Step
1:
I used a red 3x3inch paper and a green paper
for the buds.
Fold in half over this line.
Step
2:
Prefold over these 2 lines.
Step
3:
Prefold over these 6 lines
Step
4:
Make an inside reverse fold over these
prefolded lines.
Step
5:
Push these 2 edges against each other
Step
6:
Valley-fold over this line
Step
7:
Repeat steps 4 to 6 on the left
Step
8:
Valley-fold the model in half
Step
9:
Press the corner flat between your fingers,
see red arrows.
Do the same with the other two corners
Step
10:
Valley-fold the three corners upwards
Step
11:
Curl the tip of the leafs outwards a little
Step
12:
Make enough green and red buds for one plant
Step
13:
This paper is 3x3inch too.
Prefold over these 4 lines,
then turn the paper
Step
14:
First valley-fold over the 2 lines at the bottom right.
Then mountain-fold over the 2 diagonal lines in the
middle. And valley-fold over the
2 lines at the top left.
Step
15:
Valley-fold this flap upwards
Step
16:
Squash-fold the flap.
Step
17:
Valley-fold over these 2 lines.
Step
18:
Unfold the folds of step 17
Step
19:
Valley-fold the edge indicated by the red arrow
downwards.
Step
20:
Push/press the edges downwards.
Step
21:
Valley-fold the triangular flap upwards
Step
22:
Repeat
steps 16 to 21 on the other three flaps
Step
23:
Valley-fold one petal straight upwards.
Do the same on the backside.
Step
24:
Valley-fold over these 2 lines,
do the same on the backside.
Step
25:
Press the bottom of the 4 edges flat,
see arrows as example.
Step
26:
Make 4 of these parts
Step
27:
The biggest bunch with buds need
2 of these parts glued together.
The two smaller bunches only need one.
Step
28:
Glue the tip on the left inside the opening
at the bottom of the bud.
Step
29:
Glue all eight (or 4) tips inside the opening
of a bud.
Step
30:
Make the bunches full by glueing more
buds in the remaining gaps.
Step
31:
The arrows show where I glued the
edges of the buds together.
Step
32:
Roll up two a4 papers together with
a metal/florist wire inside.
Wrap tape around the top.
Step
33:
Wrap a crumpled brown a4 paper
around the white stem.
Step
34:
Rotate the brown paper a few times,
see arrow.
Step
35:
Bend the stem on a few places, see
next picture as guidance
Step
36:
This is the main stem, the base is placed
in a pot filled with florist foam or large
paper balls.
Make two more
of these stems/branches
Step
37:
The arrows show the main-stem.
The other two branches are glued or
taped to this
main-stem.
Step
38:
The three bunches with buds are glued
inside the top of the three branches.
This is a video with me folding an almost similar Bonsai Plant with
buds: