For a more flexible adhesive, use rubber cement. Works as a permanent contact adhesive but doesn't become stiff or brittle. Even works on eva foam for the dungeon walls idea.
Good note, I'm planning to do a big batch of these with a few different adhesives to figure out the best option so I'll be adding this to the list. Cheers
Great idea By doubling your width you could fold the scouring pads over the wire removing the seam line Looking forward to using these in a moving garden
100% someone else mentioned this to me and I can't believe I didn't think of it myself haha. I'll definitely be doing that for my next batch, along with trying some more flexible glues
The scouring pads alone can be stretched and teased way out, washed with dark tones, bunched and clumped to obtain a bramble hedge look; lightly flock with leafy stuff. The flexible wire idea is splendid and a good show! You may find you can get away with using lighter gauge floral wire... it is insanely tough and already painted green or brown.
These are some great notes! I'll definitely try teasing out the pads. And I actually think I have some floral wire somewhere from old builds so I'm keen to give that a go aswell. Thanks for the ideas, I love the feedback on these builds so we can perfect these builds as a community so thabks for the ideas
This idea might also help hide the steam between the two pads, which IMO detracts from an otherwise very good looking result. Now don't get me wrong, this is a great project that I'll have to try myself. Just subscribed!
Yer it definitely it the biggest issue. Finding a good way to cover the seam will make all the difference. There will 100% be a follow up on this project trying to fix that. Has 2-3 great ideas from commenters that I'm keen to try out
I've been trying to figure out a way to make bendy Rock walls but all my attempts have broken as they bend. But you can be sure that once I figure it out there will be a tutorial
Stopped at 2:24 to say/type this so sorry if it's mentioned later in the video. But you can just cut a wider piece of scouring pad and fold it over the wire for a more manicured look. You can also get some twigs from outside properly treat and seal them and insert 1cm - 2cm worth one every inch or so... So that it looks like bush stems going up into the bush from the ground... you may have to angel them so they stay upright. The second technique could be adapted to make X-mas-like trees. Just keep adding more wool until you have one thicker end.
This is a very good idea. I'm planning to make a heap more of these trying different techniques so I'll definitely be trying it bent over to clean up the top. This video was a rush job as it was an unexpected build that worked out so there's definitely a lot of room for iteration and improvements. And I love working through these things with the community so thanks for your ideas 😁 they're going to go into the next round for sure
If you want your initial cuts to match better, lay down two scouring pads, you can even glue them with something that comes apart easily, and make sure they are lined up precisely. Lay out the line you want to cut and put a steel or aluminum ruler down firmly on the line, and cut BOTH pieces at once with a sharp blade. The top edge will be exactly the same on both pieces. This works for paper, foam, foamcore, fabric, anything you want to cut and match.
Yer this is the smart approach, I just find myself rushing things when I get an idea haha. I'll definitely be playing around with more clean cuts in future hedges tho. Thanks for the tips, cutting 2 at a time.is actually a obvious approach that I hadn't even thought of haha
Polyester wadding has many uses, it's the inside of shoulder pads, or boob pads, it can be the puffy stuff inside a coat, it can be the inside of a chair cushion or upholstery, or even the inside of a teddy bear!
This is actually super interesting to know. I was wondering what it's actual purpose was haha. I want to start making some.cosplay stuff so maybe it'll come in handy there. Cheers for the knowledge drop
I am subscribing in apology. When I saw the thumbnail, I thought you were "Adam Ruins Everything" and I hated you deeply. It turns out you are a totally different person, and I should not have misjudged you. You haven't ruined anything, as far as I know.
Yer I was trying to think of a way to do that myself. I'm leaning towards foam clay as it can be fairly flexible. But I'd need to die the foam so the paint wouldn't crack
You could probably make some flexible walls using a similar method. Just use the Craft Foam sheets to make bricks that you glue onto a backing with wire.
@@SebMakesStuff For flexible paint you could look into Leather paint or Latex paint (though that is more annoying to work with). Just look at stuff cosplayers use for flexible props.
