How to make a diamond out of paper and how to apply it in the interior

The best decoration for a house is an ornament made by one's own hands. After all, you put your soul and strength into it, and the result is always so different. Therefore, it is worth learning how to make a diamond out of paper. Finding an application for such a sweet little thing is quite simple.

Volumetric diamond

The main thing in the question of how to make a diamond from paper is a 3D one. It is necessary to print it on paper. It is better to immediately on the one from which you want to do hand-made. Cut out the pattern and make a needle on all the lines (this is necessary in order to be easier to bend). Do it on the ruler. Now, using the photo of the finished result, bend the cut out shape. The protruding triangles are the part by which the diamond is glued together. As you can see, everything is quite simple.

This was not the only way to create a bulk diamond. There is one more, its pattern is even slightly simpler. Do the same as in the first method and glue the parts in the form of a trapezoid to the base of the diamond (hexagon).

Another option for using volumetric diamonds is a garland. To make it, make holes on both sides of each part and draw a thread through them. At the point of entry and exit of the thread into the diamond, make knots. This will prevent the diamond from rolling in one heap.

Octahedron

How to make a diamond out of paper easier? Print out the octahedron sweep. Draw a needle along the fold lines and glue in the right places. From a distance the figure quite resembles the one you need.

This is suitable if you need to create something like an unusual diamond curtain. To translate the above templates, conduct a needle on each line and collect a diamond is much more complicated than an octahedron. And with a large number of octahedra creates just the right impression!

Box

How to make a box of "Diamond" from a paper? Print the suggested template. Pink and orange are marked by the sides of the diamond itself, and white - the places with which the article is glued together. Hexagon is the lid of the box.

To create a large box in the form of a diamond you need:

• Sheets of Whatman.
• Gold adhesive tape.
• Transparent adhesive tape.
• Scissors.
• Ruler
• Pencil.

Progress:

1. Draw six triangles and trapezes of the size that suits you, or use a template.
2. Cover the bottom of the trapeze with a golden ribbon. Trim excess.
3. Fold the 5 triangular pieces, connecting the transparent tape on the inside. Start to raise the craft, forming a diamond. To fix the shape, add the last triangle.
4. Attach a trapezoid to the bottom of each triangle.
5. Align the trapezium from the inside with a transparent adhesive tape.
6. Cover all external joints with a golden ribbon.

Done!

Origami

How to make a diamond from paper in origami technique:

1. Take a square sheet of paper. Fold it in two diagonals and twice just in half. Decline. The lines of the fold were obtained.
2. Connect the lines formed by bending diagonally. Should be a rhombus.
3. Put the sheet with the open part upward and the extreme corners bend to the center on all sides.
4. Cut off the protruding part.
5. Unscrew the corner and open it by applying it to the sheet. Do this from every angle.
6. Fold the two corners on each side to the center.
7. Uncover the shape.
8. Make one more such detail.
9. Glue the matching sides.

Quite a complicated assembly scheme. From the first try it may not work, but do not despair and try again!

Now you know how to make a diamond out of paper. One copy is unlikely to find use, but if you make a lot of colored diamonds, then there is a lot of room for imagination. For example, take a transparent vase and fill it with these jewels, or put them in a flower pot. Looks very cute and stylish. Do not throw away the template, for sure it will come in handy. After all, such an ornament will dilute any boring interior!