Crafting Curiosity: Cotton Balls & Crayons - Perfect Harmony or Chaotic Experiment?

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  • Опубликовано: 13 июл 2024
  • Maybe a little bit of both?!
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  • @hollypierce3076
    @hollypierce3076 Год назад +267

    Is it just me or does the crayon melting smell like kindergarten?? I swear I can almost smell it through the screen!!🤭☺️😂

    • @peterbrownwastaken
      @peterbrownwastaken  Год назад +98

      YES!
      Also, It took 3 days to clean all the the crayon shavings up and I'm still finding blue shavings here and there. Also, since I was in flip flops I might have dyed my feet blue.

    • @hollypierce3076
      @hollypierce3076 Год назад +14

      @@peterbrownwastaken lol!! You'll be finding blue crayon shavings next Halloween too!!
      As for the blue feet, I can relate to unintentionally dying of feet! Except mine may or may not have been from picking mulberries, also I may have also dyed my fingers as well!!

    • @burritodog3634
      @burritodog3634 Год назад

      why are you smelling kindergarteners

    • @Tmac-rv9wq
      @Tmac-rv9wq Год назад +2

      @@peterbrownwastaken flip flops in the shop. Sounds very Peter brown

  • @corygerhards4817
    @corygerhards4817 Год назад +992

    Crayon wrapper micarta sounds like a logical next step to me

    • @peterbrownwastaken
      @peterbrownwastaken  Год назад +485

      It's my own fault. I've made you all crazy.
      It actually sounds cool!

    • @ShugoAWay
      @ShugoAWay Год назад +32

      I was thinking food prosseser/blender them then add resin

    • @FuriosasWarRig
      @FuriosasWarRig Год назад +4

      He's done that before I think

    • @steejans
      @steejans Год назад +1

      Yes!!!

    • @simpleChoas33
      @simpleChoas33 Год назад +41

      @@peterbrownwastaken How's that phrase go?
      "You don't have to be crazy to watch here, but it helps!"

  • @TheDarkPreacher65
    @TheDarkPreacher65 Год назад +287

    The bottle opener could be named the Pop-a-top-sicle!

    • @peterbrownwastaken
      @peterbrownwastaken  Год назад +58

      WOW! *slow clapping*

    • @gaiasguardian205
      @gaiasguardian205 Год назад +10

      It would be a hit with tiki bars and the like. Anybody who has a summer getaway or tropical ambiance to their establishment.

    • @SnowblindOtter
      @SnowblindOtter Год назад +1

      Niko Pop-a-top-sicle.

    • @novas2905
      @novas2905 Год назад

      i feel like should be angry but that's an incredibly pun

  • @lumare
    @lumare Год назад +52

    I can tell Mrs Brown doesn't really care about the results, she just cares that you've been enjoying yourself spending time in the shop creating and that's really adorable.

  • @sheenatalks8529
    @sheenatalks8529 Год назад +208

    For some reason when I saw the thumbnail, I imagined you had arranged the crayons into a rainbow of some type and combined them with the cotton in resin to make some sort of cloud/sky/rainbow project. Maybe an idea for the future!

    • @peterbrownwastaken
      @peterbrownwastaken  Год назад +73

      oooh! That's sounds cool!

    • @vaelophisnyx9873
      @vaelophisnyx9873 Год назад +15

      @@peterbrownwastaken do keep in mind, as a wax, crayons may not behave when attempting to mix them with cotton balls and resin

    • @gaiasguardian205
      @gaiasguardian205 Год назад +8

      @@vaelophisnyx9873 Smart planning is all that's needed. A resin with a lower temp and slower cure time is essential for the wax to not blob, but how to assemble it for turning? No idea.

    • @Ina552
      @Ina552 Год назад +4

      @@gaiasguardian205 How about start with some resin soaked cotton balls, add one or two into the mold, drip some melted crayons on it, add another ball or two, more crayons and so on. Could look like some clouds suspended in a galaxy of crayons. Maybe :D

    • @gaiasguardian205
      @gaiasguardian205 Год назад +1

      @@peterbrownwastaken Fuse your crayon rainbow together (maybe with a slight twist so it always has a curve) and suspend it in a blank, then once cured you can rough carve the ends before attaching the cotton clouds in another blank. Happy turning.

