I Made a Mouse House! (& it's a hobbit hole hehe)

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  • Опубліковано 4 сер 2022
  • Hyellloo!!! What happens when you have a whole studio barn that needs some attention? Why, make a teeny tiny hobbit hole in your wall that no one will ever see, OF COURSE. Yes I once again am putting off work to make something whimsical. But.. WORTH IT.
    Anywho, I wanted to try my hand at making one of these "Mouse Houses" that I've been seeing around because they're so. FRICKING. CUTE.
    I apologize beforehand for all the squealing and cute aggression displayed in this video.
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    #mousehouse #hobbithole #hobbitmouse #lordoftherings #hobbit #miniatures #miniatureDIY #homerenovation
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  • @ciaravasquez7676
    @ciaravasquez7676 Рік тому +3429

    My grandfather did this for my mom when she was a kid. He told her that the noise from the vent was a family of mice. When she went to look she saw a little living room he had built.

    • @silentprincess6478
      @silentprincess6478 Рік тому +5

      That’s so sweet 🥹

    • @TheSuperBanana8747
      @TheSuperBanana8747 Рік тому +204

      That's adorable. Your grandfather sounds like a sweetheart ❤️

    • @bieuxyongson
      @bieuxyongson Рік тому +41

      That is so sweet!

    • @Newciouss
      @Newciouss Рік тому

      Yo 🔥ua-cam.com/video/rdJ9bsN7JAw/v-deo.html..

    • @booklover462
      @booklover462 Рік тому +76

      My grandpa did the same for my mom. he even installed electricity in the doll house so you can turn light on and off

  • @hayleymar
    @hayleymar Рік тому +1984

    Dude, go ahead and fill your barn with impractical, silly, whimsical DIYs. It's your space, should be serotonin potion all. The. Time. And I will happily tune in to whatever you choose to share.

  • @ailsadixon408
    @ailsadixon408 Рік тому +596

    This is so lovely!!! My Dad made me a Victorian town house in 1/12th scale when I was 13 and because he was an incredible miniaturist and EXTREME perfectionist he went IN on the details, it still blows my mind 26 years later. It's even more precious to me now I no longer have him 🖤 fill your life with things that make your heart happy xxxc

    • @bacteria1337
      @bacteria1337 Рік тому +3

      i would loveeeee to see a video about it

    • @michaw.2168
      @michaw.2168 Рік тому +5

      That is so special! (If you want you could leave a link to a picture or a video)
      And it's something I needed to lern that being a grown up doesn't mean u have to get rid of "childish" things that make me so f.. happy.

  • @LizNix01
    @LizNix01 Рік тому +853

    The window box was an ingenious touch. Love that the facade looked like a face, even after painting. Rachel's outfits each day of the project were also stinking cute. She's as adorable as the miniatures.

    • @katyberry
      @katyberry Рік тому +19

      Yes! Her outfits were so cute! I always get a little extra burst of joy when I recognize one of the items that she made in a previous video.

    • @madisonsiciliano4439
      @madisonsiciliano4439 Рік тому +2

      @@katyberry does anyone know where the corset top she wears at 7:20 is from i have been looking everywhere??

    • @mallowcatsplayroom
      @mallowcatsplayroom Рік тому +2

      @@madisonsiciliano4439 I'm 99.9% sure Rachel sewed that herself in a previous video, I can't remember which one but I recognize that top and I'm sure it's one of her creations :)

  • @anticapitalisthomedesign
    @anticapitalisthomedesign Рік тому +843

    Even as a home designer, I maintain that it's the small things that bring out the inner child in us that should be our top (or near top) priority. Keep it up 👌

    • @Ilikebunnies-metoo
      @Ilikebunnies-metoo Рік тому +3

      It's the diecast toy cars for me 😤😤😤 childhood ain't finna die yet

  • @FrankiKaye
    @FrankiKaye Рік тому +806

    You should get small seasonal decorations to decorate the inside for holidays!

    • @ClodaghQuinnchannel
      @ClodaghQuinnchannel Рік тому +12

      Omg that wud just be toooo CUTEEE

    • @himbo_noa
      @himbo_noa Рік тому +4

      Y E S

    • @valeriacavalloro2729
      @valeriacavalloro2729 Рік тому +36

      And one of those flickering flame-shape tiny lightbulbs to put in the fireplace for the coziest cold season!

    • @aleesiauh
      @aleesiauh Рік тому +3

      OMG

    • @himbo_noa
      @himbo_noa Рік тому +18

      lil christmas stockings above the fire

  • @Adriana-ts6hw
    @Adriana-ts6hw Рік тому +419

    Can you imagine being a child for some reason visiting Rachel's house and finding something like this I would think is the most magical thing ever if I had found something like this as a child in someone's house haha. So cute I want to live in it!!!!

    • @melsolomon8256
      @melsolomon8256 Рік тому +4

      She has to place a basket or something in front of it the day a kid visits. That way they can "discover" the secret world.

