made out of multiple identical origami shapes glued together. They were traditionally used as a ball for incense or potpourri but now we see them more for decoration or as a gift.

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Today I am showing you part 1 on how to make the Japanese traditional shape. There are many different patterns to make a kusudama ball but I find this the easiest pattern to get started. This is also the pattern I used to make the pink flowers on the tree in the banner.

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60 pieces of paper cut into squares. The pieces are each 7 x 7 cm or 3 inches square. Glue

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Below I will show you how to make the basic shape, you need to make 60 of these. Every flower will then have 5 of these shapes or petals glued together, making a total of 12 flowers. I will explain how to glue them together in a tutorial later this week…, you can find part 2 here. Even a single kusudama flower can make a beautiful decoration: my friend made her bridal invitations in purple and green and she included a bright yellow Kusudama flower with each one… gorgeous!

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Fold the bottom corner to the top. This will make a triangle.

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Fold the left and right corners up to the middle corner. This makes a square.

Fold the same points down. The folded edge will line up exactly on top of the outside edge of the square.

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Open up the flaps you have just created and flatten them.

Fold the top triangles towards you so they are level with the edges of the paper. (This will result in 3 little petals on the inside of your petal; if you fold the top triangles away from you, this will result in only 1 petal on the inside of the petal – see variation on pattern below.)

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Fold the triangles back using the crease you made earlier and glue the outside triangles together. Now make 5 more of these petals and glue them all together. Make sure you wait until the glue is dry after every petal and take your time. You will need 12 flowers to complete the kusudama ball; I will show you how to complete it later this week, you can find part 2 here.

We would love to see what you made using this tutorial so please post a pic to the Folding Trees Flickr group - it’s open to everybody. If you’d like to see some more original Folding Trees tutorials by Eve or June have a look here.

Posted: November 3rd, 2008 by Eve under Folding Trees Tutorials, Origami, Ornaments & Decorations. Comments: 395

Comments Comment from MaBaker Time: November 3, 2008, 3:12 pm These are really cute, thanks for the tut

Comment from BeckyKay Time: November 4, 2008, 12:57 pm These are lovely!!

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Comment from CowtownBaby Time: November 6, 2008, 4:59 pm This is great! I just tried one, real quick at my desk during lunch it was so fast and foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 easy. At the size they recommend, they would be great hanging in windows, or corners of rooms, and I thought, if I can make them small enough they would make wonerful christmas tree decorations. Thanks for the great tutorial! I see lots of paper folding in my future.

Comment from Fuji Mama Time: November 6, 2008, 5:46 pm Fabulous tutorial! I’ll definitely be making some of these to use as C hristmas decorations. Thanks!

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Comment from Howtoorigami Time: November 7, 2008, 10:37 am I love this one, cant wait to see the second part. I’m already having some good ideas.

Comment from monica Time: November 7, 2008, 1:24 pm Super cool! these are lovely, thanks for sharing

Comment from JoeGirl Time: November 7, 2008, 7:13 pm Absolutely beautiful! I could make a zillion of these flowers! Extraordinary! Thanks! Will return again and again!

Comment from Larissa Time: November 7, 2008, 8:24 pm Very easy tutorial. I used double sided sticky tape rather than glue for the individual petals and to put the flowers together

Comment from Romana Time: November 8, 2008, 7:28 am It’s so beautiful, I love paper works, thanks!!

Comment from Jean Saporito Time: November 9, 2008, 4:07 pm This looks like a great rainy day project for me to do. Thanks for sharing. Jean

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Comment from highblood Time: November 10, 2008, 6:54 pm AWESOME!! Thanks for sharing! =D

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 Pingback from Folding Trees » Readers’ Pics Time: November 13, 2008, 6:01 am [...] work! If you’d like to make a kusudama, take a look at Part 1 and Part 2 of the [...]

Comment from Shannon Time: November 13, 2008, 3:14 pm Hey – I just wanna let you know that these work really well when you use SuperSticky Post-it Notes! (I’ve been making them at work.) That way you don’t have to use glue… but they are VERY fragile. lol

Comment from bubblesikea Time: November 13, 2008, 7:33 pm I’ve been doing this in an assembly line system and before I knew it, I’m almost done with a second ball. Doing the cutting and folding while watching TV made it go so fast. Thanks for sharing this project…it was fun!!

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Comment from thekeybunch Time: November 14, 2008, 9:24 am Lovely, they are quick and easy, I just posted a link back to this site on my blog. Will make one and post a picture too. – Rekha

Comment from Emerald Time: November 15, 2008, 2:17 pm These are adorable! I’m totally going to make a whole bunch of them and use them as little toppers for christmas gifts

Comment from lowrahk Time: November 16, 2008, 2:10 pm When I glue the individual petals, and when I am gluing the flower together, I use paperclips to hold the pieces together. Recycled paper, like magazine pages, gives great texture and unexpected patterns.

Pingback from Kusudama Tutorial by Folding Trees Time: November 19, 2008, 10:19 am [...] these into my holiday decor or adding them as a finishing touch to wrapped gifts. C heck out parts one and two of this terrific tutorial and get started making your [...]

Comment from Lisa Time: November 20, 2008, 12:38 am These are pretty – they would make great wedding decorations. C an I repost to my blog?

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Comment from stacy Time: November 22, 2008, 1:50 pm This is just beautiful. I’m not sure I have the patience for it right now, but I’ll definitely keep your tutorial in mind for the future.

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 Comment from ashly Time: November 23, 2008, 2:45 am i work with wire making chain mail as a hobby, i saw these flowers and loved the way they look, and decided to build a little wire tree to display them.

Comment from Megzok Time: November 23, 2008, 12:41 pm this is amazing… great tutorial… spent an sunday afternoon trying this out when i should’ve been revising for my GC SE mock exams

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Comment from Jill Time: November 27, 2008, 12:08 pm Kusudama flowers. Thank you so much for a wonderful tutorial. I have a scalloped 3” square punch which I used and they look so pretty.

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Comment from GWEN WHATEVER Time: December 7, 2008, 3:26 pm THIS LOOKS VERY NEAT AND I AM GOING TO HAVE TO TRY AND MAKE SOME,PLEASE WISH ME LUC K.

Comment from Gail Time: December 10, 2008, 11:05 am I love your tutorial and can’t wait to make this.Thanks for sharing your talent.

Comment from Nancy Wars Time: December 11, 2008, 11:07 pm Hi! Today I posted an entry on my blog with a link to this tutorial. Would you let me know if that’s OK? Thanks, Nancy Ward

Comment from nesrin Time: December 15, 2008, 11:38 am foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 hmm.good idea.thanks:)

Pingback from I wonder[lust] what decorations we can come up with… – Grad Show Bulletin Board 09 Time: December 17, 2008, 12:19 pm [...] * This one uses paper (of which we have an unlimited supply at our disposal). but i was thinking, in the spirit of sustainability we could use our old process work to make them, which might look kinda cool. http://foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/ [...]

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Pingback from Let me try and figure this thing out « Create something every day! Time: December 18, 2008, 9:12 pm [...] So anyway, I haven’t posted in a while so I have a few things to share and unfortunately I’ve posted most of this on my personal blog already and I think several of you have already, kindly commented on them over there, so this maybe all repeat stuff for you, and I apologize. On with the stuff I’ve been making. Above is a recycled paper ornament. I tore up an old catalog and my boyfriend, matt, and I worked our buns off for about 3 hours putting it together. Innitially, I thought we would be able to make a handful of them in that amount of time. Nu, uh. It’s time consuming, but looks very pretty, dontcha think? This is where I got the pattern to make it. [...]

Comment from misbah Time: December 22, 2008, 5:58 am marvellous! i made it in white and going to dip it in liquid colour to give it double shade.

Comment from sanjana Time: December 30, 2008, 10:10 am superb flower,sure i’l try dis…..

Comment from kate toy Time: January 9, 2009, 8:22 am very unusual and beautiful, have just made my first petal your instructions are perfect. thankyou so much

Comment from Teresa Brown Time: January 16, 2009, 2:13 am Wow I love this I’m totally going to have a go Thanks for sharing this project Just love it

Comment from tracy mondoringin Time: January 31, 2009, 9:43 pm cool!!! another superb idea from you!! thanks… terima kasih (indonesian language)

Comment from Cary Time: February 3, 2009, 1:48 pm C an you explain what you mean by the step “Open up the flaps you have just created and flatten them”? I just can’t seem to get that part right.

