Tulip tutorial

Material: Two pieces of paper, one for the tulip flower and one the tulip stem

1. Start with the paper for the tulip flower as a diamond shape.
**Terminology: Start with diamond orientation (square rotated 45 degrees)**

2. Fold the left point of the diamond to the right point, then crease and unfold.
**Terminology: Valley fold along vertical centerline, then unfold (creates center crease)**

3. Fold the bottom point of the diamond to the top point and crease so the project is now a triangle.
**Terminology: Valley fold in half to create triangle base**

4. Fold the left half of the bottom edge of the triangle vertically so the bottom left point of the triangle points in the same direction as the top point of the triangle and crease. How close the bottom left tip of the triangle is to the top tip of the triangle is to preference of how open you would like the tulip flower to look.
**Terminology: Valley fold corner upward (creates petal shape)**

5. Repeat step 4 for the right side of the flower.
**Terminology: Valley fold corner upward (creates symmetrical petal shape)**

6. Flip the project 180 degrees along the vertical axis so that the top side of the flower faces away from you and towards the table.
**Terminology: Turn over - note: previous valley folds now appear as mountain folds from this side**

7. Fold the point on the left side of the flower in towards the center to create a vertical left edge.
**Terminology: Valley fold corner inward (creates straight edge)**

8. Repeat step 7 on the right side to crease a vertical right edge.
**Terminology: Valley fold corner inward (creates symmetrical straight edge)**

9. Flip the project 180 degrees along the vertical axis to reveal the finished flower portion of the project.
**Terminology: Turn over to reveal finished flower**

10. Retrieve the paper for the tulip stem and set it on the table oriented as a diamond shape.
**Terminology: Start second piece in diamond orientation**

11. Fold the left point of the diamond to the right point, then crease and unfold.
**Terminology: Valley fold along vertical centerline, then unfold (creates center crease)**

12. Fold the top left edge of the diamond in towards the center so the top left diamond edge is flush with the vertical axis of the diamond.
**Terminology: Valley fold edge to centerline**

13. Repeat step 12 for the top right edge of the diamond.
**Terminology: Valley fold edge to centerline (creates kite base)**

14. Rotate the project 180 degrees.
**Terminology: Rotate 180 degrees**

15. Fold the top left edge of the project in towards the center so the top left edge is flush with the vertical axis of the project.
**Terminology: Valley fold edge to centerline (narrows the stem)**

16. Repeat step 15 for the top right edge of the project.
**Terminology: Valley fold edge to centerline (creates narrow symmetrical shape)**

17. Rotate the project 180 degrees.
**Terminology: Rotate 180 degrees**

18. Once again, fold the top left edge of the project in towards the center so the top left edge is flush with the vertical axis of the project.
**Terminology: Valley fold edge to centerline (further narrows the stem)**

19. Repeat step 18 for the top right edge of the project.
**Terminology: Valley fold edge to centerline (creates very narrow stem)**

20. Fold the top point of the project down to the bottom point of the project and crease.
**Terminology: Valley fold point to point (folds stem in half)**

21. Rotate the project 180 degrees
**Terminology: Rotate 180 degrees**

22. Fold the project along the vertical axis and fold gently. The top point should separate from each other.
**Terminology: Valley fold in half along centerline (book fold - creates 3D stem)**

23. Move the inner point away from the outer point until the inner points right edge is flush with the outer point right edge and crease all edges of the project so the folds stay as is.
**Terminology: Spread layers and adjust (creates offset/stepped appearance)**

24. Glue the bottom point of the tulip flower onto the inner point of the tulip stem to complete the project
**Terminology: Assemble components (attach flower to stem)**