  • @monicasimmons7571
    @monicasimmons7571 Рік тому +519

    The clip of Rachel solemnly intoning "boil em mash em stick em in a stew" into that pot at the end has me DYING

  • @sadiemcc9363
    @sadiemcc9363 Рік тому +401

    Okay but are we gonna talk about Rachel’s hair in the first scene? Gurl you have reached Merida levels of floof and I am here for it.

    • @deniseespin191
      @deniseespin191 Рік тому +9

      Yes! I was looking to see if anyone had mentioned it. So long and flowy! 😍

    • @micahruthie
      @micahruthie Рік тому +6

      OBSESSED with that hair

    • @soleilsalamanca7753
      @soleilsalamanca7753 Рік тому +4

      Thought the same!!! Hair goals

    • @judithholder2537
      @judithholder2537 7 місяців тому

      RED hair is so Rachel. . .well, to me anyway.

  • @lilja1738
    @lilja1738 Рік тому +504

    As a fellow adult woman with a love for small things… I can’t explain it either, they just spark joy

    • @MossyCat0101
      @MossyCat0101 Рік тому +12

      kind of nostalgic, like a little fort or tree house from your childhood.

    • @katerrinah5442
      @katerrinah5442 Рік тому +11

      Ok but the studio Ghibli movie Arrietty hits that love hard. Also on UA-cam there's this old kid's TV show called Brambly Hedge which is legendary and should be required cottagecore viewing

    • @crystalrickett2302
      @crystalrickett2302 Рік тому +7

      I have a thing for tony boxes. I don’t know why but I love them.

    • @MossyCat0101
      @MossyCat0101 Рік тому +7

      @@crystalrickett2302 oh it's just your inner cat awakening. Totally normal stuff!

    • @apocryph0n
      @apocryph0n Рік тому +8

      Small thing makè the happy brain juices

  • @LightningPiano
    @LightningPiano Рік тому +248

    Rachel: I also started making the little portraits above the fireplace in Bag End with a little twist.
    Me, looking up from my cross stitch: Please tell me they are mice. :D

  • @moimen06
    @moimen06 Рік тому +92

    "Now, to do that, we had to run to the merchant known as Michael, this morning." I had to go and replay this part, made me laugh so much 😂 🤣

  • @Margatatials
    @Margatatials Рік тому +283

    looking forward to Rachel making seasonal decorations for her hobbit hole every few months. Halloween decorations, Christmas lights etc.

  • @maytendo
    @maytendo Рік тому +384

    Rachel has just crossed into my other favorite niche, miniature dioramas, and she continues to pique my interest. Love this awkward kween

    • @amandafletcher4379
      @amandafletcher4379 Рік тому +1

      That's what I was thinking! Crossed into another of my favorite niches!

  • @patmanchester8045
    @patmanchester8045 Рік тому +12

    I was a 1.24 scale miniaturist for 30 years, before I had a stroke. In that time, it seemed like the interested in miniatures went away. I'm glad people like you are discovering the fun and challenge of Miniatures. It is my post stroke goal to return to my passion....Just remember, scale is what makes it look real and that is want makes it look magical.

  • @edwardtheinsane
    @edwardtheinsane Рік тому +80

    When the world is scary and overwhelming, I can always count on Rachel Maksy to create something whimsical that I can escape to.
    Also, the number of hobbit costume changes in this video is *chef's kiss*.

  • @tabathadotson6319
    @tabathadotson6319 Рік тому +272

    I made a "book nook" version of a hobbit hole for my sister a couple Christmas ago, I recommend getting a flickering tea light and deconstructing it so it's just the light and the battery. Putting that in the fireplace really brings out the cozy vibes! Well done Rachel!!!

  • @nordicson2835
    @nordicson2835 Рік тому +131

    After reading "The Borrowers" and. " Stuart Little " , my daughter insisted we make a better home for them... this brought back some fond memories... thank you.

  • @marianasprouse5000
    @marianasprouse5000 Рік тому +53

    The front is a hidden Mickey!! 🥰 My daughter suggests making a felted Bilbo or Frodo to put in the mouse house now that you have acquired mad felting skills.

  • @mslovelyshot
    @mslovelyshot Рік тому +83

    You have enough room in front of it for a few small outside pieces. Like a bench, a wheelbarrow of veggies or flowers, window boxes, or other small things 😍☺️

  • @InGhostlyCompany
    @InGhostlyCompany Рік тому +79

    I thought getting tiny loaves of bread out of giant oven was cutest thing in this video, then we got beans, then we got TINY MOUSE PORTRAITS!!

  • @anniemax239
    @anniemax239 Рік тому +190

    Growing up my dad used to work at the Art Institute of Chicago. If you ever find yourself there. You must go and see the Thorne Rooms. It's like walking through a hall of paintings, except that behind the glass there are miniature rooms from all different historical settings. They are GORGEOUS, the detail is amazing! My favorite part was always looking out the doors or windows into other rooms or gardens hidden in the background. As a child I used to imagine Beatrix Potter style mice coming in and throwing parties or having tea time.