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 Comment from CC Time: February 13, 2009, 12:07 am Man, Some Lady In A Store Downtown Was Selling These For 11 Bucks A Flower. Psh, I can Make Them For Less Than 3. :]

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Comment from Laurie Time: March 2, 2009, 1:14 pm this will be a perfect project for my Wednesday night craft with my best friend

Comment from nithu Time: March 24, 2009, 2:25 am It is very east to make

Comment from meero Time: March 26, 2009, 6:14 am oh no verrrrry buiooooooooteeeeefulllll

Comment from meenu Time: March 28, 2009, 11:09 am they r so cute and can be used in so many ways

Comment from Ola.Poland Time: April 4, 2009, 3:29 am i can’t doing 3 picture

Comment from Fernanda Gomez Time: April 16, 2009, 1:13 am Great tutorial, thanks for sharing

Comment from Manja Time: April 17, 2009, 4:51 am thanks for this great tutorial, wonderful flowers!!!

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Pingback from Craft Leftovers » Ah the Craft of it all! Time: April 30, 2009, 1:28 am [...] – the flowers are pretty amazing just on their own, great for using up paper scraps for sure! Part I & Part [...]

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 Pingback from Lavoretti per la festa della mamma: fiori di carta origami | Alessia, scrap & craft… Time: May 4, 2009, 5:49 am [...] tutorial fotografico si trova in due parti: parte 1 e parte [...]

Comment from Leilani Time: May 4, 2009, 11:43 am your site is amazing! my 3 yo daughter likes origami / paper folding and we are having so much fun following your posts. thank you

Comment from jman Time: May 6, 2009, 10:21 am i really liked the colors you used and the outcome of it was great

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Comment from Briana Time: May 9, 2009, 10:25 am STEP THREE IS SO C ONFUSING HOW DO U DO IT

Pingback from origami weekend « Aentz’s Blog Time: May 9, 2009, 2:22 pm [...] third pic is that of a kusudama flower. They are so cute and so so easy to make. (C heckout this link by foldingtrees for the tutorial). Preperations are underway for making the kusudama [...]

Comment from jman Time: May 11, 2009, 10:16 am do you fold the entire thing on the variation when your done or do you fold the petals in half.

Comment from lisa/parallelbotany Time: May 14, 2009, 10:37 am oh my goodness, these are so pretty! I must try them out.

Comment from cata Time: May 15, 2009, 7:40 am Bellissimo! Thank you indeed for sharing C ata

Comment from rushi Time: May 27, 2009, 8:24 am so very simple and very nice

Comment from saba Time: June 17, 2009, 7:56 am it’s beautiful just loved it lookink forward to more such beauties

Comment from mony Time: June 18, 2009, 12:48 pm These were so easy to make! I used the stickie Post-It notes on my desk to make them. I didn’t have glue on me but used tape to help hold the petals together. Glue is much better! Thanks again for the tutorial.

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 Comment from Leonie Time: June 25, 2009, 2:20 pm i love them so much. thanks! xxx

Comment from Mcmol Time: June 26, 2009, 4:39 pm Do you have any information on how these were/could be used for incense? Just curious. Also any ideas on use of just the individual flowers and not the whole ball? The flowers are so pretty by themselves, and I would like to teach my girl scout troop how to make them. But am struggling about what to “do” with the individual flowers. Thanks! Any ideas would be great!

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Comment from June Time: July 1, 2009, 7:55 am Mcmol, I have found an idea for you – just insert a stem into the bottom (try floral wire) and you have a lovely flower that can be put into a vase. See here for a pic.

Comment from beadbooty Time: July 9, 2009, 7:49 pm Way cool and very pretty!

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Comment from Spyder Time: July 22, 2009, 3:26 pm love this and would love to put a link on my blog, if that’s okay with you.. ((Lyn))

Comment from Hélida Time: July 29, 2009, 4:37 pm C onsegui fazer a flor acima e fiquei muito feliz. Inventei umas folhinhas, colei um imâ em baixo da flor e dei como lembrancinha da minha festa de aniversário. Meus amigos e amigas (principalmente) a-do-ra-ram. Beijos, Hélida.

Comment from bobby Time: August 3, 2009, 6:46 pm This is a great article. I don’t normally post but I just got the kettle on and read your article. My kids are going love creating there flowers during the summer holidays

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 Crafty 1 Time: August 7, 2009, 11:16 am [...] flowers used to make a traditional Kusudama ball. A tutorial for these flowers can be found on the Folding Trees website. Once you have made the individual flowers, glue colorful buttons in the center with [...]

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Comment from medyum Time: August 15, 2009, 11:56 am These were so easy to make! I used the stickie Post-It notes on my desk to make them. I didn’t have glue on me but used tape to help hold the petals together. Glue is much better! Thanks again for the tutorial.

Comment from kimmiko Time: August 21, 2009, 11:16 pm Thanks for the tute I’m thinking about making some of these for decorations for my wedding.

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Comment from Pat Wehner Time: August 24, 2009, 7:09 pm I’ve made alot of these. I use tea bag folding paper in the small squares so they make little balls. I put brads in the center flower and sometimes all the flowers. I entered one in our central states fair and just won a blue ribbon. Thanks for the good instructions.

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Comment from patricia Time: September 10, 2009, 9:02 am C an’t wait to see how it turns out! looks really great. Such a clever idea, many tha nks for sharing it Trish

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 Time: September 20, 2009, 2:02 am [...] a tuto​ rial for making these great kusu​ dama flo​ wers. Much sim​ pler than [...]

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Comment from sucharitha Time: September 24, 2009, 2:25 am i liked thm but what kind of paper is best used to mak thm?

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Pingback from unikatissima’s » Kusudama Time: September 27, 2009, 2:08 am [...] a Kusudama is a whole ball made of those paper flowers, but to tell the truth I like it better this way

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Comment from Marli Time: October 17, 2009, 2:31 pm I loved this flour.I would like to learn how can I make the ball

Pingback from wing’s (mostly) food blog » Blog Archive » kusadamas Time: October 25, 2009, 6:53 pm [...] been making some more of the kusadama types. the folding for these is very simple (see instructions here), but you need 60 units and some time to glue it together. i do the gluing while watching tv, but [...]

Comment from Edi Time: November 3, 2009, 8:05 pm Agradeço por seu belo tutorial. Para simplificar, resumi suas fotos em uma página e publiquei no meu blog. C itei seu site nas fontes. Uma ótima semana pra você Até logo.

Comment from scrapkat Time: November 5, 2009, 5:44 am I found you by cahnce and was so fascinated! Thank you for that great tutorial for kusudama. I´m new to that, but love it so much!

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Comment from karla Time: November 17, 2009, 7:37 am good, excelent!!!

Comment from Jeanelle Time: November 25, 2009, 10:17 pm IS there a video for the last part where you make the square into a petal? And I don’t get the last steps… O_O foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/

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Comment from Alice Time: November 29, 2009, 8:26 pm I would really love to try to make this, but is it just me or is the pictures for this tutorial not showing up?

Comment from Kimiko Time: November 29, 2009, 8:38 pm I’d really like to use your tutorial this week, but it seems that the photos aren’t loading. Help?!

Comment from June & Eve Time: November 29, 2009, 8:42 pm Sorry about this folks – I’ve fixed the image probs now

Comment from sarah Time: December 3, 2009, 5:02 am this is so cute and awesome!

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Comment from Ajit Manjrekar – India Time: December 9, 2009, 8:23 am It is the easiest and most well explained tutorials that I have ever come across. Thank You so much

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 Comment from Ankara parke Time: December 19, 2009, 6:16 am It is the easiest and most well explained tutorials that I have ever come across. Thank You so much

Comment from hansel y grethel Time: December 20, 2009, 9:44 am beautiful, and interesting

Comment from Shinny Time: December 25, 2009, 3:26 am Wow! this is so amazing! easy, safe, and simple…. everyone can do it at home anytime, anywhere and safe our earth tooooooo

Pingback from Origami Flower.. « Patch First Shop Time: December 27, 2009, 10:20 am [...] You can see the instructions at Folding Tree.. [...]

Pingback from Kusudama Craze « Dinithi's Alcove Time: December 30, 2009, 9:14 am [...] http://foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/ [...]

Comment from eternallyeve Time: January 2, 2010, 11:57 am Great tutorial, thank you so much.

Pingback from irisines stricksalon » Eisblume Time: January 6, 2010, 8:19 am [...] einem Tutorial von hier Das ist mal wieder ein Versuch. Ich habe das Bild bei Flickr bearbeitet und mit dem Tool von Flickr [...]

Pingback from Craft in Style: I made this today… Time: January 10, 2010, 4:26 pm [...] much I love paper crafting, I always look for new ideas and ways to design, decorate and craft…Here is a great tutorial to make your own paper flowers- like the one above- in ANY color to match your [...]

Pingback from Razblint » The Flower Ball, or The Kusudama Time: January 11, 2010, 9:26 pm [...] Here is the tutorial to use if you want to make your own, there’s a 2 part Tutorial over at Folding Trees. [...]

Comment from Margaret Hagan Time: January 11, 2010, 11:16 pm I really love your tutorial + examples, I linked to them on my site. I made a bunch of these a decade ago, and now am coming back to them again:)

Comment from mimi Time: January 19, 2010, 1:57 pm cool —:D

Comment from Yoda Time: January 20, 2010, 6:01 pm It would be most excellent to be able to download the pattern without all of the comments that are posted.

