Flowers & nature · Step-by-step guide
Heart-Petal Paper Flower
Fold five heart-shaped petals and join their narrow ends into a flower.
What you’ll need
- Paper cut into five equal 3:1 rectangles
- Glue
Modular paper folding · Rectangular petal units & glue
Make it, step by step.
15 steps · Original diagrams with English instructions
Prepare five petal blanks
Open image at full size ↗Cut five matching rectangles for the petal units.
Cut the strips
Open image at full size ↗Divide square paper into three equal strips; use five strips in total.
Mark the lengthwise center
Open image at full size ↗Fold one strip in half lengthwise and reopen.
Fold all four corners
Open image at full size ↗Fold each corner inward to make triangular ends.
Turn and fold the ends
Open image at full size ↗Turn over and fold the two ends inward as pictured.
Refold the corners
Open image at full size ↗Fold the four corners into triangles again.
Fold the long edges
Open image at full size ↗Turn over and fold both long edges to the center.
Crease one end
Open image at full size ↗Bring the marked edges together and press the diagonal crease.
Repeat the creases
Open image at full size ↗Make the matching folds on the other corners.
Fold in half
Open image at full size ↗Bring the left and right ends together.
Fold the outer corner
Open image at full size ↗Fold the right-hand corner into a small triangle.
Tuck the corner
Open image at full size ↗Tuck that triangle inside along its crease. Make five matching petals.
Join two petals
Open image at full size ↗Glue the overlapping faces of neighboring petals, including the reverse side.
Close the flower
Open image at full size ↗Join all five petals into a circle.
Open the middle
Open image at full size ↗Gently spread the folded layers near the center and arrange the petals evenly.
Follow the diagrams alongside the step-by-step English instructions.
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