    • @robynm4679
      @robynm4679 Рік тому +15

      And when you are in Chicago, you need to go to the Museum of Science and Industry and see Colleen Moores fairy castle. It’s amazing!!

    • @shireensasani6224
      @shireensasani6224 Рік тому +3

      Those miniatures rooms were a highlight of my visit to the AIC!! Loved them so much.

    • @alisalarsen9163
      @alisalarsen9163 Рік тому +4

      Yessssss the Thorne rooms are AMAZING!!!!!!! Also she was such a cool lady!

    • @LaceyMyriah
      @LaceyMyriah Рік тому +1

      Whaaaat how have I missed this there???

    • @adabrezina476
      @adabrezina476 Рік тому +4

      Just saw the exhibit last week! I had no idea it was there and I was just in awe! I could have spent all day just trying to look at all of the details in the background rooms!!

  • @MelanaC
    @MelanaC Рік тому +75

    At my studio here in Scotland I make fairy doors… and fairy nooks. 🧚🏽‍♂️
    Kinda the same idea but you find a lot of them outside ❤
    It’s very adorable 🥰🧚🏽‍♂️
    I’ve made tiny swings for their garden and clocks for the wall and little hedgehogs and a garden bench 🎨💜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @ElectricRose9001
    @ElectricRose9001 Рік тому +12

    The "Awwwww, so cute!" feeling is an adaptation so that we wouldn't kill, or abandon our children long ago even though the noise and hassle would have been a big disadvantage to survival. XD

  • @CharoArtundo1
    @CharoArtundo1 Рік тому +245

    Me: felling insecure for having big fluffy Hagrid's hair
    Rachel: absolutely rocking it

    • @NoDecaf7
      @NoDecaf7 Рік тому +22

      It is a beautiful, luxurious mane. I just removed 6 inches of weight from my hair and I am missing it seeing Rachel's!

    • @pixiemeg
      @pixiemeg Рік тому +21

      Disney princess hair!!! Maximum flooof

    • @CharoArtundo1
      @CharoArtundo1 Рік тому +4

      @@pixiemeg yess ♥♥

    • @acatwith2headsart
      @acatwith2headsart Рік тому +11

      SAME all my life it was something I felt ashamed until I saw her

    • @austinrenner9568
      @austinrenner9568 Рік тому +8

      Dont fell insecure!

  • @Sincyn241
    @Sincyn241 Рік тому +114

    Rachel, patting the cauldron: “it’s time to rest”
    Me: Haha…yeah, “in pieces!” 😂

    • @KTplease
      @KTplease Рік тому +2

      Nice Mom Joke! (You know, like a Dad Joke but smarter.)

  • @kaylayoung3206
    @kaylayoung3206 Рік тому +43

    Okay, but that Hobbiton outside the window is the piece de resistance! This turned out perfectly!!!! I love it!!!

  • @agi2711
    @agi2711 Рік тому +42

    While watching this I realized how much I have learned now from scratchbuilders and miniaturebuilders like Bill making stuff or Studson Studios - highly recommend watching those! Great work, Rachel, it was really fun watching!

    • @shibalady206
      @shibalady206 Рік тому +1

      You know, many fear our robotic overlords, but I KNOW I got a Studson Studio rec based on my Maksy algorithm. If quality content such as this is the result of data tabulation, I say, “Bring on the digital age!” ❤️

  • @tereasia
    @tereasia Рік тому +184

    I'm making a fairy house right now, but lack furniture. Hoping the small people have their own 😋

    • @MsShellectable
      @MsShellectable Рік тому

      😉😄

    • @anniesoernym
      @anniesoernym Рік тому +3

      Oh you could just make some! Matches (with their fiery little heads chopped of 😳🤭) are your friend! It's quite a bit fiddly but you'd be surprised what you can do with copious amounts of glue and some colours!

  • @bipsnboops2477
    @bipsnboops2477 Рік тому +224

    Is there a thing like ASMR but it’s just Rachel being overwhelmed with how cute something is? This and the childhood costume reaction videos are SO. GOOD.

    • @MsShellectable
      @MsShellectable Рік тому +4

      Watching Rachel's vids soothe me like ASMR does, but they certainly don't put me to sleep.

    • @TheTaylorwailer
      @TheTaylorwailer Рік тому +5

      Or Rachel quietly touching all the things she’s made while making a weird face. 😂

    • @Newciouss
      @Newciouss Рік тому

      Yo 🔥ua-cam.com/video/rdJ9bsN7JAw/v-deo.html..

    • @greatauntlizbethg9137
      @greatauntlizbethg9137 Рік тому +5

      There is a thing when you want to do violence coz ur so overwhelmed with cuteness. Pretty sure I heard it in a science vs podcast, recent ish. That was the look on Rachel's face

    • @bipsnboops2477
      @bipsnboops2477 Рік тому +3

      @@greatauntlizbethg9137 Cute aggression!

  • @dpedaci
    @dpedaci Рік тому +3

    Oh, I think Bilbo's little sketches and writings are my favorite part.

  • @reneevandevander5581
    @reneevandevander5581 Рік тому +3

    "Bye, bye, demons. Until another day." I love this quote and must find ways to work it into my every day life.

  • @TheeShifty
    @TheeShifty Рік тому +187

    This is what i look forward to on Fridays. This also gives me more ideas for my lord of the rings themed wedding in 2024, yes everyone will have to dress in theme.

    • @MossyCat0101
      @MossyCat0101 Рік тому +3

      Even the priest?

    • @TheeShifty
      @TheeShifty Рік тому +10

      @@MossyCat0101 well, i dont think we will have a priest, so yes? Lol

    • @thebarefoothobbit
      @thebarefoothobbit Рік тому +14

      You should make someone dressed as and talking like gollum officiate hahaha

    • @Lisatheecologist
      @Lisatheecologist Рік тому +5

      that sounds wonderful

    • @TheeShifty
      @TheeShifty Рік тому +3

      @@thebarefoothobbit omb i love that idea lmao

  • @Cationna
    @Cationna Рік тому +121

    This immediately reminds me of this insanely cool art I've seen online with LotR characters as animated animals. Yes, hobbits were mice. Yes, it's as amazing as you imagine.

  • @lolliputbug
    @lolliputbug Рік тому +10

    Rachel motioning to eat the tiny furniture i think encapsulates people love for miniature things perfectly haha

  • @JannieJubilee
    @JannieJubilee Рік тому +42

    I'm working towards buying a home for my mother and I. Everytime Rachel posts about her home, it gives me hope (and ideas, so so many ideas 😅).

  • @Midnightpigeon666
    @Midnightpigeon666 Рік тому +35

    I’m so tempted to get two tiny chandelier now and make them into giant earrings 🤣🤣

    • @bluwuboi
      @bluwuboi Рік тому +3

      yooo this is sick actually I may do this I have so many earring backings

    • @greatauntlizbethg9137
      @greatauntlizbethg9137 Рік тому +2

      I know, I was idly thinking about doing it as a necklace, then realised earnings would be better, then decided I didn't like the idea enough to do it. I hope one of you do.

    • @thedayaftertomorrow5950
      @thedayaftertomorrow5950 Рік тому +7

      Going to a work meeting and putting a little light on the situation, am I right?

  • @TrekkieofMidgard
    @TrekkieofMidgard Рік тому +59

    Oh goodness, I ABSOLUTELY hope this becomes a gateway, PLEASE do tons of these ahhh
    Also “my eyes have been opened and the view is small” killed me 😂

  • @janka2213
    @janka2213 Рік тому +4

    When you showed the little chandelier I was lowkey expecting you to bump your head against it (like the Gandalf -scene) XD
    Such a cute result

  • @TheSkyrivertitan
    @TheSkyrivertitan Рік тому +5

    The pitch blackness of the basement isn’t the scary part. It’s the ladder that seems to be meant to be movable and doesn’t seem to be attracted in any way… that’s true fear

  • @witabif
    @witabif Рік тому +48

    when she laid out the little furniture it just looked like she was about to play with toys. v nostalgic.
    also: watching rachel get more edwardian as this video went on was great.

  • @heatherpedersen8209
    @heatherpedersen8209 Рік тому +26

    I'll admit it... I kinda want an Explore with Rachel, Halloween edition to explore the demon basement.

    • @angb6616
      @angb6616 Рік тому

      🎃😱 yes that could be fun. Especially if using candle(mock candle) light to do it and add to spook factor!

  • @gingerseed123
    @gingerseed123 Рік тому +41

    Love it!! Kelsey from The Sorry Girls has also been on a miniature kick too! She made a little mini treehouse in one of her plants :) I’d love to see you make more little scenes

  • @helenamirian908
    @helenamirian908 Рік тому +3

    Miniatures expert here. Congrats! You are going to start seeing in 1:12 scale! For my fireplaces, I strip most of the plastic off of flickering tealights with pliers, cover the bulb with orange, red yellow cellophane, then glue curls of bark, tiny sticks, rocks, whatever to fit what I am doing. Those chandeliers I attach with strong magnets so I can easily take it out to switch on and off, and replacement batteries are easy to find at Dollar Tree. Most of the time I build the fireplace out of a mac and cheese box. You can texture it with hot glue, caulk, etc. Great work and well done, when did you reach 1 million???

  • @boigeorge1149
    @boigeorge1149 Рік тому +25

    Having a mouse house in a place just for you makes it even MORE important, IMHO. Small things to make you smile are what make life pretty okay.

  • @elyssart
    @elyssart Рік тому +67

    Rachel back again with our much needed hobbit content!

