If one of your favorite video concepts is remaking something that already exists, I’d love to see a video of you re-making one of your early YT crafts with your current day skills. It’d been really fire to see how you’ve changed and new techniques you’ve learn that can improve an old project.
I’m the same age as you. I literally grew up in the town that the woman who wrote the riddles for I, Spy lived in, (and it was a REALLY small town) so as a child I didn’t really have a concept of the books being THAT ubiquitous to people our age’s childhood because I kind of felt like she was only a local celebrity. Then I got to college. And oh my god. But yeah, I, Spy: Spooky Mansion is literally the explanation behind why half my home decor looks the way it does, so whimsical and formative.
I've found my humans 😂 I'm also the same age, and that's fucking awesome she was your local celebrity! Haha it would have been a surprise. The older I get the more we all talk shared experiences and I realize a similar thing. Reminds me of the Eyewitness books, or Magic Treehouse, which I also loved. And when they came out with computer games, the I Spy Spooky Mansion, is the one I got 😂
And that's on normal rainy days or when the ground was wet. I have gone to school on terrible weather with my pants getting wet to my knees. But yeah, war flashbacks 😂
It’s great knowing I wasn’t the only one who suffered from the pants. You would have never said anything to your friends about it though because they were fashionable and you can’t argue with fashion as a jr high and high school student lol 😂 Then the unspeakable skinny jeans era hit hard
@@mariatourino9545 I remember a friend who got someone to tailor his pants to be sooooo tight that they had to install zippers at the bottom so he could take them on and off... Back then he totally won the skinny leg pants award, but today brah circulation much!?!
Lover and supporting of you Rachel, but I just want to make a PSA for any viewers: temu is not a site you want to shop on and not just because it’s low quality unethical mass produced shite, but also it’s risky and has had cases of unauthorized withdrawals from peoples bank accounts after purchasing from them. Just to make that aware to anyone who didn’t know!
A suggestion for a future project: You need a gorgeous, warm winter coat that is Hobbit or Victorian inspired. After seeing you run pell-mell through the cold and wet to your barn, I thought, "This woman needs a hecka cute coat that swishes and also keeps out the chill."
DREMEL TOOL + FOAM = NO MASK AT ALL???? That can't be good. I do not like the large number of crafters who neglect PPE so often. This isn't just the UA-camr's health, but people LEARNING from UA-cam who are also endangering themselves.
New texture technique to try for you, something I've been doing for years for rock and bark texture. Take some tinfoil and spray it down with some pam cooking spray. Crinkle it up lightly (more crinkled for rocky textures) and then spread it out again. Lay down a bed of hot glue on another sheet of pam-y tinfoil (or a silicone mat) and then press the pre-scrunched tinfoil into the glue. Let it cool down and then carefully peal away the tinfoil. You'll be left with a sheet of textured hot glue that you can now use for whatever. Slap some paint on it or even alcohol ink if you want it to remain translucent. Or use the tinfoil in situ to texture the hot glue in place. Excellent for incorporating LEDs into say, a bark covered wizard staff without visible wires or LEDs. Or really to hide transitions between any materials. As I've said, I've used this technique to make rock, and bark texture, but also faux flames, gems and even to make temporary molds for UV resin and epoxy clay out of hot glue. (Though they don't last very long with the resin due to the heat of resin curing. But usually good enough for one or two pulls) The same sheet of textured hot glue covered in sparkly nail polish can turn the inside of a jewelry box into a crystal cave. Or cover it in yellow spray paint and dry brush some red and black on top to make a lava base for a little demon doll. Honestly, with cooking spray, tinfoil and some hot glue, you can make some really amazing things.
Spectacular Maksy hat vs. the Temu Craptacular. (BTW, keep in mind Temu doesn't have the safety standards that U.S. products have so beware of toxic chemicals and flammability). Suggestion: Hang a vintage blackboard on the wall and when you run out of a supply, add it to the board i.e. contact cement. Also, having scissors in every room in the house can save loads of time and aggravation!
Always wash any fabrics/clothes you buy before you use them. The amount of toxic chemicals that are sprayed on them before they are sold is staggering. I have MCS (multiple chemical sensitivity) and I soke all clothes in baking soda and water for at least 24 hours before washing. Alot of clothes deflect the water because of chemicals and the baking soda helps brake down the chemicals
My auntie used to read me BP when I was a smol kiddo, and someone cross stitched my birth info into a huge beautiful piece with all her art. My nephew has the books now and I cannot wait to be the crazy aunt to dress up and read to him.❤
@@KelseyDrummer omg you should totally do that!!! ❤ btw, to all the beatrix potter folks out there, there's a BEAUTIFUL documentary on her life here on youtube (the secret life of a victorian genius). it is so wholesomely made, like travelling to the times when she lived. I was smiling the whole time.