Comment from June & Eve Time: January 20, 2010, 6:07 pm Yoda: foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/

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Comment from kapadokya Time: January 22, 2010, 10:47 am this will be a perfect project for my Wednesday night craft with my best friend

Pingback from Link for Kudasamas : bluehamster.info» Time: January 23, 2010, 9:17 pm [...] that can be used with the forms above, or stand alone as examples of kudasama in their own right. Folding Trees also has a nice tutorial on kudasama [...]

Pingback from Eight Bit Bird » Blog Archive » Folding Trees, for paper flowers Time: February 2, 2010, 1:58 am [...] If you’re interested check out the full tutorial over at Folding Trees. [...]

Pingback from BlogDpi » Blog Archive » O que fazer as sobras do papel Time: February 8, 2010, 9:54 am [...] Aprenda a fazer uma Kusudama com o tutorial da Folding Trees. [...]

Pingback from Blonde Things » Blog Archive » Post-it notes Time: February 19, 2010, 7:18 pm [...] how: Flower and triangle box Leave a [...]

Comment from dev Time: February 27, 2010, 1:34 am wow I like this one, i did this for ma daughter. keep it up ur good work. i was amazed!!

Comment from ADKnits Time: March 3, 2010, 8:38 pm What an excellent tutorial — I’ve linked it to my site! A class on bookbinding last summer got me hooked on paper, so I’m excited to try these out!

Pingback from Please forgive me, Shel Silverstein » Truffalope Time: March 7, 2010, 7:24 pm [...] you’re feeling inspired to make your own kusudama origami, you can find detailed instructions here. I love that she used a recycled map for hers! The type of kusudama I made here is called [...]

Comment from Holly Time: March 7, 2010, 7:28 pm Beautiful! I love that you used a recycled map! I linked to your instructions…thank you for the wonderful tutorial!

Comment from Doris Time: March 20, 2010, 1:41 pm Hola: ¡Que lindo! por fin entendi esta primera parte voy a practicar antes de ir a la segunda parte regreso despues. Muchas gracias. Besitos.

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 Time: March 25, 2010, 6:09 pm ?t is really beatiful and amazing.I tried but some things are not very clear.But still congratulations. :d

Pingback from Kusudama Paper Flowers « Time: March 28, 2010, 2:11 am [...] are too cool! They are so clean and crisp looking… find the complete how-to at Folding Trees: Part 1 and Part [...]

Pingback from Paper Hearts « Little Red Wren Time: March 29, 2010, 2:28 am [...] Paper Flowers. Posted by littleredwren Filed in Uncategorized Leave a C omment [...]

Pingback from Paper Flower Tutorial from Folding Trees « lorigami Time: March 29, 2010, 4:36 pm [...] kusudama tutorial part 1/ [...]

Comment from Anna Time: April 1, 2010, 8:51 am i can’t do the step number 4…

Comment from Asma Time: April 8, 2010, 8:29 am thanks for your information. I enjoy a lot and I have fun a lot.

Comment from calig Time: April 10, 2010, 1:16 am I have not touch those ever since I started college. I used to make those papre flower and ball origamis. Each of this flower made from 60 sheets of paper, 5 sheets for one flower and needed 12 flowers paste together become up one of these flower balls. I remebered I spent two weeks to complete my first exactly flower ball. Good luck everyone and have fun…………………

Comment from pam Time: April 12, 2010, 1:24 pm Thank you so much for this tutorial! I am already addicted and i haven’t even started yet! Always, always appreciate your carefully done, beautifully illustrated tutorials.

Comment from Sonya Time: April 14, 2010, 5:46 pm Thank you for sharing your tutorial. Your instructions have to be the best origami instructions I’ve come across EVER. So inspired I made one right away. Thanks again.

Pingback from spring pick-me-up: kusudama flowers Time: April 19, 2010, 8:59 am [...] are several different variations of the kusudama flower. I liked this one, but I ended up changing a few things to make it easier on myself. Once you get the hang of it, [...]

Comment from susie Time: April 24, 2010, 12:29 pm I made three different colors of pink flowers and glued six of them together and then glued it to the top of a little glass candle bowl and put a battery operated candle light underneath it….it’s so pretty I made these for Mom’s birthday party in June. I rounded the edges of the petal so they really look like cherry blossoms….thank you so much for your tutorial

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 Pingback from Pomander ball using Kusudama Flower « What happens when you’re over 25 Time: May 2, 2010, 11:25 am [...] http://foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/ [...]

Pingback from MayDae » Beautiful paper world. :: Fashion, Design, Decor Time: May 4, 2010, 9:01 am [...] how to make this Japanese [...]

Comment from Jenny Time: May 5, 2010, 9:25 am Thank you for the lovely tutorial! Here are my first flowers: http://kaksikaunista.blogspot.com/2010/05/kusudama-kukkasia.html Linked you (behind the word “ohje”, meaning “tutorial” in Finnish), so my friends can visit here, too

Comment from Niki Time: May 10, 2010, 9:06 pm These are so beautiful, I just made one with red origami paper, mine differs a little, but it turned out fantastic! Thank you so much! <3

Pingback from pas magnifique » Blog Archive Time: May 22, 2010, 11:29 pm [...] you’re in the office and have nothing to do. take some used papers (or post it papers) and try to make this kusudama flower origami. [...]

Comment from Aleksandra Time: May 27, 2010, 2:16 am i like dis

Comment from clark Time: May 29, 2010, 9:05 am wow…It’s very quickly and very beautifuly I like it and I tyr it.WONDERFUL !!!

Pingback from Jennifer’s DT Reveal with One Fine Day Ribbon kit « Savvy n Sassy Time: June 3, 2010, 7:18 am [...] project for me. I did some oragami folding with my old junkitz salsa paper. (the tutorial is here) I glued each of those 10 pieces together and I used 2 different ribbons from the kit to [...]

Comment from Sudha Time: June 7, 2010, 9:45 am Amazing dear.

Pingback from Pomanders? Don’t You Mean Loofahs? | Weddingbee Time: June 22, 2010, 1:45 pm [...] to have SOMETHING for our aisle decor. But then… I stumbled upon pretty much the best thing ever: Kusudama balls. Drool. Ah-may-zing! I was instantly smitten. I showed them to Mr. C and he looked at them for a [...]

Pingback from Escort Flower Tutorial | Weddingbee Time: June 22, 2010, 7:00 pm [...] into the actual folding pattern here because I couldn’t do it any better or in more detail than this tutorial. So once you’ve got the hang of folding the petals, you should make 5 per flower. Be especially [...]

Comment from Sarah Time: June 28, 2010, 3:05 pm foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 I found the perfect thing to keep them together while the glue is drying: bobby pins!

Comment from L’Albicocca (di Miriam) Time: June 29, 2010, 6:14 pm I’ve used your paper flowers for a gift… See more on my blog: http://lalbicocca.blogspot.com/2010/06/fiori-di-carta-per-soldi-dicarta.html I want to thank you for the beautiful idea… Miriam from Italy

Comment from pein Time: July 3, 2010, 5:05 am lovely! i absolutely love it and it is so easy to make! my guy friend asked me to make a bouquet of these as a gift to his girlfriend! im still working on it, i wish she’d like it!

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Comment from medyum Time: July 9, 2010, 2:11 pm Thank you for sharing your tutorial. Your instructions have to be the best origami instructions I’ve come across EVER. So inspired I made one right away. Thanks again…. Medyum Niyazi

Comment from Ana Melo Time: July 11, 2010, 12:19 pm So cute! Adorei o post vou experimentar e divulgar. Beijinhos e obrigada.

Comment from kapadokya Time: July 21, 2010, 9:51 am very nice content posted thanks foldingtrees

Comment from Ilaria Time: July 22, 2010, 6:22 pm Bellissimo! complimenti x il sito! davvero magnifico! lo amo <3 !!

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Pingback from Kusudama Tutorial « the ribbon on your finger Time: July 24, 2010, 9:58 pm [...] Posted in DIY Project, Recycled Folding Trees [...]

Pingback from :: ROCK MY WEDDING :: UK WEDDING BLOG :: Time: July 30, 2010, 8:50 am [...] C heck out the full DIY post on FoldingTrees.com [...]

Comment from guzel sozler Time: July 30, 2010, 1:21 pm Bellissimo! complimenti x il sito! davvero magnifico!

Pingback from {week 8} origami « 52 crafts in 52 weeks Time: July 30, 2010, 2:03 pm [...] pretty flower was made using this fab tutorial. I’ve had it bookmarked for ages so it was great to give it a go at [...]

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Comment from Kyle Time: July 30, 2010, 7:12 pm This is very easy to make, and my girlfriend love the flowers I made her. Thanks.