  • @impposter560
    @impposter560 Рік тому +19

    I was hoping she'd do this someday!!! So Happy!
    Also, my parents made my sisters and I a four foot dollhouse, with wainscotting, shingles on top, windows with curtains, and very pretty wallpapers. Seeing all those dollhouses really brought that back

  • @emmabrownhorn
    @emmabrownhorn Рік тому +1

    My mom has been doing miniatures as a hobby for almost ten years now... She's done two entire houses and one coffee shop so far. She has gotten to the point where she made every single thing for her latest one other than certain glass items. My favorite thing she's done is her first house though, because it's in a cabinet. Dollhouses started as ways for rich people to show off miniature versions of what rooms they were remodeling would eventually look like, and they were in cabinets! People usually don't even notice it's a dollhouse at first, but when they do they're always so enchanted by it. I came downstairs one day to find her giving a full tour to the guys who were delivering our new refrigerator. It's such a wonderfully pure and creative hobby.

  • @megantregler
    @megantregler Рік тому +10

    If you are ever in Chicago and find yourself at the Art Institute, make your way to the lowest level of the main building for literally hours of miniatures to stroll through and giggle over. I spent many college days when I should have been in class looking at all the teeny tiny things!

    • @devinnestevens7015
      @devinnestevens7015 Рік тому +2

      Yes! I love the miniature rooms. The Museum of Science and Industry also has a really incredible dollhouse!

  • @lucyfrenz759
    @lucyfrenz759 Рік тому +59

    I'm in the process of buying my first home and honestly praying for it to have a random hole so I can do something like this

    • @greatauntlizbethg9137
      @greatauntlizbethg9137 Рік тому

      Why random. 'Oh dear, what is this unsightly hole? Why it's in the perfect position for a mouse hole. No dear, like this *shows screenshots of the hobbit hole*

    • @greatauntlizbethg9137
      @greatauntlizbethg9137 Рік тому

      Oh my, I just realised I have a very large hole in the skirting outside my rental, maybe 10 inches tall by two and a half feet long 🤔

    • @lucyfrenz759
      @lucyfrenz759 Рік тому +1

      @@greatauntlizbethg9137 I don't think I can bring myself to actually make a hole on purpose 😂 so it would need to already be there

  • @Mush-Shroomy
    @Mush-Shroomy Рік тому +4

    Tip for painting wood beams! You can scratch little lines into them with a knife or whatever and then paint them black. Then dry brush some brown or whatever color you’d like and it’ll have a lot more depth, because the lines will be black and look like shadows

  • @HiLorena_
    @HiLorena_ Рік тому +18

    I still get amazed by Rachel's brain, honestly. She's so creative and talented ❤❤❤

  • @dragongem2312
    @dragongem2312 Рік тому +24

    But imagine it gets covered up and years later someone is knocking out walls and finds it… the little treasure that’d be

  • @SarahS-di1he
    @SarahS-di1he Рік тому +72

    NEVER have I clicked on a Rachel video so fast, and I click on these videos instantaneously. Rachel Whimsy is exactly what I needed at the end of my week

  • @blueorchid5236
    @blueorchid5236 Рік тому +2

    The autumnal hobbit-y ‘fits were on point this whole video -chef’s kiss! Excellent craftsman as always my dear!

  • @jessicanigri
    @jessicanigri Рік тому +20

    i love your videos so much thank you so much for sharing!!

  • @QueenCityHistory
    @QueenCityHistory Рік тому +38

    Rachel you need to watch Bentley House Minis.. her miniatures…omg… she even made a Addams family mansion and is working on the Beetlejuice house.. She’s extremely talented

  • @deand7673
    @deand7673 Рік тому +25

    Finished barn wall - exists
    Rachel’s brain - “a perfect place for treasures”

  • @laurasaurus7399
    @laurasaurus7399 Рік тому +13

    Oh my god, the finished product looks absolutely amazing. Also, thank you for showing that it's okay to ask for help from a friend who has done something more than you. That bread looks good enough to eat, it would take all my self control not to chomp it!

  • @lemurgrl
    @lemurgrl Рік тому +6

    Love! I get your “meh” feeling about the facade… but I think that if you aged it a bit more, and then really leaned into it and mossed over the whole bottom of that section of wall like it’s all part of the hill, it might up the serotonin dosage a bit. I think part of what bothers you about the outside might be seeing the square frame sticking out behind it, and covering it with moss might help? Or that could be just me.

  • @korngirl185
    @korngirl185 Рік тому +77

    A Binx-heavy episode is always a treat! Especially now that we’re on the gentle slide to Autumn, and a satisfying project!! Thanks Rachel!

  • @jasminv8653
    @jasminv8653 Рік тому +100

    This was the sweetest most precious thing EVER, please, if you ever want to build more of these don't hesitate to film them!

  • @TheOReport1994
    @TheOReport1994 Рік тому +6

    17:00 For any wood glued down to make furniture or flooring that you still want the grain to show through on, sand it down before staining/painting, so the grain will show through.

  • @blackrose86lh
    @blackrose86lh Рік тому +7

    This makes me want to do a book nook REAL bad lol. I've had the start of supplies in my amazon cart for a month now...

