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How to fold an origami bell

A tall kite with its point tucked away makes the bell. The white tip comes back down as the clapper, and a pleat gives the bell its wide rim.

You need: 1 square sheet, gold or red on one side. Easy, 7 steps, about 4 minutes.

Steps

  1. Crease the diagonal. Start white side up, a corner at the top. Fold the left corner to the right corner, crease, and unfold.
  2. Make a tall kite. Fold the two upper edges in to lie along the centre crease.
  3. Tuck both points. Fold the white bottom point up behind along the line between the side corners. Fold the top point behind a little too.
  4. Pull down the clapper. At the back, fold the white point down so its tip sticks out below the bell.
  5. Fold the bell behind. Fold the whole bell behind, just above the bottom edge, leaving a band at the bottom.
  6. And back up. Fold the bell back up, creasing a little lower than before. The band left below is the bell's wide rim.
  7. Round the top. Fold the two top corners behind, just a little, to round the bell's shoulders.

Jingle!

Draw a bow on top and a dark ball on the clapper, then hang the bell on the tree with a loop of thread.

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