Awesome, I'll be picking some of this up for the next batch. Keen to do a follow up video with all the notes and ideas from the community to see how well we can nail down these hedges
Only 5 projects going on? Chump change for a crafter , lol love this idea! Im planning on using the medge maze tutorial later for my campaign, so ill for sure have to add in these for a changing maze!
Haha yer it's a slow week I think you should.be able to apply this same method to the full size hedges aswell, might just need a couple more peices of wire. Would love to see how your maze comes out
I really like this! I might be able to do something with this, but what I -really- would like to see more of is how you made those planters, both stone and wood. Or did you already make videos on how to do these?
Both planter types were built over the last 2 episodes. The wooden beds are in my tiny gardens video and the stone ones are in the tiny topiaries video. Also have another garden bed/water fountain coming up in the next week or 2
I'm thinking of trying foam clay as it can be fairly flexible once dried. But I havnt teaates out just how flexible. I do have a few concepts working their way around my brain. Just need to have them all line up into something that might work that won't cost me a fortune haha
@@SebMakesStuff If you had magnets along a flat middle bendy core you could have panels that attach that have the interesting walls. If the core is a colour that doesn't interrupt too much if it peeks through a little between the flat panels then it may work. Or you could have outer and inner curve sized panels. Easier to make a bunch of panels with a few bendy cores than a huge set of bendy walls. Plus, you can switch between wood, stone, metal, and so on as needed along the bend by switching in those panels.
I've seen some that have used the scouring pads for hedges, but they folded them in half for a more rounded "sculpted" top. I wonder if that would work for these?
Yer I've had a few people mention this idea and I feel stupid for not thinking g it up myself haha. I'll be doing a.follow.up vidoe to the hedges "fixing" them with all the notes I've gotten from the community. I love the notes and feedback from you all, it's such a great community of crafters out there. so thankyou for the tips
That's a good idea. I'm planning a follow up video with all the ideas I've been given in the comments. So this is going on the list. Keen to nail these down with help from the community. Burning and frozen hedges could be a fun things to try aswell. I've already done the hedge animals in my tiny topiary video, and actually have a statue painting video coming out soon. You've got my mind racing on burning hedges now tho
I'm working on more types of bendy walls, just gotta figure out the paint and the best materials. Hedges work well as the natural aesthetic can be more random and messy. But walls are tough
For a more flexible adhesive, use rubber cement. Works as a permanent contact adhesive but doesn't become stiff or brittle. Even works on eva foam for the dungeon walls idea.
Good note, I'm planning to do a big batch of these with a few different adhesives to figure out the best option so I'll be adding this to the list. Cheers
Great idea By doubling your width you could fold the scouring pads over the wire removing the seam line Looking forward to using these in a moving garden
100% someone else mentioned this to me and I can't believe I didn't think of it myself haha. I'll definitely be doing that for my next batch, along with trying some more flexible glues
The scouring pads alone can be stretched and teased way out, washed with dark tones, bunched and clumped to obtain a bramble hedge look; lightly flock with leafy stuff. The flexible wire idea is splendid and a good show! You may find you can get away with using lighter gauge floral wire... it is insanely tough and already painted green or brown.
These are some great notes! I'll definitely try teasing out the pads. And I actually think I have some floral wire somewhere from old builds so I'm keen to give that a go aswell. Thanks for the ideas, I love the feedback on these builds so we can perfect these builds as a community so thabks for the ideas
Cheers!
This idea might also help hide the steam between the two pads, which IMO detracts from an otherwise very good looking result.
Now don't get me wrong, this is a great project that I'll have to try myself. Just subscribed!
Yer it definitely it the biggest issue. Finding a good way to cover the seam will make all the difference. There will 100% be a follow up on this project trying to fix that. Has 2-3 great ideas from commenters that I'm keen to try out
Love the idea of bendable terrain. Wish my players were going to a garden area.
I've been trying to figure out a way to make bendy Rock walls but all my attempts have broken as they bend. But you can be sure that once I figure it out there will be a tutorial
@@SebMakesStuff Maybe painted gray foam with one line of metal through it kinda like beads.
Stopped at 2:24 to say/type this so sorry if it's mentioned later in the video.
But you can just cut a wider piece of scouring pad and fold it over the wire for a more manicured look.
You can also get some twigs from outside properly treat and seal them and insert 1cm - 2cm worth one every inch or so... So that it looks like bush stems going up into the bush from the ground... you may have to angel them so they stay upright.
The second technique could be adapted to make X-mas-like trees. Just keep adding more wool until you have one thicker end.
This is a very good idea. I'm planning to make a heap more of these trying different techniques so I'll definitely be trying it bent over to clean up the top.
This video was a rush job as it was an unexpected build that worked out so there's definitely a lot of room for iteration and improvements. And I love working through these things with the community so thanks for your ideas 😁 they're going to go into the next round for sure
Good work--as a fellow DnD hobbyist who males and paints our own terrain and figures, appreciate you work! Like and subscribed
Thanks for the support! Love hearing from others in this community. It's such a great community to be a part of.
If you want your initial cuts to match better, lay down two scouring pads, you can even glue them with something that comes apart easily, and make sure they are lined up precisely. Lay out the line you want to cut and put a steel or aluminum ruler down firmly on the line, and cut BOTH pieces at once with a sharp blade. The top edge will be exactly the same on both pieces.
This works for paper, foam, foamcore, fabric, anything you want to cut and match.
Yer this is the smart approach, I just find myself rushing things when I get an idea haha. I'll definitely be playing around with more clean cuts in future hedges tho. Thanks for the tips, cutting 2 at a time.is actually a obvious approach that I hadn't even thought of haha
Polyester wadding has many uses, it's the inside of shoulder pads, or boob pads, it can be the puffy stuff inside a coat, it can be the inside of a chair cushion or upholstery, or even the inside of a teddy bear!
This is actually super interesting to know. I was wondering what it's actual purpose was haha. I want to start making some.cosplay stuff so maybe it'll come in handy there. Cheers for the knowledge drop
Great video! Inspiring and useful!
A suggestion for small scatter, a beehive.
Ohhh I like this! It's going in the list 🐝
@@SebMakesStuff will be looking forward to it. Need one for my campaign my self (:
Wow!! Really MASSIVE advices on making these.
Hope It help you make some cool hedges 😁
Looks cool. 🌳
Cheers
I thought you were Adam Conover from looking at the thumbnail
Haha Ive gotten this so many times now, and to think I'd never noticed the resemblance till now
I am subscribing in apology. When I saw the thumbnail, I thought you were "Adam Ruins Everything" and I hated you deeply. It turns out you are a totally different person, and I should not have misjudged you. You haven't ruined anything, as far as I know.
Haha so many people are making this comparison and I never saw it before..now I can't unsee it hahaha. I'll do my best not to ruin anything tho 😁
Nicelydone! The back of my head says a dungeon wall could be made this way, buy mot sure how, maybe fabric...
Yer I was trying to think of a way to do that myself. I'm leaning towards foam clay as it can be fairly flexible. But I'd need to die the foam so the paint wouldn't crack
You're a genius. This will help me tremendously
Thankyou kindly! Hope they work out well on your table
Needs more frogs 😂🐸
They always need more frogs
Great tips, thanks.
Cheers, I hope they come in handy at your table
Nice work!
Cheers
This is a great idea thanks!
Thankyou 😁 hope it serves you well at the table
What? No butterflies, frogs and mushrooms? 😋 Nice build anyway!
Haha yer I was going to add some in, but they would probably fall off when the hedges get bent.
I Should have snuck a few in tho haha
You could probably make some flexible walls using a similar method.
Just use the Craft Foam sheets to make bricks that you glue onto a backing with wire.
Yer I'm messing around with a few approaches to brick walls at the moment. What I really need is to find some flexible paint
@@SebMakesStuff For flexible paint you could look into Leather paint or Latex paint (though that is more annoying to work with). Just look at stuff cosplayers use for flexible props.
Very creative as always!! 🥰
Thankyou kindly 😁
Love the flexibility! 😊
Thankyou 😁
@@SebMakesStuff you are welcome 🤗
Super cool! Thanks for the tips!
Cheers, hope it comes in handy
@@SebMakesStuff It absolutely will!