  • @jwithro3
    @jwithro3 Год назад +74

    I love the peeling and melting of crayons, but for some reason as you were snapping them my artist heart started screaming, "You monster!"

    • @peterbrownwastaken
      @peterbrownwastaken  Год назад +13

      haha!

    • @Zoso14892
      @Zoso14892 Год назад +7

      Really? I loved the sound, it was so satisfying!

    • @jwithro3
      @jwithro3 Год назад +13

      @@Zoso14892 Growing up, my head always associated that sound as something bad because the crayons were used as intended (breaking =bad). Just something my weird little mind had to unlearn.

  • @sandwhich1050
    @sandwhich1050 Год назад +61

    Would be neat to see the different colors of cotton balls mixed instead of just bands of color. I can only imagine what kind of a mess they are to deal with but mixing the colors might lead to some interesting swirl patterns.

    • @wheresmymuffins
      @wheresmymuffins Год назад +5

      yeah, looking at the purple, if you did lots of blues/purples you could get a pretty cool galaxy thing going on, esp w little undyed specks looking kinda like stars or w/e

  • @RealAndySkibba
    @RealAndySkibba Год назад +29

    Yay! Love when a new video drops. Has that special "Shop Time" smell

  • @milky2246
    @milky2246 Год назад +49

    Always puts a smile on my face when I see you’ve uploaded a new project, Thank you!

  • @bellarose2323
    @bellarose2323 Год назад +22

    I'm kinda curious what it would look like if you used all the stuff the vacuum sucks up to make a bowl lol. All the resin, crayon, wood shavings, and such could make for something weird and you've already got the stuff around lol.

  • @Wordsnwood
    @Wordsnwood Год назад +42

    The crayon looks so hard to work with, but the swirls are really cool. And the colour really makes the cotton ball project.

    • @peterbrownwastaken
      @peterbrownwastaken  Год назад +11

      That void really messed me up! Thank you!

    • @HappilyHomicidalHooligan
      @HappilyHomicidalHooligan Год назад +1

      @@peterbrownwastaken I'm not an expert, but I think if you melt enough wax to completely fill the mold in one single pour, you're less likely to have voids in the final blank...
      Either that, or pour the wax into the mold and immediately stick it in a vacuum chamber to pull any air pockets out...
      Maybe both...

  • @KainYusanagi
    @KainYusanagi Год назад +46

    Very neat! I thought you were going to mix the cotton balls with the crayons; crayons for colour and fill-in medium, cotton balls for stability; sorta like straw in cob or wattle in plaster. This was pretty good too! Maybe shred those paper sleeves up into confetti bits and suspend them in clear resin, in a rainbow gradient? Or maybe mini-micarta?

  • @Azurko
    @Azurko Год назад +7

    Crayons in the freezer huh, good to know you're always prepared for a Marine to come to dinner unexpectedly! Love the cotton ball one!

  • @addumstone2393
    @addumstone2393 Год назад +5

    I really like that, Peter. "Someone will tell me that I'm wasting them. I'm making ART with them. That is not wasteful to me at all." 🥰 I'll definitely remember this one

  • @cameronflack2254
    @cameronflack2254 Год назад +45

    Hey since you mentioned hot glue at the end, it reminded me that i have seen people make their own jewelry casting wax by literally mixing in hotglue sticks with crayons. Maybe you could try that and get a sturdier wax to turn. If youre interested that is

    • @he-meme2922
      @he-meme2922 Год назад +3

      Great idea

    • @peterbrownwastaken
      @peterbrownwastaken  Год назад +13

      I would love to see that. Do you have a link?

    • @shaunacorrigan9372
      @shaunacorrigan9372 Год назад +3

      @@peterbrownwastaken I've seen a lot of videos of people making sealing wax that way, but not carving wax. Could be a fun experiment!

