Next week marks half way of this mini series ❤ I hope you have enjoyed it so far. For those missing the mystery moulds, they will be back very soon! This series was just a way to clean out some moulds, create some videos whilst I am still getting settled into my new studio, and to just have some fun with a different content style. I love reading your comments! This is so exciting for me as I feel like you are all helping me with the ideas and inspirations for when I create these pieces. I’m going to be randomly selecting moulds as normal but the ones from this series will be thrown around the place to keep it a surprise still ❤ I hope you are all having a lovely week ❤
@Shelby Sherritt Forst of all, I discovered you about a month ago and your videos have really been just wonderful as Ive had some major health issues that stemmed from strep throat, I'm back in the hospital and your content is just so chill, its keeping me sane lol. I love the smash or pass videos, and you, your vibe is just contagious, you are so sweet, and seem to be an eternal optimist, which is an amazing quality to have, I love how much you love your art, and really break down all that goes into work from the artist's perspective. I also love creating and have been taking the little bits of advice you give to heart❤ I was really sad the little crate was a smash, lol.. I feel that you could really lean into the crash bandicoot asthetic and make red tnt boxes or the green nitro, etc. And do the match stick idea or just use them/ sell them as trinket boxes, succulent pots, or just little nostalgia decor for the crash fans like you and I lol, either way, this video was great, and so are you! Thanks Shelby❤
Your last plaster mold has got some Australian history with it.....back in WWI/WWII Aussie soldiers would graffiti that little dude calling it "Foo" and it eventually became the cartoon associated with "kilroy was here" by lots of Allied solders in WWII. So it's a very cool WWII-era historical character mold you got there. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_was_here
Here's the link! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_was_here The leading theory is that it was started by a shipyard inspector, marking which pieces had been inspected already. The servicemen would then see this signature in bizarre and impossible places, and came up with the myth of Kilroy, the soldier who had always somehow gotten there first and left by the time any other troops had arrived.
Came to say this! I read a book that mentioned it when I was a kid (in the late 80s/early 90s. It may have been Starring Sally J Freedman As Herself, as WWII features heavily) so I started doodling it everywhere because I thought it was so cool.
The teddy one isn't missing any parts. You have to let the bigger side set longer before removing. It connects to the momma bear helping rock the horse from the side.
I think the crate vase has lots of possibilities despite the scale and texture. You could paint miniature stenciling, attach your mushrooms at the base…etc.
Oh gosh don’t get me wrong, I totally agree with you! I see it’s potential but I do already have a lot of pots and planters that serve that purpose in my collection so that went into my decision too!
I think the little box could have some really cool different things since it's a box and mostly I see round vases, cups, etc. With the box you could do a set where they're meant to sit right next to each other (touching) and the design continues across. Especially if the design was something attached on that could really meet up at the edges...like the little rainbows from one of the past videos, half a rainbow on one and half on the other.
I was thinking of turning it upside down and using it to display small collectibles. I make little miniatures and I’m always looking for items that I can use as little risers so that I can show as many items as possible on a shelf. This wee crate would be perfect! I wish I had 6 of them that I could paint.
So the two bears and the Rocking-horse are meant to be joined together to make the rocking horse stand up straight. The part where the bear is riding RH i don’t think set enough so I was floppy and became odd to put together. It was probably a popular mould back in the mid-late 80s early 90’s
@@Smolnsalty me too. One of the things I’ve really loved in the past series was seeing Shelby’s amazing thinking when faced with a piece that just wasn’t her cup of tea
The hollow back of the head in the second one reminds me of ceramic wall hangings of fighting roosters my Mum had the back was hollow to make it lighter when hanging.
That’s exactly what I was thinking. My MIL has some ceramic wall hanging decorations that are hollow in the back like that, but from the front look like they’d be solid. It took me seeing that mold to realize that ceramic wall hangings really aren’t very common these days. Especially ones that aren’t perfectly square or rectangle (and usually the ones that are made to look like ceramic are actually resin or some other plastic.)
When I was in preschool we painted this second one and the dent in the back is for a music box. We did a reindeer and snowman in the winter and a bunny for Easter too.
Your idea to use the little crate box as a match holder reminds me of the cartoon character Wile E. Coyote. He always had crates from “ACME” with bombs, rockets, anvils, dynamite, etc. that he used to try and catch the Roadrunner. The crate mould could be adorable painted with ACME Matches or something similar!
I'm kinda hoping you might give the crate a second chance, it would be so cute as a little mug! Imagine it with your half mushies against it, or the bees on a mug handle! But of course in the end, it's your choice as you have to work with them.
I could see the little planters in pastel colours with a little succulent growing. The little character become popular in WW2 and his name was/is Kilroy. I remember him from my childhood. Google tells me he also goes back to WW1 and was called Foo so there is some debate.
yes i know it as foo too. foo standing for forward operation officer by it seams a few bored aussies! its said to pedate kilroy but the ideas the same.
I've British family who fought in WWI and WWII. Dad is former Aussie military. We always knew him as Foo. There are family stories of him being left in various places in Europe during their service. I know, anecdotes. I wish I could call up my dead relatives to get their input. 😂 It wasn't until I got internet access in the late '90s that I learned about Kilroy and the American claim. I love the lil dude. Dad drew a lil alien version once when I was a kid. I'd love to get a couple of those lil Foos.
I think the crate one you could use easily- ether turn it into iconic game crate planters (there is a market for that) or you could apply any of the flower/bees/small figures to them to create a cute little scene on a planter
I came down to the comments to say the same thing, if you search "killroy was here" on wikipedia you get a pretty decently long page, they have a lot of history
I think the first one has so much potential! You can paint it as a colorful garden fence, or make it a wooden fence and paint it like plants are growing against it. It would make such a cute planter.
