Crafting Curiosity: Cotton Balls & Crayons - Perfect Harmony or Chaotic Experiment?
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- Опубліковано 8 тра 2024
- Maybe a little bit of both?!
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Is it just me or does the crayon melting smell like kindergarten?? I swear I can almost smell it through the screen!!🤭☺️😂
YES!
Also, It took 3 days to clean all the the crayon shavings up and I'm still finding blue shavings here and there. Also, since I was in flip flops I might have dyed my feet blue.
@@peterbrownwastaken lol!! You'll be finding blue crayon shavings next Halloween too!!
As for the blue feet, I can relate to unintentionally dying of feet! Except mine may or may not have been from picking mulberries, also I may have also dyed my fingers as well!!
why are you smelling kindergarteners
@@peterbrownwastaken flip flops in the shop. Sounds very Peter brown
Crayon wrapper micarta sounds like a logical next step to me
It's my own fault. I've made you all crazy.
It actually sounds cool!
I was thinking food prosseser/blender them then add resin
He's done that before I think
Yes!!!
@@peterbrownwastaken How's that phrase go?
"You don't have to be crazy to watch here, but it helps!"
The bottle opener could be named the Pop-a-top-sicle!
WOW! *slow clapping*
It would be a hit with tiki bars and the like. Anybody who has a summer getaway or tropical ambiance to their establishment.
Niko Pop-a-top-sicle.
i feel like should be angry but that's an incredibly pun
For some reason when I saw the thumbnail, I imagined you had arranged the crayons into a rainbow of some type and combined them with the cotton in resin to make some sort of cloud/sky/rainbow project. Maybe an idea for the future!
oooh! That's sounds cool!
@@peterbrownwastaken do keep in mind, as a wax, crayons may not behave when attempting to mix them with cotton balls and resin
@@vaelophisnyx9873 Smart planning is all that's needed. A resin with a lower temp and slower cure time is essential for the wax to not blob, but how to assemble it for turning? No idea.
@@gaiasguardian205 How about start with some resin soaked cotton balls, add one or two into the mold, drip some melted crayons on it, add another ball or two, more crayons and so on. Could look like some clouds suspended in a galaxy of crayons. Maybe :D
@@peterbrownwastaken Fuse your crayon rainbow together (maybe with a slight twist so it always has a curve) and suspend it in a blank, then once cured you can rough carve the ends before attaching the cotton clouds in another blank. Happy turning.
I can tell Mrs Brown doesn't really care about the results, she just cares that you've been enjoying yourself spending time in the shop creating and that's really adorable.
Would be neat to see the different colors of cotton balls mixed instead of just bands of color. I can only imagine what kind of a mess they are to deal with but mixing the colors might lead to some interesting swirl patterns.
yeah, looking at the purple, if you did lots of blues/purples you could get a pretty cool galaxy thing going on, esp w little undyed specks looking kinda like stars or w/e
I love the peeling and melting of crayons, but for some reason as you were snapping them my artist heart started screaming, "You monster!"
haha!
Really? I loved the sound, it was so satisfying!
@@Zoso14892 Growing up, my head always associated that sound as something bad because the crayons were used as intended (breaking =bad). Just something my weird little mind had to unlearn.
Yay! Love when a new video drops. Has that special "Shop Time" smell
Thank you!
The crayon looks so hard to work with, but the swirls are really cool. And the colour really makes the cotton ball project.
That void really messed me up! Thank you!
@@peterbrownwastaken I'm not an expert, but I think if you melt enough wax to completely fill the mold in one single pour, you're less likely to have voids in the final blank...
Either that, or pour the wax into the mold and immediately stick it in a vacuum chamber to pull any air pockets out...
Maybe both...
Always puts a smile on my face when I see you’ve uploaded a new project, Thank you!
Thanks!
I'm kinda curious what it would look like if you used all the stuff the vacuum sucks up to make a bowl lol. All the resin, crayon, wood shavings, and such could make for something weird and you've already got the stuff around lol.
Very neat! I thought you were going to mix the cotton balls with the crayons; crayons for colour and fill-in medium, cotton balls for stability; sorta like straw in cob or wattle in plaster. This was pretty good too! Maybe shred those paper sleeves up into confetti bits and suspend them in clear resin, in a rainbow gradient? Or maybe mini-micarta?
Crayons in the freezer huh, good to know you're always prepared for a Marine to come to dinner unexpectedly! Love the cotton ball one!
Hey since you mentioned hot glue at the end, it reminded me that i have seen people make their own jewelry casting wax by literally mixing in hotglue sticks with crayons. Maybe you could try that and get a sturdier wax to turn. If youre interested that is
Great idea
I would love to see that. Do you have a link?
@@peterbrownwastaken I've seen a lot of videos of people making sealing wax that way, but not carving wax. Could be a fun experiment!
Have you considered taking raw cotton wool and dyeing before adding it to the resin? I bet if you got a bunch of chunks of cotton, dyed them differen colors, let's them dry, and then crush and pull apart the different colors together you would get an amazing effect if put in clear resin afterwards.
