Hi everyone, the year may slowly be approaching its end, but I'm not slowing down. :) So in this email I have lots of new content to share with you since my last one (not even a month ago!).
1. Instructional videos This time it's not just one instructional video I'm announcing, but three! In October I posted two special tutorials, and with it being the first Saturday of November my regular monthly video is up, too. The first video shows how to customize your paper using acrylic paint - I actually used printer paper, which just about anyone should have access to. Using acrylics on printer paper not just makes it unique and beautiful, but in my opinion also enhances its folding properties. See the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfIt_uqiPzs or http://www.happyfolding.com/instructions-acrylic_paint_on_printer_paper and a photo of the model I folded from the paper I colored in the video at http://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-lafosse-alexander_swallowtail_butterfly_2 The second video is all about how you can wrap your presents using basic origami techniques. You won't require any tape or ribbon - and actually not even a perfectly cut rectangle, as none of the raw edges will show. See the instructions at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmnGO1chfGM or http://www.happyfolding.com/instructions-wrap_presents_without_tape_or_ribbon Especially when you don't have access to your full office supplies (e.g. when traveling) I find this technique super useful. Of course, it's also a bit more environmentally friendly - and a special treat for any origami lover. :) Finally, my main instructional video for November presents Peter Keller's beautiful "Pelleas Box", which is a decorative 3D star. Thanks to Peter for a wonderful model and his permission to present it in a video. Picture of my fold: http://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-keller-pelleas_box Video on happyfolding: http://www.happyfolding.com/instructions-keller-pelleas_box Video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6amPrfROkKo And if you're more of a diagrams person, you can buy those in Peter's etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PetersOrigamiPassion - and of course you should explore his flickr stream if you haven't yet: http://flickr.com/syngola Indeed, Peter inspired me to produce the video on coloring printer paper with acrylic paint with all the fantastic coloring he does! 2. Your Origami Folds In October, Your Origami Folds was all about the "Star Bowl" designed by Dáša Ševerová <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSrp9Rtu7zM> (tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y1q8m7UdhA or http://www.happyfolding.com/instructions-severova-star_bowl ). I received so many beautiful submissions, which you can enjoy, too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSrp9Rtu7zM or http://www.happyfolding.com/your_origami_folds-october_2014 Indeed, I feel like the quality of submissions keeps on increasing and am excited even more to see the artful pieces you create in the future, too. Keeping that in mind, I'd like to highlight the deadline for the two next Your Origami Folds videos: November 8th 2014 (one week from today) for the bat designed by Fernando Gilgado Gómez <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MdvHEgMjz8> (tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MdvHEgMjz8 or http://www.happyfolding.com/instructions-gilgado_gomez-bat ) December 14th 2014 for Pelleas Box designed by Peter Keller Simply submit your photo by sending me an email including a statement that allows me to use that photo in a video. I look forward to seeing your folds! 3. Paper Review for Karaperapisu (カラペラピス) A new paper review by Ilan Garibi and Gadi Vishne is available. They've started a series of reviews on Japanese papers, and Karaperapisu is the first one. Read the review at http://www.happyfolding.com/paper-review_karaperapisu or https://origamiusa.org/thefold/article/paper-review-22-karaperapisu - or, for BOS members, in the most recent BOS magazine. I'd also like to highlight a new feature of the paper reviews on happyfolding - if you click on the images a higher resolution image will pop up. Previously these had been links to Ilan's flickr stream, but we've decided to move towards this new format. I'll update the older paper reviews as I find the time. For now, only the two most recent ones (Karaperapisu and O-Gami) have this feature. We hope this makes looking at the pictures in detail easier and even more enjoyable. 4. http://www.papierdesign.at discount Last month I reached 25 million video views, so I did another giveaway. I decided to give away 25 packs of paper designed by Julia Schönhuber. While the giveaway has already concluded, Julia is offering everyone a 20% discount on all orders until the end of the year (Dec 31st 2014). Simply use the discount code sara2014 to get yourself some wonderful paper or to bring an origami friend a special joy for Christmas or a different gift giving occasion. And if you haven't checked out Julia's paper yet, you really should! She's also put together a collection of photos showing models folded from her paper: https://www.flickr.com/photos/125207082@N02/favorites/ I think that's enough origami goodness from my side for this email. :) All the best and happy folding, -- Sara