Hello Shelby, Shamrocks have only 3 leaves. My mom has had a shamrock plant for years and I also believe that most illustrations have only 3 leaves. I like the adventure of the mystery molds. Thank you for your hard work.
His name is ‘Chad’. The character of Chad may have been derived from a British cartoonist in 1938, possibly pre-dating "Kilroy was Here”. If you Google him you will see pictures. I love your videos and look forward to watching them on a Friday! Caroline xx
That character is Killroy! He was a WWII graffiti cartoon that soldiers painted on buildings while fighting through Europe. There's even a hidden one in the US WWII memorial in Washington DC. (took me a while to find it when I visited. So so so cool, never seen a 3D one.
Omg I was so shocked when you said smash that little crate, it’s so cute and could be used for so many things! I wonder if you could make it look like it has little stamps on it, like as if it was a steamer trunk!
I would like to nominate the crate to be redeemed. It would be an adorable succulent pot, pencil or brush holder, desk caddy, kitchen catch all, base for a statue, stand for a figure, garden accent, so many uses. If you a painted your floral or ferns it would make a potted plant decoration, smoothed it would be a blank canvas for any design, attaching some of the mini pieces it would become whimsical. Please give the crate another chance.
cast 1 - I love it - mini planters, pencil holder, makeup paintbrush holder, butterflies on the side so it pops on the crate. Cast 2 - agree. Smash. Cast 3: agree - smash. Cast 4: Kilroy! Wonderful! Kilroy is a drawing from WW2. He is so awesome!. Love these episodes.
I love this series just as much as the mystery mold reveal series. its a great idea because you don't have to waste your creative time working on pieces that don't spark joy. I might have to do a Smash or Pass of my collection of mystery molds. You're so inspiring and fun to watch!
I feel like the crate might be worth keeping just because the mold is so small, but I suppose if you really wanted a box-crate mold again it wouldn't be that hard to find. I really like this series because there are just so many molds that it's just not reasonable to actually have a full video for each of them, and when the shape is really niche and super not your style it's just too much stress to try to make it your own!
So to answer your question on the rocking horse with the two bears, the one with the bear on the horse, you have to have a wooden dowel or "sticks" for between the feet so then when you connect the feet with the other bear it helps hold the piece up and gives it more stability.
I loved the little bear duo with the rocking horse. You had it right when you tried to put the two pieces together, just the bar at the bottom was not long enough to connect both sides well, because it looks like the two sides have a middle to make the legs far enough apart to let the piece stand. The wood crate was awesome and it reminded me of Crash Bandicoot too, I loved to play that game back in the early 2000s. The leprechaun was odd in my opinion, the hollow head made him kind of creepy to me and I love horror... But the little shelf buddy head was so fun, it reminded me a bit of my childhood in the 1980s, especially of the series "Barbapapa", which was popular in Germany back then. I'd probably do multiple colors of them with some shorter and some longer noses, just so they are a little different each time.
I love the little crate! The first thing I thought was a stand for something. Just because it has wood grain, doesn't mean it has to be brown. It would be adorable with "graffiti" (flowers, patterns etc) and used as a little planter, holder or like you said, match box.
Attaching little things to the crates would be cute! Like you could make stuff holders with the little gnomes attached around the outside or something.
The leprechaun is perfect for a garden gnome alternative. I really liked him. Loved the teddy rocking horse. Something very similar that my daughter received when she was born.
I think you’ve made the best decision you could have with those picks. The last one I think it may be from a comic from old newspapers comics. But I could definitely be wrong. But you are right it’s totally familiar looking. And loving the smash or pass it’s a fun way to see all the molds. Cheers again cherieK 🌈🦋🐿🇦🇺
I liked the first one. I could imagine putting ornaments on it, use it as a little vase for the flowers kids bring in. (Or the sticks in our case, sometimes). I feel it needs a lid, so it could act as a treasure holder for stones or something. Maybe pencils. And I continuously think of my kids and what I could do, to make their life more magical with this thing. Maybe butterflies, apples, flowers or birds as applicates.
In the 80s it was very common to give little ceramic figurines of animals or children on rocking horses as baby shower or first birthday gifts. I had one of a little girl with blonde braids in a pink cowboy hat riding a rocking horse. Of course my brother had a matching one of a boy in a blue hat. A lot of my cousins and friends had various rocking horse figurines in their rooms growing up. They were one of those things that were actually gifts for the parents, but the kids were expected to keep it in their room until they were either a teen or until they moved out, lol. (My mom made me keep mine until I moved out).
I like the first one as a vase/ bowl. Maybe adorned with one of the bees or mushrooms you have. I love a good Knick knack bowl to hide bits and pieces in. Oh, maybe make it having a seasonal character to attach to it. Mini Christmas tree, a heart, clover, Easter egg, pumpkin, etc…. Attach a magnet or small hook on one side.
Thank you for the fun mould series! Great idea! It is fascinating to see your impressions, and then read all the comments to see what other people are saying. I think you definitely made the right choice with the rocking horse and St Patricks day moulds, but the little box is quite cute, and think people are drawn to it. Kilroy was a flash from the past - I remember seeing it in graffiti when I was a child.
I've only recently discovered your channel and have been binge-watching the mystery mold series. You're such a joy to watch and listen to. My 4 year old son loves to watch you paint as well. It's so lovely to find a channel I can play when he's running about and not worrying about foul language. Can't wait for more smash or pass!