Love your content Rachel, this is such a fun remake. Feel like it needs to be said, we need to move away from this disposable mindset. You could have totally looked at temu (or anywhere) and created a better version without international shipping, dodgy labour laws and plastic fabrics likely going in the bin. I’d love to see you do more videos like this, remaking temu items but better, without actually purchasing the crap products… xx
The furniture restorers ive watched use textured rollers to paint false wood grain. You could probably use it with clay, too, if you apply enough pressure.
Rachel Runs on Dunkin. Remember guys, always do your best Darth Vader impression with a Vapor Respirator while working with Contact Cement- that stuff can and will give you brain cancer if inhaled. I know of a guy who used it and he did end up with a brain tumor. Thankfully they found out before it killed him. BIG STRETCHIES mister Frodo! Ma'am you are the queen of woodgrain craftiness.
Great video, I was looking forward to it, and the hat came out so cute🙂I just wanted to say, please folks, don't buy from temu, it's worse than shein, stealing designs and inhumane labour conditions for workers. I don't mean that as a criticism, the video is nice, just wanted to mention it...I hope they don't steal any design from Rachel, that would be so sad, her creations are so cool...
Yeah I agree. I was dissapointed. She must have thought "well, it's just one product".. but it's still sends the wrong message. Even if everyone bought just "one product", it would still end up being millions in total... There have also been cases where Temu made unauthorized withdrawals on people's cards, so the website isn't even safe. Their products are such low quality that doesn't even withstand one use. None of it is ethically produced. It all inevitably ends up in a landfill somewhere. Also apparently Temu absolutely spams creators to buy from their website for promotion... Although I don't think she gave in that far at least...I hope.
I would have kept that respirator on while doing that dremeling. I would have also worn eye protection. Those are extremely fine particles floating in the air. Excellent Work on the Hat!
Rachel, you've kept me company for years while I was working my butt off to get my dream job... This is officially the last video of yours that I'll be watching before finally moving out to start THAT job 💫 Thank you for always making me laugh and for all the cute, whimsical™ projects you come up with ❤
I was completely stuck on a project for art school before and while watching this video, but something about the creative energy you put out made me think of the solution that helped me just in time for the deadline. Thank you Rachel!
I love it so much. My only critiques would be: the brim definitely needed to be wider to balance out the rest of the hat, an d the tip of the hat should've had some sort of dangly cuteness to up the whimsy
I haven’t thought of those… too long for me flare jeans that for sure got soaked at the bottom every time and most definitely gave me a chill in math class… since I lived it. Thanks for that little mental flashback of the good ol days. 😂
Yeeeees... And the youthz are now wearing those wide leg jeans that do exactly that, and it makes me irrationally angry, because every time I see them wearing those terrible clothes we wore in the 90's, I am reminded of this exact feeling!! :D
Rachel's bplot with the kalimba is everything to me 😅 that is what you do when you first get one, just futzing around and hoping for it to make sense lol I adore your hat flip btw!
Hey Rachel! I just wanted you to know that I met you at the convention, and you completely made my day! I can come up with no other description than starstruck on my part, lol. I think I managed to just get the words "I'm fangirling so hard" out, but you were still so nice and pleasant! Hopefully, if I ever meet you again, I can use actual words next time! Love you and your channel so much!!
Yep, I have the same reaction to the bottom of my pants being wet, too! I'm glad I wasn't the only one walking through school with sopping wet pant bottoms. Lol 😂 Great video!
Literally pulled up UA-cam today thinking "I hope there's a new Rachel Maksy video today". Delighted, absolutely delighted. Just the whimsy I needed today!
I started dressing vintage when I found your channel years ago, couldn’t wait for another fashion video from you! Just like yours, my style evolved and I’d love love loooove to see more fashion related videos from you, our whimsy-hobbit-elf-wooldland-fairy-vintage queen.
I stopped watching your videos for a while just cause I wasn't on youtube. This is my first video back and it feels like I'm being welcomed by an old friend! Love you and your craftiness!
It’s beautiful Rachel! My brain really wants you to add a little spiderweb in the spiral at the tip with a little spider charm hanging down. It would be so cute! 🕸🕷💕
I usually try not to comment. I’m a new/ish person. Watching fir two or three years maybe. This was my favorite video. Thank you for your crafts. You’re gorgeous! Letsssssgooooo
14:02 tip for next time: use disposable vinyl or latex gloves; not only would you get less spray paint on your fingers but it does insulate just a little against the cold too.
I would LOVE to see a good old fashioned outfits of the week video, preferably with primarily clothes you already own so you don't have to make a million things that week and can have some fun reimagining your wardrobe. I really love your older videos where you took us through the process of building an outfit.
You don't understand- I loved this SO much- it turned out so dang cute. Your re-making or upcycling videos inspire me- like, "hey, that's not so over-whelming because I don't have to start from scratch- I could do that!" (Spoiler. I cannot). As far as future videos go- I think I speak for your demographic when I say 'whimsy is always *highly* agreeable'. Ultimately please continue to do what makes you happy- we come here for your talent, but also your happy floor-troll chaos energy which can only be achieved in sincerity by you just doing whatever the darn heck you want.
