Flowers & nature · Step-by-step guide
Five-Lobed Morning Glory
Fold a pentagonal sheet into a flared morning glory with a deep center.
What you’ll need
- One paper square
- Scissors
- A small paper center and craft glue, optional
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. The starting square size and the construction of the optional center are not specified.
Mark the pentagon guide
Open image at full size ↗Fold the square upward in half. Fold the right end diagonally in both directions, opening to mark their intersection.
Make the cutting wedge
Open image at full size ↗Bring the opposite corner to the intersection. Fold that flap back toward the left edge. Fold the right section to the left along the guide.
Cut and gather a pentagon
Open image at full size ↗Fold the wedge in half. Cut away the upper excess and open the pentagon. Gather its radial creases into a layered wedge.
Mark the petal pleats
Open image at full size ↗Align one edge with the middle line and unfold. Bring that crease to the middle line and fold again to mark a second crease.
Prepare all five sections
Open image at full size ↗Repeat the two creases on every section. Raise one section and alternate mountain and valley folds along the marked lines.
Collapse the pleats
Open image at full size ↗Flatten the gathered section to one side. Repeat around the model, then rotate it end for end. Lower the upper flap.
Shape the rim and base
Open image at full size ↗Fold the upper flap outward to both sides. Fold the lower side edges toward the middle. Repeat these folds on all sections.
Open the trumpet
Open image at full size ↗Spread the flower from its opening. Fold each sharp petal tip slightly behind to create the rounded lobes.
Add an optional center
Open image at full size ↗Place a small decorative paper center inside the flower if desired.
Follow the diagrams alongside the step-by-step English instructions.
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