Origami: How to fold a Tea Cup ( a Rice Bowl)

A white rice in a tea cup (a rice bowl)..

The smell of freshly made rice makes us have an appetite!★

Let’s fold a tea cup (a rice bowl) that we usually put tasty rice in!

You can play house with this too!♪

How to fold a Tea Cup (a Rice Bowl) Ver.1

Get a 15cm×15cm-sized origami paper ready.

Cut it in half first.

We will use the cut one.

You’ll see a handy-size tea cup (a rice bowl) when you complete it!♥

1. Fold it in half along the dotted line and make a crease.

2. Fold it up along the dotted line at a 1/3 line from the bottom.

3. Fold it along the crease that you made in No.1.

4. Turn it over.

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

6. Fold each corner down along the dotted lines.

7.Fold the bottom up along the dotted line. (about 0.4 inches)

8. Fold it down along the dotted line.

9. Fold both corners up along the dotted lines.

10. Turn it over.

11. And it’s done!

You’ve got a big amount in this bowl!

Grow more with this much rice!

You can also draw rice’s best partner

such as furikake (seasoned powder)

or umeboshi (pickled ume) with rice!♪

How to fold a Tea Cup (a Rice Bowl) Ver.2

Get a 15cm×15cm-size origami paper.

This time, you’ll have a little bigger bowl than the Ver.1’s one!★

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

2. Fold it up along the dotted line.

3. Fold it up along the crease that you made in No.1.

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

5. Extend the top sheet toward the arrow.

6. Fold it along the dotted line and make a crease.

7. Turn it over.

8. Fold it along the dotted line.

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

10. Fold the bottom up along the dotted line.

11. Fold it down along the dotted line.

12. Turn it over.

13. Fold both corners behind.

14. It will be like the picture below if we see it from the side.

15. Fold it behind along the dotted line.

16. Fold it behind along the dotted line and adjust the shape.

17. And it’s done!

You can also enjoy drawing your favorite picture on the bowl!

You can use a pattern-origami paper as well, so it’ll be more cute!♥

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】