Origami: How to fold a Christmas Bell

Ring Ring Ring♪

Bells can always make a wonderful sound!

We can use them as ornaments for a Christmas wreath or tree too!♥

Let’s make such bells with origami paper!

Today, I’ll show you three types of bells! ★

How to fold a Bell Ver.1

Even though some parts are little difficult, you can make a stylish bell!

You can use origami paper with your favorite colors such as yellow, gold or silver!♪

1. Fold it in half to make a crease.

2. Fold both sides to the middle along the dotted lines.

3. Fold both sides behind along the dotted lines.

4. Fold them along the dotted lines so that it will be like a staircase.

5. Fold it in half.

6. Fold it down along the dotted line.

7. Fold it down along the dotted line.

8. Fold them along the dotted lines to make creases.

9. Open the bag part from the place

where the arrows are pointing at and fold them, as the picture of No. 10.

10. Fold it up along the dotted line.

11. Fold each corner up along the dotted lines.

12. Turn it over.

13. And it’s done!

This is just like a real bell, isn’t it?

You can make one more bell

and put them together too! They might be prettier!♥

How to fold a Bell Ver.2

Since this one is easy to make, you can make it with your child!★

1. Fold it in half twice along the dotted lines to make creases.

2. Fold each corner down along the dotted lines.

3. Turn it over.

4. Fold the bottom side up along the dotted line.

5. Fold it down along the dotted line.

6. Fold it along the dotted line so that both red circle parts can meet together.

7. Fold it along the dotted line so that both red circle parts can meet together.

8. Turn it over.

9. Fold each corner behind along the dotted lines.

10. And it’s done!

It’s more round and cute compared to the one of Ver.1.

Since the shape changes according to the angle in the procedure of No.9,

try different angles too!♥

How to fold a Bell Ver.3

This is similar to the one of Ver.2 but it might be a little more complicate to fold.

This is the smallest one among all the bells,

so you can decorate some, making many bells!★

1. Fold it in half to make a crease.

2. Fold it in half and…

3. make a slight crease, where a red circle is.

4. Fold it along the dotted line to the crease that you made in No.3.

5. Open it up.

6. Fold it along the dotted line to the crease that you made in No.4.

7. Turn it over.

8. Fold it down along the dotted line to the crease that you made in No.4.

9. Fold each corner down along the dotted lines to make creases.

10. Fold them so that each red circle can meet together.

11. Fold them along the dotted lines.

12. Fold it along the dotted line.

13. Open it up.

14. Fold it the same way for the other side too.

15. Open it up.

16. Open the parts that are overlapped.

17. Fold it behind along the dotted line.

18. Fold the bottom part behind along the dotted line.

19. Fold it along the dotted line.

20. Fold the left corner up along the dotted line.

21. Fold it along the dotted line.

22. Insert the end into the slit like the one that an arrow is pointing at.

23. Fold it up along the dotted line.

24. Fold each corner down along the dotted lines.

25. Turn it over and…

26. it’s done!

You can also use pattern-origami such as stripe or dot as well!

It might be interesting too!★

You can arrange these bells, decorating them on a Christmas tree,

making a wreath with origami leaves and making a message card!♪

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】