Comment from A Time: August 5, 2010, 3:11 pm AWESOME!!! thanks

Pingback from kusudama | mooi bedacht Time: August 8, 2010, 9:26 am [...] Posted on augustus 8, 2010 by Thea ‘t Schijnt dat onderstaande bloemetje kusudama heet… Ze zijn in ieder geval [...]

Comment from Jos Cardozo Time: August 10, 2010, 6:00 am AWSOME, YOUR SIMPLE IDEA IS SIMPLY THE BEST, GOOD WORK, I WILL SURELY TRY THIS OUT. THANKS ONC E AGAIN

Pingback from August Etsyer- Patch | Glowbug Design Time: August 10, 2010, 10:17 am [...] out the directions for folding your own paper flowers here. I think I’ll dig through old magazines this weekend and get creating. Thanks for the [...]

Comment from fiona@A Matter of Wedding Photography Edinburgh Time: August 10, 2010, 11:01 am These are just lovely – and I’m sure would make fantastic wedding decorations.

Comment from hotfile indir Time: August 10, 2010, 11:29 pm Thank you for sharing your tutorial. Your instructions have to be the best origami instructions I’ve come across EVER. So inspired I made one right away. Thanks again….

Comment from florist Phoenix AZ Time: August 12, 2010, 7:44 am From now on I will be able to make my own “four petals” lucky lily flower cause it kind of remembers me of little lilies flowers.

Comment from Liat Varsano Time: August 13, 2010, 2:44 am 10X.

Comment from rilski Time: August 13, 2010, 4:52 pm very relaxing to work with paper after the busy day! thank you!

Pingback from Just Call Me A Busy Bee… « Screammcr's Blog Time: August 16, 2010, 5:37 pm [...] go as planned. I have, however, completed one crafty project in the past two months. It is Kusudama. At first, I thought this would be a really fun and easy project. Estimated time lapse: 2-3 [...]

Comment from Kristina Time: August 17, 2010, 10:46 am I love these foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/

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Comment from Blah Time: August 18, 2010, 5:20 am thanks. ican use it for my statues

Pingback from make : kusudama flowers « sky / dra*** / **mini Time: August 25, 2010, 10:49 am [...] found here. some examples found here. and flick’r totally delivers photgraphic inspiration [...]

Pingback from Some 3D fun! « Time: August 29, 2010, 12:51 am [...] This is a great project to sit around and make while chatting as once you have made one flower you can just keep going and going and going! Hmm the possibilities are endless! You can find a cute little tutorial on how to make these here! [...]

Comment from Marlène Time: August 31, 2010, 5:53 am Merci pour ce tuto, ces fleurs sont superbes !!!!

Comment from gemma Time: September 8, 2010, 10:53 am i love them its so easy when you do it but looks hard i love origami

Comment from shreea Time: September 18, 2010, 8:39 am wow…it’s really beautiful… i love art and craft very much…..i’m gonna try it out by my own…

Comment from Sue H Time: September 19, 2010, 11:25 am Lovely design but guess I’m stupid because I get to the third picture – and for the life of me I can’t figure it out.

Pingback from Wedding Ideas : DIY Wedding Bouquet With Origami Paper! Time: September 24, 2010, 10:45 am [...] more creative DIY ideas for your wedding!> Want to know how Emily pulled it all together? C heck here and here — you can do it too!Photo: Emilie Inc. (EmilieInc.com) Posted by Knot Rebecca Filed [...]

Comment from cristina Time: October 3, 2010, 1:57 am great tips! wow ,really cool ,i will have a try by my own

Comment from cristina Time: October 3, 2010, 2:02 am “Open up the flaps you have just created and flatten them”? can you interpret more on this step again , thank you ,

Pingback from Six paper flowers Time: October 4, 2010, 2:50 pm [...] Lovely Kusudama flowers from Folding Trees [...]

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 Time: October 5, 2010, 2:24 am @ C hristina; just have a look at the pics. The picture on the left shows the old, the right is the after they have been opened and flattened. Good luck

Comment from Lisa Time: October 8, 2010, 6:02 am I did it…I did it!!!! This was such fun! Thank you!

Comment from On commence demain Time: October 8, 2010, 7:22 am Thank you for this very clear tutorial!

Comment from Sanjyoti Time: October 8, 2010, 10:02 am I think this is 99% nice but the puffy stars are 100% best.

Comment from Liat Varsano Time: October 8, 2010, 4:22 pm It’s amazing. Love it.

Pingback from Que faire quand on s’ennuie au travail ? – On commence demain Time: October 12, 2010, 3:45 am [...] petit tuto : ici . This entry was written by Helo, posted on 12 octobre 2010 at 9 h 45 min, filed under [...]

Pingback from Folding a cute japanese Kusudama^^ « Maiyuki ???? Time: October 12, 2010, 12:26 pm [...] Pic Source [...]

Comment from Holly-Day Time: October 13, 2010, 5:34 pm What a lovely craft idea! I wish I’m as skilled as that so that I could create such beautiful things!

Comment from eiyn~ Time: October 15, 2010, 3:40 am thanz for sharng this idea..love it..beautiful~

Pingback from » Kusudama Flowers My own little world: Just another WordPress weblog Time: October 17, 2010, 4:15 pm [...] to give to my mum on her 60th birthday, but as ever, I was short on time. I came across this tutorial for making a paper flower decoration and it seemed kind of fitting that it required 60 pieces of [...]

Comment from pinterpret Time: October 18, 2010, 2:38 pm WoooW THANK YOU !! love you folding trees loveeee : homeworkkk

Pingback from DevinandBrittany.com » If dreaming resulted in something, I’d be amazing. Time: October 22, 2010, 6:10 pm [...] These fancy blossoms [...]

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 Time: October 26, 2010, 3:04 am thank u for teaching such a lovely flower making technique

Comment from Manufacta Time: October 30, 2010, 6:20 pm Un tutorial chiarissimo e molto utile

Comment from zlatka Time: November 2, 2010, 2:46 pm Great idea for a present!! just made one flower seven petal´s flower with one supplementary petal stuck in the middle..it creates kind of orchidea…I made two leaves of green paper and here we go–lovely orchidea like alive!

Pingback from My first DIY/kusudama « My Wedding Planning Time: November 8, 2010, 4:14 pm [...] followed the instructions provided by Folding Trees, which made it very easy to get right on making the flower petals. I cut down the magazines to be [...]

Comment from Jyoti Kaushik Time: November 14, 2010, 1:46 pm Lovely flower.Today i’ve learnt to make a beautiful flower that i’m going to use in my nxt craft activity.Thanx

Pingback from | Libri, film, eventi, scuola, internet, videogiochi. Il mondo dei bambini raccontato a genitori e insegnanti | bambini.info Time: November 15, 2010, 12:06 pm [...] incollando tra loro molteplici origami di identica forma. In questo caso vi proponiamo dei bei fiori colorati da posizionare per la casa oppure da appendere all’albero di Natale o alle fiestre per impreziosirli con qualcosa di nuovo e [...]

Comment from Patrizia Time: November 19, 2010, 4:25 pm C iao, credo che questi fiori siano veramente belli ed è divertente realizzarli grazie!

Comment from stephanie Time: November 22, 2010, 4:06 pm hello ! I discovered your website few days ago and I have already read everything ! your website is so good ! I have made this origami and I would like to speak about it on my blog … Are you OK (of course, I will give the link in my article) Thanks

Comment from ianed Time: November 25, 2010, 9:44 am wow!!! beautiful…hope i can make one too…

Comment from sarat Time: November 28, 2010, 12:30 pm its wonderful. i am making them as i speak, its real simple and hope yu have more luck with yur future projects

Comment from Melissa Time: December 1, 2010, 12:13 am this is so C ool! i love it.

Comment from sardonxy Time: December 3, 2010, 1:09 pm Love this tutorial >3 it’s easy to understand with very cute result. C an i post this to foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 my blog with link to this website? thanks before ^ ^

Comment from Angela Christopher Time: December 3, 2010, 1:58 pm hey, this is sooo nice.. your demonstration is complete and perfect. it was so easy to follow you.. keep it up..

Pingback from Just Add Ink Blog Hop « Time: December 4, 2010, 9:01 am [...] flowers and would like to have a go at making them, there is a great tutorial that you can find HERE. Dont be scared….they are not hard at all. Though they are slightly addictive….so watch [...]

Comment from Skye Keating Time: December 4, 2010, 9:26 pm Thank you for you Kusudama Blossom tutorial. I loved it so much that I have made over 10 different kusudama blossom balls, and I keep making them. It has been fun making them.

Pingback from Julpysselspecial 1 | Veronica Time: December 5, 2010, 9:16 am [...] Folding trees gör egna [...]

Comment from TL Time: December 5, 2010, 5:28 pm I can’t seem to get the “open flaps that you just created part”. Any help? Thanks!

