Epic Origami

The lily is my personal favorite origami flower. It looks nice, but it does require several tricky folds making it a more difficult model. Step 1: Fold a  waterbomb base  (yes, a waterbomb base) Step 2: Take the right flap, move it to the center, and then squash fold it down Step 3: Turn the model over and repeat step 2 on this side Step 4: Fold the right point of this new flap over Step 5: Squash fold the right flap down Step 6: Turn the model over and repeat steps 4 and 5 on this side It should look like this: Step 7: Valley fold the bottom left edge to the center Step 8: Valley fold the bottom right edge to the center Step 9: Valley fold the top point the the bottom Step 10: Unfold the last three folds Step 11: Petal fold the bottom point up (see  folds  post if you haven't petal folded before) It should look like this: Step 12: Turn the model over and r

The boutonniere is relatively easy origami flower folded from an inverted square base. It's not the most intricate flower, but it is much faster to fold than other flower models (such as the  lily ). Step 1: Fold a  square base , BUT start with the paper color-side up. This will make the outside of the square base be white instead of colored (although if you're using paper with color on both sides it doesn't matter). Step 2: Valley fold the top left edge to the center Step 3: Valley fold the top right edge to the center Step 4: Turn the model over and repeat steps 2 and 3 on this side...  ...so it looks like this on both sides: Step 5: Rotate the model 180 degrees Step 6: Valley fold the left half over to the right Step 7: Valley fold the bottom point up partway (the exact angle doesn't really matter; just have it look similar to the picture) Step 8: Unfold and inside reverse fold the point into positi