Things You'll Need:
- Paper
- Pen or pencil (optional)
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Step 1
Lay a piece of square paper in front of you pattern side up.
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Step 2
Valley fold in half horizontally and vertically (with the pattern on the inside), crease, and open up.
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Step 3
Mountain fold the paper in half diagonally to each corner (two diagonal lines) with the pattern on the outside. Crease the folds and open up.
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Step 4
Push in the sides of the paper and begin collapsing the folds.
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Step 5
Collapse the paper to form a triangle, crease, and lay on its back with the point up.
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Step 6
Fold over the top layer of the right corner. Squash it to form a kite shape and crease.
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Step 7
Fold the second top triangle over to and squash it like you did in step 6.
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Step 8
Repeat steps 6 and 7 for the other side to form a kite shape.
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Step 9
Fold the bottom corners of the first layer into the middle line and crease.
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Step 10
Bring the top point down and crease.
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Step 11
Open the fold, grab the top layer and fold back.
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Step 12
Crease.
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Step 13
Repeat steps 9-12 on the remaining three sides to form a smaller kite shape.
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Step 14
Fold the top panel down to form a diamond shape and repeat for the remaining three sides.
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Step 15
Fold the corners into the middle and crease.
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Step 16
Repeat step 15 for the remaining three sides.
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Step 17
Start opening the flower up and begin pulling the petals out and down.
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Step 18
Wrap the petals around a pencil or pen to make them curve. You are finished.
