Origami Time-Lapse: Standing Santa and Trees (Francesco Mancini)

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Channel: happyfolding.com - enjoy origami online · 2018 · Howto & Style

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Tutorial: https://youtu.be/EVDMCV9-Cc0

Paper used in this video: squares with a side length of 15 cm (6 in), kami
Finished models: 7.5 cm (3 in) high, 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in) wide

This video shows how I fold three fantastic origami models you can use as place cards: a standing Santa and two standing trees, all designed by Francesco Mancini.
Francesco kindly gave me permission to make this video accessible to you.

Diagrams are published in OrigamiUSA's online magazine TheFold: https://origamiusa.org/thefold/article/diagrams-standing-santa

Also check out Francesco's Flickr stream https://www.flickr.com/photos/mancinerie/ and his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/mancinerie

Actual folding time: 7 minutes (including explanations)
Playlist of origami time-lapses: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL82117F49B4970A9E

Music: https://youtu.be/D_8U2Ws05qc
"Bright Wish" by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100377
Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Related website post: https://www.happyfolding.com/animation-mancini-standing_santa_and_trees
More origami: https://www.happyfolding.com

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