Origami Kusudama Diamond Flower

Origami Kusudama Diamond Flower Step 1: Start by folding the origami table base. This is a commonly used base in origami and we've created a separate page of instructions for it.

You should have the following to start with.

 

 

 

 

Origami Kusudama Diamond Flower Step 2: Starting with the top right corner, pry open the paper.

 

 

 

 

Origami Kusudama Diamond Flower Step 3: Repeat Step 2 for the other 3 corners. It now looks like a pretty diamond flower.

 

 

 

Origami Kusudama Diamond Flower Step 4: Flip paper over.

 

Origami Kusudama Diamond Flower Step 5: Fold back the corners.

 

Closer look....

 

 

 

 

Origami Kusudama Diamond Flower Step 6: Repeat Steps 1 to 5 and make a total of 6 units.

 

 

 

 

Origami Kusudama Diamond Flower Step 7: To form the kusudama ball, we need to glue the tabs together. Watch the video below for the full assembly process.

Origami Kusudama Diamond Flower Video

 

 

When you've finished gluing all 6 six units together, it'll look like this!