6. Valley fold the side

flaps up.

Tulip

traditional

1. Begin with a square,

white side up.
Precrease with
mountain folds.

9. Valley fold one flap

over in front, and
fold another flap
over behind.

8. Valley fold the side

flaps up.

7. Turn over.

5. In progress...

4. Pull the side flaps

down, while bringing
the bottom points to
either side.

3. Valley fold in half

along the diagonal.

2. Precrease along the

diagonal.

10. Valley fold one

flap over, a little
past the center
crease.

12. Repeat steps 10-11

behind.

11. Valley fold the flap

over, tucking its
corner into the
pocket.

16. Completed Tulip.

15. Peel the four petals

outwards.

14. Inflate the model

from the bottom.

10-11

13. Precrease across

the bottom of the
model.

Diagrams ©2005
Marc Kirschenbaum

Leaf

traditional

6. Mountain fold the model

in half.

5. Valley fold the bottom

point towards the top.

9. Completed Tulip and Leaf.

8. This completes the Leaf.

You can place the Tulip on
the stem.

7. Slide the point over.

4. Valley fold the sides to

the center.

3. Valley fold the top edges

to the center.

2. Valley fold the sides to

the center.

1. Begin with a square, white

side up. Precrease along
the diagonal.

Diagrams ©2005
Marc Kirschenbaum