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Author’s advice: Use a bi-colored square. Redand white is traditional, but any color combinationwill make a decorative santa. Kami works well.

Created by Bernie Peyton /2009Difficulty / Low IntermediateTime to Create / 20 minutesDimension / R=0.7 for height

Santa (naughty or nice?)

black dot

hollow dot

black dot

hollow dot

black dot

hollow dot

black dot

hollow dot

black dot

hollow dot

black dot

hollow dot

black dot

hollow dot

black dot

hollow dot

black dot

hollow dot

1. Crease the middle ofthree sides on the whiteside of the paper.

2. Place the top left corner onthe right crease. Valley-fold andunfold the top half of a linethrough the bottom left corner.

3. Repeat the last step on theright side.

4. Mountain-fold andunfold through theintersection of the lasttwo creases.

5. Mountain-fold approximately1/40 of the paper width behindon two sides.

1/40

6. Valley-fold the left side to thecenter line.

7. Valley-fold and unfold bothlayers of the corner on the creaseof step 2.

9. Valley-fold and unfold bothcorner layers along the indicatededge.

10. Unfold the corner.

8. Inside reverse-fold corner.

11. Valley-fold the bottom edgeto the intersection marked bythe dot.

12. Valley-fold the bottom edgeback down where the sides ofthe reverse fold of step 8 meet.

13. Repeat steps 6 to 9 on theright side.

14. Valley-fold and unfold anangle bisector.

15. Swivel the corner to theright on the hidden valley foldof the previous step. Thefollowing diagrams describe thisstep in detail.

First pull the cornerto the right.

16. Valley-fold top edges down.Swivel-fold the middle of thetop edge. See the next diagram.

Part of the arm will buckletoward you. Valley-fold thissection up.

Fold in progress. 18. Valley-fold and unfold anangle bisector.

17. Lift up the top edge and redo theinside reverse-fold of steps 6 and 8.

19 Swivel the corner tothe left on the valley foldof the previous step.

21. Turn the model over.20. Valley-fold the top edgedown. The head will swivel intoplace.

22. Valley-fold the legs tonarrow them.

24. Turn the model over.

23. Optional: Pull paper fromthe pleat inside the body to roundthe model.

Optional: Create a “naughty ornice” santa with switchable faces.Put the santa over a tree branch orpaste it on greeting cards.

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armhead

trim

leg

body

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Author’s advice: Use a bi-colored square. Redand white is traditional, but any color combinationwill make a decorative santa. Kami works well.

Created by Bernie Peyton /2009Difficulty / Low IntermediateTime to Create / 20 minutesDimension / R=0.7 for height

Santa (naughty or nice?)

black dot

hollow dot

black dot

hollow dot

black dot

hollow dot

black dot

hollow dot

black dot

hollow dot

black dot

hollow dot

black dot

hollow dot

black dot

hollow dot

black dot

hollow dot

1. Crease the middle ofthree sides on the whiteside of the paper.

2. Place the top left corner onthe right crease. Valley-fold andunfold the top half of a linethrough the bottom left corner.

3. Repeat the last step on theright side.

4. Mountain-fold andunfold through theintersection of the lasttwo creases.

5. Mountain-fold approximately1/40 of the paper width behindon two sides.

6. Valley-fold the left side to thecenter line.

7. Valley-fold and unfold bothlayers of the corner on the creaseof step 2.

9. Valley-fold and unfold bothcorner layers along the indicatededge.

10. Unfold the corner.

8. Inside reverse-fold corner.7. Valley-fold and unfold bothlayers of the corner on the creaseof step 2.

11. Valley-fold the bottom edgeto the intersection marked bythe dot.

12. Valley-fold the bottom edgeback down where the sides ofthe reverse fold of step 8 meet.

13. Repeat steps 6 to 9 on theright side.

14. Valley-fold and unfold anangle bisector.

15. Swivel the corner to theright on the hidden valley foldof the previous step. Thefollowing diagrams describe thisstep in detail.

First pull the cornerto the right.

16. Valley-fold top edges down.Swivel-fold the middle of thetop edge. See the next diagram.

Part of the arm will buckletoward you. Valley-fold thissection up.

6-9

Fold in progress. 18. Valley-fold and unfold anangle bisector.

17. Lift up the top edge and redo theinside reverse-fold of steps 6 and 8.

19 Swivel the corner tothe left on the valley foldof the previous step.

21. Turn the model over.20. Valley-fold the top edgedown. The head will swivel intoplace.

22. Valley-fold the legs tonarrow them.

24. Turn the model over.

23. Optional: Pull paper fromthe pleat inside the body to roundthe model.

Optional: Create a “naughty ornice” santa with switchable faces.Put the santa over a tree branch orpaste it on greeting cards.

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Author’s advice: Use a bi-colored square. Redand white is traditional, but any color combinationwill make a decorative santa. Kami works well.

Created by Bernie Peyton /2009Difficulty / Low IntermediateTime to Create / 20 minutesDimension / R=0.7 for height

Santa (naughty or nice?)

black dot

hollow dot

black dot

hollow dot

black dot

hollow dot

black dot

hollow dot

black dot

hollow dot

black dot

hollow dot

black dot

hollow dot

black dot

hollow dot

black dot

hollow dot

1. Crease the middle ofthree sides on the whiteside of the paper.

2. Place the top left corner onthe right crease. Valley-fold andunfold the top half of a linethrough the bottom left corner.

3. Repeat the last step on theright side.

4. Mountain-fold andunfold through theintersection of the lasttwo creases.

5. Mountain-fold approximately1/40 of the paper width behindon two sides.

6. Valley-fold the left side to thecenter line.

7. Valley-fold and unfold bothlayers of the corner on the creaseof step 2.

9. Valley-fold and unfold bothcorner layers along the indicatededge.

10. Unfold the corner.

8. Inside reverse-fold corner.

11. Valley-fold the bottom edgeto the intersection marked bythe dot.

12. Valley-fold the bottom edgeback down where the sides ofthe reverse fold of step 8 meet.

13. Repeat steps 6 to 9 on theright side.

14. Valley-fold and unfold anangle bisector.

15. Swivel the corner to theright on the hidden valley foldof the previous step. Thefollowing diagrams describe thisstep in detail.

First pull the cornerto the right.

16. Valley-fold top edges down.Swivel-fold the middle of thetop edge. See the next diagram.

Part of the arm will buckletoward you. Valley-fold thissection up.

Fold in progress. 18. Valley-fold and unfold anangle bisector.

17. Lift up the top edge and redo theinside reverse-fold of steps 6 and 8.

19 Swivel the corner tothe left on the valley foldof the previous step.

21. Turn the model over.20. Valley-fold the top edgedown. The head will swivel intoplace.

22. Valley-fold the legs tonarrow them.

24. Turn the model over.

23. Optional: Pull paper fromthe pleat inside the body to roundthe model.

Optional: Create a “naughty ornice” santa with switchable faces.Put the santa over a tree branch orpaste it on greeting cards.

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