Flowers & nature · Step-by-step guide
Five Cupped-Petal Flower
Join five rounded petals with pleated inner folds into a small paper flower.
What you’ll need
- Five equal paper squares
- Craft glue
Paper craft · Folding and assembly
Make it, step by step.
7 steps · Original diagrams with English instructions
Read each picture from left to right, then top to bottom. No exact paper size is specified.
Fold the petal base
Open image at full size ↗Fold one square diagonally into a triangle. Bring both side corners to the upper point.
Fold those flaps outward so their edges align with the outer sides.
Squash both pockets
Open image at full size ↗Open the last folds. Lift one flap and squash its pocket flat along the crease. Repeat on the other side.
Glue a cupped petal
Open image at full size ↗Fold both projecting tips downward. Fold the two side sections inward in half.
Bring the folded sides together and glue them to create a cupped petal. Make five matching units.
Join the petals
Open image at full size ↗Glue neighboring petals together at their lower side edges, working around the center.
Close the flower
Open image at full size ↗Join the last petal to the first and gently spread the five petals evenly.
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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