I really like that, Peter. "Someone will tell me that I'm wasting them. I'm making ART with them. That is not wasteful to me at all." 🥰 I'll definitely remember this one
One thing I love about your videos is you always show the results to your wife. Which is wholesome as hell and just adds some reality to your vids. Love all the experiment but I'd love to see you use more of your home remedy dyes for some projects.
I’ve watched your videos for many years now. You were the first woodworking channel I ever found and have really built a love for it in me. I hope one day I can work on a lathe. It seems so aggressive yet peaceful
I feel like you could get a really cool look with the cotton balls if you stuck to 2 or 3 colors and stretched the resin soaked cotton out and loosely twisted the different colors together instead of just putting them in a mold with the colors separated like you did. Might get nice color swirls without having to put resin in at specific temperatures.
that sounds like a great way to actually control how the colors mix, good idea!
lets do it!
@@peterbrownwastaken if you do the same blues but added micarata and swirls of the right color (say, green and purple), I bet you could get a really interesting Northern Lights analogue.
Cotton + Resin is basically micarta. Something similar to chopped carbon fiber. With a similar process to what is used for making chopped CF, I bet you could get really good a really strong result with a mold that allows you to use clamping pressure instead of the pressure pot and is also designed to allow excess resin to flow out when it is clamped.
I can’t get over how beautifully cloudy and swirly cotton balls in Resin are! And I bet it has a very soft-touch texture too! Gorgeous!
The cotton balls kinda look like a sunset, it's so beautiful! It's definitely one of my favorite things you've ever made 😍
Only thing I worry about is the ornament next to lights, depending on how warm they get. Super cool. Kinda want to see melted black and whites with chunks of solid color thrown in.
I shold think it will be fine as long as his lights are reasonably modern. LEDs give out very little heat.
So happy to see you back in the shop.
I love how the cotton balls dyed and in resin looks almost like stone. And the blues and purples in the ornament look amazing together. Wonderful projects!
Thank you Peter, you still have one of my favorite channels on UA-cam!
What a throwback, I remember watching you make a similar cotton handle for a garden tool a few years ago. Awesome!
I love how you get your wife’s input. I do the same when I’m deciding on color and handle shape for my knives
Super cool! Love that you show the clean up too lol, it's calming seeing the mess cleaned up. Mrs. Brown coming in with the good ideas AGAIN! 👏
Great call Mrs B! I love the bottle opener!
Peter I've not cracked open a bottle of resin in 6 months. You've actually got me inspired to go do some mixing and turning! Happy Halloween guys, stay safe if you're celebrating 🎃
You are one of the few creators I genuinely get excited to see post
I love how your mind woks! These are beautiful!
A magician at work. You look full of vitality. Thanks for sharing!
Looking forward for the rest of the kits!
I honestly expected you to mix the two! But they turned out beautifully! I'm so happy you posted! I had a rough weekend and your videos help me relax
It's bizarre to me that I've been watching you for years! I've always been fascinated by your craft and processes, keep up the great work!!
Two fun and unusual projects. They both look pretty cool. I swear I could smell the crayons while you were working on them. Thanks for sharing!
You make a beautiful crayon turning Peter. Knowing how soft and brittle crayon is, turning and sanding it you must have a delicate touch and excellent skills. Even your fill looked easy, but I'd be screaming just trying to turn without the tailstock for support as you did. Fantastic job!
They turned out so cool! Personally if I saw these in a shop, I would totally buy them. The quality in the end is amazing as always, and I also love the cotton balls popsicle lol
Wooooo
Peter’s uploaded again!
glad you’re feeling up for it.
This video is EXACTLY what I needed today! Thanks for sharing your projects
thank you peter of all the youtube i watch you give me more hope because you are real. so many others just feel like a persona they put on. once again great video.
I love your videos so much! I'm at college rn and whenever I watch your videos it feels like im back home with my dad in his workshop. Your videos are awesome and I love how creative your projects are.
Those cotton balls really give off some cool effects! Can't wait to see what other handles you make!
this channel is a study in hindsight.
what we learned today; when making anything crayon that has a bit of mass, use a core, threaded rod or something.
when melting many crayon colors, they homogenize, isolate colors when melting and only mix them during the pour.... (can you nuke them in the microwave?)
cottonballs are messy but cool!
suggestion for future project: use cotton pads instead, might let you mix color layers (or make micarta out of it)
Always excited to see a new video from you! gorgeous work as usual
Both pieces are really different and so cool.
Astropops were my mothers favorite candy growing up! We’re from NYC and she even remembers when they turned it upside down so it had the stick coming out from the top. So they could no longer be licked into a deadly sharp point lol I actually have a couple in my cupboard that’s she gave me after her best friend found them at some old school candy store. I might go have one now!
Both came out Awesome 🔥
I just found you and am so excited now to try something with cotton balls. Great video and I enjoyed your projects.
I love the colorful popsicle handle made from cotton!! 🌟 That ornament is a definitely cool item!! 🎄 The swirls are fun! 😃 I adore that vase and what a testament to the nature of Crayola wax!! 🌈
Enjoyed the brief interlude of Unwrapping Crayons ASMR more than I expected to.