I DID THE SAME THING WITH THE ISPY BOOKS! I’ve had mine for a few years now, and I get them out occasionally to go through them again! They’re just so “homey”!🥰
I always enjoy your little reference quips. Ex.: “It’s Mabeline.” That something me and my siblings do alllllll the time, and it always kicks up some nostalgia and makes me smile. Thank you for those additional little moments! ❤️
i love the idea of seeing more fashion stuff from you! maybe something like "styling pieces i never wear" which can help you find new love for old clothes, lets us see your process of building an outfit, and if it just doesn't work, then you've found something you can sell or donate! win-win-win!
Yes!! One day I rewatched Cinderella and saw her opening the big windows... and suddenly realized why I love big windows and the act of opening them first thing each morning 😅
my nephew got the I spy books this christmas, you bet your bottom dollar it was us 30 year olds sitting around the kitchen table playing the book! it brought back so must nostalgia 😊
I have a video idea suggestion. When I do projects I often have left over fabric scraps that are to large to just throw away. And I keep them just in case I ever need them. But I rarely do so I have a box full of them. So you could maybe show us what you to with them or try some ideas from the internet for fabric scraps.
If you're into quilting Dave's Craft Room on YT has some absolutely wild scrap quilts with all sorts of fabric. He has one video where he had a pile of vintage upholstery swatches and the result was nuts. He's really inspired me to tackle my Mount Scrapmore.😂
I will never stop being amazed at how you can bring a vision to life with such accuracy 😍 you could tell me it was made with real bark and I'd believe it! Since it is cuter from the side, you could always turn it 90° and wear it that way. There are no rules!
Every time you played that little instrument my cat snapped his head up all wide eyed and was looking around to see where it was coming from. It was so bizarre. His name is Salem and I'm a witch so he is a witches cat and you probably just played some ancient mystical music without knowing it. He was here for it.😊
I looove how this turned out, a huge improvement from the original for sure! You are a pro at wood grain texture, it looks so realistic and I think any witch would approve
Make or set down little gnome or maybe that adorable mouse with the sharp sword next to this hat? I love trompe-l'œil so doing a portal into Narnia or Skyrim would be fun along with the practicality of covering up blank walls or boring cabinets?
No, Rachel, not Temu! Please don't. You have to know how bad they are (stolen designs, security concerns, packages not getting delivered and then no recourse because the pop-up scammy sellers have already cycled accounts by then, etc.). Instead of buying it, you could have just made your own from the image. The hat ended up super cute though. How heavy is it?
I also thought she could have just used the image, there's no point in actually buying the product from Temu... It will literally go straight to the trash. (Like all their products). I'm sure she knows about it's terrible reputation... I'm dissapointed honestly. The thing is I don't think she bought just one product, I think she did a haul and just got the hat on the side for the video... it doesn't make sense that you just use the website for that one hat... But I would be sad to think she bought more off that site.
I don't know, i still remember bernadette's video on such places stealing her pictures literally by buying the dress and comparing it with hers. Rachel's feels in that vein, it only discourages people from trusting temu, wish etc
@@bisma1352she points out that it's not great but makes zero mention of the problems with Temu as a whole. It's more of a vague "this thing I bought isn't great" for the brief seconds she spends on that. The video is about making it over, not about ethical shopping.
Me at the stage where you put the destroyed hat on the foam to make a pattern: "Rachel nooo you said it was too small for your head!!!" (I'm glad you tried it all on!) ALSO we love Darth Vader crafts. ALSO this is just wonderful.
So the little musical do-da is a kalimbia. To play it, hold with both hands and use your thumbs to plink the keys. Although you probably already know that. Anyhoo, super cute hat! Fun video!
I've been rewatching your videos while working, because you soothe my soul. I also noticed it looks like you have Reynaud's like me! I hate the cold, and how it hurts me. I live in PA. So it does get chilly here too lol. Love ya Rachel!
Hi Rachel! I've been watching people buying pallets of stuff returned. Is that something you could ever do? I can almost hear the mwa ha hahaha in your brain. I've been looking for returned material and I did see a website but that was already sold out.
YESSS!!! The I Spy books made me who I am too! The maximalism, the details, the *secrets*. My favorite was I Spy fun house, which was full of weird clowns and circus/carnival stuff. I also had this I Spy CD mystery game and the vibes were immaculate. Weird spooky music and narration, old documents to peruse, cool maximalist rooms to search for clues, and there was a hidden gem in each room that you collected in a velvet box. Truly a formative experience
I don’t have the words for just how much I love this hat!!!! Your swamp witch aesthetic is spot on! Thank you Rachel for making my Fridays amazing and inspiring. I hope you’re having a great time at your convention.💕
21:11 i think it would look less forest ranger to you if the rim was longer! the shortness of the rim with how tall and thick it is probably makes it a little awkward. the side profile truly is wonderful though. the hat came out beautifully 🤗
Something about this video; the wet ass flare jean memory and the hat just dropping over made me laugh out loud and is exactly what I needed after a long week at work
If one of your favorite video concepts is remaking something that already exists, I’d love to see a video of you re-making one of your early YT crafts with your current day skills. It’d been really fire to see how you’ve changed and new techniques you’ve learn that can improve an old project.
