Decorations · Step-by-step guide
Spiral Five-Point Star
Fold a star with five broad points and a spiral center. The moon shown beside it is a separate model.
What you’ll need
- One 15 × 15 cm square
- Scissors
Paper folding · Pentagon cutting & spiral collapse

Make it, step by step.
17 steps · Original diagrams with English instructions
Choose your paper
Open image at full size ↗Use a square sheet with a contrasting reverse if you want the folds to stand out.
Set out the square
Open image at full size ↗Start with a 15 cm square.
Fold in half
Open image at full size ↗Fold the lower edge upward, keeping the open edges at the top.
Mark the reference point
Open image at full size ↗Fold and unfold the two diagonal creases on the right half to locate their intersection.
Bring the corner across
Open image at full size ↗Bring the lower-left corner to the reference intersection and crease.
Fold the flap back
Open image at full size ↗Fold that flap back so its edge aligns with the outer edge shown.
Fold the right side
Open image at full size ↗Bring the right-hand edge across to meet the diagonal fold.
Cut the pentagon
Open image at full size ↗Fold the right half behind the left and cut away the portion above the dashed line.
Open the paper
Open image at full size ↗Open the retained lower piece into a pentagon.
Crease an edge
Open image at full size ↗Fold the lower edge upward so the two marked points meet the indicated creases.
Repeat five times
Open image at full size ↗Repeat on the other four sides, unfolding each time to build the radial crease pattern.
Raise a ridge
Open image at full size ↗Fold neighboring edges toward the center and pinch the overlapping section upward.
Lay the ridge down
Open image at full size ↗Fold the raised section to one side.
Complete the spiral
Open image at full size ↗Continue around the pentagon in the same direction until all five sections lie flat.
Turn the star over
Open image at full size ↗Turn the folded model to its reverse face.
Refine one point
Open image at full size ↗Fold the indicated inner corner inward, aligning it with the adjacent edge.
Finish all five points
Open image at full size ↗Repeat the corner fold around the star and flatten the center gently.
Follow the diagrams alongside the step-by-step English instructions.
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