https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/string-of-flower-lights-2 • Posted by Stackpole Books
Paper for Outdoor Use You can find weatherproof paper in many designs: white, colored on one side, or patterned. This paper is heavier, and therefore more difficult to fold, than regular paper. While the paper is water-resistant, it will eventually wear away. If your paper is not already cut to size, you can cut any suitable paper with the help of a paper-cutting machine or a cutter and steel ruler on a cutting board. Flower Diameter approximately 5 in.
Paper for Outdoor Use You can find weatherproof paper in many designs: white, colored on one side, or patterned. This paper is heavier, and therefore more difficult to fold, than regular paper. While the paper is water-resistant, it will eventually wear away. If your paper is not already cut to size, you can cut any suitable paper with the help of a paper-cutting machine or a cutter and steel ruler on a cutting board. Flower Diameter approximately 5 in.
Simple Flowers Fold the square of paper in half diagonally.
Fold the resulting triangle in half and open it again.
Fold down the tip of the upper layer along the red line.
Fold up the same tip along the red line.
Fold the whole piece in half along the red line and open it up again.
Fold both of the corners to the center to form a square.
Fold the corners of the square to the center so that a kite shape is created.
Open the kite shape up into a triangle again.
Continue to open the triangle to get the shape shown below, then apply glue on both of the places marked with yellow lines and fold the piece back into a triangle.
Fold both of the corners up along the red dashed lines and then back again.
Fold both corners up to the fold line just made.
Spread glue on the right folded piece (outlined in yellow) and fold the left half to meet it.
Fold the stamens up to the inside as shown below.
Cut off the bottom tip of the flower (along the red line).
Glue the six flower petals together to form one flower, applying glue on the area outlined in yellow.
Fold six flower petals for each flower. Glue the six petals for each flower together, checking that the opening in the middle is large enough for the LED light to fit through. If the opening is too small, cut a little more off the bases of the other petals.
Place the ten flowers carefully on the lights.