Easy Origami Yamaguchi Dahlia
This is an easy origami dahlia by Makoto Yamaguchi. It is not a traditional origami. You do need to glue 8 units together to form the dahlia.
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Easy Origami Yamaguchi Dahlia Step 1: Start with a 3 inch x 3 inch square (75mm x 75mm) origami paper, color side down.
Fold paper in half on both diagonal axis. Crease well and unfold.
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Easy Origami Yamaguchi Dahlia Step 2: Fold both tips to the center.
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Easy Origami Yamaguchi Dahlia Step 3: Fold both the top and bottom halves to the center again.
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Easy Origami Yamaguchi Dahlia Step 4: Flip paper over.
Fold the bottom half to the top.
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Easy Origami Yamaguchi Dahlia Step 5: You now need to place some glue on the color portion of the paper. Then fold paper in half to glue it together.
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And this completes one unit.
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Easy Origami Yamaguchi Dahlia Step 6: Repeat Steps 1 to 5 and make a total of 8 units.
Easy Origami Yamaguchi Dahlia Step 7: Let's first glue 2 units together. Place some glue on the color portion of the paper and glue the units together.
Do NOT glue the white part of the paper.
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Easy Origami Yamaguchi Dahlia Step 8: Repeat Step 7 on the rest of the units until all 8 units are glued together.
Easy Origami Yamaguchi Dahlia Step 9: Finally glue the first and last unit together so that they form a circle.
and your easy origami Yamaguchi dahlia is complete!





