- 1). Place one sheet of origami paper with its colored side facing up on a table in front of you. Fold the paper's left edge over so that it aligns with the right edge, and crease the fold. Unfold the crease, and fold the paper in the same manner but from top to bottom, and then unfold the paper.
- 2). Lower the upper left corner to the lower right corner. Align those corners, fold along the diagonal created and unfold the paper. Repeat this procedure by lowering the upper right corner to the lower left corner. Flatten the paper, which will have creases from the previous folds.
- 3). Lift the edges of the paper gently so that it begins to collapse on itself and forms a four-point star. Push in the sides of the star as you push the front back with your thumbs. The paper should form a triangle.
- 4). Fold the outside points of the triangle toward the top point so that the edges line up. Crease both folds well so that you have a triangle with a diamond shape in the center.
- 5). Open the top flap on the right side of the triangle carefully. Push in along the diagonal crease to press the triangle outward in the other direction. Run your finger over the new creases to keep them in place. Repeat this procedure for the other three flaps of the triangle. Afterward, the paper will look like a kite.
- 6). Fold the left and right points inward along the lower diagonal so that their inner edges touch and align with the crease down the center. Crease these folds well, and then open them.
- 7). Fold the top point down toward you, and line it up with the bottom point. Crease sharply along the horizontal line at the top and then unfold.
- 8). Stick one finger underneath the bottom point, and open the flap a bit. Fold the point up and away from you so that it aligns perfectly with the top point but the back of the flap remains in place. Crease down the fold. Repeat this procedure with the remaining three bottom flaps. Afterward, you should have a smaller version of the diamond shape from earlier in the project.
- 9). Fold down the top upper point toward you, and line it up with the bottom point. Fold this well. Repeat the procedure with the other three upper points.
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Fold in the left and right corners of the top layer of the new diamond along the upper diagonal so that the points touch the center line. Crease the folds well. Do this procedure for the three remaining layers of left and right points. - 11
Turn the origami so that the closed point faces downward. Gently fold out all four petals of the origami Easter lily. Run a round pen beneath each petal from base to tip to make it curl downward a bit.
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