  • @thehutch4823
    @thehutch4823 Год назад +8

    Have you considered taking raw cotton wool and dyeing before adding it to the resin? I bet if you got a bunch of chunks of cotton, dyed them differen colors, let's them dry, and then crush and pull apart the different colors together you would get an amazing effect if put in clear resin afterwards.

  • @LordRae
    @LordRae Год назад +2

    One thing I love about your videos is you always show the results to your wife. Which is wholesome as hell and just adds some reality to your vids. Love all the experiment but I'd love to see you use more of your home remedy dyes for some projects.

  • @stanleywhite4404
    @stanleywhite4404 Год назад +1

    I’ve watched your videos for many years now. You were the first woodworking channel I ever found and have really built a love for it in me. I hope one day I can work on a lathe. It seems so aggressive yet peaceful

  • @ChillyJack
    @ChillyJack Год назад +19

    I feel like you could get a really cool look with the cotton balls if you stuck to 2 or 3 colors and stretched the resin soaked cotton out and loosely twisted the different colors together instead of just putting them in a mold with the colors separated like you did. Might get nice color swirls without having to put resin in at specific temperatures.

    • @alvis1686
      @alvis1686 Год назад +3

      that sounds like a great way to actually control how the colors mix, good idea!

    • @peterbrownwastaken
      @peterbrownwastaken  Год назад +17

      lets do it!

    • @khills
      @khills Год назад +4

      @@peterbrownwastaken if you do the same blues but added micarata and swirls of the right color (say, green and purple), I bet you could get a really interesting Northern Lights analogue.

  • @cherinuchell4578
    @cherinuchell4578 Год назад +9

    Only thing I worry about is the ornament next to lights, depending on how warm they get. Super cool. Kinda want to see melted black and whites with chunks of solid color thrown in.

    • @Ruthavecflute
      @Ruthavecflute Год назад

      I shold think it will be fine as long as his lights are reasonably modern. LEDs give out very little heat.

  • @goshisanniichi
    @goshisanniichi Год назад +15

    Cotton + Resin is basically micarta. Something similar to chopped carbon fiber. With a similar process to what is used for making chopped CF, I bet you could get really good a really strong result with a mold that allows you to use clamping pressure instead of the pressure pot and is also designed to allow excess resin to flow out when it is clamped.

  • @konzetsu6068
    @konzetsu6068 Год назад +4

    this channel is a study in hindsight.
    what we learned today; when making anything crayon that has a bit of mass, use a core, threaded rod or something.
    when melting many crayon colors, they homogenize, isolate colors when melting and only mix them during the pour.... (can you nuke them in the microwave?)
    cottonballs are messy but cool!
    suggestion for future project: use cotton pads instead, might let you mix color layers (or make micarta out of it)

  • @kitsunekari02
    @kitsunekari02 Год назад +3

    The cotton balls kinda look like a sunset, it's so beautiful! It's definitely one of my favorite things you've ever made 😍

  • @Messy_but_magical
    @Messy_but_magical Год назад +10

    Great call Mrs B! I love the bottle opener!
    Peter I've not cracked open a bottle of resin in 6 months. You've actually got me inspired to go do some mixing and turning! Happy Halloween guys, stay safe if you're celebrating 🎃

  • @joecoastie99
    @joecoastie99 Год назад +2

    I love how you get your wife’s input. I do the same when I’m deciding on color and handle shape for my knives

  • @stephensano9156
    @stephensano9156 Год назад +1

    You make a beautiful crayon turning Peter. Knowing how soft and brittle crayon is, turning and sanding it you must have a delicate touch and excellent skills. Even your fill looked easy, but I'd be screaming just trying to turn without the tailstock for support as you did. Fantastic job!

  • @JDtheVagitarian
    @JDtheVagitarian Год назад +5

    Astropops were my mothers favorite candy growing up! We’re from NYC and she even remembers when they turned it upside down so it had the stick coming out from the top. So they could no longer be licked into a deadly sharp point lol I actually have a couple in my cupboard that’s she gave me after her best friend found them at some old school candy store. I might go have one now!

