I Literally Destroyed It | FAUX WOOD ~ Miles of Tape | Surprise Finish ~ COPYCAT CHALLENGE
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- Опубліковано 4 бер 2023
- This is my entry in the Copycat Challenge! For this challenge I’m making over this old cabinet that’s been sitting in my garage for a long time. I go through a lot in this one and I hope you enjoy getting to see the whole process - good, bad, and super laughable.
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You know, that taping by itself was art. Amazing.
Aw, that means so much, thank youuuuu! 🥰
I always love your bloopers at the end. "Welcome to middle-age." You are so brave, and I love that you are putting yourself out there, even when things don't turn out exactly as you expect them to.
I figure most of my audience can relate to middle age problems. We're all well seasoned 😆👩🏻🦳🧑🏻🦳 that means a lot to me Karen, thank you! 🥰
Jen I love the fact that you leave in your videos all the good , bad, and the outcome no matter what happened. My favorite is the Swamp Witch dresser. I would have bought that in a second if I had the chance. Your videos cheer me up and always keep me interested in learning new things that are out of my comfort zone.
Lyn you're so kind, thank you so much! 🥰 I feel like it doesn't do anybody any good to pretend something turned out when it didn't. I'm all about the realness over here! And can I just say, I'm so freaking happy to hear you're inspired to try new things!!
First, let me say that shelf looks MUCH better than it did when you started! Second, your taping was perfection! I’m sure Marissa will be very proud of you and honored that you copied her for this challenge. Third, when your tools or equipment fail, that doesn’t make your project a fail! You did a great job - and you learned something. Last, you have proven once again you are brave and you have created a great community here. Not every creator would post their video if this happened to them. And not every creator gets lots of support from the viewers of their content. You did good, Jenn! Go grunge that thing up to your heart’s content! I can’t wait to see what you do with it!🌸
Thank you so much Deborah for saying all that. I'm all but speechless, you're too sweet! 🥰 I hope she's happy with what I did. It's always tough to copycat someone, especially when they're sooo good at what they do! It was a fun learning lesson and I'm always happy to share the fails with all of you. Our peeps over here rock and are just cheerleaders on each other's journey. Anything I can do to save someone time or frustration, I'm gonna share it no matter how many of these I need --> 🤦🏼♀️ 😆 thank youuuuuu! It's going grunge!
Girl i love your face off!! you learnt so much and taught us all!! thank you for this video and for all the humor you bring into my life!! like they say if at first you dont succeed get up and try again!!
I swear, it's like all I'm meant to be is a warning to others sometimes 😆 But jokes aside, I'm trying to embrace the learning parts. And learning to laugh at the things I can't script! Thanks my friend, I'm always happy to share a laugh! 🥰
I felt your frustration Jen and can I say, you handled it with more grace than I would have. I would have had a full adult tantrum so, go you! It would have been amazing and I can’t wait to see the finished product in another video ❤
Thanks so much, Deb but I'll be honest... I went on a tirade off camera. Not to mention at least a few tears. But in the end I meant what I said about just facing it as a learning opportunity. And most important, at least it wasn't a client piece! 🥰
Jenn, it sure looked like it was going to work! I loved watching you draw the design. I understand your frustration! I've had things like this happen before as you know. I totally love your idea of carrying on and making it look distressed and intentional. Go for it and we'll all be copying your cool design next❤
Ahhh thank you so much LaVonne, your encouragement means so much to me! 🥰 Yeah, I reeeeeeally hoped it would work and I thought it looked like it might as well. Oh well, at least I learned a lot. Okay, definitely thinking the grunge part 2 needs to happen!
Jenn I’m reaching out to give you a big virtual hug right now. I’m so sorry this didn’t turn out the way you expected but I think you shared something even more valuable. Determination, fearlessness, humility and a damn good video! Heck yeah I want to see part two of this cabinet get your revenge girl!!
Aw, Melanie, thank you so much! 🥰 I always strive to share the reality of these projects. They never seem to go as smooth as I'd like. I feel like someone new to this could get frustrated and quit if that happens to them after watching it go perfect for someone else, ya know? Anyway, yup... revenge will soon be MINE! Mwah hahaha! 🤣
Marisa makes it look so easy! I'm glad I'm not the only one to love her work and struggle to copy it. You went hardcore with your deco design, very impressive😀This middle aged lady elevates every piece as I can not do floor work 😄 We appear to be living in parallel universes only you are in a super dry climate and I'm in a humid one. Interesting to see how that impacts us.