This would be an awesome episode.
She did do that with baby Yoda, but that was a while ago. I'd love more though!
On a similar note, I would enjoy seeing her just going back and fixing her old projects.Not make a new project, just improve the original.
Love this idea!
Yes!!
"Just a teensy bit of black (squirts an ungodly amount of black) WaAAAGAAAAAHHHHH"
I felt that in my soul 😂😂😂😂
Two shots of vodka, but on accident
This cracked me UP!😂😂
This one made me giggle too!
I actually gasped 😅 this happens to me waaay too often
ahahaha me too 😂😂😂
I’m the same age as you. I literally grew up in the town that the woman who wrote the riddles for I, Spy lived in, (and it was a REALLY small town) so as a child I didn’t really have a concept of the books being THAT ubiquitous to people our age’s childhood because I kind of felt like she was only a local celebrity. Then I got to college. And oh my god.
But yeah, I, Spy: Spooky Mansion is literally the explanation behind why half my home decor looks the way it does, so whimsical and formative.
MY PEOPLE
There's an I, Spy with these clown marionettes that I had growing up and that may have contributed to me never finding clowns or dolls scary.
I've found my humans 😂 I'm also the same age, and that's fucking awesome she was your local celebrity! Haha it would have been a surprise. The older I get the more we all talk shared experiences and I realize a similar thing. Reminds me of the Eyewitness books, or Magic Treehouse, which I also loved.
And when they came out with computer games, the I Spy Spooky Mansion, is the one I got 😂
I can confirm I Spy made it to Australia 📖
From Aotearoa and I read them all and had the I spy treasure hunt video game!
Rachel: “Luke, I am your craft teacher!”
Rachel fan: “I consider myself a Maksy-malist.”
I'm also a maximalist. White undecorated space, especially without books, is boring and depressing. I love all of my cool stuff.
The Core memory sensation that got unlocked just mentioning those sogy flared pants...it hit hard not gonna lie.
And that's on normal rainy days or when the ground was wet. I have gone to school on terrible weather with my pants getting wet to my knees. But yeah, war flashbacks 😂
It’s great knowing I wasn’t the only one who suffered from the pants. You would have never said anything to your friends about it though because they were fashionable and you can’t argue with fashion as a jr high and high school student lol 😂
Then the unspeakable skinny jeans era hit hard
And the back hem of everyone’s pant legs being completely ripped to shreds from stepping on them
Same
@@mariatourino9545 I remember a friend who got someone to tailor his pants to be sooooo tight that they had to install zippers at the bottom so he could take them on and off... Back then he totally won the skinny leg pants award, but today brah circulation much!?!
Lover and supporting of you Rachel, but I just want to make a PSA for any viewers: temu is not a site you want to shop on and not just because it’s low quality unethical mass produced shite, but also it’s risky and has had cases of unauthorized withdrawals from peoples bank accounts after purchasing from them. Just to make that aware to anyone who didn’t know!
I’m glad im not the only one, its sad how many shop on it nowadays :/
Agreed, was a little disappointed to see Rachel actually bought the hat from there just to destroy it anyway
They also make their money selling user data and their parent company was caught installing spyware on people's devices. Super sketchy.
It's so weird that there's an online mega retailer somehow worse than Amazon
Agreed - no more Temu please
In my humble opinion editing Rachel and B roll Rachel were on fire this video. Chef's kiss.
Agreed!!
I love the hat!
Rachel: Complains about the size of hat, 100% valid
Also Rachel: Traces inside diameter hat brim as exactly as possible.
I love how prominent the tiny kalimba became lol
Neat! Kalimba is what it's really called! It looked like a thumb harp to me. Oh well... ~Janet in Canada
@@mastersadvocate Wtf is a thumb harp?
It's a kalimba/mbira, an instrument from Zimbabwe.
@mastersadvocate , @@zucchinigreen it IS a thumb harp, because thumb harp is literally just another name for a kalimba 😄
I've also heard it called a thumb piano. Really cool instrument.
And I love how tiny it is!
Noooo! The hat's not done! It desperately needs a snail and a needle felted mouse. I hope the con is MEGA.
Or a tiny witch hut
@@TheGreengirl7 You mean "and". 👍
Also a tiny lantern hanging from the curl in the back would be so cute
Ooooo I love Fridays with Rachel! Let’s get whimsical, whimsical
This will now be stuck in my head! And I’m ok with that 😊
I wanna get Whimsicaaaal!
Let's get into whimsical!
