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Square-Center Paper Daisy

Fold a flat daisy with eight rounded edges and a small square center.

What you’ll need

  • One 7.6 × 7.6 cm square
  • One 1.5 × 1.5 cm yellow square
  • Glue
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Origami · Creasing, collapse folds & shaping

Finished Square-Center Paper Daisy

Make it, step by step.

5 steps · Original diagrams with English instructions

Make a crease grid

Square-Center Paper Daisy: Make a crease gridOpen image at full size ↗
  1. Fold the square into quarters horizontally and vertically, reopening each time. Add both diagonals and the extra diagonal crease shown.

Collapse the grid

Square-Center Paper Daisy: Collapse the gridOpen image at full size ↗
  1. Repeat the diagonal crease at the other corners and turn over. Bring the paper toward the center and flatten the side sections.

Rearrange the layers

Square-Center Paper Daisy: Rearrange the layersOpen image at full size ↗
  1. Fold the lower half upward, turn over, fold the upper half down and turn again. Fold the small corner across.

Open the petal points

Square-Center Paper Daisy: Open the petal pointsOpen image at full size ↗
  1. Fold the exposed edge toward the center. Repeat around the model to open the eight points, then turn over.

Round and finish

Square-Center Paper Daisy: Round and finishOpen image at full size ↗
  1. Fold each inner edge as pictured, tuck the outside sharp corners behind and glue the small yellow square into the center.

Follow the diagrams alongside the step-by-step English instructions.

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