Decorations · Step-by-step guide
Sculpted Golden Star Flower
Shape a pentagonal sheet into a layered star with five raised outer points.
What you’ll need
- One paper square
- Scissors
Paper craft · Folding and assembly
Make it, step by step.
11 steps · Original diagrams with English instructions
Read each picture from left to right, then top to bottom. This sequence has no written folding captions. The English guidance describes the visible sequence; use the pictures closely for layer orientation. No exact paper size is specified.
Mark the pentagon guide
Open image at full size ↗Fold the square in half. Fold the right end diagonally in both directions to locate their intersection.
Bring the opposite corner to that intersection.
Cut the wedge
Open image at full size ↗Fold the moved flap back toward the left edge, then fold the right section across. Fold the wedge in half.
Cut away the excess above the sloping guide shown by the scissors.
Gather the pentagon
Open image at full size ↗Open the cut paper into a pentagon. Gather the radial creases into a layered diamond.
Fold the front side edges toward the center and reopen them to prepare the next collapse.
Sink the inner center
Open image at full size ↗Fold the upper tip downward to mark a small inner pentagon. Open the paper to reinforce this ring.
Push the inner section inward and gather the layers back together, leaving the top edge flattened.
Arrange the pointed layers
Open image at full size ↗On the narrow face, lower the indicated upper flap and flatten it.
Continue turning and flattening the layers around the model, matching the compact shape in the last panel.
Open the star
Open image at full size ↗Open the model from above into a five-pointed star. Spread the outer points and lift the intervening layers to form the raised flower shape.
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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