Same heeerrreeeeee can't get any cozier ❤
She needs to make a full blown theme song of this!! 😅
A suggestion for a future project: You need a gorgeous, warm winter coat that is Hobbit or Victorian inspired. After seeing you run pell-mell through the cold and wet to your barn, I thought, "This woman needs a hecka cute coat that swishes and also keeps out the chill."
Oooh yes, such a good idea!
Yess!! Like a garrick coat!!
Folks please, once again: pancake filters are for particulate, not for vapors! Please use OV cartridges when working with resins and contact cement!
.... and please PLEASE close your paint caps. 16:54 (I just had to put this somewhere - thanks for the filter reminder.)
I was going to say the same thing. The particulate mask is ok for the Dremel, but you need an organic vaper filter for the contact cement
I was hoping someone would point that out, as an asthmatic just watching that part made me wheeze.
Thank you, from a cosplayer
DREMEL TOOL + FOAM = NO MASK AT ALL???? That can't be good. I do not like the large number of crafters who neglect PPE so often. This isn't just the UA-camr's health, but people LEARNING from UA-cam who are also endangering themselves.
New texture technique to try for you, something I've been doing for years for rock and bark texture.
Take some tinfoil and spray it down with some pam cooking spray. Crinkle it up lightly (more crinkled for rocky textures) and then spread it out again. Lay down a bed of hot glue on another sheet of pam-y tinfoil (or a silicone mat) and then press the pre-scrunched tinfoil into the glue. Let it cool down and then carefully peal away the tinfoil. You'll be left with a sheet of textured hot glue that you can now use for whatever. Slap some paint on it or even alcohol ink if you want it to remain translucent.
Or use the tinfoil in situ to texture the hot glue in place.
Excellent for incorporating LEDs into say, a bark covered wizard staff without visible wires or LEDs. Or really to hide transitions between any materials.
As I've said, I've used this technique to make rock, and bark texture, but also faux flames, gems and even to make temporary molds for UV resin and epoxy clay out of hot glue. (Though they don't last very long with the resin due to the heat of resin curing. But usually good enough for one or two pulls)
The same sheet of textured hot glue covered in sparkly nail polish can turn the inside of a jewelry box into a crystal cave. Or cover it in yellow spray paint and dry brush some red and black on top to make a lava base for a little demon doll.
Honestly, with cooking spray, tinfoil and some hot glue, you can make some really amazing things.
I think it's hilarious that I meet you at Walmart tonight and 10 minutes later your video pops up on my phone!!! Lol absolutely love it!!!
Spectacular Maksy hat vs. the Temu Craptacular. (BTW, keep in mind Temu doesn't have the safety standards that U.S. products have so beware of toxic chemicals and flammability). Suggestion: Hang a vintage blackboard on the wall and when you run out of a supply, add it to the board i.e. contact cement. Also, having scissors in every room in the house can save loads of time and aggravation!
Good idea.
Temu and Shein are under investigation, you can google it. Forced labor, (like slavery), and they seem to steal information from their customers.
Always wash any fabrics/clothes you buy before you use them. The amount of toxic chemicals that are sprayed on them before they are sold is staggering. I have MCS (multiple chemical sensitivity) and I soke all clothes in baking soda and water for at least 24 hours before washing. Alot of clothes deflect the water because of chemicals and the baking soda helps brake down the chemicals
Yes, the Beatrix Potter books and movies from my childhood made me LOVE the typical british houses and the whimsical clothes.
I share that completely !!! Thank you for mentioning her!
My auntie used to read me BP when I was a smol kiddo, and someone cross stitched my birth info into a huge beautiful piece with all her art.
My nephew has the books now and I cannot wait to be the crazy aunt to dress up and read to him.❤
@@KelseyDrummer omg you should totally do that!!! ❤ btw, to all the beatrix potter folks out there, there's a BEAUTIFUL documentary on her life here on youtube (the secret life of a victorian genius). it is so wholesomely made, like travelling to the times when she lived. I was smiling the whole time.
Same for me, but combined with Brambly Hedge!
The “whether you are new or old to this channel” always gets me bc I forget how long I’ve been here 😂 I remember the pinup companion days
Friday is now complete.
Love your content Rachel, this is such a fun remake. Feel like it needs to be said, we need to move away from this disposable mindset. You could have totally looked at temu (or anywhere) and created a better version without international shipping, dodgy labour laws and plastic fabrics likely going in the bin. I’d love to see you do more videos like this, remaking temu items but better, without actually purchasing the crap products… xx
That‘s what I thought as well…
The furniture restorers ive watched use textured rollers to paint false wood grain. You could probably use it with clay, too, if you apply enough pressure.
OOh, it needs a spiderweb veil with a lil' spider friend peering over the brim! Detachable, of course. Its so cute~
Rachel Runs on Dunkin.
Remember guys, always do your best Darth Vader impression with a Vapor Respirator while working with Contact Cement- that stuff can and will give you brain cancer if inhaled. I know of a guy who used it and he did end up with a brain tumor. Thankfully they found out before it killed him.