Gorilla Brand Construction Adhesive. Flexible and solid hold
Awesome, I'll be picking some of this up for the next batch. Keen to do a follow up video with all the notes and ideas from the community to see how well we can nail down these hedges
Very cool! Got to try this
Cheers! Hope they come out beautifully for you. If you come up with any cool additions keep me updated
Only 5 projects going on? Chump change for a crafter , lol
love this idea! Im planning on using the medge maze tutorial later for my campaign, so ill for sure have to add in these for a changing maze!
Haha yer it's a slow week
I think you should.be able to apply this same method to the full size hedges aswell, might just need a couple more peices of wire. Would love to see how your maze comes out
I really like this! I might be able to do something with this, but what I -really- would like to see more of is how you made those planters, both stone and wood. Or did you already make videos on how to do these?
Both planter types were built over the last 2 episodes.
The wooden beds are in my tiny gardens video and the stone ones are in the tiny topiaries video.
Also have another garden bed/water fountain coming up in the next week or 2
@@SebMakesStuff Awesome. I'll check them out. Thanks for replying, Seb.
Love it! Now how do we make dark dungeon walls and interior walls like this
I've been trying to figure that out aswell, they're a lot harder to approach than the hedges tho. I need some flexible paint
@@SebMakesStuff for wood, maybe the bends are between planks. For rocks- that flexible paint over the current material?…
I'm thinking of trying foam clay as it can be fairly flexible once dried. But I havnt teaates out just how flexible. I do have a few concepts working their way around my brain. Just need to have them all line up into something that might work that won't cost me a fortune haha
@@SebMakesStuff If you had magnets along a flat middle bendy core you could have panels that attach that have the interesting walls. If the core is a colour that doesn't interrupt too much if it peeks through a little between the flat panels then it may work. Or you could have outer and inner curve sized panels. Easier to make a bunch of panels with a few bendy cores than a huge set of bendy walls. Plus, you can switch between wood, stone, metal, and so on as needed along the bend by switching in those panels.
From the thumbnail I thought Adam Conover was about to ruin flexible hedges.
Haha Ive gotten this so much recently, now I can't unsee it. Might have to start a "Seb ruins everything" segment
I've seen some that have used the scouring pads for hedges, but they folded them in half for a more rounded "sculpted" top. I wonder if that would work for these?
Yer I've had a few people mention this idea and I feel stupid for not thinking g it up myself haha. I'll be doing a.follow.up vidoe to the hedges "fixing" them with all the notes I've gotten from the community. I love the notes and feedback from you all, it's such a great community of crafters out there. so thankyou for the tips
In regard of the seam/joint, instad of glue-ing two halves together, would it work to take a double width piece and fold it?
Yer 100%. I've had a few people mention this idea, and I'm annoyed I didn't think of it haha. I'll definitely be testing is out myself.
Could you make a cement looking type for GasLand's?
I have been thinking on something like this. Not 100% on how to approach it yet but I will be working on it
Gule some wadding on the scouring pads. Should be able to hide the seam. Plus you could make hedge animals or statues. Burning hedges. Frozen hedges.
That's a good idea. I'm planning a follow up video with all the ideas I've been given in the comments. So this is going on the list. Keen to nail these down with help from the community.
Burning and frozen hedges could be a fun things to try aswell. I've already done the hedge animals in my tiny topiary video, and actually have a statue painting video coming out soon. You've got my mind racing on burning hedges now tho
Omg. Where do you live? We need to be friends. Haha.
How cool would a hedge maze look in the glass top table from ikea :)
Haha I'm I south East Queensland in Australia.
Always keen for more nerdy friends
Ohhhh now I want to go to IKEA!!!
Oh how sad im on the other side of the country haha@@SebMakesStuff
Haha dam, ahh well that's the fun of the internet, we get to build up a community here from all over the world
Different type of walls for fancy, D&D and Middle Ages
I'm working on more types of bendy walls, just gotta figure out the paint and the best materials. Hedges work well as the natural aesthetic can be more random and messy. But walls are tough
Very good. Indeed
...Adam Conover?
Haha not the first time I've heard this