Decorations · Step-by-step guide
Eight-Point Faceted Snowflake
Fold a broad eight-point snowflake with a faceted center and small outer petals.
What you’ll need
- One 15 × 15 cm square
Origami · Creasing, collapse folds & shaping
Make it, step by step.
6 steps · Original diagrams with English instructions
Build the crease pattern
Open image at full size ↗Crease both midlines and diagonals. Fold the pictured edges to the center, reopen and repeat around the square. Fold the corners inward to form an octagon.
Raise the radial folds
Open image at full size ↗Pinch up one triangular ridge and lay it to the side. Repeat using the next crease as the ridge until all sectors are folded.
Tuck the inner sections
Open image at full size ↗Open each folded section and tuck it inward. Turn over and fold each corner toward the center.
Reinforce the inner polygon
Open image at full size ↗Open the folds to reveal the small central polygon, then fold the neighboring sections around it as pictured.
Shape the points
Open image at full size ↗Turn over, fold the flaps upward and spread the layers into eight points. Turn over again to check the outline.
Open the outer petals
Open image at full size ↗Turn to the front. Push each side flap outward and press it down, repeating on both sides of every point.
Follow the diagrams alongside the step-by-step English instructions.
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