BIG STRETCHIES mister Frodo!
Ma'am you are the queen of woodgrain craftiness.
Great video, I was looking forward to it, and the hat came out so cute🙂I just wanted to say, please folks, don't buy from temu, it's worse than shein, stealing designs and inhumane labour conditions for workers. I don't mean that as a criticism, the video is nice, just wanted to mention it...I hope they don't steal any design from Rachel, that would be so sad, her creations are so cool...
Disappointed to see her buying on Temu. It's not like she's not aware of problems with Shein and this kind of website ...
I'm back because I love Rachel, but that was very disappointing.
Yeah I agree. I was dissapointed. She must have thought "well, it's just one product".. but it's still sends the wrong message. Even if everyone bought just "one product", it would still end up being millions in total... There have also been cases where Temu made unauthorized withdrawals on people's cards, so the website isn't even safe. Their products are such low quality that doesn't even withstand one use. None of it is ethically produced. It all inevitably ends up in a landfill somewhere.
Also apparently Temu absolutely spams creators to buy from their website for promotion... Although I don't think she gave in that far at least...I hope.
@@SkyeAtendude.. it's literally the same shit you buy in stores, if you're so against it why do you buy from anything produced in China?
@@kittysoftpaws3677 You think I do? That's hilarious if you actually knew me. But good to know how your justifying buying trash to yourself
I would have kept that respirator on while doing that dremeling. I would have also worn eye protection. Those are extremely fine particles floating in the air.
Excellent Work on the Hat!
That instrument is a kalimba! Well, its trying to be 😂 Legit kalimbas are SO pretty sounding and often beautifully decorated. ❤
Rachel, you've kept me company for years while I was working my butt off to get my dream job... This is officially the last video of yours that I'll be watching before finally moving out to start THAT job 💫 Thank you for always making me laugh and for all the cute, whimsical™ projects you come up with ❤
Congrats! What's your job?
@@KelseyDrummer Thank you ❤️ I'm gonna become a diplomat for my country (Italy 🇮🇹)
I love how you're so loosey-goosey and spontaneous. It gets me to NOT be so precious and tight in my own artwork.
I’m mad that before you even said it I was thinking “Doug Dimmadome!” 🤣
I was completely stuck on a project for art school before and while watching this video, but something about the creative energy you put out made me think of the solution that helped me just in time for the deadline. Thank you Rachel!
Its giving Radaghast the brown vibes, sans being absolutely blasted from shrooms and im here for it honestly XDDD
I love it so much. My only critiques would be: the brim definitely needed to be wider to balance out the rest of the hat, an d the tip of the hat should've had some sort of dangly cuteness to up the whimsy
I think my favorite thing about your editing is your transitions. They're always so perfect to what you're doing and I appreciate the aesthetic
Your chaotic, whimsical, adhd-goblin Vibes give me life and inspiration/encouragement. Love you Rachel, thank youuuu 🧡🍁
"Just gonna push that to the side, outta my way until it overwhelms me, story of my life." Me too, Rachel, me too.
You’re a Maksy-malist… and we love it! 🤷♀️😂♥️♥️♥️
Damn you beat me to it
I really need this as merch I'd love it so much.
I haven’t thought of those… too long for me flare jeans that for sure got soaked at the bottom every time and most definitely gave me a chill in math class… since I lived it. Thanks for that little mental flashback of the good ol days. 😂
Yeeeees... And the youthz are now wearing those wide leg jeans that do exactly that, and it makes me irrationally angry, because every time I see them wearing those terrible clothes we wore in the 90's, I am reminded of this exact feeling!! :D
Jencos. My cousin wore those because that was the only thing she could wear.
You make me so happy like, as a person 😭 tyst for existing
Rachel's bplot with the kalimba is everything to me 😅 that is what you do when you first get one, just futzing around and hoping for it to make sense lol I adore your hat flip btw!
Hey Rachel! I just wanted you to know that I met you at the convention, and you completely made my day! I can come up with no other description than starstruck on my part, lol. I think I managed to just get the words "I'm fangirling so hard" out, but you were still so nice and pleasant! Hopefully, if I ever meet you again, I can use actual words next time! Love you and your channel so much!!
Yep, I have the same reaction to the bottom of my pants being wet, too! I'm glad I wasn't the only one walking through school with sopping wet pant bottoms. Lol 😂
Great video!
Literally pulled up UA-cam today thinking "I hope there's a new Rachel Maksy video today". Delighted, absolutely delighted. Just the whimsy I needed today!
Your concerto was lovely!! Looking forward to hearing more on the thumb thingy 😊
Related to nothing: I would just like you to know that you're the only UA-camr that I've never gotten bored of
I started dressing vintage when I found your channel years ago, couldn’t wait for another fashion video from you! Just like yours, my style evolved and I’d love love loooove to see more fashion related videos from you, our whimsy-hobbit-elf-wooldland-fairy-vintage queen.
