1. Fold a square into half.

2. Precrease lightly. Crease firmly a short length on the right.

3. Precrease lightly. Crease firmly a short length crossing the previous mark.

4. Crease through both layers. The marked point should touch the intersected creases.

5. Crease through both layers. The raw edges should match.

6. Fold through the marked intersection.

Model and diagram by Sanja S. uek

7. Fold right layers behind.

8. Cut through all layers. The resulting form is a pentagon.

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10. Precrease.

11. Form a waterbomb base.

12. Precrease through all layers.

13. Open sink.

14. Rotate 180

15. Fold to the left.

180

16. Repeat on the remaining four flaps.

17. The model now has 5 inner flaps and 5 outer flaps

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18. Fold the raw edge of the inner flap to the central line

19. Repeat on the remaining four flaps

20. Top view

21. Open the long flaps and form the petals

22. Pull the petals slightly apart to form the centre.

Finished cherry flower.

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1. Precrease diagonally.

2. Precrease lightly.

3. The lower raw edge of the folded triangle is perpendicular to the last crease.

4. Refold using the previous crease.

5. Repeat on the left side and turn the model.

6. The crease should be perpendicular to the diagonal.

7. Precrease the angle in half.

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8. Precrease the other angle in half.

9. Turn the model.

10. Rabbit ear the stalk.

11. Fold lightly the diagonal of the leaf blade .

12. For a thinner stalk, rabbit ear both sides. The stalk will not lie flat.

13. Wind together several strings of florist's paper wire in different legths.

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14. Glue the leaves.

15. Take short and narrow strips of the flower paper. Make straws by winding them.

16. Wind the straws in a cluster. You can either glue or just attach flowers on them, if you wish them to fall of occasionally.

17. Wind the blossom clusters in the twig. You may wish to secure it with glue.

Finished cherry blossom.

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