  • @act4793
    @act4793 Год назад +3

    You are one of the few creators I genuinely get excited to see post

  • @FuriosasWarRig
    @FuriosasWarRig Год назад +3

    I honestly expected you to mix the two! But they turned out beautifully! I'm so happy you posted! I had a rough weekend and your videos help me relax

  • @WaterAssassini
    @WaterAssassini Год назад +1

    I like how this guy doesn’t pretend to be over the top or a comedian like most do. He’s just real and himself which is what makes this a great channel to watch. Bobby Duke is the energetic type, you’re the calm type.

  • @ambi_cakes
    @ambi_cakes Год назад +5

    They turned out so cool! Personally if I saw these in a shop, I would totally buy them. The quality in the end is amazing as always, and I also love the cotton balls popsicle lol

  • @Helgatwb
    @Helgatwb Год назад

    Honestly, when you post, I'm never sure what's going on, but I'm here for it.

  • @pyro-millie5533
    @pyro-millie5533 Год назад

    I can’t get over how beautifully cloudy and swirly cotton balls in Resin are! And I bet it has a very soft-touch texture too! Gorgeous!

  • @surrealsadi841
    @surrealsadi841 Год назад

    I love how the cotton balls dyed and in resin looks almost like stone. And the blues and purples in the ornament look amazing together. Wonderful projects!

  • @budgetoffroadb3623
    @budgetoffroadb3623 Год назад

    Thank you Peter, you still have one of my favorite channels on RUclips!

  • @aaronlowery365
    @aaronlowery365 Год назад +1

    What a throwback, I remember watching you make a similar cotton handle for a garden tool a few years ago. Awesome!

  • @mimi2the4
    @mimi2the4 Год назад

    This video is EXACTLY what I needed today! Thanks for sharing your projects

  • @Xanimelover707X
    @Xanimelover707X Год назад

    So happy to see you back in the shop.

  • @terristroh3965
    @terristroh3965 Год назад

    I love how your mind woks! These are beautiful!

  • @smp101998
    @smp101998 Год назад

    A magician at work. You look full of vitality. Thanks for sharing!

  • @Felivii
    @Felivii Год назад

    Super cool! Love that you show the clean up too lol, it's calming seeing the mess cleaned up. Mrs. Brown coming in with the good ideas AGAIN! 👏

  • @KassFireborn
    @KassFireborn Год назад

    Enjoyed the brief interlude of Unwrapping Crayons ASMR more than I expected to.

  • @brunkosaurusrex
    @brunkosaurusrex Год назад

    It's bizarre to me that I've been watching you for years! I've always been fascinated by your craft and processes, keep up the great work!!

  • @loupiscanis9449
    @loupiscanis9449 Год назад +2

    Thank you , Peter .
    🐺

  • @sgsax
    @sgsax Год назад

    Two fun and unusual projects. They both look pretty cool. I swear I could smell the crayons while you were working on them. Thanks for sharing!

  • @DankoleClouds
    @DankoleClouds Год назад

    Those cotton balls really give off some cool effects! Can't wait to see what other handles you make!

  • @JiggsysShed
    @JiggsysShed Год назад

    If only kids knew that crayons were good for more than just drawing. Great work

  • @diedredunham7383
    @diedredunham7383 Год назад

    Both pieces are really different and so cool.

  • @ambermorgan1340
    @ambermorgan1340 Год назад

    Orange, yellow, and red cotton ball handle for an ice cream scoop. A popsicle looking handle to scoop ice cream would be awesome.

  • @Scereyaha
    @Scereyaha Год назад +1

    When you said "cotton balls and crayons" my first thought was "Oh that'll be flammable for sure"...
    Might be a cool idea to get the crayons just barely up to temperature very evenly in the oven so the colours stay gloppier and mix less. Requires more patience but might yield cool results.

  • @levilore_7126
    @levilore_7126 Год назад

    I love your videos so much! I'm at college rn and whenever I watch your videos it feels like im back home with my dad in his workshop. Your videos are awesome and I love how creative your projects are.