  • @betht60
    @betht60 Рік тому +39

    Rachel!! Love love love the Mouse House!
    When I was ten years old I was given a little 2 inch high realistic mouse figure ( it was 1970, so I take no responsibility for what it may have been made of😂😭). I had read The Rescuers, Stuart Little, all the little teeny mouse stories. I collected a couple more of these figures, and when I was 14, I spent a summer building them a house. I only had found objects as well as cardboard boxes, paper and paint, but I managed to make a sweet three story furnished home, as well as a mouse baby made of a pipe cleaner, in a walnut shell cradle, and I wrote stories about them. I later enclosed the box to look like a tree stump. I only had cloth and cardboard and glue, but I managed to create it so the front would open out. It had an out house in a large root. I decorated it for Christmas every year until I left home. Sadly, the house was destroyed by my first husband, but I was able to save some of the contents and most importantly, the mouse family.
    I think you must be a kindred spirit! I also adore TLOTR, my "keeper" second hubby and I named our third daughter Eowyn.
    Adore your channel!

    • @elenachristian9860
      @elenachristian9860 Рік тому +1

      Impressive!

    • @06BIBOI
      @06BIBOI Рік тому +2

      The Rescuers , damn that gives me childhood flashbacks !

    • @greatauntlizbethg9137
      @greatauntlizbethg9137 Рік тому +6

      I wish to let you know I have thought vicious thought at your ex for that. Congratulations on making him your ex.

    • @betht60
      @betht60 Рік тому +3

      @@greatauntlizbethg9137 I appreciate your vicious thoughts, on behalf of the entire Mouse Family 🥰

    • @silliepixie
      @silliepixie Рік тому +1

      I had some of those mice when I was little too! Sadly mine were accidentally thrown away because I had built their house in an empty tissue box. I am glad that you still have yours!

  • @SueK2001
    @SueK2001 Рік тому +29

    Omg that’s just so cute! My neighbor across the street is into doll houses and her husband makes all the little furniture pieces for her. So stinkin’ cute indeed! 😍

  • @onemercilessming1342
    @onemercilessming1342 4 місяці тому +1

    Just FYI, Hobby Lobby has a rather nice selection of dollhouses, dollhouse families, and dollhouse furniture/building materials, including brick face, wallpapers, and flooring. In my local store, those items are at the right rear of the shop and the balsa wood dowels, spindles, etc., are just to the left before you turn down the dollhouse/dolls accessories. There is also some pine in the Boys Scouts' Pinewood Derby section and some other balsa accessories at the far left end of the t-shirts to decorate area. I love Hobby Lobby's extensive inventory of craft and sewing supplies.

  • @AntisocialAuntie
    @AntisocialAuntie Рік тому +2

    It's impressive enough that you made a fabulous and adorable mouse hobbit home, but to be able to paint inside that bowl while a camera is in the way is the ultimate level of awesome. Lots of love from the Pacific Northwest 🧡

  • @jellyfish.skeleton
    @jellyfish.skeleton Рік тому +6

    Can we all take a minute to appreciate her ✨fabulous✨ hair??!

  • @melangoplays3333
    @melangoplays3333 Рік тому +23

    My three favourite things, combined all in one video... Hobbits, miniatures, and Rachel Maksy 😭💖😂💕

  • @meinh956
    @meinh956 Рік тому +5

    I feel that the LOTR prop masters and miniature makers would be proud!

  • @bunhelsingslegacy3549
    @bunhelsingslegacy3549 Рік тому +1

    Canned troll bogeys. Really can't deny that one!
    Shaprie stained glass windows for the win!!!
    My husband and I have been making a lot of D&D mini scale terrain and buildings, I made my fireplace poker set and some chandeliers out of wire with jeweller's pliers, seed beads for candleholders, etc.:) and my rabbit likes eating the bark off of twigs so once he's done with them, I cut up the twigs into firewood and glue it as needed. Craft foam strips also work well as hardwood flooring, and cardboard cereal boxes make amazing roof shingles :)
    And an alternative to the heat gun for texturing foam, with that white craft foam that feels like styrofoam food packaging, we use a dead ballpoint pen, it makes just the right groove for plank lines. You can try pencils of varying levels of dullness to get different widths of lines too. We like the wider (duller) pencils for details like mortar lines in brickwork, and rolling with a krinkled foil ball makes a great stone or brick texture on that kind of foam.
    Oh, and when yo're diving into the recycle bin for craft supplies, cheap cardboard egg cartons with the really rough side!!! Great for stucco, bricks, stone, cobblestones... and you can sort of wet and shape it a little too.
    My favourite trick for chunky paint is to mix some drywall compound powder into the paint. I suppose anything fine would work as long as it doesn't chemically change the paint.
    I am now tempted to make a D&D scale throw rug...
    Well done, the whole thing looks wonderful!!

  • @My_mid-victorian_crisis
    @My_mid-victorian_crisis Рік тому +10

    I grew up during the last miniature explosion, so I can safely say that the fireplace is probably an "antique" as I had one (or two) as a kid. It is absolutely ADORABLE!!! You should be able to buy a kit to light the fireplace, so you can have a flickering fire in Mouse Bag End.

