Origami Kusudama Morning Dew
This is a kusudama by Makoto Yamaguchi called the Morning Dew. We think that the resulting kusudama flower looks very much like a star anise! This is a kusudama that requires glue to hold the units together.
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Origami Kusudama Morning Dew Step 1: Start with a 6 inch x 6 inch (15cm x 15cm) square origami paper, color side down.
Fold paper in half on the horizontal diagonal axis. Crease well.
Origami Kusudama Morning Dew Step 2: Fold both corners to the top.
Origami Kusudama Morning Dew Step 3: Unfold the right side.
Origami Kusudama Morning Dew Step 4: Fold the right side to meet the crease.
Origami Kusudama Morning Dew Step 5: Now fold the right side over the crease.
Origami Kusudama Morning Dew Step 6: Fold the left side so that the edges line up.
Origami Kusudama Morning Dew Step 7: Fold the left side over to the right.
Origami Kusudama Morning Dew Step 8: Make a fold as shown below. Crease well and unfold.
Origami Kusudama Morning Dew Step 9: Now we're going to tuck the tips into the pocket.
And this completes one unit.
Origami Kusudama Morning Dew Step 10: Repeat Steps 1 to 9 and make a total of 5 units.
Origami Kusudama Morning Dew Step 11: To assemble the units, place some glue on 2 of the units and glue them together.
Origami Kusudama Morning Dew Step 12: Repeat Step 11 and glue all 5 units together to form a lovely kusudama flower! Doesn't it look like a star anise?
You can make 12 of these kusudama flowers and glue them together to make a kusudama ball.