  • @Kreative_Rainbow
    @Kreative_Rainbow Год назад +1

    I love the colorful popsicle handle made from cotton!! 🌟 That ornament is a definitely cool item!! 🎄 The swirls are fun! 😃 I adore that vase and what a testament to the nature of Crayola wax!! 🌈

  • @classCexplosive
    @classCexplosive Год назад

    That bottle opener is really cool

  • @virginiarichards6872
    @virginiarichards6872 Год назад

    I just found you and am so excited now to try something with cotton balls. Great video and I enjoyed your projects.

  • @pronukespontaneous8090
    @pronukespontaneous8090 Год назад

    Wooooo
    Peter’s uploaded again!
    glad you’re feeling up for it.

  • @joshsmith4488
    @joshsmith4488 Год назад

    One of the most entertaining channels on RUclips

  • @thenatinator279
    @thenatinator279 Год назад

    A popsicle is the first thing I thought of when I saw the cottonballs in the the mold. Great project!

  • @josuelservin
    @josuelservin Год назад

    Looking forward for the rest of the kits!

  • @joshuadbybee4906
    @joshuadbybee4906 Год назад

    thank you peter of all the youtube i watch you give me more hope because you are real. so many others just feel like a persona they put on. once again great video.

  • @Dbzchampion
    @Dbzchampion Год назад

    Your hair has become more and more regal as it grays. Love the vids!

  • @YoMama9021
    @YoMama9021 Год назад

    Wow, I’m just impressed all around. Subscribed! Showing this to my partner.

  • @Gaeldx
    @Gaeldx Год назад

    I can't get enough of your vidéos !

  • @braxtonwkalfs551
    @braxtonwkalfs551 Год назад

    Indigo was always my favorite color as a kid! Also love the crayon freezer trick!

  • @yo5tan
    @yo5tan Год назад

    Always excited to see a new video from you! gorgeous work as usual

  • @ConnieConnie824
    @ConnieConnie824 Год назад

    Both came out Awesome 🔥

  • @JonathonPickett
    @JonathonPickett Год назад

    Always love a good Peter Brown video. And they are all good.

  • @aluthenasongsteel
    @aluthenasongsteel Год назад +1

    The colours are BEAUTIFUL! I always look forward to your uploads and I'm equally always impressed by how beautiful things turn out, even if there were complications along the way.
    But. Because of this, I have it in my head that a "disaster/trash/extras" project of sorts may be the near future. A block of metal shavings, tissue paper, crayons, cotton balls, 'lava' resin pieces, etc. A very eclectic and downright frightening piece.

  • @NWcats42
    @NWcats42 7 месяцев назад +1

    Always enjoy coming across your videos. The willingness to try something and not caring if it fails, but also trying to find a solution if it does fill to keep going.
    Couple of ideas if you come across these materials again. For the crayons would like to see pink or another color mixed in to mix up the blue more (if you didn't already try) for the cotton balls, mix the colors more so it's more of a tye dye look to it.
    Thanks for sharing!

  • @stephanieruggles7360
    @stephanieruggles7360 11 месяцев назад +1

    Hope you saved those crayon shavings for another project. The colour is so beautiful. And you can always remelt them.

  • @evelynpayne5995
    @evelynpayne5995 Год назад

    great video as always!

  • @MrDreadmasta
    @MrDreadmasta Год назад

    always an excited time when a new video shows up ! Need more! MORE MUAHAHA . love the vid's keep em coming!

  • @schwuzi
    @schwuzi Год назад +1

    I like the cotton ball handle, looks like a forbidden snack.

  • @bethcaselman7952
    @bethcaselman7952 Год назад

    Both turned out awesome the crayon one is also useful to color with

  • @imwithstupid086
    @imwithstupid086 Год назад

    Ahhh, good to see you're back to doing some good old-fashioned woodworking.

  • @TheCraftyWitchUK
    @TheCraftyWitchUK Год назад

    New subscriber here… really lovely to see people playing with new techniques and materials

  • @vgullotta
    @vgullotta Год назад

    Yay, new Shop Time!!