  • @MusicJunkie6x6x6x
    @MusicJunkie6x6x6x Рік тому +49

    If you ever venture to Kansas City, they have a toy and miniature museum and it's so amazing to see all the detail put into the minis!

    • @hallamshire
      @hallamshire Рік тому

      In the KC suburb Overland Park, there was a walking trail where for a few years folks were making fairy houses. I was visiting my parents at the time and joined in the fun.
      The bummer was that it was on the backside of a softball/baseball complex and kids (we assume) started smashing them up for a while. But it was magical while it lasted.

  • @fortehbirds
    @fortehbirds Рік тому +1

    I left a really toxic work environment after a decade and started my own business in 2020. I was so burnt out from the situation I was in for so long that I lost touch with so many of my hobbies and things that brought me joy. I subbed to your channel about 10 months ago because I loved the chicken wire ghost video so much and have vegged out countless nights since then watching your videos as I mentally recovered from the burnout I’ve been navigating. They’re so fun and just the right kind of vibes I need to turn my stress brain off and tap into things that make me happy. I just recently started the 5th book in Harry Potter to finally finish the series after many years of meaning to and I picked up some crafting hobbies again in an effort to bring the vibes I get from your channel into my irl. You have been such a good reminder to find joy in the little things and also how fulfilling creating is in a world full of sucky stuff we can’t control. The parasocial relationship I have with this channel has gotten me back to a much healthier version of myself and I just wanted to say thank you!

  • @shireensasani6224
    @shireensasani6224 Рік тому +36

    Ahhh, this was just the hit of serotonin I needed heading into the weekend. Thank you, Rachel, for creating this whimsical little corner of the interwebs for us.
    (Does anyone else out there really wish they could just spend a day shopping for doll furniture/antiques/craft supplies/anything with Rachel? Just me?)

  • @marniservin5953
    @marniservin5953 Рік тому +6

    I’m just thinking about the conversation Nick and Rachel had when she thought up this idea:
    Rachel: I want to make a hole in the wall so as to make a mini hobbit hole. It is completely unnecessary and serves no purpose, but it will make all my dreams come true pluuuuss it will be so stankin cute!
    Nick: Stankin cute, I’m in

  • @alyssataylor2338
    @alyssataylor2338 Рік тому +11

    I’m so happy that you discovered minis! I got into them earlier this year. There are so many fun UA-cam channels with mini content. Two of my favorites are Nerdforge and Studsons Studio.

  • @SimplySophieFR
    @SimplySophieFR Рік тому +2

    I love it !!! And congrats on the 1 million subscribers, You deserve it soooooo much

  • @johannahayhtio8608
    @johannahayhtio8608 Рік тому +4

    Oh, that is soooo cute! 😍 I just love miniatures, I have smallish antique cabinet that has showcase cabinet 70cm wide, 30cm deep and 30cm height with glassdoors in my livingroom, so I made "Victorian appartment of Lady Copper and Miss Pink" in it and it gives me so much joy everyday when I look it. Im 52yrs so I call it diorama and not a dollhouse, and when I decorate it for Halloween or Christmas, its decorating and not playing 😉🤣 Anyway, I fell deep in the rabbithole of miniature stuff, and now have urge to do more, so I might have to ask my landlord if I can build a Hobbit mousehouse in my appartment wall next 😇😅

  • @ericavance5014
    @ericavance5014 Рік тому +17

    "why is my body so awkward?" I relate so much to this. Love the humor in all your videos and I always look forward to Friday's because of them.

    • @angb6616
      @angb6616 Рік тому

      💝💯 Rachel gives us all a chance to be this awkward amazing creative being❣️

  • @evah7837
    @evah7837 Рік тому +1

    Is anyone else just freaking OBSESSED with Rachel's wardrobe!? Like, I want to know where she got all of her clothing (I know she makes some, but the blouses and vests are soooooooooo cuuuuute!!)

  • @onfaerystories
    @onfaerystories Рік тому +10

    I loved watching the process of this project so much, it definitely gave me a shot of serotonin right there! 😍

  • @Sirona279
    @Sirona279 Рік тому +81

    “It is crunchy spicy leaf time for me, baby.” Girl, you are not wrong. I was googling fall recipes while I was watching this. 😁 Happy Spooky Season from a fellow spooky bitch! 💜

    • @angb6616
      @angb6616 Рік тому +1

      🎃🙋🏻‍♀️
      Just yesterday I was thinking to myself “is it too early to start celebrating Autumn?”
      I’m in a very hot city and this is just wishful thinking since “fall leaves” come in December😑

    • @jesseminuto4450
      @jesseminuto4450 Рік тому +2

      I feel this deeply. I was putting out my Halloween village while I watched lol. Spooky season is best season.

    • @Sirona279
      @Sirona279 Рік тому +1

      @@angb6616 it is never too early to start celebrating autumn. Apparently, some people (particularly the Irish) start celebrating the seasonal changes a whole 7 weeks before anyone else. So the beginning of their autumn is Aug 1.