She really does! I'll tell ya, I knew she was a rock star before this but never knew just HOW much! Thanks so much for saying that 🥰 I think I need to look into one of those hydraulic lifts asap. The old bones don't function like they used to!
Oh I am so here for this Jenn 😍
Woo hoo...wait for it though lol
You did a superb job with the Artist details and you should be proud of that. 🌞
It wasn't easy to remind myself that the learning is the important part. Thank you so much for saying that 🥰
You pulled your brains and #middleagedladiesshouldntsitonthefloorfor5hours 😅😅😅.
I love this my friend. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
She's a looooong hashtag but fully accurate lol. Thanks so much! 🥰
It’s a copy cat of Miss Flips. She’s terrific and such a talented artist. Thank you for your content, as I always enjoy it.
She definitely is so talented! I love watching her get creative. Thank you so much! 🥰
Amazing design and tape job! As always the faux wood finish turned out great. Get some coffee and figure out what's next for this bookcase!
Thanks so much, Mark! 🥰 Yeah, caffeine is definitely in order before taking on the grunge layers!
As always, the faux wood grain was spectacular! And the taping/design for the art deco was incredible!!!! I wish it had worked out for you, but the tape design alone was worth it. Fails are part of life, and I appreciate you showing the process....good or bad! And the end result is still a million times better than the start! Please show the viking funeral! A flaming raft of furniture sounds amazing!
I always say, if you can't laugh at yourself, then only other people will be laughing at you... 🤣 okay, I've never said that before, but it's pretty much true. I had to 8 Mile this one or I might have cried! It was fun getting to experience what another artist goes through for their craft, though. Hmm, I feel like you're the only Viking vote so far. Maybe I'll end it there after it gets grungy 😆 Thanks so much! 🥰
Oh my god Jen!!!! I am so so sorry!! It was such an incredible design! Like literally one of the most intricate designs I have ever seen and my heart absolutely feels for you. So much love and energy going into that incredible design. You are so talented and I would love to see a round two. But honestly, a Viking funeral would also be super cool lol
You're literally a rock star my friend! I have no idea how you make it look so effortless, but I'm glad I gave your signature design style a try. It was actually a ton of fun just creating the tape art that I can't even be mad at the fail 🥰 Ya know what, I think I might actually stage that Viking funeral if it weren't for the age of my pool filter lol
YYYYEESSS PART 2!
Excellent! I'm totally on it!
Minute 4:01 and I'm thinking of The Miss Flips 😜
You got it girl! Love Marissa's work so much!
Amazing work and I have failed many times…I understand the frustration 😆
Seriously, why can't we all just be good at the thing the first time lol. Thanks so much Kristen! 🥰
Oh Jen, when you stop learning it's not any fun anymore. I loved that design with tape, you will get the perfect piece to try it on again. I also often try to use what I have on hand because I can't go to the store! Sometimes works, sometimes not. I swear to God it was like watching a suspense movie when pulling that tape off!
You got that right, learning always seems to be the best part! It's funny, Mr CCDIY asked if I'd try it again and I was like, uh, not until I get a hip replacement 😆🤣
Oh dear. It didn't actually end up too bad, the faux looks great! I felt your pain, though and I feel bad for you after all that work. Your finger nails, however, look bangin'!!
Thank you so much, Rebecca! 🥰 Yeah, at least the faux turned out okay, though a couple spots did pull. As a friend said - I'll be getting my revenge soon... mwahhahaha! Thanks, I'm pretty sure they're Color Street nail strips. 💅
All the comments say what I was going to say. The taping of the design - absolutely mind boggling. It would have looked gorgeous. I think you should try this method again. This time use a stool with a cushion. 😉❤
I'm such a weirdo, it's not like I didn't get up at all, I could've easily grabbed a pillow. But for some reason, I decided to let myself suffer. Sometimes I seriously wonder how I make it from one day to the next lol. You're the best, Ellen, thank you so much! 🥰
awwwwwww I feel you 💔, and yes absolutely destroy it 😈
Thank you so much, yeah it was a doozy at the time. But I'm fully embracing grunge and will definitely share a part 2 purposefully destroying it! 🥰
@@CopperCactusDIY Eagerly waiting for it ☺
So sorry it ended like this, but go for the grunge 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks for the 🥰 and I'm feeling the grunge vibes coming on strong!
Ahh my hips and back hurt with you and then my heart sank. So sorry lovely that’s awful.