My first thought with the first one was also crash Bandicoot crates 😂 But also, people love painting wood, so you could glaze it various wood colours and paint little flowers, bouquets, cartoon animals. Whatever you please. Add a hole in the bottom and it could be a tiny plant pot. A few of those on a windowsill would be super cute
6:55 I believe "Leave this cast in the mold while attaching stick on" is referring to the 2nd piece as the "stick-on" bit. (The small piece that gets stuck onto the big piece.) It's probably easier to place it correctly with the big part held steady. Mama bear rocking the baby bear on the horse, no? Recently started watching these. She's delightful :)
Aww! I love the Kilroy one!! I used to draw him on my schoolbooks after my dad drew him up for us. He was a WW2 vet and said he was graffitied everywhere by GIs. The wee crate could be could be painted up with (flower) graffiti and would be the perfect size for a desktop pencil or brush holder or paint water container.
The first one could be really cool if you painted it like a pastel fence. You could even add like butterflies or birds. I think it would be a nice pencil holder or mini planter!
I'm late to this game, but I really loved the little wooden crate. I could picture that with bright flowers, little bees, and lady bugs being used as a bud vase.
I know the last character as ' Chad' here in the UK. We used to draw him a lot on school books etc back in the '70s. Keep the crate, other animals/ characters can sit on it for added dimension.
The Wikipedia article on “Kilroy was here” (the American name for this guy. Often just called Kilroy. The phrase existed separate of the drawing, then during WWII they merged) mentions Chad. It says: “Mr Chad" or just "Chad" was the version that became popular in the United Kingdom. The character of Chad may have been derived from a British cartoonist in 1938, possibly pre-dating "Kilroy was here". According to Dave Wilton, "Some time during the war, Chad and Kilroy met, and in the spirit of Allied unity merged, with the British drawing appearing over the American phrase." “ I thought that was kind of lovely. Also, I totally drew this on my notebooks in the 90s. My dad probably showed it to me; he was in high school in the 70s.
We'd always write a little saying underneath our drawings of Chad. It was - I was here Here I was Was I here Yes I was Absolutely no reason or obvious connection but there you are. Bit similar to: If you notice this notice You will notice It's not worth noticing
i LOVE the mini crate, the match stick idea is very good, they also look like candle stick holders thats what I thought you were gonna say. my first thought though was if you cut a little drainage hole that would be the CUTEST sapling/seedling pot, absolutely precious just pour it a tad thinner so there's dirt room
The little man with the big nose is a graffiti drawing from WW2. American soldiers would leave Mr. Kilroy's picture in towns and villages to show they came through. Or they draw him under chairs or tables in peace time. So if the town fell/walked into enemy hands. They would wonder when it was put there. Mind games at their finest. 😂
You could decorate the 'wood crate' with your style. Though it is a woodgrain, it's a blank slate. It could even be decorated like an antique advertisement crate. Killroy is the figure with the nose peeking over the ledge. It was originally a WWII meme, "Killroy was here". But it carried on for decades.
One thought I had about the crate….you could do some sort of vining flowers up the side and maybe do a weathered and cracked/chipped top look to give it a rustic feel. It could be a really cute tiny succulent planter or mini vase.
I think the wood box would be perfect for a flower pot. You could put a little hole in the bottom for drainage and that would look really cute I think.
I think you could turn the little crate into a small vase. You could add anything you might add to a mug on it. It could also be cute to add a stem and flower to it that would maybe help hold up something like flowers or be a place to store chopsticks?
The crate made me think ACME goods from Warner Bros. cartoons, or maybe something that could get stamps like it was shipped all over the world. I really enjoy your channel--you've made me think about what an art practice for myself might be (no answers, but thinking)
So the shelf sitter is called a Kilroy (or known as Mr. Chad in Australia and Britain). It dates back to WWII. James Kilroy was a steel work inspector for warships and tanks and after being accused of not inspecting the crews work he made it really clear he had and would write "Kilroy was here" on the top of every tank and it was marked with the little man peeking over a wall. It became so recognized during the war that soldiers would sketch it everywhere (it became a symbol in prison camps). If I remember correctly there was actually a contest in a magazine to find the real Kilroy and the prize was a trolley car.
The killroy/people watcher shelf sitter!!! My grandma had one like that when I was a kid! I still have the one I made even though I've repainted it and glued the nose back on more than once! I'd love to find another like it!
I love the first one! the little crate. You could do a side flat like if it was a label and draw you lovely characters there. if it's for matches or pencils or brushes, just make a little character and write FIRE or PAINT. Dunno, I think it would be adorable with your art.
I think the crate is fun cause with minor modification you could add all kind of cute labels and stuff on them. Make them fruit crates, give them little fragile or 'this side up' signs on them. I think that would be so cute.
The wooden crate was soooo cute, you could add cute critters on the side of it and it could be a lovely little pencil/paintbrush stand for peoples desks!
I have a little rocking horse coin bank, I’m a bit disappointed that the rocking horse mold didn’t work out well enough for us to see how it would’ve looked if it was put together, it’s sad when a mold is damaged. I agree with the others that say that the crate could be used to attach little 3D birds butterflies bees and flowers for a decorative holder or plant pot, not entirely sure if it was big enough for that purpose though.
So after a brief bit of research, Foo was used by the Aussies in WW1, the British had it in 1938 as Chad in a comic strip and the Americans developed, either by themselves or by seeing others use it, it in WW2 as Kilroy. The Aussies had it 25 yrs before the USA.
The bees would look so cute on the first one. Could look like a bee hive. You could add a plate to the bottom and make an office set. also with the same box you could make it creepy with the hands and feet.
In the UK the nose piece is called a 'what no'. He is like the nosy neighbour who looks over the fence and goes 'what no... flowers yet' or something similar. It's always looking over something, like the edge of a page, like it's watching for some juicy gossip or what 'it' doesn't have.
