Hi everyone, yes, it happened! Last month the 100.000st person subscribed to my channel. Yay! Of course, I appreciate all of your support, irrespective of whether you're subscribed or not, but hitting this milestone is still a cool show of how I can help promote origami and the wonderful community surrounding it.
To celebrate the occasion, I had a bit of fun and folded my own silver play button, replicating a reward YouTubers who reach this milestone get. And of course I recorded myself, so that you can enjoy watching the process in a time-lapse here: https://youtu.be/bbsWdMaSbhQ or https://www.happyfolding.com/animation-origami_silver_play_button There's of course also a pic on my website: https://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-nakashima-play_button Or, if you'd prefer to see my first reaction on reaching 100.000 subscribers for my channel, check out https://youtu.be/6nTp5LuNF58 or https://www.happyfolding.com/vlog-100k_subscribers Finn, my youngest (now 3 months old), reacted, too. :) And of course I produced new tutorials and time-lapses for you to enjoy. 1. 1-Cube Exercise by Alessandro Beber After many hours of work, I'm pleased to present to you a tutorial on the "1-Cube Exercise" by Alessandro Beber. It's taken from the book "Origami New Worlds", which I can highly recommend, but I do show my take on how to fold the model. In particular, the video includes a different approach to precreasing, supported by progressive crease patterns. Photo: https://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-beber-1_cube_exercise_2 Tutorial: https://youtu.be/PqhVIIbkK5o or https://www.happyfolding.com/instructions-beber-1_cube_exercise Time-Lapse: https://youtu.be/Pdr6hctBhTo or https://www.happyfolding.com/animation-beber-1_cube_exercise-2018 Thanks to Alessandro for his wonderful book, his permission to make this video available to all of you, and all his wonderful contributions. I posted some info on the book at https://www.happyfolding.com/book-beber-origami_new_worlds (including where to buy links for both the printed and the pdf copy). You can also view more of his stunning work at https://www.flickr.com/photos/ale_beber_origami and https://www.facebook.com/AleBeberOrigamiDesign 2. "Standing Jack" by Francesco Mancini It's that time of the year where pumpkins aren't just carved and consumed, but also folded! Two years ago Francesco Mancini designed and published diagrams for a fun jack o'lantern. And now you can also fold it - and some variations - following my video tutorial. Photo: https://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-mancini-standing_jack Tutorial: https://youtu.be/TQ1HWcNgOhQ or https://www.happyfolding.com/instructions-mancini-standing_jack Time-Lapse: https://youtu.be/rVCmiaoa_0g or https://www.happyfolding.com/animation-mancini-standing_jack Thank you, Francesco, for a fun and simple model, diagrams (in TheFold: https://origamiusa.org/thefold/article/diagrams-standing-jack) and your permission to produce a video on it. For more of Francesco's fantastic work, check out his Flickr stream: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mancinerie/ 3. Preview: "Standing Witch" by Francesco Mancini If you're looking for more great Halloween models, you'll be happy to hear that I'll post a tutorial on Francesco's "Standing Witch" on October 20th 2018. Photo: https://www.happyfolding.com/gallery-mancini-standing_witch This time I have to be extra thankful, as Francesco didn't just give me permission to make a tutorial on the model - he designed it in response to a challenge I set him. Diagrams will be available soon, too. Plus, here's a fun idea if you're hosting a Halloween party: fold standing witches and jacks and use them as place cards or food labels. Pro tip: depending on paper choice, the standing witch can also be a standing wizard. And of course you can revisit one of my Halloween-themed tutorials from previous years: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzWZXuW4WQWA7z_Un95D-94yoDqsbFYx8 - there's owls, cats, witches, bats, skulls and spiders waiting to join your cute and scary folds. Happy folding and soon trick-or-treating, -- Sara
