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How to make a paper cup and saucer

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Easy7 steps6 × 6 in · One square

Fold a traditional flat cup and saucer with a doubled rim. Turn it upside down to see the Japanese house.

You need: One square of paper. No glue or scissors.
Make a square from printer paper ↗
Start: Start white side up with an edge at the top. This version folds the upper quarter down before closing the long gates.
Tips: Keep the upper rim folded while closing both gates.
The Japanese house uses the same finished form turned upside down.

Finish

Your model is ready

The flat cup and saucer is complete. Turn it upside down to see a Japanese house. The cup and saucer, with its rim at the top.

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1
Find the middle across
Fold the top edge down to the bottom edge, press, and open.
2
Double the cup rim
Fold the top edge down to the middle crease.
3
Mark the middle
Fold the right edge to the left edge, press, and open.
4
Fold the left gate
Bring the left edge to the middle crease.
5
Fold the right gate
Bring the right edge in to meet it. Keep both gates closed.
6
Prepare the saucer
Fold the bottom end up along the marked line, bringing the bottom edge to the horizontal middle crease. Press and open the end again.
7
Spread the saucer
Keep the cup still. Draw the two lower corners outward as the lower middle turns up. Press the two little gussets flat.
✓
Finish
The flat cup and saucer is complete. Turn it upside down to see a Japanese house. The cup and saucer, with its rim at the top.