The Rocking Horse instructions mean leave the main bit still in the mold, before you attach the other half, there are no bits missing, it just needs to be attached together before you unmold the part that hadn't set enough. I think you should try it again. That little cute crate has soo many possibilities, I can't believe you smashed it.
the nose guy reminds me of the art style from a poem book I saw in the early-mid 90's. it was black and white with a sketchy inky style from what I rememeber. I'll have to look it up
I liked the crate and could see it with graffiti on its sides as a pencil holder, for paper clips, or if you put a hole in the bottom it could be used for little succulents. It’s a pass for me. The others were weird…even Kilroy. I am loving the Smash or Pass videos!
I would really like to see the wooden crate paired with little mushrooms, flowers, or bees attached to the outside. The piece could be used as a small succulent planter box or used as an organizer for pencils, makeup brushes, ect.
That little crate was so cute! Loved the idea as a matchstick holder, but I would love to have one to hold some pencils or other stuff like Bobbie pins and such on my table 😍
The little mushrooms could go on the outside of the crate one or upside down for a fairy house. If you were sticking with the matchstick idea you could put some of the hands (peace etc) on the outside for our mull lovin friends
I like the crate a lot! You can make it a pencil or tools holder, different wood colors, attach different decor pieces and make it your own. I think it was the best mold of the bunch! I don't know what's the last one but I don't like it :C
In my opinion. The first one: the undecidedness is what will push you creatively if you do it as a mystery mould you will be pushed to figure out what to do with it when you have to make it for the mystery mould.
The little wooden crate one would be cute as an airplane holder. Could try even putting magnets on it with an air plant for fake succulent for the fridge?
Kilroy omg we draw him all the time in school for us he became a thing after the band REO Speedwagon made a song yelling at the end Kilroy was here.What memories.He actually became a symbol and was popular during WW2. He was a graffiti of a GI. A universal sign that Americian Soldiers had come through and left their mark.
Four leaf clovers were made up, the shamrock is supposed to be a three leaf clover and that's the real symbol they use in Ireland for St Paddys. So you've got a much more traditional decor item than most that are made currently.
Fun fact, white clover growing 4+ leaves is dependent on the soil conditions so if you uproot a four leaf clover and pot it then it will sprout more three leaf clover, not four.
I've collected dozens of 4-leaf clovers over the last decade, they're less rare than many people think! Whether or not they're good luck or have anything to do with St. Paddy's, I love collecting and taking pictures.
I think the faux wooden container would make a neat paintbrush holder. That said, I'm sure you can find ones that are more fun. I'm personally using a blue glass vase from a thrift store that looks pretty vintage for mine. ^-^
I think the little bos would be nice with the gnome sitting on it. The leprechaun has a bunch of shamrock in its hand. Shamrock is the traditional symbol for Saint Patrick’s day as Saint Patrick used the shamrock to explain the holy trinity when converting Irish pagans to Christianity. A four leaf clover is for luck but the shamrock is the actual flower used in Ireland
Lovin this series - when it's over maybe you could take some of the "smash" molds that you were kinda on the fence about and do a poll on IG about which ones to keep - and then you could takes those to do a YT video and see if you change your mind about any of them after you've fired and glazed them. Just a thought! Great vids as usual!
Next week marks half way of this mini series ❤ I hope you have enjoyed it so far. For those missing the mystery moulds, they will be back very soon!
This series was just a way to clean out some moulds, create some videos whilst I am still getting settled into my new studio, and to just have some fun with a different content style.
I love reading your comments! This is so exciting for me as I feel like you are all helping me with the ideas and inspirations for when I create these pieces. I’m going to be randomly selecting moulds as normal but the ones from this series will be thrown around the place to keep it a surprise still ❤
I hope you are all having a lovely week ❤
@Shelby Sherritt Forst of all, I discovered you about a month ago and your videos have really been just wonderful as Ive had some major health issues that stemmed from strep throat, I'm back in the hospital and your content is just so chill, its keeping me sane lol. I love the smash or pass videos, and you, your vibe is just contagious, you are so sweet, and seem to be an eternal optimist, which is an amazing quality to have, I love how much you love your art, and really break down all that goes into work from the artist's perspective. I also love creating and have been taking the little bits of advice you give to heart❤
I was really sad the little crate was a smash, lol.. I feel that you could really lean into the crash bandicoot asthetic and make red tnt boxes or the green nitro, etc. And do the match stick idea or just use them/ sell them as trinket boxes, succulent pots, or just little nostalgia decor for the crash fans like you and I lol, either way, this video was great, and so are you! Thanks Shelby❤
Your last plaster mold has got some Australian history with it.....back in WWI/WWII Aussie soldiers would graffiti that little dude calling it "Foo" and it eventually became the cartoon associated with "kilroy was here" by lots of Allied solders in WWII. So it's a very cool WWII-era historical character mold you got there. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_was_here
That last character was known as "Kilroy was here". There's a wikipedia page about it.
Here's the link! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_was_here
The leading theory is that it was started by a shipyard inspector, marking which pieces had been inspected already. The servicemen would then see this signature in bizarre and impossible places, and came up with the myth of Kilroy, the soldier who had always somehow gotten there first and left by the time any other troops had arrived.
Yup!
Came to say this! I read a book that mentioned it when I was a kid (in the late 80s/early 90s. It may have been Starring Sally J Freedman As Herself, as WWII features heavily) so I started doodling it everywhere because I thought it was so cool.
Yes, its Killroy was here. Came here to add my voice to the chorus.
Originally he was called Foo. It was an Aussie graffiti tag in WWI and WWII. Aussie use predated the Americans by about 20 years. 🤓
The teddy one isn't missing any parts. You have to let the bigger side set longer before removing.