Pingback from Kusudama flowers « Sewknitsew's Blog Time: December 5, 2010, 7:26 pm [...] are many tutorials for these flowers on the net. This one from Folding Trees is easy to [...]

Pingback from Il mio albero di Natale in stile giapponese ;-) « Foulard creativi Time: December 7, 2010, 12:28 pm [...] origami. Ne esistono tantissimi tipi più o meno complessi.. un bel tutorial lo trovate anche qui e [...]

Comment from marianne Time: December 9, 2010, 4:57 am These are lovely!!marianne*

Pingback from shelterrific » Blog Archive » wonderful, do-able paper crafts Time: December 10, 2010, 9:43 am [...] Kusudama: C oworker 2 found her inspiration at Folding Trees, where a twopart tutorial on Kusudama shares an easy way to make paper flowers that you then glue together into ball-shaped ornaments. She was putting these together at her desk, and I have to say that the flowers look amazing on their own as well, particularly in white. This would be a really cute spin on wedding flowers too, I think. [...]

Pingback from We Might Just Be Too Cheap for Real Flowers | Weddingbee Time: December 14, 2010, 10:45 am [...] Stop drooling and go to the Kusudama paper-flower tutorial HERE. [...]

Comment from Jelena Time: December 19, 2010, 6:34 am How about using 6 petals? C an I still make a kusudama ball with flowers made of six petals? I find it difficult to glue just five of them :/ . foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/

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Comment from HanTin Time: December 20, 2010, 11:42 pm Very artistic and easy instruction to follow….Happy Holidays.

Comment from xxxxx Time: December 22, 2010, 1:08 pm Kusudama is very cool!

Comment from best online toys for kids Time: January 3, 2011, 6:23 am love the tutorial. am making one now. or two. i just hope i can find good paper at our local bookstore.

Comment from misse Time: January 6, 2011, 7:46 am it was verry easy!!!! thanks so verry much:)

Pingback from Paper Flowers are all the Rage! | My Little Scraps Design Blog Time: January 9, 2011, 11:28 am [...] Lovely Kusudama flowers from Folding Trees [...]

Comment from Katherine Time: January 9, 2011, 2:22 pm This tutorial is great – I’m so glad I found it. Thank you for posting such great work – I made one while following along and now I’m off to make 59 more!

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Pingback from 1-9-11 Kusudama – ARTFODDER Time: January 10, 2011, 1:37 pm [...] http://foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/ [...]

Pingback from Vårigt del 1 « Linn Lundholm Time: January 11, 2011, 8:52 am [...] är ju att använda dem igen till ett helt annat syfte! Hur man gör de här blommorna hittade jag här genom den här bloggen. Förvånansvärt [...]

Comment from Elusive Butters Time: January 26, 2011, 2:38 am I saw these featured on Martha Stewart in an article on their favorite Etsy crafters. I was so glad to find out for myself how to make these perfect little flowers! I plan on using them in my wedding. A bunch of my friends have learned to make them. I hope to make at least 100 in the next month, besides a slue of other DIY projects! Thanks so much for the tutorial! My friends love making them!

Comment from katia Time: January 27, 2011, 3:51 am Thank you very much! Now I really understand how to make this beatiful flower!!!! xxx

Comment from rathimalar Time: January 29, 2011, 3:24 am thank you very much………. I used it for my class decoration……..all my classmates like it very much………

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 Time: January 31, 2011, 12:43 pm Thanks for tutorial. Now i can make an awesome wedding bouquet

Pingback from Our DIY projects: Paper flowers for $50 | rosiewedding Time: February 2, 2011, 8:03 pm [...] anyone is interested, this is the tutorial I used to learn how to make these. They aren’t hard to make, but they are a little [...]

Pingback from [weekend projects] Stuff to Make « Counting the Leaves Time: February 4, 2011, 2:27 pm [...] these paper flowers are just the first step in creating a Japanese kusudama ball (which combines a total of 12 of [...]

Pingback from Some of my favorite tutorials « splendidowl Time: February 6, 2011, 10:12 am [...] origami flower tutorial simple and beautiful! [...]

Pingback from Kusudama Flowers and Paper Cranes « wiseknits Time: February 6, 2011, 6:46 pm [...] came across a tutorial online for a Kusudama by Folding Trees. I thought it looked so beautiful and would look great hanging in her dorm [...]

Pingback from Label Jammin’ « Rycrafty Time: February 8, 2011, 4:06 am [...] I used both Dragonfly and Lilypad Glimmer Mist and made a Kusudama flower. [...]

Pingback from Label Jammin’ | Weddingbee Time: February 8, 2011, 7:00 pm [...] I used both Dragonfly and Lilypad Glimmer Mist and made a Kusudama flower. [...]

Comment from Kaena Time: February 13, 2011, 4:48 am Super!!

Comment from lizzie Time: February 13, 2011, 7:32 pm Hint: I used bobby pins (hair pins) to hold petals and flowers together, made it alot quicker. looks fantastic

Pingback from papperspyssel « Stilok’s bildblogg Time: February 19, 2011, 12:11 pm [...] de nog finfina i påskriset. Här hittar du en överskådlig beskrivning om hur man viker dessa kusudamablommor. från → papper ← Min tös ? GillaBli först att gilla denna post. Inga [...]

Comment from Staci Time: February 25, 2011, 12:56 am Thank you for these directions – I’ve wanted to learn how to make these. I’m including this in my Friday Favorites tomorrow!

Pingback from Friday Favorites–Flowers « Time: February 25, 2011, 12:02 pm [...] involves making multiples of an origami shape and attaching them together to create a ball. This Kusudama Tutorial from Folding Trees shows how to make a flower commonly used. The directions to make the ball itself can be found [...]

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 Pingback from DIY Paper Flower Projects « Bandless Ear Muffs Time: March 1, 2011, 1:24 am [...] Kusudama Origami Paper Flowers (Part 1) [...]

Comment from sarah Time: March 3, 2011, 3:32 am Wow ! What a great tutorial . I am going to try it out now ! for sharing this with everyone of us .

Thank you so much

The flower is just stunning.

Comment from sarah Time: March 3, 2011, 8:06 am Ok . I just made it, and it was marvelous and easy too !!!

Pingback from It’s Only A Paper Flower « Rycrafty Time: March 8, 2011, 1:26 pm [...] Another conclusion was that I was going to have a hard time picking flowers, because they’re all pretty! Then we chose teal and apple green as colours, and there aren’t many (if any) teal flowers. Green is, unsurprisingly, not a problem, but teal is harder. I didn’t want real flowers that had been dyed either. It was hard to pick, so I put it off, like I do with all hard decisions. Then I started seeing all sorts of other flowers in blogland: felt flowers, fabric flowers, ric-rac flowers, button flowers, paper flowers…. [...]

Pingback from It’s Only a Paper Flower | Weddingbee Time: March 8, 2011, 5:39 pm [...] Another conclusion was that I was going to have a hard time picking flowers, because they’re all pretty! Then we chose teal and apple green as colours, and there aren’t many (if any) teal flowers. Green is, unsurprisingly, not a problem, but teal is harder. I didn’t want real flowers that had been dyed either. It was hard to pick, so I put it off, like I do with all hard decisions. Then I started seeing all sorts of other flowers in blogland: felt flowers, fabric flowers, ric-rac flowers, button flowers, paper flowers… [...]

Pingback from Kusudama « hecho x LM Time: March 9, 2011, 8:05 am [...] cada uno de los pétalos fue elaborado con una hoja de papel tamaño 3 x 3. Utilizé el tutorial de Folding Trees pero existen infinidad de tutoriales en el internet. C abe añadir lo conveniente que resulta un [...]

Pingback from Kusudama: Flores de Origami « La Vue de Lili Time: March 10, 2011, 10:17 pm [...] Para o passo a passo e mais detalhes clique aqui. [...]

Comment from Angelica Time: March 13, 2011, 3:56 pm they are beautiful… i haven’t done paper folding in few years but seeing these creations make me want to start paper folding again

Comment from Yaneth Time: March 15, 2011, 12:40 pm Excelente. muchas gracias. un saludo desde C olombia. Very nice. thank you. Yaneth

Pingback from Sunflowers & Dragonflies » Blog Archive » How to Make Paper Flowers Time: March 22, 2011, 10:14 am [...] Kusudama Flower part I by Folding Trees [...]

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 Pingback from 7 Dinge, die mein Herz erfreuen :) | a red apple Time: March 23, 2011, 12:48 pm [...] Hier ist das Tutorial [...]

Pingback from Sakura | 53percent Time: March 26, 2011, 11:05 am [...] PL: Kwiat wi?ni, b?d?cy jednym z modu?ów kusudamy. Wykonany eksperymentalnie 2 dni temu, aby przekona? si? jaki to poziom trudno?ci. Z?o?enie jest zadziwiaj?co proste, lecz trudno?ci mo?e przysporzy? ??czenie poszczególnych p?atków w kwiat – mój klej odmówi? wspó?pracy. W?a?nie dlatego, mój kwiat ma sze?? – a nie klasycznie – pi?? p?atków. Tak by?o pro?ciej je sklei?. Instrukcja [...]

