Decorations · Step-by-step guide
Sculpted Five-Point Star
Shape a dimensional star with five raised points and a recessed center.
What you’ll need
- One square of paper
- Scissors
Paper folding · Pentagon cutting & dimensional shaping
Make it, step by step.
7 steps · Original diagrams with English instructions
Prepare the square
Open image at full size ↗Use a square sheet that can hold several sharply defined creases.
Locate the pentagon folds
Open image at full size ↗Fold upward with the open edge at the top. Mark the cross creases on the right and bring the opposite corner across as shown.
Cut the five-sided base
Open image at full size ↗Fold the layers backward together and cut off the upper portion. Open the retained pentagon.
Collapse and tuck
Open image at full size ↗Collapse along the radial creases. Make the cross crease on the right and tuck the folded section inside.
Repeat the folds
Open image at full size ↗Repeat around the remaining sectors, then fold the central area as pictured.
Shape the inner layers
Open image at full size ↗Fold the flap down slightly without aligning it fully with the edge. Continue the downward folds shown in the panels.
Raise the points
Open image at full size ↗Lift the folded section as a whole. Pull the adjacent tip upward and open it; repeat around all five points.
Follow the diagrams alongside the step-by-step English instructions.
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