Folding Paper Flowers (5 Petals)
Fold and cut paper into lovely five-petaled flowers. We also have instructions for making 6-petal and 8-petal paper flowers.
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Supplies Needed
- Paper (preferably thin or lightweight paper)
- Scissors
- Glue
STEPS
1Make a paper square.
Start out with a square piece of paper, preferably thin or lightweight paper. You can use square origami paper or follow these easy steps for making a square from any rectangular piece of paper.
2Fold the square in half.
Fold the square up in half.
3Mark the ⅓ point.
Mark the one-third point from the top of the left edge. You can either estimate this point or measure it with a ruler.
4Fold up the bottom right corner.
Fold the bottom right corner up towards the one-third point.
5Fold up the bottom left corner.
Fold up the bottom left corner over the right edge.
6Fold down the top right corner.
Fold down the top right corner over the left edge.
7Cut along the horizontal edge.
Cut along the horizontal edge so that you come up with a wedge.
8Draw an arc and cut.
Draw an arc starting from the top left corner of the wedge to about ½-inch from the bottom of the opposite side. This arc defines the shape of the flower petals. Cut along the line.
9Unfold the paper.
Unfold the paper to reveal a 5-petal flower. Cut out a circle from paper, craft, foam, felt, or fabric. Glue this at the center of the flower.
10Make more paper flowers.
We also have craft instructions for making other fold-and-cut paper flowers:
More Ideas
Create variety.
Create a variety of flowers by using different colors and patterns of paper. Try varying the size and shape of the arc you draw in Step 8 to come up with unique flowers.
Other materials you can glue at the center of each flower include large buttons, small pompoms, plastic gems and yarn.
Use edging scissors.
Use a pair of wavy or scallop-edged craft scissors to cut the arc in Step 8 to come up with fancy-edged flowers.
Layer two or more flowers.
Glue together two or more flowers to come up with sunflowers, daisies, and other many-petaled flowers.
Use the flowers for craft projects.
Use the flowers to decorate greeting cards, scrapbooks, or your current craft project. Check out these flower craft ideas:
