Flowers & nature · Step-by-step guide
Five-Cluster Paper Daisy
Join five folded petal clusters into a broad white daisy with a fringed yellow center.
What you’ll need
- Five equal white paper squares
- One yellow paper strip
- Scissors
- Double-sided tape or craft glue
Paper craft · Folding and assembly
Make it, step by step.
9 steps · Original diagrams with English instructions
Read each picture from left to right, then top to bottom. No exact paper dimensions are specified. The rolled center is shown in its finished position.
Finished model
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Precrease a petal unit
Open image at full size ↗Crease both diagonals and both midlines. Fold the lower point to the center and rotate the paper.
Collapse the triangle
Open image at full size ↗Raise the indicated creases as mountain folds and flatten into a layered triangle, keeping the two larger layers on the right. Fold one layer to the left.
Squash the central pocket
Open image at full size ↗Bring the indicated edge to the center. Unfold it, lift the flap upright and squash the pocket flat.
Shape the left petals
Open image at full size ↗Fold the two sides of the small central section behind. Fold the left outer edge to the middle and unfold. Open and squash that pocket.
Shape the right petals
Open image at full size ↗Repeat the center-line fold and squash fold on the right. Rotate the unit so its petal tips face upward.
Prepare five clusters
Open image at full size ↗Fold the small tip corners behind to soften the petals. Make five matching units.
Attach double-sided tape to the indicated side of a unit and join it to the next.
Close the flower and add its center
Open image at full size ↗Join all five clusters into a circle. Fringe one long edge of a yellow paper strip without cutting through its base.
Roll the strip, secure it and attach it at the center of the daisy.
Finished model
Open image at full size ↗Use this finished example to compare the shape and proportions of your model.
Finished model
Open image at full size ↗Use this finished example to compare the shape and proportions of your model.
Follow the diagrams alongside the step-by-step English instructions.
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