Deco Star
Model by José Meeusen 2-24-1994 Diagram by Jorge Jaramillo © 2018
45°
1. Take the bottom edge to the
top one and make pinches on
the vertical edges. Unfold.
Rotate 90° and repeat. Rotate
45°.
4. Take the bottom right
corner to the center of the top
edge and make a valley
crease. Unfold. Repeat with
the other 3 corners. Turn the
paper over.
7. Reverse the creases from
the previous step.
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45°
2. Take the bottom corner to
the top one and make creases
of about 1/4 th of the diagonal
on both sides. Unfold. Turn 90°
and repeat. Turn the paper 45°.
5. Make a valley crease from
the bottom corner of the center
square to the crease from step
3, by taking the bottom right
corner to the top right diagonal.
Unfold. Repeat with the other 3
corners. Turn the paper over.
8. Make a mountain crease where
indicated. Unfold. Repeat with
the other 3 corners. Turn the
paper over.
3. Take the bottom edge to the
diagonal and make a valley fold
that goes a bit beyond the
middle of the side. Unfold.
Repeat with the other 3 edges.
Turn the paper over.
6. Take the crease to the side
of the square and make a
valley crease that extends to
the crease from step 3. Unfold
and repeat with the other 3
creases.
9. Make a mountain crease
where indicated. Unfold.
Repeat with the other 3
corners. Turn the paper over.

A
10. Locate point A and make a
valley crease that starts there
and extends as shown by taking
the bottom right corner to the
side of the inner square. Unfold.
Repeat with the other 3 corners.
13. Make a mountain fold. Do
not crease on the lower right
hand side. The other creases
indicated in step 11 should still
be there but not be flattened.
[14a - 14b]
15. Release the paper at the lower
right corner. Repeat steps 14a and
14b counterclockwise. Turn the
paper over.
18. Finished model. © Copyright 2018 by Jorge Jaramillo.
e
b
h a
d f
c
g
11. Prepare the collapsing. a, b, 12. Fold only where indicated.
c and d must be concave and e,
f, g and h must be convex.
Gently push on the middle of
each side.
b
a
14a. Make the mountain folds. 14b. Fold the tip to the left
using the crease from step 10.
16.Tuck the last corner under the 17. Result of step 16. Turn
layers of the first point. the paper over.