Flowers & nature · Step-by-step guide
Five-Unit Autumn Leaf
Join five folded leaf units into a pointed autumn leaf and finish it with a curved paper stem.
What you’ll need
- Five matching paper squares
- A paper rectangle for the stem
- Craft glue
Modular paper craft · Folding, rolling & assembly
Make it, step by step.
10 steps · Original diagrams with English instructions
Crease a square
Open image at full size ↗Place a square like a diamond. Fold it in half vertically and open it to mark the center.
Fold a kite
Open image at full size ↗Bring both upper side edges to the vertical center line.
Fold the lower point
Open image at full size ↗Fold the lower triangular point upward against the kite.
Tuck the triangle
Open image at full size ↗Open the layers slightly and tuck the small triangle inside the model.
Close the unit
Open image at full size ↗Bring the two long sides together and crease the narrow folded packet.
Open the side point
Open image at full size ↗Unfold the packet, pinch the indicated diagonal crease, and fold the side section upward. Repeat symmetrically.
Check one unit
Open image at full size ↗The finished unit has a tall middle point and two shorter side points.
Join five units
Open image at full size ↗Make five identical units. Glue their overlapping sides together in a fan to form one broad leaf.
Make the stem
Open image at full size ↗Roll a small paper rectangle tightly. Flatten the two ends, then flatten the middle in the opposite direction to create a gently curved stem.
Attach the stem
Open image at full size ↗Glue the stem beneath the lower center of the leaf and let the joint set flat.
Follow the diagrams alongside the step-by-step English instructions.
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