Origami Decorative Vase

This is a decorative vase comprised of origami hummingbirds and flowers. These are then organized in a vase to create a beautiful, handmade centrepiece.

Supplies

-Origami paper (or any paper that is a square)
-Vase of your choice

Step 1: Step 1a

Place paper good-side down.

Step 2: Step 2a

Fold the paper in half horizontally.

Step 3: Step 3a

Open previous fold and fold in half vertically.

Step 4: Step 4a

Open previous fold and place the paper good-side up. Then fold it into a triangle horizontally.

Step 5: Step 5a

Open previous fold and fold into a triangle vertically.

Step 6: Step 6a

Open previous fold and pop up the centre so the paper curls downward.

Step 7: Step 7a

Fold in the sides to create a diamond shape as seen in the video.

Step 8: Step 8

Fold one top edge into the centre. Just enough to match it with the centre crease.

Step 9: Step 9a

Repeat on the other side.

Step 10: Step 10a

Flip over and repeat on the other side.

Step 11: Step 11a

Open fold and fold one side in half.

Step 12: Step 12a

Repeat on other side.

Step 13: Step 13a

Flip over and repeat.

Step 14: Step 14

Flip over and hold on half.

Step 15: Step 15a

Fold up one bottom corner.

Step 16: Step 16a

Repeat on other side.

Step 17: Step 17a

Fold top down.

Step 18: Step 18a

Unfold previous fold and bend the tip forward. From here press down.

Step 19: Finished Part A

Now that the bird is complete, we must now move onto the flowers.

Step 20: Step 1b

On smaller pieces of origami paper, repeat steps 1a-7a. The only difference is to start the folding process with the good-side facing down. What you should after completing this steps should look like the one displayed in the video.

Step 21: Step 2b

Turn the open side away from you and fold in the sides.

Step 22: Step 3b

Repeat on the other side.

Step 23: Step 4a

Fold in half.

Step 24: Step 5b

Unfold the last fold and push one flap down.

Step 25: Step 6b

Squish down the remaining folds flat. This should create a flat square. From here, shape the square into pedals by lightly folding and manipulating the corners. This creates the flowers.

Step 26: Step 7b

Make approximately 7-8 flowers.

Step 27: Step 8b

Using glue or tape, attached the flowers by their stem to the rim of the vase.

Step 28: Step 9b

Once the rim has been surrounded with flowers, glue a wooden dowel in the centre.

Step 29: Step 10b

Put the already made origami hummingbird on top of the dowel.

Step 30: Step 11b

There you have it folks!