It connects to the momma bear helping rock the horse from the side.
I think the crate vase has lots of possibilities despite the scale and texture. You could paint miniature stenciling, attach your mushrooms at the base…etc.
Oh gosh don’t get me wrong, I totally agree with you! I see it’s potential but I do already have a lot of pots and planters that serve that purpose in my collection so that went into my decision too!
Yess ! Adding different details like that would be cute I also thought they would be great for air plants or succulents and loved the match box idea
The crate vase gave me Minecraft vibes. lol
I think the little box could have some really cool different things since it's a box and mostly I see round vases, cups, etc. With the box you could do a set where they're meant to sit right next to each other (touching) and the design continues across. Especially if the design was something attached on that could really meet up at the edges...like the little rainbows from one of the past videos, half a rainbow on one and half on the other.
I was thinking of turning it upside down and using it to display small collectibles.
I make little miniatures and I’m always looking for items that I can use as little risers so that I can show as many items as possible on a shelf.
This wee crate would be perfect!
I wish I had 6 of them that I could paint.
So the two bears and the Rocking-horse are meant to be joined together to make the rocking horse stand up straight. The part where the bear is riding RH i don’t think set enough so I was floppy and became odd to put together. It was probably a popular mould back in the mid-late 80s early 90’s
They look like cats to me...?
Sad because I would really like to see how she’d paint it
@@Smolnsalty me too. One of the things I’ve really loved in the past series was seeing Shelby’s amazing thinking when faced with a piece that just wasn’t her cup of tea
Fruit crate planters would be cute.
The hollow back of the head in the second one reminds me of ceramic wall hangings of fighting roosters my Mum had the back was hollow to make it lighter when hanging.
That’s exactly what I was thinking.
My MIL has some ceramic wall hanging decorations that are hollow in the back like that, but from the front look like they’d be solid.
It took me seeing that mold to realize that ceramic wall hangings really aren’t very common these days. Especially ones that aren’t perfectly square or rectangle (and usually the ones that are made to look like ceramic are actually resin or some other plastic.)
When I was in preschool we painted this second one and the dent in the back is for a music box. We did a reindeer and snowman in the winter and a bunny for Easter too.
They also had some that had holes where the eyes were for an insert of little lighted eyes. This was in the 1980's and 1990's.
I really loved the wood crate, i could see some 3d flowers applied to it.
Me too!
Little flowers and the tiny bees!
(Or the little hands from the first smash or pass for something more cursed lol)
and bees!
Yeah defo, or 3d butterflies or ladybirds etc and use it as a pen/ pencil holder ,loads of possibilities
Or the delightful bees
Your idea to use the little crate box as a match holder reminds me of the cartoon character Wile E. Coyote. He always had crates from “ACME” with bombs, rockets, anvils, dynamite, etc. that he used to try and catch the Roadrunner. The crate mould could be adorable painted with ACME Matches or something similar!
I'm kinda hoping you might give the crate a second chance, it would be so cute as a little mug! Imagine it with your half mushies against it, or the bees on a mug handle! But of course in the end, it's your choice as you have to work with them.
I could see the little planters in pastel colours with a little succulent growing.
The little character become popular in WW2 and his name was/is Kilroy. I remember him from my childhood. Google tells me he also goes back to WW1 and was called Foo so there is some debate.
yes i know it as foo too. foo standing for forward operation officer by it seams a few bored aussies! its said to pedate kilroy but the ideas the same.
Apparently, there's also a UK claim on it, but going by the name "Mr. Chad."
I've British family who fought in WWI and WWII. Dad is former Aussie military. We always knew him as Foo. There are family stories of him being left in various places in Europe during their service. I know, anecdotes. I wish I could call up my dead relatives to get their input. 😂 It wasn't until I got internet access in the late '90s that I learned about Kilroy and the American claim.
I love the lil dude. Dad drew a lil alien version once when I was a kid. I'd love to get a couple of those lil Foos.
I think the crate one you could use easily- ether turn it into iconic game crate planters (there is a market for that) or you could apply any of the flower/bees/small figures to them to create a cute little scene on a planter
That last one is “Kilroy was here”, something that was made popular by American GIs in WWII.
Thanks for the info I never knew where to originated from I just remember drawing them on my lined paper in school growing up 😊
Yes but how exactly it started and where it came from is a mystery. It's a meme, a true and undiscoverable meme.
I came down to the comments to say the same thing, if you search "killroy was here" on wikipedia you get a pretty decently long page, they have a lot of history
The Americans picked it up for the Aussies. He was originally called Foo. 🤓
I think you should try the rocking horse again, the little bear is the other half
I think the first one has so much potential! You can paint it as a colorful garden fence, or make it a wooden fence and paint it like plants are growing against it. It would make such a cute planter.
Hello Shelby, Shamrocks have only 3 leaves. My mom has had a shamrock plant for years and I also believe that most illustrations have only 3 leaves. I like the adventure of the mystery molds. Thank you for your hard work.
Yep, St Patrick used the shamrock to explain the holy trinity, three leaves on one stem - three divine persons in the one god.
I would have loved to see the rocking horse come together!
I think I need to look up some images of it! It had lost so much detail and was very warn out!
His name is ‘Chad’. The character of Chad may have been derived from a British cartoonist in 1938, possibly pre-dating "Kilroy was Here”. If you Google him you will see pictures. I love your videos and look forward to watching them on a Friday! Caroline xx
That character is Killroy! He was a WWII graffiti cartoon that soldiers painted on buildings while fighting through Europe. There's even a hidden one in the US WWII memorial in Washington DC. (took me a while to find it when I visited. So so so cool, never seen a 3D one.
