I am completely obsessed with bento, those adorable Japanese lunchboxes. I mean obsessed to the point that I spent hours looking at bento websites and ogling the Just Bento Flickr pool.
As tempted as I am to buy myself a bunch of cute bento supplies – and I am tempted – I decided that I should start with what I have and see if I really like bento-making. Then I can buy myself a bunch of cute bento supplies.
Everything I used I had on hand, except for sushi rice. I bought that.
Fortunately, I have a Hello Kitty egg shaper, which I bought to make bath bombs. I didn’t use it to make eggs because even extra large eggs are not quite big enough. But, it was great for making onigiri, aka rice balls.
And, the bottom was great for cutting out bread, turkey, and cheese to make a little Hello Kitty-shaped sandwich.
I sliced a carrot on the diagonal into thick slices and boiled them. Then, I used a metal mini cookie cutter to cut out shapes.
For my box, I used a Glad container (actually a grocery store brand knock off) and lined it with the dark outer leaves of a lettuce head for color. I filled my box with two Hello Kitty rice balls, a mound of cooked broccoli, a hard boiled egg, cut into halves in a zig-zag pattern, the carrot cut-outs, and the Hello Kitty-shaped sandwich.
The verdict: addictive! I can see myself making these for my lunch every day. It was so fun to make and to eat.
If you want to try it out, Just Bento has a ton of great information. (Look at the left side-bar for links to get you started.)
I am a new Fan of these Blogs. You are a rue insperation to crafters everywhere. I love the detail that you put into each pproject. I would love to help you start making some how to videos. Every lil bit helps. By the way when u making fun sushi?