origami flower - chrysanthemum

making a origami flower is very fun and decorative today i'm going to show you guys how to make a flower called "chrysanthemum"

1) fold a square piece of paper
in several directions like so

2) fold it diagonally.

3) grab one of the sides and
fold it flat. now turn the paper around

4) do the same like in step 3 

5) now it should look like this 

6) now grab on of the corners and fold it
flat like so. do it on all sides.

7) now it should look like this

8) fold the flap down do this on every
side with a flap

9) now it should look like this

10) now fold it and it should look like this

11) now fold a form like so

12) and your done

Zulal Ayture-Scheele. Beautiful origami. Sterling, 1990

Origami Songbird

This is introductory fold, but it feels like an advanced fold.

Due to the paper, it doesn't look so clean in some of the pictures.

But I managed to do it, don't mind the misfolds. Hopefully, you will be able to do this origami with fewer struggles than me. 

I recommend using colored paper just so the instructions are a little easier to follow along.

Step 1: Fold in half along the
height of the triangle.

Step 2: Fold the bottom corner till it touches
the top base.

Step 3: Fold in half along the height
in the middle.

Step 4: Fold the red over the diagonal
of the right triangle. Then flip over the origami.

Step 6: Using the white part, unwrap it
until it points outwards.

Step 5: Fold the tip inside itself.

Step 7: Fold the front-most part
in half., by folding it into itself.

Step 8: Fold the whole middle part
down onto the rest of the paper.

Step 9: Fold the extra parts into
itself.

Step 10: Fold the corners up to make
a square shape.

Step 11: Pinch the lower side
so that the corners you folded up
like, poke out.

Step 12: Fold  the sides behind to
make a diamond shape.

Step 13: Fold in half along the middle.

Step 14: Fold the lengths across the middle.

Step 15: Fold along the
3 end part to make the legs

Step 16: Open up the part in
step 15.

Step 17: Fold the ends towards the middle
(the white part).

Step 18: Fold the previous step in half.
Then you move the wings back by pulling
and making creases so it will stay.

I forgot to add pictures on for the head of the songbird. But I'll describe it. You fold the top part into the inside, then you do the same thing, but make it go out for the beak.

Lang, Robert J. The Complete Book of Origami. Dover, 1988.

Origami Shark

I also had received help from my sister since I struggled with a few parts of the shark. And this post is a more lengthy one too, as the shark requires many steps to explain the folds.

Here are some random facts about sharks to spice up this origami.

• The shark is a ferocious species of fish. equipped with tough, leathery skin rather than scales like a fish. 
• When out swimming, you have an 11.5 million in 1 chance to be attacked a shark, but you're more likely to die from a snake than a shark.

Start with a square sheet of paper, with
the colored side downwards.
Step 1: Fold the square half in both ways.

Step 2: Fold the square in half, then fold the
corners towards the middle.

Step 4: Along the 2 points, fold those
pieces into the middle.

Step 3: You make the classic "Waterbomb."
I can't give a detailed step for that so it's
better if you search up how to make that.

Step 5: Fold the top triangle into
the shape, so it looks like a cobra.

Step 6:You will open up steps 4 and 5,
and then you pop out the sides and just press down.

Step 6.5: This is what it'll
look like after you do Step 6.

Step 7: Flip the fold over, then fold
the protruding pieces into the fold. Not as shown in
the picture.

Step 9: Flip the fold again, this time. Fold the
protruding triangle down.

:

Step 8 This is what it looks like from the flipped
side.

Step 10: Flip the fold once more, then you fold the
"legs" behind so it looks like fins.

Step 11: Flip the fold one last time, then you fold the triangle
down to make the head.

Step 12: Fold the corners to round
the shape of the fold.

Step 13: Fold in half.

Step 14: Reverse fold the tail part.

Step 15: Fold down.

Step 16: Fold over and backwards.

Step 17: Do the same thing in Step 17, but
to the other side.

DNews. “Shark Attacks: What Are the Odds.” Seeker, Seeker, 2 Aug. 2010, www.seeker.com/shark-attacks-what-are-the-odds-1765086926.html.

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