    • @Sirona279
      @Sirona279 Рік тому

      @@jesseminuto4450 you are so right. I hope you have your best spooky season yet. 🤗

    • @angb6616
      @angb6616 Рік тому +1

      Ahhh that explains it then. I’ve got Irish in my blood😏 Thanks💝

  • @KatieeeBug03
    @KatieeeBug03 Рік тому +4

    Not into miniatures? Girl didn’t you build a whole world in a book and pop it on a shelf? You’re a master

  • @E_FoxSnowspirit
    @E_FoxSnowspirit Рік тому +4

    Aaaaaaaaaahhh the window adds so much ~mystery~ to it… it genuinely looks like it leads to the shire! I love

  • @valleechavez7710
    @valleechavez7710 Рік тому +5

    Rachel you’ve hit A MILLION SUBSCRIBERS IM SO PROUD AND HAPPY FOR YOU!! this video was so much fun to watch! I was watching it while doing the dishes and I didn’t even notice I was doing ✨chores✨

  • @susannaharnhart4910
    @susannaharnhart4910 Рік тому +8

    Other than this project being adorable, I love this video for the diversity of earth-toned hobbit outfits you treat us to!

  • @MillsSkits
    @MillsSkits Рік тому +25

    As someone who made a kit dollhouse, I enjoyed this so much! (Why can I only give one thumbs up?!) During my building adventure I learned some dollhouse builders use a wood called "skinny sticks" for various things. I used them for flooring, moulding, and a "painting" frame. They're narrower even than standard Popsicle sticks. Just wanted to pass it on in case you continue on with miniatures and might like using them!

    • @thedayaftertomorrow5950
      @thedayaftertomorrow5950 Рік тому +2

      Collecting old wooden coffee/drink stirrers would be a nice way for floorboards. Some places I know give you them whether you want them or not so it’s a good way to use them instead of them just chucking them.

    • @MillsSkits
      @MillsSkits Рік тому

      @@thedayaftertomorrow5950 Those look like they'd be a great size! :)

  • @Babayagbagool
    @Babayagbagool Рік тому +1

    CW loss of pet
    I’ve loved your videos for a while now, and usually I watch them while eating breakfast or doing my makeup. Today, though, I woke up to find one of my senior cats had passed sometime in the night. Watching this is a salve on my heart-I’m a huge LOTR fan and lived in Philly for almost a decade til January, and in West Philly there are numerous houses that have little Hobbit hole garden decorations in their front yards, and this reminded me of that. That little bit of magic I’d be on the lookout for, that would have me walking down new streets every so often instead of sticking to routine, going Hobbit hole-spotting. It’s those little things that make the world a better, brighter place. Thank you for reminding me of that on a day like today-it was sorely needed ❤️

  • @GinnyDi
    @GinnyDi Рік тому +1

    Rachel. You can't do this to me. I've been keeping a meticulous "fairy house" Pinterest board already, you are gonna push me over the dang eDGE!!!!

  • @rachaelhudson219
    @rachaelhudson219 Рік тому +16

    Yesss more random crafts ❤️

  • @stephaniebetthauser
    @stephaniebetthauser Рік тому +13

    🥺 so smol. So cute. I hope you decorate it for the holidays. I had a dollhouse as a wee lass, and finding those teeny tiny knickknack were just the best. Fabulous job, lady!!

  • @mayfair_forest_witch
    @mayfair_forest_witch Рік тому +1

    Rachel.... your hair in this video... I can't handle it.... Disney princess level of perfection, chef's kisses all around!

  • @TheCozyArtsPractitioner
    @TheCozyArtsPractitioner Рік тому +2

    Thank you for showing the spooky wares of Michael. I don't get to go shopping in stores, so I miss out on gems. I saw the Poe bust and immediately shouted for my partner. We both agreed he needed it and it joins our household today.

  • @tobythomas3413
    @tobythomas3413 Рік тому +9

    “Bilbo’s your uncle”
    I laughed way harder than I probably should have 😂

  • @clown876
    @clown876 Рік тому +23

    YES!!!!!!!! miniatures are my absolute favourite of all time. lotr is up there as well. thank i for blessing us with this glorious content

  • @TheVioletMaze
    @TheVioletMaze Рік тому +3

    I don't know if you read comments, but if you want more options for tiny furniture, check out DnD or table top gaming furniture/terrain. There are old times inns and taverns. I could see you getting into that for your next tiny set up.

  • @katyberry
    @katyberry Рік тому +10

    Eeee! I loved this SO much! It's just so stinking cute!
    Also, re: awkward table height, I wanted to mention that IKEA has bed risers in 4, 6, and 8 inches that can be used to lift your table. And maybe that chalkboard, depending on how the bottom is structured.
    Loving the miniatures (your Book Nook video is one of my favorites) so please keep 'em coming! For the whimsy!

  • @nodramallamamama
    @nodramallamamama Рік тому +4

    May I suspect a fairy garden next spring on the way to your barn or something fairy gardens are awesome. Especially the scary spooky ones