{"id":25262,"date":"2018-09-28T14:50:04","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T18:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.origamispirit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/origami-flower-SpanishEye-thumb.jpg"},"modified":"2024-09-13T13:41:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T17:41:58","slug":"origami-flower-spanisheye-thumb-2","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.origamispirit.com\/es\/2018\/09\/haz-origami-para-halloween\/origami-flower-spanisheye-thumb-2\/#main","title":{"rendered":"How to Make an Origami Flower for the Day of the Dead"},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":""},"class_list":["post-25262","attachment","type-attachment","status-inherit","hentry"],"description":{"rendered":"

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This origami flower<\/a> and leaf makes a marvelous head ornament when creating a “Calavera Catrina”, a cultural Mexican icon and an integral part of the of the Day of the Dead<\/a> celebrations.<\/p>\n

If this origami flower is made with orange paper, it looks like a flower known as Spanish Eye (Thunbergia Alata). There is a slight difference between a real flower and the model though, as the origami version has four petals, not five. The dark center of the origami model is made by inserting a tiny black paper square and then locking it with a few folds.<\/p>\n

The language of flowers expresses many different sentiments. In addition to making a marvelous head ornament for an\u00a0origami skull<\/a>, this origami flower can be used to embellish a greeting card such as birthday, get well, sympathy, or thank-you card. It is also holds its own as a stand-alone model.<\/p>\n

The following video will demonstrate how to make this flower and leaf.<\/p>\n