Flowers & nature · Step-by-step guide
Spiral Camellia Blossom
Fold a five-sided base into a compact camellia with overlapping curled petals.
What you’ll need
- One square of paper
- Scissors
- A toothpick or slim curling tool
Paper folding · Pentagon cutting & spiral petal folds
Make it, step by step.
7 steps · Original diagrams with English instructions
Find the cutting reference
Open image at full size ↗Fold adjacent edges together to make the reference creases. Fold the square in half and bring the lower-right corner to the crease intersection.
Cut the pentagon
Open image at full size ↗Fold the layers together and cut off the indicated triangular portion. Open the five-sided piece.
Crease the center pentagon
Open image at full size ↗Collapse the base, align its upper and lower points, crease and reopen. Fold the upper point to the new middle crease, then unfold and reinforce the central pentagon.
Collapse the petals
Open image at full size ↗Pinch the creases inward. Lift one open flap, crease it sideways and repeat around the model. Flatten with the base facing up.
Arrange the spiral
Open image at full size ↗Turn to the front and fold the overlapping sections around the center in the order shown.
Tuck the edges
Open image at full size ↗Open each folded section and tuck it inward. Repeat around the flower, then curl each outside corner gently.
Round the flower
Open image at full size ↗Adjust all five curled petals so they overlap evenly.
Follow the diagrams alongside the step-by-step English instructions.
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