Origami: How to fold a Practical Box

I’ll show you how to fold some cute and practical boxes.❤

You can make the boxes that you want to put a little gift,

some sweets and small articles in so easily.

You can arrange them and make bigger boxes by using bigger drawing paper,

not only with origami paper.

How to fold a Box 1   Flower Basket

１．First, fold it in half.

２．Again, fold it in half.

３．Open the bag part and fold it like the picture below.

４．Do the same thing for the other side too.

５．Fold it in half.

６．Put it back to No.4 and fold the top layer down to the crease, like the picture below.

７．Fold it along the middle crease, like the picture below.

Do the same thing for the other side too.

８．Fold one layer to the next side.  Do the same thing for the other side too.

９．If you see the other side of origami paper, it’s ok.

１０．Fold it along the crease, and put it back, like the picture below.

１１．Fold both sides to the creases.

１２．Fold both sides to the crease that you made in No.10.

１３．Do the same thing for the other side too.

１４．Fold it up along the black line.

１５．If you fold it like the picture below, put it back.

１６．Open the bag part, adjust well, and it’s done!

How to fold a Box 2   Staple Box

１．First, fold it in half.

２．Again, fold it in half.

３．Open it up all the way, change the direction and fold it in half.

４．Fold it in half, again.

５．Open it up and fold four parts to the middle, like the picture below.

６．Fold both sides along the creases, like the picture below.

７．Again, fold both sides along the creases, like the picture below.

８．Open it up, like the picture below.

９．Fold it along the creases that you made toward the arrows.

１０．Fold it toward the arrows.

１１．Adjust well, and it’s done!

How to fold a Box 3   Cat-Shaped Box for some candies and sweets

１．First, fold it in half.

２．Again, fold it in half.

３．Open the bag part and fold it like the picture below.

４．Do the same thing for the other side too.

５．Fold the tip up along the black line.

６．If you fold it like the picture below, put it back.

７．Make two more creases, like the picture below.

８．Fold both sides along the creases that you made in No.7.

９．Open the bag parts and fold them like the picture below.

１０．Fold both sides inside, along the black lines.

１１．Fold both parts up along the black lines,

put them back and fold the parts inside, using the creases.

１２．It will be like the picture below.

１３．Fold both sides up, like the picture below.

１４．Fold both sides up along the black lines.

１５．It will be like the picture below.

１６．Open the bag part in the middle and adjust well.

１７．Draw the cat’s face, and it’s done!

In Ver2 Box, if you shift a little bit when you fold it in No.6 and 7 procedures,

the box will be bigger and even become a useful lid too!

It’s a little difficult to fold toward the box-shape,

but you can make it if you fold it slowly along the creases.★

In Cat-shaped box, it’ll be prettier if you draw cat’s face.

If you use the both-side-colored origami,

it will be better since the inside will be the accent when you open the box too.

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】