Comment from Mary Time: March 26, 2011, 2:11 pm I love these! I made some into hair clips by putting a bobby pin through the individual flowers! You just cant wear them on rainy days

Pingback from Such a long time! | Gardenpinks' Blog Time: March 30, 2011, 1:26 pm [...] at these kits I suddenly remembered I had downloaded the instructions many moons ago from this site . It is an origami technique that is very easy using squares of paper, ideal for using up paper in [...]

Comment from Billie Time: April 7, 2011, 5:29 am A friend of mine made one of these from your instructions and linked to you. I popped by last night and printed the instructions. Thank you so much, I’ve sen these before but never thought I could make one, yours are the clearest instructions I’ve seen. Had a go last night and made my first flower. Off to find some pretty paper and perhaps try the full Kusudama ball after all. Best wishes Billie

Pingback from Flowers for Teacher « The Hybrid Chick Time: April 8, 2011, 6:46 am [...] The flowers on the top of the pens are an oragami fold called kusudama. I first printed two different papers from the digi kit on each side of Epson Premium Presentation Paper. You’ll want this to be double side printed. As you fold it, each print side will be visible. You can find easy step-by-step instructions on the kusudama fold here. [...]

Pingback from Smykkeholder | Raw Islaam Time: April 12, 2011, 3:20 am [...] Opskriften til origami-blomsterne kan findes her: http://foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/ [...]

Comment from dana Time: April 14, 2011, 12:08 am Wow These are a lot easier to make than i thought. I always made origami lilies but although these take more paper, they’re much easier and still look more complex in my opinion. Thanks so much for sharing. Also these instructions were so easy to follow. Better than any youtube tutorial. Great job!

Comment from gabi Time: April 14, 2011, 2:07 pm ebati qkiq sait i ebati qkite cvetq napravih si mnogo ot tqh mnogo sa gotini mnogo me kefqt

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 Time: April 14, 2011, 4:14 pm [...] http://foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/ [...]

Comment from connie gehl Time: April 16, 2011, 4:21 pm nice

Comment from Nin Time: April 17, 2011, 8:43 am Super ! Je ne comprends pas un mot d’anglais mais les images sont super bien faites donc j’ai tout réussi !!!

Pingback from FLORABUNDANCE « calla. does. craft. Time: April 18, 2011, 1:20 pm [...] no? I’m really chuffed at the kusudama flower. It is not traditional one piece of paper origami. It is a rule-breaking five pices of paper and [...]

Pingback from DIY les fleurs en origami | Le Meilleur du DIY Time: April 18, 2011, 5:50 pm [...] J’ai trouvé ce DIY sur ce site : /http://foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudamatutorial-part-1/ [...]

Comment from m Time: April 21, 2011, 11:34 am This flower is very nice.

Pingback from 52 Friday’s | Week 15: Paper | CK Dawn Photography Time: April 22, 2011, 4:44 am [...] either I suggest you try because it was way too fun. Folding Trees has a great tutorial HERE- when I clicked on it and saw that they also used an old map I knew it was meant to be! As a side [...]

Comment from saga Time: April 22, 2011, 2:36 pm nice… beautiful flowers, we made some and this really helped!!!! thanks

Pingback from AetCrafts » Blog Archive » Kaardid, lilled ja krõpsud… Time: April 26, 2011, 3:02 am [...] surfates oli silma jäänud Kusudama lillepallike. Otsustasin siis katsetada, kas ma viitsin ja oskan ja suudan sellega hakkama saada. [...]

Comment from Leonie Barton Time: April 27, 2011, 8:39 pm Hello, is it possible to subscribe to your tutorials ? I hope this note finds you well, cheers Leonie

Comment from Criis Time: May 4, 2011, 1:38 pm very beautiful!! loving!

Pingback from Too Expensive | We’re Probably Too Cheap For Real Flowers. | Thrifty in White | Saving Money, One Wedding at a Time Time: May 5, 2011, 12:15 pm [...] Stop drooling and go to the Kusudama paper-flower tutorial HERE. [...]

Pingback from DIY Paper Garlands « Broke-Ass Stuart’s Goddamn Website Time: May 11, 2011, 11:37 am [...] or fold into abstract forms. If you’re on house arrest, or are looking for a bit of foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 a project, get origami on it. String ‘em up and start calling friends ‘cause it just got swanky in here. Share and [...]

Comment from Johanna Giesbrecht Time: May 11, 2011, 5:10 pm wonderful! Thank you for sharing this!

Pingback from Kusudama « HiHaHo’s Stall Time: May 18, 2011, 8:20 am [...] super easy and fast to make these flowers from paper. Here you can find a great tutorial. I worked with 7 x 7 cm. squares, appropriate dimension for the soft crepe paper. I tried also [...]

Comment from kira ketsueki Time: May 20, 2011, 1:26 am sugoi…. i got it… ^^

Comment from reighviviouse Time: May 23, 2011, 11:55 am very beautiful flower kusudama i hope that you have new more kusudama folding instruction im so very excited to learn this web site

Comment from trexie nichols Time: May 24, 2011, 12:28 am i am fun of making different flowers, and one of my flowers that i made is this kind of paper flower ! i really like this kind of paper flower ! until now I’m still searching what other flowers will i make….

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Pingback from Origami per dare un tocco di stile in più! « Benvenuto su Cool-Shopping.it! Time: May 24, 2011, 8:30 am [...] buona manualità ed esperienza in fatto di origami potete provare a realizzarli da soli seguendo QUESTE ISTRUZIONI o se preferite [...]

Pingback from Origami per dare un tocco di stile in più! Time: May 31, 2011, 7:09 pm [...] buona manualità ed esperienza in fatto di origami potete provare a realizzarli da soli seguendo QUESTE ISTRUZIONI o se preferite [...]

Pingback from Come decorare una cornice Ikea con fiori in origami:l’idea di Chiara Time: June 8, 2011, 9:23 am [...] Per realizzare i fiori, C hiara ha preso spunto da questo tutorial: http://foldingtrees.com/ [...]

Comment from america Time: June 13, 2011, 6:51 pm Thanks so much for this tutorial! It was very clear and I haven’t found a site that has made it this easy for me to complete it and it actually looks alright! Thanks so much.

Comment from Jane Time: June 15, 2011, 1:47 pm These look great – going to try to make some out of C hristmas paper to decorate the house

Comment from Liyan Time: June 18, 2011, 10:10 am Thank you SO much for taking the time to post this. The flowers look stunning and really intricate and difficult to make, but with your highly detailed step-by-step foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 tutorial its really easy (even for someone like me who normally isn’t very creative!) Thank you so much =) I’m even going to try part 2 and make the whole ball later – wish me luck!

Comment from Felipe Time: June 18, 2011, 10:16 pm Absolutely easy and beautiful!

Pingback from Origami hair ornaments | Our Big-Girl Zora Time: June 27, 2011, 8:04 pm [...] I found an online tutorial for making origami kusudama flowers, and made several already, but turned them into hair ornamentation. I love making new things. I [...]

Comment from Mansie Time: June 30, 2011, 8:14 am hey can you please tell what you did to make that variation in the pattern so that the flowers look different? Oh, n BTW loved the tutorial and the step by step explanation!

Pingback from Simple flower kusudama « Aspiring Folder Time: July 12, 2011, 11:49 am [...] You can learn to make this simple flower kusudama at Folding Trees. [...]

Comment from Brenda Time: July 14, 2011, 3:45 pm I was wondering if you could post or email me pirctures or directions for gluing the individual petals together to form the flower?? I am a visual person and am not smart enough to figure out how to make it look right on my own. I have all 60 petals made, just don’t know the best way to glue them together… Please help..

Pingback from DIY New York Wedding with Amazing Paper Flower Decorations | Love Wed Bliss Time: July 26, 2011, 10:05 am [...] try them for yourself, then look no further. Here is a great 2 part DIY Paper Flower tutorial from Folding Trees. These pretty flowers are called Japanese Kusudama, and are created from several pices of origami [...]

Pingback from Sticky Note Origami….Keeping You Entertained When There is Nothing Else to Do. | PR WITH A SIDE OF WHIT Time: July 28, 2011, 6:48 pm [...] http://foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/ [...]

Comment from Jaz Time: July 31, 2011, 11:20 pm This is really helpful. I tried doing it and I was able to finish it. I’ll add this item as an accessory of my gift. I will go now to the next part. Thanks again!

Comment from Kapila Kadupitige Time: August 3, 2011, 4:27 am Grate Structures. I love orogami and Theses structures are realy grate. thanks. Kapila Kadupitige Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Comment from matata Time: August 3, 2011, 1:45 pm very nice. love the color!

