"This origami Hen is very proud, as you can see,..never knew they could smile ;-))……. Also her two Chicken (already safely seated with their mum) are excited about the acrobatic stunts the little Chicken with the shell is performing……."

Model: Hen, Chicken and Chicken with shell
Design: Taiko Niwa
Diagrams: NOA magazine #535

Paper:
- Hen: 15x15cm kami paper.
- Chicken: 5x5cm kami paper.
- Chicken with shell : 7,5x7,5cm kami paper

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Two more famous origami Santa-models: standing most left Father Christmas and beside him his older brother Santa ;-))
They are watching the two little ones, who are playing and practicing with their sled ;-))
All models are folded from one piece of paper.

Model: origami Santa
Design: Steven Casey
Diagrams: here

Model: origami 'Father Christmas'
Design: Steve and Megumi Biddle
Diagrams in the book: Essential Origami - Steve and Megumi Biddle

Model: origami 'Santa on the sled'
Design: Taiko Niwa
Diagrams: NOA magazine #280

Model: origami 'Sled & Santa'
Design; Sanae Sakai
Diagrams: NOA magazine #256

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Did you know there is an other origami planet where there have also an origami tulip-garden? ;-))

Model: Origami Tulip
Design: Taiko Niwa
Diagrams in NOA magazine #368
Folded from Kamipaper

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An origami tulip-garden with only one tulip model in different sizes and colors. I wanted to take the photo in the real garden, but it was raining all the time (and these tulips don't like rain). Hope you like it ;-))
They also grow on an other origami planet ;-))

Model: Origami Tulip
Design: Taiko Niwa
Diagrams in NOA magazine #368
Folded from Kamipaper

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"I must have flowers, always and always."
Quote - Claude Monet

And when they are (not yet ) visible in the garden, I just fold them ;-)) Like these little happy tulips, greeting us enthusiastic and saying: "Happy Monday and a lovey week ahead! "

Model: origami Tulip
Design: Taiko Niwa
Diagrams in the origami NOA-magazine #296

Paper:
Red tulip:
- flower: 6,25x6,25cm red foil; final size 3,75cm
- leaf: 7,5x7,5cm green Japanese paper; final size 7cm
Together final size about 10cm

Both yellow tulips:
- flower: 5x5cm, final size 3cm
- leaf: made from a triangle, diving a square 7,5x7,5cm by a diagonal; final size 7cm
Together final size about 9cm

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