I stopped watching your videos for a while just cause I wasn't on youtube. This is my first video back and it feels like I'm being welcomed by an old friend! Love you and your craftiness!
It’s beautiful Rachel! My brain really wants you to add a little spiderweb in the spiral at the tip with a little spider charm hanging down. It would be so cute! 🕸🕷💕
Met you at MegaCon today! I got so shy but you and Nick were very sweet. So grateful to have met you guys 😊
I usually try not to comment. I’m a new/ish person. Watching fir two or three years maybe. This was my favorite video. Thank you for your crafts. You’re gorgeous! Letsssssgooooo
The way you did the bark turned out SO incredibly well. It turned out so beautiful!
Love the animation of your plan of attack!!!
14:02 tip for next time: use disposable vinyl or latex gloves; not only would you get less spray paint on your fingers but it does insulate just a little against the cold too.
I would LOVE to see a good old fashioned outfits of the week video, preferably with primarily clothes you already own so you don't have to make a million things that week and can have some fun reimagining your wardrobe. I really love your older videos where you took us through the process of building an outfit.
You had me at ferns, moss, and mushrooms. Heck, you had me at mushrooms. So freaking cute!
What a whimsical start to the month, as well as a lovely early birthday present! I feel special. 🥰
Hey! Happy Birthday @petrastedman! Have a great weekend! ~Janet in Canada
@@mastersadvocate aww! 😊 Thank you, Janet!
You don't understand- I loved this SO much- it turned out so dang cute. Your re-making or upcycling videos inspire me- like, "hey, that's not so over-whelming because I don't have to start from scratch- I could do that!" (Spoiler. I cannot). As far as future videos go- I think I speak for your demographic when I say 'whimsy is always *highly* agreeable'. Ultimately please continue to do what makes you happy- we come here for your talent, but also your happy floor-troll chaos energy which can only be achieved in sincerity by you just doing whatever the darn heck you want.
This is the hat of a hobbit wizard! I absolutely love it!
It's the funny brown wizard who is sort of loopy in LOTR. I can't remember his name, but he was the one who loved the animals in the forest.
Tom Bombadil?
I love watching your videos because they're so happy and fanciful. Especially good for when I'm stuck in bed (chronic illness, yay).
It’s so fitting that you post a new video, because I get to meet you tomorrow! ❤️ So excited!
I can't put into words how much joy your videos bring me. Thank you! And now I want to make a witch hat...
Rachel taking the witch of the woods theme to a whole new whimsical level. Now i'm ready for the weekend.
Winner! I'm totally getting a Radagast the Brown vibe here. Well done. Oooh, I'll bet you could do a killer Galadriel!
Lol the plasti dip cap yeting and the spirits returning it commentary cracked me up.
Edit... Oooh, that hat be cute!!!! Love oty
I DID THE SAME THING WITH THE ISPY BOOKS! I’ve had mine for a few years now, and I get them out occasionally to go through them again! They’re just so “homey”!🥰
I always enjoy your little reference quips. Ex.: “It’s Mabeline.” That something me and my siblings do alllllll the time, and it always kicks up some nostalgia and makes me smile. Thank you for those additional little moments! ❤️
I always sing the old Herbal Essences commercial. "She's got the urge! The urge to herbal!" Hahaha
@@KelseyDrummer
Lol, another gem!❤
i love the idea of seeing more fashion stuff from you! maybe something like "styling pieces i never wear" which can help you find new love for old clothes, lets us see your process of building an outfit, and if it just doesn't work, then you've found something you can sell or donate! win-win-win!
omgg she's sooo right about things from our childhood shaping us permanently 🤯
She is totally correct.
Yes!! One day I rewatched Cinderella and saw her opening the big windows... and suddenly realized why I love big windows and the act of opening them first thing each morning 😅
my nephew got the I spy books this christmas, you bet your bottom dollar it was us 30 year olds sitting around the kitchen table playing the book! it brought back so must nostalgia 😊
Thank you algorithm & Rachel
I'm enjoying re watching this, as I work on my own crafting.
I have a video idea suggestion. When I do projects I often have left over fabric scraps that are to large to just throw away. And I keep them just in case I ever need them. But I rarely do so I have a box full of them. So you could maybe show us what you to with them or try some ideas from the internet for fabric scraps.
If you're into quilting Dave's Craft Room on YT has some absolutely wild scrap quilts with all sorts of fabric.
He has one video where he had a pile of vintage upholstery swatches and the result was nuts. He's really inspired me to tackle my Mount Scrapmore.😂
I will never stop being amazed at how you can bring a vision to life with such accuracy 😍 you could tell me it was made with real bark and I'd believe it! Since it is cuter from the side, you could always turn it 90° and wear it that way. There are no rules!
The hobbit theme on the kalimba was magical!!!
