Origami: How to fold a Daruma Doll

♪Da~ruma-san, Da~ruma-san, Niramekko Shimashou~

Japanese traditional doll, “Daruma” has been loved as a lucky charm

by people in Japan.

You can make it with origami paper too.★

Just like you do to the real Daruma doll,

draw a left eye when you make a wish,

and draw the right eye when you can make that wish come true.♥

How to fold a Daruma Doll Ver.1

This is an easy one.♪

I’ve heard that there are 15 kinds of Daruma Dolls,

not only the simple red one!

The red one we often see means

“the well-being of one’s family and good luck”.★

1. Fold it in half.

2. Fold it up along the dotted line.

3. Open it up all the way.

4. Fold both corners toward the middle along the creases that you made.

5. Fold both sides toward the inside along the dotted lines.

6. Fold the corner inside along the dotted line.

7. Fold it inside along the dotted line again.

8. Fold the left corner to meet the corner on the arrow, as picture No.9 shows.

9. Turn it over.

10. Fold it along the dotted line.

11. Fold both corners along the dotted lines.  It will be an octagon.

12. Turn it over.

 13. This is a Daruma Doll laying down.

14. Change the direction, draw a face and it’s done!

When you draw a face, make sure you draw thick eyebrows and mustache.

Those are the points.★

You can adjust it checking a balance so that it becomes round.♥

How to fold a Daruma Doll Ver.2

This is an easy one too.

This is a different shape from the Ver.1 one.。

1. Fold it in half and make a crease.

2. Fold the bottom corner up along the dotted line.

3. Fold it up again along the dotted line as if you roll it up.

4. Fold both sides toward the middle along the dotted lines.

5. Fold the top corner down along the dotted line.

6. Fold both corners toward the middle along the dotted lines.

7. Change the direction as picture No.8 shows.

8. Fold the bottom part up along the dotted line.

Make the face part a hexagon.

9. Fold both corners behind along the dotted lines.

10. Draw a face and it’s done!  You can also put some words on it!

I’ve heard that the pink Daruma Doll means

“a great encounter and a great marriage”!

It’s interesting each Daruma Doll has different meanings according

to the colors, right?★

“Origami Daruma Doll” is much easier to get than the real one!

Why don’t you try to fold it?♥

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】