I want to go visit to see the drawing for myself! So interesting! Three different names for this dude so far!
Omg I was so shocked when you said smash that little crate, it’s so cute and could be used for so many things! I wonder if you could make it look like it has little stamps on it, like as if it was a steamer trunk!
Tradition tells us that Saint Patrick used a three leaf clover to teach the concept of the Trinity.
Yes, 3 leaf clover is a shamrock, 4 leaf is a lucky charm.
I would like to nominate the crate to be redeemed. It would be an adorable succulent pot, pencil or brush holder, desk caddy, kitchen catch all, base for a statue, stand for a figure, garden accent, so many uses. If you a painted your floral or ferns it would make a potted plant decoration, smoothed it would be a blank canvas for any design, attaching some of the mini pieces it would become whimsical. Please give the crate another chance.
cast 1 - I love it - mini planters, pencil holder, makeup paintbrush holder, butterflies on the side so it pops on the crate. Cast 2 - agree. Smash. Cast 3: agree - smash. Cast 4: Kilroy! Wonderful! Kilroy is a drawing from WW2. He is so awesome!. Love these episodes.
I love this series just as much as the mystery mold reveal series. its a great idea because you don't have to waste your creative time working on pieces that don't spark joy. I might have to do a Smash or Pass of my collection of mystery molds. You're so inspiring and fun to watch!
I feel like the crate might be worth keeping just because the mold is so small, but I suppose if you really wanted a box-crate mold again it wouldn't be that hard to find. I really like this series because there are just so many molds that it's just not reasonable to actually have a full video for each of them, and when the shape is really niche and super not your style it's just too much stress to try to make it your own!
So to answer your question on the rocking horse with the two bears, the one with the bear on the horse, you have to have a wooden dowel or "sticks" for between the feet so then when you connect the feet with the other bear it helps hold the piece up and gives it more stability.
I loved the little bear duo with the rocking horse. You had it right when you tried to put the two pieces together, just the bar at the bottom was not long enough to connect both sides well, because it looks like the two sides have a middle to make the legs far enough apart to let the piece stand. The wood crate was awesome and it reminded me of Crash Bandicoot too, I loved to play that game back in the early 2000s. The leprechaun was odd in my opinion, the hollow head made him kind of creepy to me and I love horror... But the little shelf buddy head was so fun, it reminded me a bit of my childhood in the 1980s, especially of the series "Barbapapa", which was popular in Germany back then. I'd probably do multiple colors of them with some shorter and some longer noses, just so they are a little different each time.
I love the little crate! The first thing I thought was a stand for something. Just because it has wood grain, doesn't mean it has to be brown. It would be adorable with "graffiti" (flowers, patterns etc) and used as a little planter, holder or like you said, match box.
Attaching little things to the crates would be cute! Like you could make stuff holders with the little gnomes attached around the outside or something.
The leprechaun is perfect for a garden gnome alternative. I really liked him. Loved the teddy rocking horse. Something very similar that my daughter received when she was born.
I think you’ve made the best decision you could have with those picks. The last one I think it may be from a comic from old newspapers comics. But I could definitely be wrong. But you are right it’s totally familiar looking. And loving the smash or pass it’s a fun way to see all the molds. Cheers again cherieK 🌈🦋🐿🇦🇺
I liked the first one. I could imagine putting ornaments on it, use it as a little vase for the flowers kids bring in. (Or the sticks in our case, sometimes). I feel it needs a lid, so it could act as a treasure holder for stones or something. Maybe pencils. And I continuously think of my kids and what I could do, to make their life more magical with this thing. Maybe butterflies, apples, flowers or birds as applicates.
In the 80s it was very common to give little ceramic figurines of animals or children on rocking horses as baby shower or first birthday gifts.
I had one of a little girl with blonde braids in a pink cowboy hat riding a rocking horse. Of course my brother had a matching one of a boy in a blue hat.
A lot of my cousins and friends had various rocking horse figurines in their rooms growing up.
They were one of those things that were actually gifts for the parents, but the kids were expected to keep it in their room until they were either a teen or until they moved out, lol. (My mom made me keep mine until I moved out).
I like the first one as a vase/ bowl. Maybe adorned with one of the bees or mushrooms you have. I love a good Knick knack bowl to hide bits and pieces in.
Oh, maybe make it having a seasonal character to attach to it. Mini Christmas tree, a heart, clover, Easter egg, pumpkin, etc…. Attach a magnet or small hook on one side.
Kilroy way here !
The little crate would be a really cute mini succulent planter if you added drainage holes to the bottom
Thank you for the fun mould series! Great idea! It is fascinating to see your impressions, and then read all the comments to see what other people are saying. I think you definitely made the right choice with the rocking horse and St Patricks day moulds, but the little box is quite cute, and think people are drawn to it. Kilroy was a flash from the past - I remember seeing it in graffiti when I was a child.
I've only recently discovered your channel and have been binge-watching the mystery mold series. You're such a joy to watch and listen to. My 4 year old son loves to watch you paint as well. It's so lovely to find a channel I can play when he's running about and not worrying about foul language. Can't wait for more smash or pass!
My first thought with the first one was also crash Bandicoot crates 😂
But also, people love painting wood, so you could glaze it various wood colours and paint little flowers, bouquets, cartoon animals. Whatever you please.
Add a hole in the bottom and it could be a tiny plant pot. A few of those on a windowsill would be super cute
6:55 I believe "Leave this cast in the mold while attaching stick on" is referring to the 2nd piece as the "stick-on" bit. (The small piece that gets stuck onto the big piece.) It's probably easier to place it correctly with the big part held steady.
Mama bear rocking the baby bear on the horse, no?