Love how you see the silver lining! I say go for it grunge that bad boy up! I’m here for it
I swear, Sarah, it was like watching it happen in slow motion. Like I was screaming, noooooooooo, at the piece lol. It's all good now and truthfully it was nice just to give it a go. Marissa is amazing! Yesssss, can't wait to grunge 🥰
Like they say sometimes you’re the bug and sometimes you’re the windshield. Lol It still looks a lot better with the faux wood then when you started it and I can honestly believe you will never use the wrong paint if you do this again. 👍🏻👍🏻
And in this case the paint was the washer fluid, or maybe the wipers 😆 Yeah, you got that right. In the very unlikely event that I ever do this again, I'll for sure plan WELL in advance! Thanks so much🥰
La Vie! Sorry this happened, but at least it was a learning experience. Your junior high math teacher would be amazed that you did the geometry - boo on him!! Love your tenacity. (not sure I care about seeing a grunge redo, but will of course watch if you do it) Love you always!! 🧡🌵😘
I was literally thisclose to including a clip of myself saying la vie but decided only you and Wendy would get it lol. Yeah, it was good to learn and I hope that never stops! It wasn't geometry I was bad at, it was algebra. And I still can't figure out what x and y are even supposed to do. But I definitely love fractions and angles. Thanks mum! 🥰
Oh Jen, I am new to your channel, this is just my second video, but I am heartbroken for you after all that work! You still did an amazing job on the faux graining and it does look so much better than when you started.
I don't think I'd grunge it up, but that's up to you. It looks very nice as it is now.
That's so sweet of you to say, thank you! Obviously not the intended results but sometimes I feel like my channel exists just as a warning to others lol. Unfortunately even the faux was damaged so I did get my revenge (new video coming in April). So happy to have you here and thanks for your comment! 🥰
Oh! So sorry that it didn't work out 😔 But I must say that the design was beautiful 😍 I don't think I'll be able to do it myself 😵💫 And I'm definitelly in for part 2! 🤩🙃
Thanks so much for saying that, Nina! I was super happy with the design and had such a blast giving it a try. Best laid plans as they say 😆 Yesss part 2 is on the horizon! Thank you so much for hosting! 🥰
@@CopperCactusDIY just being honest 😊 You did very well 😉
I think Miss Flips
Yup!!!
You spent so much time taping and measuring and getting it all to look just right, and boom. So sorry you had to deal with that. I could see your shoulders drooping with the disappointment. But you tried! I don't know that I would ever try something that ambitious, especially since I suck at math. However having been a crafter for years, I can attest to how difficult working with acrylic paints (especially the metallic ones) can be. Over the years, I've learned that the metallic paints need a base coat in a similar color (matte then metallic). It makes them pop better, and eliminates the streaks that invariably happen. Go for the destruction bit, because after the 5 hours on the floor, you deserve the cathartic relief.
Cathartic relief - loving that description for the destruction to come! I'm over the worst of feeling upset, actually that happened a few minutes later like I said. But watching the footage back makes me facepalm for sure lol. It's gonna feel sooooo good to take this one to the mat! Thanks for the tips on acrylic metallics, Maureen! I'm an old hat at matte finish acrylics but this is a new thing, trying metallics. I'm keeping all this in mind for next time 🥰
Nooooo!!!! This was gonna be so beautiful! I can't believe that happened to you, I mean - the taping was MAGICAL. I would have puked. 🤑🤑🤑Yes, Marissa was the person who came to my mind to copy - but, I chickened out. You ARE BRAVE and it would have been perfection, I just know it. I'm with ya on the destruction, but hey - try it again some time with the gilding wax. I want to see you do it!!
Aw thanks so much, Cat, you're the best for saying all that! 🥰 I kinda enjoyed doing the taping part as a form of art on it's own. But honestly might never try it again. So many fractions. My brain hurt lol. If I do though, it'll probably be on a canvas. I'm definitely getting on with the grunge factor 5000 on this piece. I'm itching to do it so much I might push out another project to fit this in!
@@CopperCactusDIY Haha, that's great and I can't wait to see! 🥰
I think you had a great design
Thank you so much! 🥰
Bummer!!! I have to say thank you for sharing your failed work, not everything turns out. We learn from our mistakes but we need to keep moving forward. I can totally relate to sitting on the floor or kneeling should be advised against over the age 50 😒
You got that right, Laura, we learn from failing. I used to hate failure but lately I'm embracing the learning aspect of trying without success. Easier said than done for sure but it seems to make it feel that much more awesome when I get it right. Yeah, my brain needs to catch up that I'm not in my 30s anymore lol. Thanks so much! 🥰
Miss Flips maybe
You got it, Georgie! Sorry I'm so late to respond, it's been one of those weeks! 🥰