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 Time: August 7, 2011, 5:23 pm Rather then making the ball I’m using each flower as a single to make up a baby clothing bouquet for my sister baby due December they look amazing thank you for the step by step instructions

Pingback from How to: Folded Paper Flowers « Time: August 16, 2011, 10:05 am [...] image on Pinterest late last week of these very cool folded paper flowers. I followed the link to a tutorial by Folding Trees, and found that the flowers were actually part of a traditional Kusdama Ball. A few days earlier, I [...]

Pingback from We’re MARRIED!! | Angela J. Hill Time: August 20, 2011, 8:07 am [...] run with that and make all of the flowers out of paper. I got some instructions here, here, and here, and then just played around creating [...]

Comment from VSair109 Time: August 21, 2011, 2:43 am good info,This is very me.

Comment from VSair109 Time: August 21, 2011, 2:49 am this is very help me,now i trying it,i love art of paper.thx for tutorial.

Comment from Michelle T. Time: August 24, 2011, 12:03 pm Thank you so much for this tutorial! I’ve been seeing these beautiful flowers everywhere and have been dying to try them out. Thank you!

Pingback from Anlichan: Origami Anniversary « Habibi Homemade Time: August 26, 2011, 12:28 pm [...] flowers, so I found some new patterns on the internet that I tried making. The first pattern was a cherry blossom-like flower from Folding Trees (a site which seems to no longer be updated, but has great instructions [...]

Pingback from What Do I Want To Do Today? Plan an Ice Cream Social | What Do I Want To Do Today? Time: September 1, 2011, 1:18 am [...] the paper was dry I made the flowers. I used this site to figure out how to do the [...]

Pingback from Fleurs en origamiA un détail près… Time: September 5, 2011, 6:22 am [...] voulais vous faire profiter de ce superbe tutoriel vous permettant de réaliser de belles fleurs en partant d’une feuille carrée et de [...]

Comment from Florence Time: September 9, 2011, 7:08 am J’aimerais m’inscrire a votre newsletters. Merci beaucoup! J’aime beaucoup tout ce que vous faites.

Pingback from Kusudama Origami Flower Balls Time: September 16, 2011, 3:01 am [...] this kusudama, I’m following the instructions from Folding Trees website. Simple and easy to [...]

Pingback from Origami flowers | The Glass Lantern Time: September 17, 2011, 8:15 am [...] this week as I’ve been busy creating bits and pieces for our impending foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 wedding. Thanks to Folding Trees I’ve found part of my decorations – Kusudama flowers. They have some amazing ideas for [...]

Pingback from I used to be a Post it. « jennifer matsumoto Time: September 22, 2011, 2:40 am [...] Japanese origami folding–something I grew up with as a child. I decided to fold these Kusadama Flowers. I made 12 total flowers, which equal 60 individual Post its. Together they make up this [...]

Comment from cj Time: September 23, 2011, 4:50 pm am i the only one missing something here? i get lost between step three and four… im so confused!! please help!

Pingback from Everyone Loves a Color Scheme… « *kind of* a grownup Time: September 30, 2011, 11:38 pm [...] fun are these flowers? I found a website here that gives you simple, step-bystep instructions on how to make them. I think these may or may [...]

Pingback from Brighten Your Home: Unique Flower Crafts | From You Flowers Blog Time: October 4, 2011, 10:43 am [...] Paper Folding Flowers – Gift Toppers [...]

Comment from Saxofolies86 Time: October 6, 2011, 3:52 am Super beau je m’y colle dès aujourd’hui car mes mains me disent de ne plus attendre pour essayer Merci pour toutes ces explications

Pingback from How to make a recycled paper flower wedding bouquet | Eco-Snobbery Sucks Time: October 7, 2011, 10:08 am [...] Here’s a quick overview on how to fold the pedals, and a look at a finished product. (You can also see more photos and detailed instructions at FoldingTrees.com.) [...]

Comment from Meenakshi Time: October 8, 2011, 1:35 pm I so glad I came across ur tutorials …now can find a way thru my clumsy hands to finally create something for my daughter .

Pingback from Papier… Time: October 13, 2011, 5:07 am [...] Instrukcja tutaj(1) i tutaj(2). Posted in Dodatki [...]

Comment from K.s Time: October 14, 2011, 12:31 pm Very cool, I like them! They look so beautiful! I love doing origami, it is so much fun. I have made many different origami. Thank you for posting. Do you have instructions for more?

Comment from Neha Time: October 18, 2011, 3:20 am Veery creative & informative. Thx

Pingback from And Boy Are My Fingers Tired… Time: October 18, 2011, 11:13 am [...] This last week at work I finished up the March/April product photoshoot for Mia & Maxx Hair Studio. I made about a million of these Kusudama flowers out of old paper bags for the shoot. I spray painted some, left some natural and made all different sizes. I really love the way the shoot turned out but propping the product foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 with these flowers was a styling nightmare. In the end, it was worth all the time and effort. And now I have fun little flowers to put on my C hristmas presents instead of bows! Learn how to make your own kusudama flowers here. [...]

Pingback from Paper Flower Tutorial – PART 4 | SCRaPPY CaNuCK STuDioS Time: October 20, 2011, 10:13 am [...] tutorial, and then share with you a way I modified it to use on a flat surface. This beauty, the Japanese Kusudama flower over at Folding Trees, is a great way to create beautiful flowers for a home decor or [...]

Pingback from 31 DIY projects in 31 days – Day Twenty | More Numerous Than Sand Time: October 21, 2011, 2:14 am [...] through 300,000 search results to find these promising paper flower tutorials. I followed the tutorial from Folding Trees. There is also a part 2 to the tutorial which shows you how to make a kusudama [...]

Pingback from Modular Origami Ornament | Steves Paper Time: November 1, 2011, 12:12 pm [...] in learning more you’ll find an excellent tutorial on this particular ornament at “Folding Trees“. An excellent collection illustrating the amazing variety that can be realized with this [...]

Comment from jamess Time: November 12, 2011, 5:35 pm i made the ball, is amazing using print by yourself, you know using the printer in home and just choice a nice design….family and friends wanted one, so i had a lot of work to do jajaja….thanks..

Comment from dominiquo Time: November 13, 2011, 2:38 pm i can t do it

i dont understand the part 3

Comment from Esther Time: November 15, 2011, 10:09 am I used wrapping paper with a different colour on each side, which gave a gorgeous effect! Thanks for the tutorial

Pingback from OVanniniBlog » Pensiamo già al Natale Time: November 16, 2011, 5:42 am [...] , pensiamo a creare addobbi d’efetto per l’albero. il Per fare questa decorazioni ecco primo tutorial di questo kusudama e il secondo. a.s.2011-2012, C lasse 5°A&B natale, origami 16 novembre [...]

Comment from priscilla Time: November 17, 2011, 8:07 am really attractive and easy to make……..

Pingback from Brighten Your Home: Unique Flower Crafts | Hot Promotion Content Time: November 19, 2011, 12:08 am [...] Paper Folding Flowers ? Gift Toppers [...]

Pingback from DIY Christmas Decorations Roundup | Angela Osborn Time: November 22, 2011, 1:30 am [...] Kusudama Ball Part 1 and Part 2 [...]

Pingback from » Christmas Crafts Hacklock Time: November 28, 2011, 9:20 pm foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 [...] Tree has a Kusudama tutorial in two parts. I’m definitely making one of these they look like they will be really satisfying to [...]

Comment from Britte Time: November 30, 2011, 7:42 pm Bonsoir, Good evening, It’ s -a real plaisure ! Marvellous.With Patience> il will give a beautifuli result ! Thanks Vi

Comment from Shota Time: December 3, 2011, 2:04 pm Wow! I tried making these and they’re actually pretty cool to make. Different than origami’s that I know and much easier to make. It’s in the form of a single flower and able to freely experiment with the color designs too! Keep it up!

Comment from jessica Time: December 4, 2011, 8:28 pm Wauw! I love it! I just made 1 flower from magazine paper (cause i didnt had nothing else) And it looks great! its easy to do.. I might make some more tomorrow and then make the kusudama ball. Thanks for adding this here, it cheered up my day!

Comment from violeta chable Time: December 6, 2011, 11:30 pm Hermoso tutorial. Muchas gracias por compartir tus conocimientos. Simplemente hermoso

Comment from Rebecca Time: December 14, 2011, 12:15 pm I just made these for our origami C hristmas tree! They came out beautiful… thanks for such clear instructions! Becca

Pingback from Not Studying Time: December 16, 2011, 11:30 pm [...] [Tutorial] [...]

Comment from Andi S Time: December 21, 2011, 3:27 pm I featured these flowers on my blog. They are stunning!

Comment from FinOosa Time: December 22, 2011, 5:41 pm Thank you So much – I’ve adored these flowers in all over the web, but this is the first tutorial. I found my way here via Pinterest (and another page on the way). XO, FinOosa

Comment from MARIA Time: December 23, 2011, 5:24 pm oie eu falo português essa flor é linda e facil de fazer d+ bejos!!!!