  • @BeardManTimLaird
    @BeardManTimLaird Год назад

    These came out great! I wish I was living in a place I could do wood working. I miss it so much.

  • @tinderbox218
    @tinderbox218 Год назад

    That's cool, I didn't know such hardware kits existed.

  • @alexclark6777
    @alexclark6777 Год назад +2

    Awesome, loved the colors on both - subtle blue swirls on the ornament, vivid almost pearlescent colors on the popsicle-opener.
    On a different note: I think both of these were worthy of their own separate video. If that means more frequent Peter Brown content in the future (albeit with shorter vids) I'm fine with that!

  • @danthemakerman
    @danthemakerman Год назад

    Two really cool projects! The cotton balls look so cool though!

  • @TarotLadyLissa
    @TarotLadyLissa Год назад

    I bet the cotton ball shavings would look neat in clear resin!

  • @Gantorin
    @Gantorin Год назад

    LOVE THE SHIRT!

  • @agailparsons
    @agailparsons Год назад

    Just making the crayon ornaments to be used as crayons would be really cool. I could see me making those for my kids.

  • @BenWolkWeiss
    @BenWolkWeiss Год назад +1

    The cotton ball handle would be perfect for an ice cream scoop!

  • @NickToland
    @NickToland Год назад

    Always great watching your content

  • @solusprime8143
    @solusprime8143 Год назад

    I must admit that the purple cotton balls did look rather appetizing :)

  • @jaungiga
    @jaungiga Год назад

    That crayon ornament reminds me of a type of soap we used to have in the bathrooms of our gas stations and restaurants here in Argentina years ago. They were very prevalent back in the 80s and 90s but you can still see them occasionally today. I'm sure other people will remember those too

  • @amandamason9359
    @amandamason9359 Год назад +1

    You and Mrs. Brown are marriage goals. Always so cute together

  • @Blcktear
    @Blcktear Год назад

    I was kinda sad when you cut off the blue, but you have those really pretty sunset colors left. Love it

  • @Toonpish
    @Toonpish Год назад +1

    This is fascinating stuff and turning a piece of crayon is NOT going to be the next thing I turn. I think it would definitely frustrate me. But the cotton wool balls are amazing. I have learned so much from you over the years, and I do remember the cotton, but I had completely forgotten until now. Thanks for the reminder 😀

  • @karmathegolden
    @karmathegolden Год назад

    wow I haven't been around in a while you look amyzing getting back in shape also your creations are cool as allways

  • @BeardedSkunk
    @BeardedSkunk Год назад

    The crayon ornament is good for Christmas and easter!

  • @woodandwheelz
    @woodandwheelz Год назад

    It's interesting to me that you said that Crayola Crayons melt at 141°F. Makes me wonder about the sidewalks at my Elementary school now. LoL! We would melt them on the sidewalk or asphalt. You know, "Heat of the sun science experiments." Great video. I would agree with the comment about the "making simple projects out of the wrong material", but that's why I love this channel. Thank you.

  • @Crowbar777
    @Crowbar777 Год назад +1

    Man that crayon ornament does look like a Neptune. So Cool. Now do one with orange and red so we can have Jupiter too.

  • @digrat
    @digrat Год назад

    The crayon wrapper icebox trick is brilliant!

  • @jeremymoore2361
    @jeremymoore2361 Год назад

    Peter I really enjoy all of your projects, you could do more projects with your wife, you both work really well together

  • @jackthemagiccat4571
    @jackthemagiccat4571 Год назад +2

    I blanked out while sorting and looked up to see a buttplug out of crayons 😅 my dumbass was so confused until I recognised it as a chrimbo tree ornament lmao

  • @davidkahnt2632
    @davidkahnt2632 Год назад +1

    Oo... idea!
    You said the crayon looked like Neptune.
    Sounds like a Solar System made by various materials would be interesting... it'd be a great series.

  • @MrGothicruler666
    @MrGothicruler666 Год назад +1

    So cool!

  • @jenksify
    @jenksify Год назад

    Another name for the channel would be, "The place to go for making the project as difficult as possible while having a ton of fun doing it".