How to Make a Small Paper Umbrella

 

Start with a circle.  I used a large hole punch but you could draw a circle and cut it out with scissors or an Xacto knife.

Fold the circle in half.  I use a flat, smooth tool called a "bone."  You could use a marker or knife handle or other .

Repeat the folds

again.






Until you have 8 sections.

I use a smaller hole punch to trim the edges between sections.  You could do this with scissors or a razor knife. 

Make a cut along one of the folds from the edge to the center.

Overlap two sections and glue them together.  Now your umbrella has 7 sections.

Cut out a smaller circle for support.









Glue it into the middle on the inside.

Then cut a tiny "x" in the middle of the circle underneath and another at the apex.  Push a handle (I used a toothpick here.)  Before painting, I like to brush on a coat of white glue over the whole umbrella.  It makes the paper stronger and makes a good surface for accepting paint.

 

Voila!  Tiny Umbrella.