I would ask, respectfully, that you look into Temu and their practices
Every time you played that little instrument my cat snapped his head up all wide eyed and was looking around to see where it was coming from. It was so bizarre. His name is Salem and I'm a witch so he is a witches cat and you probably just played some ancient mystical music without knowing it. He was here for it.😊
I looove how this turned out, a huge improvement from the original for sure! You are a pro at wood grain texture, it looks so realistic and I think any witch would approve
Make or set down little gnome or maybe that adorable mouse with the sharp sword next to this hat? I love trompe-l'œil so doing a portal into Narnia or Skyrim would be fun along with the practicality of covering up blank walls or boring cabinets?
Just…just….LOVE it. Rachel you are a joy. Thank you for the laughs and the fabulous craft. Excellent mushrooms 🍄 ✨🦋
No, Rachel, not Temu! Please don't. You have to know how bad they are (stolen designs, security concerns, packages not getting delivered and then no recourse because the pop-up scammy sellers have already cycled accounts by then, etc.). Instead of buying it, you could have just made your own from the image.
The hat ended up super cute though. How heavy is it?
I also thought she could have just used the image, there's no point in actually buying the product from Temu... It will literally go straight to the trash. (Like all their products). I'm sure she knows about it's terrible reputation... I'm dissapointed honestly.
The thing is I don't think she bought just one product, I think she did a haul and just got the hat on the side for the video... it doesn't make sense that you just use the website for that one hat... But I would be sad to think she bought more off that site.
I don't know, i still remember bernadette's video on such places stealing her pictures literally by buying the dress and comparing it with hers. Rachel's feels in that vein, it only discourages people from trusting temu, wish etc
@@bisma1352she points out that it's not great but makes zero mention of the problems with Temu as a whole. It's more of a vague "this thing I bought isn't great" for the brief seconds she spends on that. The video is about making it over, not about ethical shopping.
Me at the stage where you put the destroyed hat on the foam to make a pattern: "Rachel nooo you said it was too small for your head!!!" (I'm glad you tried it all on!)
ALSO we love Darth Vader crafts. ALSO this is just wonderful.
So the little musical do-da is a kalimbia. To play it, hold with both hands and use your thumbs to plink the keys. Although you probably already know that. Anyhoo, super cute hat! Fun video!
I've been rewatching your videos while working, because you soothe my soul. I also noticed it looks like you have Reynaud's like me! I hate the cold, and how it hurts me. I live in PA. So it does get chilly here too lol. Love ya Rachel!
Hi Rachel!
I've been watching people buying pallets of stuff returned. Is that something you could ever do? I can almost hear the mwa ha hahaha in your brain.
I've been looking for returned material and I did see a website but that was already sold out.
11:54 Your hairstyle is giving ginger Thumbelina and it's everything I didn't know I needed. ❤
PLEASE WE NEED A FULL MOSS WITCH SWAMP HAG OUTFIT IMMEDIATELY WITH UR MOSS TOP!!!!!
I love 'I Spy' books. I miss going through them, they are also part of the reason I like to keep my room semi-clean.
"Alleycat getting ready for a fight" - 😂Perfect description!
This turned out lovely! Probably one of your best wood textures yet
I have been waiting for a new episode!! So excited to watch(like always) ❤❤
YESSS!!! The I Spy books made me who I am too! The maximalism, the details, the *secrets*. My favorite was I Spy fun house, which was full of weird clowns and circus/carnival stuff. I also had this I Spy CD mystery game and the vibes were immaculate. Weird spooky music and narration, old documents to peruse, cool maximalist rooms to search for clues, and there was a hidden gem in each room that you collected in a velvet box. Truly a formative experience
My little baby loves listening to your videos. Apparently, you make the funniest noises.
He too is a floor troll.
I don’t have the words for just how much I love this hat!!!! Your swamp witch aesthetic is spot on! Thank you Rachel for making my Fridays amazing and inspiring. I hope you’re having a great time at your convention.💕
I bet some of the sketchy website listings are using a picture of Rachel's version to advertise their products now
Absolutely LOVED the little doodle Rachel and the musical interludes! Peak content! And I must not forget the intro to another way to make fake wood!
A Maksymalist is what you are
I love your fashion videos so i would be excited to see more of those!
21:11 i think it would look less forest ranger to you if the rim was longer! the shortness of the rim with how tall and thick it is probably makes it a little awkward. the side profile truly is wonderful though. the hat came out beautifully 🤗
You missed such a perfect opportunity to make the brim a giant shelf fungus 😭 The hat’s fantastic as-is though!
I'm slightly obsessed with shelf type fungi, that's a great idea!!
17:49 OH MY GOODNESS!! I HAVE THE EXACT SAME ONE FROM MY CHILDHOOD!! ITS STILL AROUND!!
I clicked so fast! My weekend can now start off wonderfully! I love the What we do in the shadows and Dimadome jokes.
Something about this video; the wet ass flare jean memory and the hat just dropping over made me laugh out loud and is exactly what I needed after a long week at work
Complaining about winter then getting a ice coffee is classic Masshole and I love that for us XD