SnipFold

Raised-ray paper daisy

A simplified daisy flower head with twelve narrow ivory rays, gently lifted on scored hinges, and a hollow golden hexagonal center.

Materials

  • 140-160 gsm white paper for petals
  • 160-180 gsm yellow paper for center
  • 180-200 gsm green cardstock for backing
  • Scissors
  • Ruler and blunt scoring tool
  • PVA craft glue

Finished size: Approximately 88 x 88 x 8 mm; flower head only

Steps

CutValley foldMountain foldGlue area

  1. Prepare the backing

    Cut B1 around the solid perimeter. Keep its printed face up on the table. The twelve dotted patches set the ray spacing at 30-degree intervals. Do not cut the dotted lines.

  2. Raise and attach the first six rays

    Cut P01, P03, P05, P07, P09 and P11. Score each dashed line 6 mm from its narrow base. Hold the root flat and valley-fold the long blade upward about 15 degrees (165-degree inside angle). Glue only the reverse of the dotted root patch. Set roots over alternate B1 patches, narrow ends toward the center, with the root ends 9 mm from center and hinges 15 mm from center. Start P01 at the right-hand patch and work counterclockwise. Keep blades free of glue.

  3. Fill the six gaps

    Cut and fold P02, P04, P06, P08, P10 and P12 in the same way. Glue their roots to the six remaining patches in numbered counterclockwise order. Roots should sit beside each other, not be stacked. Hold the roots flat until glue grabs; let dry before adding the center.

  4. Fold the raised yellow center

    Cut C1 including all six outer feet. Score all twelve fold lines. With the printed hexagon face up, mountain-fold its six walls down 90 degrees. Valley-fold each 3 mm outer foot outward 90 degrees, so all feet lie horizontally below the top. The cap is 6 mm tall; the wall edges meet without overlap. Do not glue the vertical corner seams.

  5. Seat the cap and finish

    Dry-fit C1 concentrically over the roots, with one hexagon corner pointing along P01. Feet reach outward onto the inner root ends and backing. Apply a small amount of glue to the underside of all six feet, then lower the cap and press each foot with the blunt tool through the gaps between rays. Keep the top 6 mm above the roots and avoid crushing the walls. Let dry flat. Adjust ray hinges gently so all twelve tips lift about 8 mm above B1.

Notes

The 3D model shows each piece in its finished, idealized shape; the exploded view only spreads the pieces apart. It is not a paper-physics simulation: curved shapes are forming guides, not exact physical folding or proof of developability, and intermediate fold shapes are not supplied.