Recently started watching these. She's delightful :)
I think it would be super cute to add lil flowers/leaves/grass/etc to the crates to make them look overgrown like they've been outside for a long time
Aww! I love the Kilroy one!! I used to draw him on my schoolbooks after my dad drew him up for us. He was a WW2 vet and said he was graffitied everywhere by GIs. The wee crate could be could be painted up with (flower) graffiti and would be the perfect size for a desktop pencil or brush holder or paint water container.
The first one could be really cool if you painted it like a pastel fence. You could even add like butterflies or birds. I think it would be a nice pencil holder or mini planter!
I'm late to this game, but I really loved the little wooden crate. I could picture that with bright flowers, little bees, and lady bugs being used as a bud vase.
I know the last character as ' Chad' here in the UK. We used to draw him a lot on school books etc back in the '70s.
Keep the crate, other animals/ characters can sit on it for added dimension.
Oh my gosh! I have heard three different names so far!! This is getting so interesting!!
Yes, definitely 'Chad' in the UK. He was still around in the 80's when we were drawing him on our school books.
The Wikipedia article on “Kilroy was here” (the American name for this guy. Often just called Kilroy. The phrase existed separate of the drawing, then during WWII they merged) mentions Chad.
It says:
“Mr Chad" or just "Chad" was the version that became popular in the United Kingdom. The character of Chad may have been derived from a British cartoonist in 1938, possibly pre-dating "Kilroy was here". According to Dave Wilton, "Some time during the war, Chad and Kilroy met, and in the spirit of Allied unity merged, with the British drawing appearing over the American phrase." “
I thought that was kind of lovely.
Also, I totally drew this on my notebooks in the 90s.
My dad probably showed it to me; he was in high school in the 70s.
We'd always write a little saying underneath our drawings of Chad. It was -
I was here
Here I was
Was I here
Yes I was
Absolutely no reason or obvious connection but there you are. Bit similar to:
If you notice this notice
You will notice
It's not worth noticing
i LOVE the mini crate, the match stick idea is very good, they also look like candle stick holders thats what I thought you were gonna say. my first thought though was if you cut a little drainage hole that would be the CUTEST sapling/seedling pot, absolutely precious just pour it a tad thinner so there's dirt room
The little man with the big nose is a graffiti drawing from WW2. American soldiers would leave Mr. Kilroy's picture in towns and villages to show they came through. Or they draw him under chairs or tables in peace time. So if the town fell/walked into enemy hands. They would wonder when it was put there. Mind games at their finest. 😂
I liked the little crate. I think it has potential.
I also know that character but have no clue why xD
Those little crates painted up as fruit crates would be so adorable
Or used as lollies boxes for presents
The crate is so cottage core background detail I love it but totally respect the artistic smash choice
You could decorate the 'wood crate' with your style. Though it is a woodgrain, it's a blank slate. It could even be decorated like an antique advertisement crate.
Killroy is the figure with the nose peeking over the ledge. It was originally a WWII meme, "Killroy was here". But it carried on for decades.
I could see you Painting all your flowers on the crate piece and it being amazing for little flowers or pens 🖊️! ❤❤
One thought I had about the crate….you could do some sort of vining flowers up the side and maybe do a weathered and cracked/chipped top look to give it a rustic feel. It could be a really cute tiny succulent planter or mini vase.
I think the wood box would be perfect for a flower pot. You could put a little hole in the bottom for drainage and that would look really cute I think.
I think you could turn the little crate into a small vase. You could add anything you might add to a mug on it. It could also be cute to add a stem and flower to it that would maybe help hold up something like flowers or be a place to store chopsticks?
I liked the little crate, I would attach little flowers, bees, butterflies or fruit/pumpkins around the base to turn it into all kinds of little pots.
The crate made me think ACME goods from Warner Bros. cartoons, or maybe something that could get stamps like it was shipped all over the world. I really enjoy your channel--you've made me think about what an art practice for myself might be (no answers, but thinking)
The last one is Kilroy was here! A popular meme that became popular in WWII.
Love this series!! So fun… and I love that creepy foot mug😅
So the shelf sitter is called a Kilroy (or known as Mr. Chad in Australia and Britain). It dates back to WWII. James Kilroy was a steel work inspector for warships and tanks and after being accused of not inspecting the crews work he made it really clear he had and would write "Kilroy was here" on the top of every tank and it was marked with the little man peeking over a wall. It became so recognized during the war that soldiers would sketch it everywhere (it became a symbol in prison camps). If I remember correctly there was actually a contest in a magazine to find the real Kilroy and the prize was a trolley car.
The killroy/people watcher shelf sitter!!! My grandma had one like that when I was a kid! I still have the one I made even though I've repainted it and glued the nose back on more than once! I'd love to find another like it!
The absolute best part is when you smash it and it oozes! I NEED a so-satisfying reel at the end of this series! 💛💛💛
The matchstick crate put in a cabin out by the lake would be adorable
I love the first one! the little crate. You could do a side flat like if it was a label and draw you lovely characters there. if it's for matches or pencils or brushes, just make a little character and write FIRE or PAINT. Dunno, I think it would be adorable with your art.
I’ll add my vote for rethinking the wood crate. It’s adorable.
I think the crate is fun cause with minor modification you could add all kind of cute labels and stuff on them. Make them fruit crates, give them little fragile or 'this side up' signs on them. I think that would be so cute.
Choosing the moulds reminds me of choosing Christmas presents to open as a little kid 🤩
The wooden crate was soooo cute, you could add cute critters on the side of it and it could be a lovely little pencil/paintbrush stand for peoples desks!
The littl crate could be a plont pot with something attached to it.. like small bee's or a flower etc.
