Flowers & nature · Step-by-step guide
Five-Unit Golden Balloon Flower
Join five simple units into a curled flower with a layered star at its center.
What you’ll need
- Five equal paper squares
- Craft glue
- A slender curling tool, optional
Paper craft · Folding and assembly
Make it, step by step.
4 steps · Original diagrams with English instructions
Read each picture from left to right, then top to bottom. No exact square size is specified.
Make a square base
Open image at full size ↗Crease both diagonals and both midlines. Push the sides inward and flatten into a layered square.
Fold a flower unit
Open image at full size ↗Lift the left and right lower front points upward toward the upper point, following the illustrated sequence. Make five matching units.
Join and curl
Open image at full size ↗Overlap neighboring units and glue their joining areas. Continue around the circle and connect the final unit to the first.
Gently curl the broad outer petals away from the central star.
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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