How to Make Origami Lotus Flowers

(Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) Folded paper lotus flowers are simple to make. Falun Gong
practitioners give them to others as a symbol of the practice’s beauty and purity and the
principles of Truth, Compassion and Tolerance.

Making and distributing the paper lotus flower is part of the global Petals of Peace
campaign for kids as well. By distributing the flowers, practitioners let others know about
innocent children and families that are affected by the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in
China.

Supplies:

To make a folded paper lotus flower you will need the following:
colored paper, stout string, and a Dafa bookmark. A piece of paper with a message you've
written on it can be substituted for the bookmark.

Colored paper preparation:

Cut 12 pieces of 13.5cm X 7.5cm colored paper rectangles. An A4-sized page should be
precisely enough to make six. The size of the pieces can be altered proportionately
according to the desired size of the lotus.

Eight of the pieces (for illustration purposes let’s say they’re red) are used to make
two-part petals and the remaining four make the four-part (green) petals.

How to fold the petals:

Fold the paper pieces in half, parallel to the longest edge. The four corners are folded as if
making a boat. Then the two longer edges are folded inwards and the paper is folded in half
(as shown on the first photo). Repeat the same steps for all eight (red) papers. You should
end up with all the necessary petals.
How to fold the leaves:

Folding of the leaves is actually quite similar to folding the petals. Once you’ve
reached the stage illustrated in the fourth photo above, simply fold the two outer edges to
the middle (as shown in the second photo). Then fold all four (green) papers in the same
fashion. Now you have the necessary leaves.

Folding the petals and the leaves:

With the leaves complete, place the petals on them. The second petal should completely
cover the first petal’s four corners (see third photo). In the same way, add the remaining
petals to the leaves. Four petals with leaves should be left. These four petal-leaf clusters are
placed next to each other and held together with string at the center (see fourth photo).

Folding the flower petal-and-leaf clusters:

The flower petal-leaf clusters are folded in eight directions (see fifth photo). Begin by
folding the flower’s first layer. Do this by folding the highest standing paper petals as
shown in the sixth photo. How high the paper is folded depends on the individual. The
flower can be made taller or flatter.
Continue folding the petals. Once the first layer is complete, the second layer can be added
(see seventh photo). With the second layer of petals folded, the leaves can then be folded
out. Each leaf is folded carefully using one’s thumb and index finger (see eighth photo).

A bookmark or personal note can be attached to the finished lotus flower. Don’t forget
to make it a positive message, because that’s the only way the flower can carry a
beautiful and precious meaning.

More information can be found at: http://www.falunau.org/PetalofPeace/main.htm

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