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CHERRY BLOSSOM
This is how to fold pink paper cherry blossoms.
I used papers of 9,5x9,5 centimeters or 3,5x3,5 inch for each flower.
Printable Cherry
Blossom papers are available here
Step 1:
This
paper is colored on both sides. Prefold over these 4 lines.
Step 6:
Press
the 2 layers indicated by the smaller arrows against each other.
Then press the loose piece flat from above with your other hand, see
large arrow.
Step 5:
Pull
the piece indicated by the arrow upwards by making a valley-fold
over the green line.
Step 2:
Make
a valley-fold over these 4 lines.
Step 4:
Make
these folds from the edge of the model to the center, not any
further. First, make 2 valley-folds below, on the right. Then, make
2 mountain-folds in the middle. And make 2 valley-folds on the top
left.
Step 3:
Turn
the model.
Step 10:
Press
the edges that stand upwards flat from above, see arrows.
Step 8:
Unfold
the folds from step 7
Step 9:
Pull
the edge indicated by the arrow upwards by making a valley-fold over
the green line.
Step 7:
Make
a valley-fold over these 2 lines.
Step 16:
Repeat
step 13 to 15 on the other 3 triangular pieces.
Step 15:
Push
the 2 petals towards each other again, see arrows.
Step 12:
Repeat
step 6 to 11 on the other 3 loose pieces, see arrows.
Step 11:
Fold
the triangular piece above the green line downwards by making a
valley-fold over this green line.
Step 14:
Fold
the triangular piece above the green line to the inside of the model
by making a mountain-fold over this green line.
Step 13:
Pull
the 2 petals at the bottom of the arrows outwards, in the direction
of these arrows.
Step 21:
Make
bookfolds until you see the same as in the picture of step 22
Step 19:
Make
a valley-fold over these (prefolded) lines.
Step 20:
Now
you've made an extra petal. Fold the petal upwards by making a
valley-fold over the green line.
Step 18:
Pull
the upper layer of paper (see arrows) upwards, loose from the rest
of the model. You can start pulling it loose on the places indicated
by the arrows.
Step 17:
Push
the 2 pieces indicated by the arrows upwards by making a valley-fold
over the green line.
Step 22:
Make
an inside reverse fold over these 3 lines. Do this by making a
mountain-fold over the short line in the middle and a valley-fold
over the 2 outer lines.
Step 28:
One
flower is done...
Step 25:
Repeat
step 24 on the other 4 petals.
Step 26:
Make
a mountain-fold on the tip of each petal, see the very short green
lines.
Step 24:
Make
a valley-fold over the short green line below and a mountain-fold
over the upper green line. Make the same folds on the other side of
the petal, see small arrow. Now you've folded the petal
downwards in the direction of the large arrow.
Step 23:
Repeat
step 22 on the 2 other same edges of the model.
Step 29:
This
paper is for a branch, the backside is white. Fold it in half over
the length a few times.
Step 27:
Curl
each petal backwards.
DONE!
This is a DIY video for making the Cherry Blossom:
Step 31:
One
branch is done. Use a smaller/shorter paper to make a
smaller/shorter branch.
Glue a few branches together. Then glue as many flowers on the model
as you want.
Step 30:
Now,
just fold or roll it up however you want until you get something
like the one I made in step 31.