That bottle opener is really cool
A popsicle is the first thing I thought of when I saw the cottonballs in the the mold. Great project!
LOVE THE SHIRT!
Indigo was always my favorite color as a kid! Also love the crayon freezer trick!
Always love a good Peter Brown video. And they are all good.
Both turned out awesome the crayon one is also useful to color with
always an excited time when a new video shows up ! Need more! MORE MUAHAHA . love the vid's keep em coming!
Ahhh, good to see you're back to doing some good old-fashioned woodworking.
Two really cool projects! The cotton balls look so cool though!
Yay, new Shop Time!!
I can't get enough of your vidéos !
The colours are BEAUTIFUL! I always look forward to your uploads and I'm equally always impressed by how beautiful things turn out, even if there were complications along the way.
But. Because of this, I have it in my head that a "disaster/trash/extras" project of sorts may be the near future. A block of metal shavings, tissue paper, crayons, cotton balls, 'lava' resin pieces, etc. A very eclectic and downright frightening piece.
Always great watching your content
Thank you , Peter .
🐺
hey bud stunning project well done
I like how this guy doesn’t pretend to be over the top or a comedian like most do. He’s just real and himself which is what makes this a great channel to watch. Bobby Duke is the energetic type, you’re the calm type.
It's good to see you again. 🙂👍
thanks!
great video as always!
One of the most entertaining channels on UA-cam
New subscriber here… really lovely to see people playing with new techniques and materials
The crayon wrapper icebox trick is brilliant!
These came out great! I wish I was living in a place I could do wood working. I miss it so much.
Honestly, when you post, I'm never sure what's going on, but I'm here for it.
Always enjoy coming across your videos. The willingness to try something and not caring if it fails, but also trying to find a solution if it does fill to keep going.
Couple of ideas if you come across these materials again. For the crayons would like to see pink or another color mixed in to mix up the blue more (if you didn't already try) for the cotton balls, mix the colors more so it's more of a tye dye look to it.
Thanks for sharing!
I bet the cotton ball shavings would look neat in clear resin!
I like the cotton ball handle, looks like a forbidden snack.
That crayon ornament reminds me of a type of soap we used to have in the bathrooms of our gas stations and restaurants here in Argentina years ago. They were very prevalent back in the 80s and 90s but you can still see them occasionally today. I'm sure other people will remember those too
Wow, I’m just impressed all around. Subscribed! Showing this to my partner.
The crayon ornament is good for Christmas and easter!
Your hair has become more and more regal as it grays. Love the vids!
Awesome, loved the colors on both - subtle blue swirls on the ornament, vivid almost pearlescent colors on the popsicle-opener.
On a different note: I think both of these were worthy of their own separate video. If that means more frequent Peter Brown content in the future (albeit with shorter vids) I'm fine with that!
Always a delight seeing you upload! For the ornament. I wonder if covering it with a thin layer of resin would make it, so if the crayons melt, that you'd have like a lava lamp type of ornament. Swirling inside of the shell
Peter I really enjoy all of your projects, you could do more projects with your wife, you both work really well together
This is fascinating stuff and turning a piece of crayon is NOT going to be the next thing I turn. I think it would definitely frustrate me. But the cotton wool balls are amazing. I have learned so much from you over the years, and I do remember the cotton, but I had completely forgotten until now. Thanks for the reminder 😀
The freezer trick was pure genius
So cool!
@Peter brown the ideas that come from your mind so quickly has made me a fen of you channel,thank you for never allowing your products fall short in anyway,all the best to you,your wife and you very special daughter that i know you and your subs have fallen in love her all the best my friend from a long long time subscriber🙂
Thank you Ron! I really appreciate the support over the years!
i would have loved it if you also added some sparkle to both projects. great work either way!
Hey Pete, those shavings are perfect to put in some resin ;)
You're right! I should.
The purple in the handle looks a bit like a galaxy with the little white specs and swirls!
The scene where you are stirring the mica powder into the resin gave me such a powerful flashback! Holy cow, it was 50 years ago and I was stirring Testors paint in the little jars, getting ready to paint a Revell model plane or car. I could even smell the paint! Maybe some time you could do something with plastic model parts in resin.
That shirt is amazing.
When you said "cotton balls and crayons" my first thought was "Oh that'll be flammable for sure"...
Might be a cool idea to get the crayons just barely up to temperature very evenly in the oven so the colours stay gloppier and mix less. Requires more patience but might yield cool results.
I love your channel! Your wife is so smart! 😊
Quick! We gotta hide this comment before she sees it... :)
@@peterbrownwastaken The smartest thing you ever did was marrying that woman. The second smartest thing is that you actually listen to her good ideas 🙂
@@peterbrownwastaken Mrs.ShopTime for the win!
wow I haven't been around in a while you look amyzing getting back in shape also your creations are cool as allways
It looked so fluffy when you startet.
That's cool, I didn't know such hardware kits existed.
I must admit that the purple cotton balls did look rather appetizing :)