I have a little rocking horse coin bank, I’m a bit disappointed that the rocking horse mold didn’t work out well enough for us to see how it would’ve looked if it was put together, it’s sad when a mold is damaged. I agree with the others that say that the crate could be used to attach little 3D birds butterflies bees and flowers for a decorative holder or plant pot, not entirely sure if it was big enough for that purpose though.
The leprechaun with a hole in his head could be for hiding a key.
If you put the rocking horse duo back to back will they line up?
So after a brief bit of research, Foo was used by the Aussies in WW1, the British had it in 1938 as Chad in a comic strip and the Americans developed, either by themselves or by seeing others use it, it in WW2 as Kilroy. The Aussies had it 25 yrs before the USA.
My mum used to draw that nose peeping over! And we are Norwegian… Didn't know it was a thing all over the world!
Wow! I didn’t know it was a worldwide thing either! Soo cool!
Look up "Killroy" or "Killroy was here" it's from war times...or even before.
I like the wood crate. I can see so many things attached to it, mushrooms, mice, ducks. It’s like a platform for other things.
The bees would look so cute on the first one. Could look like a bee hive. You could add a plate to the bottom and make an office set. also with the same box you could make it creepy with the hands and feet.
In the UK the nose piece is called a 'what no'. He is like the nosy neighbour who looks over the fence and goes 'what no... flowers yet' or something similar. It's always looking over something, like the edge of a page, like it's watching for some juicy gossip or what 'it' doesn't have.
The wooden crate would be so cute as a set of little espresso cups 😍
Oo, or sake cups!
The Rocking Horse instructions mean leave the main bit still in the mold, before you attach the other half, there are no bits missing, it just needs to be attached together before you unmold the part that hadn't set enough. I think you should try it again.
That little cute crate has soo many possibilities, I can't believe you smashed it.
The crate could be embellished to any theme. Mushrooms/flowers etc. it’s be a handy pen/brush/tool holder
I think that little crate would be good for your advent calendar or a paint/glaze-your-own thing.
the nose guy reminds me of the art style from a poem book I saw in the early-mid 90's. it was black and white with a sketchy inky style from what I rememeber. I'll have to look it up
I liked the crate and could see it with graffiti on its sides as a pencil holder, for paper clips, or if you put a hole in the bottom it could be used for little succulents. It’s a pass for me. The others were weird…even Kilroy. I am loving the Smash or Pass videos!
I would really like to see the wooden crate paired with little mushrooms, flowers, or bees attached to the outside. The piece could be used as a small succulent planter box or used as an organizer for pencils, makeup brushes, ect.
That little crate was so cute! Loved the idea as a matchstick holder, but I would love to have one to hold some pencils or other stuff like Bobbie pins and such on my table 😍
Bobbie pins, hair ties, ribbons make up brush, tooth paste or tooth brush, ect
Wood crate was sooo cute😍 you could add something on the side, little critters or something
The little mushrooms could go on the outside of the crate one or upside down for a fairy house.
If you were sticking with the matchstick idea you could put some of the hands (peace etc) on the outside for our mull lovin friends
I liked the wooden crate the best. You could use it as a pencil holder, or to store paperclips inside.
I like the crate a lot! You can make it a pencil or tools holder, different wood colors, attach different decor pieces and make it your own. I think it was the best mold of the bunch!
I don't know what's the last one but I don't like it :C
In my opinion. The first one: the undecidedness is what will push you creatively if you do it as a mystery mould you will be pushed to figure out what to do with it when you have to make it for the mystery mould.
My mom still has a Kilroy on a shelf in my childhood home! Glad you passed on it ^_^
The little wooden crate one would be cute as an airplane holder. Could try even putting magnets on it with an air plant for fake succulent for the fridge?
Kilroy omg we draw him all the time in school for us he became a thing after the band REO Speedwagon made a song yelling at the end Kilroy was here.What memories.He actually became a symbol and was popular during WW2. He was a graffiti of a GI. A universal sign that Americian Soldiers had come through and left their mark.
I am loving this series. And it makes me excited to see what you're going to do with the passes!
I remember my mum drawing this, in Australia I think it was known as Foo Was Here. Weird how there are different names!
Four leaf clovers were made up, the shamrock is supposed to be a three leaf clover and that's the real symbol they use in Ireland for St Paddys. So you've got a much more traditional decor item than most that are made currently.
Fun fact, white clover growing 4+ leaves is dependent on the soil conditions so if you uproot a four leaf clover and pot it then it will sprout more three leaf clover, not four.
I've collected dozens of 4-leaf clovers over the last decade, they're less rare than many people think!
Whether or not they're good luck or have anything to do with St. Paddy's, I love collecting and taking pictures.
I think the faux wooden container would make a neat paintbrush holder. That said, I'm sure you can find ones that are more fun. I'm personally using a blue glass vase from a thrift store that looks pretty vintage for mine. ^-^
I think the little bos would be nice with the gnome sitting on it. The leprechaun has a bunch of shamrock in its hand. Shamrock is the traditional symbol for Saint Patrick’s day as Saint Patrick used the shamrock to explain the holy trinity when converting Irish pagans to Christianity. A four leaf clover is for luck but the shamrock is the actual flower used in Ireland
The little wooden crate would be cute for air plants :)
*Off topic but, Shelby the light in your new studio is gawjussss!!!🌼🌸🌼
Lovin this series - when it's over maybe you could take some of the "smash" molds that you were kinda on the fence about and do a poll on IG about which ones to keep - and then you could takes those to do a YT video and see if you change your mind about any of them after you've fired and glazed them. Just a thought! Great vids as usual!
I am loving this series and also your outfit is so cute!!