Step 1:
The leaf papers have the same size as the
stem papers. This leaf paper is prefolded
in half two times to get this pattern with
small squares.

Step 6:
Make 80 to 100 of these leaves for
one completed plant.

Step 5:
Fold / bend / curve the tip of the leaf, see arrows
as example.

Step 2:
Cut along the prefolded lines to get your
Bonsai leaf papers.
Valley-fold over these 2 lines.

Step 4:
Press the model flat from aside, see arrows.
Then turn the model.

Step 3:
Valley-fold over these 2 lines.

Step 10:
Fold over these two lines.

Step 8:
Crumple the paper in your hands, by
making a paper ball of it.

Step 9:
Valley-fold in half.

Step 7:
The branche papers are half the size of
a standard stem paper.

Step 16:
Make 10 to 12 of these branches with leaves

Step 15:
Glue the leaves into the branche.

Step 12:
Now the branche has an opening on the
left and right. The leaves are glued in these
openings later.
Mountain-fold over these two lines.

Step 11:
Mountain-fold over this line.

Step 14:
One branche is done.

Step 13:
Bend / fold / curve the branche, see arrows
as example.

Step 21:
This main stem is strong enough to hold the plant.

Step 19:
Fold the top of the main stem in half a few times.

Step 20:
Wrap tape around the top

Step 18:
Insert a metal / florist wire into the main stem

Step 17:
Roll up three a4 papers, use tape to hold them
together.

Step 22:
Glue or tape two stem papers together.
Then crumple it in your hands to get a more
realistic looking stem paper.

Step 28:
Wrap is more tightly around the top.
Make three of these standard size stems.
The next pictures show how they are
curved / bended into the right shape.

Step 25:
Bend / curve the main stem into the right shape,
see next picture as guidance.

Step 26:
The main stem is done.....

Step 24:
Wrap it more tightly around the top of the main stem.

Step 23:
Wrap the paper around the main stem

Step 29:
Glue one standard stem to the top of the
main stem.

Step 27:
Wrap a standard stem paper around a metal / florist wire

Step 30:
Glue one standard stem on the right side of the
top of the main stem.

Step 31:
And glue one standard stem on the left side.

Step 32:
This is how the Bonsai stem should look like.

Step 34:
Glue three branches with leaves to the stem on the left and also three to the stem on the right of the plant.
Glue about 5 branches to the top of the plant.

Step 33:
Magazine papers are wrapped around the base of the
main stem.
This is covered with Origami Sand (r) (c)