Comment from Teresa Winterburn Time: December 27, 2011, 12:10 am My Grand-daughter and I just made one they are great Thanks for sharing

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 calendars) « Time: January 1, 2012, 4:37 pm [...] Here’s a good step-by-step with nice, helpful pictures. [...]

Comment from Stephanie Time: January 1, 2012, 10:04 pm these are so awesome thanks so much:)

Comment from Aaron Time: January 4, 2012, 2:20 am The tutorial was very useful and I was able to make one very easily for my daughter’s Home Economics class….. Thanks for the tutorial!

Comment from Loony Time: January 5, 2012, 8:47 am Einfach wundervoll, brilliant, simply wonderful. Greets L

Pingback from Flower showers » Everyday Eden Time: January 6, 2012, 3:01 am [...] Folding Trees has an excellent flower ball (called a kusudama) tutorial here. [...]

Pingback from Pinterest – my latest addiction « anna moritz’s photo blog Time: January 10, 2012, 3:56 pm [...] As a visually orientated person, I find it simply genius. You can organize your pinboards by themes, grab any pic from the net or upload whetever is taking space on your hard drive. But the best part of it is that you can see other people’s boards and get ideas and inspiration. I already gathered enough for the next years to come. This is my first thing I’ve done after a tutorial I’ve found on the pinterest site .Here is the petals folding totorial. [...]

Comment from graziella Time: January 12, 2012, 10:16 am molto bello questo fiore! grazie ne farò tanti per il matrimonio all’aperto di mia nipote. buon lavoro! graziella

Comment from Christie Time: January 22, 2012, 3:36 am these are really cute

Comment from Kathy Time: January 24, 2012, 12:23 am These are so wonderful, thank you for sharing them.

Pingback from Kusudama « What’s Mom Up To Time: January 26, 2012, 8:33 pm [...] There is a great tutorial on http://foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorialpart-1/ [...]

Comment from Atraer Dinero Time: January 30, 2012, 12:07 pm woww thats amazing job with this nice blue paper i must do it!!! my best wishes!!

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 [...] if you want to make a Kusudama ball, learn how here. Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. This entry was posted in [...]

Pingback from FLORABUNDANCE | Abbey Wilkins Time: February 13, 2012, 11:43 am [...] no? I’m really chuffed at the kusudama flower. It is not traditional one piece of paper origami. It is a rule-breaking five pices of paper and [...]

Pingback from Origami Workshop and Arduino Motor Control « Smart Textiles Time: February 15, 2012, 7:47 am [...] Kusudama: making abstract & architectural origami [...]

Comment from chandanee Time: February 19, 2012, 2:45 am Its so beautiful. I like paper work. I teach my kids also how to make these beautiful flowers.

Pingback from Paper Crafts – Kusudama Flower « Buda Library’s Blog Time: February 23, 2012, 7:59 pm [...] http://foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/ [...]

Comment from Jan Time: February 27, 2012, 4:33 pm What kind of glue did you use for this tutorial? This is beautiful.

Comment from Cathy Time: February 29, 2012, 3:51 pm Thank you for your detailed tutorial…. I managed to make one of these… http://whatsupwithcathy.blogspot.com/2012/02/fabscraos-designteam-application.html

Comment from Gentry Cox Time: March 2, 2012, 8:23 pm These are really cute my youngest sister is getting married and using these in her decorating and decorations are fabulous and a different way to using flowers than the traditional way with silk or even real flowers. Thank you so much for this idea and tutorial.

Pingback from Petits papiers pliés | Le petit nuage de Marie Time: March 5, 2012, 4:37 am [...] trouverez ici un tutoriel très facile à [...]

Comment from manou76 Time: March 6, 2012, 7:52 am thank you for tutorial and it’s really cute ! I’ll do it quickly ! thank you

Comment from Marie Time: March 6, 2012, 3:44 pm C es fleurs sont superbes. Merci pour ce tutoriel, que j’ai fait découvrir également aux lecteurs de mon blog.

Comment from J3 Time: March 7, 2012, 3:15 am THank you for having the instructions I needed to make this “tree”. Someone at the VA Med C tr where I go in Oklahoma C ity showed me the neatest flowers she made out of this design. Finally found out they are “trees” and couldn’t find the directions in a book – I lost the example she had made. This is just what I need to do at work in between calls as other are busy knitting/crocheting and I needed somethng to break the stress of being on the phones. Is there a book you thnk is excellent for foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 “the older person”? I got a really basic one for kids but it shows mostly animals. I do think your web site will be super helpful! Thank you so much for this info.

Comment from Marie-Pierre Time: March 7, 2012, 2:36 pm Merci pour ce tuto très bien expliqué. J’adore ces fleurs de papier. Elles sont sur mon blog…en VERT! C omme Marie chez qui je les ai découvertes, mes lectrices semblent enthousiastes! Belle soirée!

Comment from Anna Moritz Time: March 9, 2012, 8:47 pm what a great tutorial! I hope it’s ok , I’ve linked you in my blog. Thanks again for the time you took to write and share this!

Comment from shreea Time: March 14, 2012, 1:15 pm i love your tutorials..they are so cleanly made…..and easy to understand….. <3 xoxo shreea

Comment from Melissa Caampued Time: March 16, 2012, 10:38 pm Hi, these are wonderful! I understand how to make the flowers, but how do I create a bouquet? How do I stick them all together to create an arrangement?

Comment from June & Eve Time: March 22, 2012, 7:19 am Look back at the post for the link to Part 2 – that explains it!

Comment from Kay Time: April 16, 2012, 7:57 pm I love these little flowers but they were too tiny so I doubled the size of them thank you for posting

Pingback from Finishing Some Projects: « Crafting On A Budget Time: April 18, 2012, 5:10 pm [...] Nearly finished with my mother’s day present. All I need is the stem. I thought the sprite bottle to be a nice touch and it was. I got the flower pattern from: http://foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/ [...]

Comment from tifleur Time: April 20, 2012, 6:22 am I published an article about origami with a link to your website. It’s will be published on 28/04/2012 to 10h00. Tell me what you think about it! Thanks see you

Pingback from First Fete Time: April 27, 2012, 11:41 am [...] found this great DIY here LEAVE A C OMMENT POSTED IN Uncategorized C lick here to cancel [...]

Pingback from Origami « Found by Sarah Time: April 30, 2012, 10:12 am [...] can find excellent instructions for how to make the Kusudama Ball here on the Folding Trees web site. Share this:Like this:LikeBe the first to like this post. from [...]

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Folding Trees » Kusudama Tutorial part 1 Time: May 14, 2012, 5:10 pm I saw a branch with these flowers today and fell in love and when I googled paper flower, an image of these popped up and a link here! They were so easy…I made them out of old music sheets. I needed 7 petals to make a full looking flower (and added some chalking for a bit of color. I used THE BEST GLUE EVER from ScraPerfect and it worked great because it sticks and holds right away…and to out them altogether…I just put a dab of glue on the petal and let it sit for a little bit. The glue gets stickier as it dries so it went together in a snap! Thanks for the clear directions!

Pingback from How To Make Paper Flowers With Construction Paper | Diva Entertains Blog Time: May 23, 2012, 12:39 pm [...] finally, a very unique paper flower from Folding Trees. These are Japanese kusudama, and I can’t wait to try making some of them! Please note [...]

Comment from Norul Abdul Time: May 28, 2012, 8:22 pm Thanks for the very interesting and cute tutorial. The pictures and instructions provided is very usefull and easy to follow! Great, job! Thanks for sharing!!! It’s going to be a very interesting wedding projects of my own

Comment from Nina Time: May 30, 2012, 7:37 pm This are cute, but I dont know what to do with this!!!

Comment from candy Time: June 2, 2012, 6:43 pm if anyone knows how to make wedding bouquets out of these flowers please email me. Thanks C andy

Comment from Pat de Verre Time: June 18, 2012, 10:53 am So cute,thanks for sharing

Comment from aruna Time: July 8, 2012, 7:33 am beautiful thank for sharing

Comment from julia Time: July 18, 2012, 3:56 pm adorei pena que as instruções estão em ingles ai fica dificil

Comment from Retasu Time: August 7, 2012, 8:28 am Thank you for sharing. It’s very beautiful. Me and my friend were bored but this “paperflower” make our day interesting

Comment from Shawna Gingrich Time: August 7, 2012, 8:37 pm Thank you soooo much for sharing this! I made the Kusudama flower today and love it! The hardest part was cutting all the squares to fold. Maybe I’ll be able to sucker my husband into cutting them for me lol. Thanks again for sharing this I LOVE IT!

Comment from helloworld Time: August 10, 2012, 5:34 pm i tried doing it but i couldnt do it, is there a video or something foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/

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