I tried making an entire set out of cardboard & paper!

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  • Hi friends!! 👒🔍 Download June’s Journey for free now using my link: woo.ga/m2r8vi4d
    Thank you so much June's Journey for sponsoring this video!
    OKAY SO: In a collaboration with the ever-amazing @friedalepold, I wanted to make something a little different for this week. She made me this STUNNING ice-queen gown and I thought the best way to highlight her efforts were with a photoshoot set. I dabbled with cardboard sets during Maksoween, so why not now??
    Gathering extra cardboard boxes from the dank basement, I got to work building an enchanted winter forest scene!
    ENJOY!!!
    Frieda's info:
    Her video of the dress -
    RUclips - @friedalepold
    Insta - / friedalepold
    My info:
    Patreon: / rachelmaksy
    Insta: / rachel.maksy
    TikTok: @rachelmaksy
    The Trevor Project - www.thetrevorproject.org/
    What I'm Wearing:
    Floor Troll Shirt - / ladyepi
    Trousers - Emmy Design Sweden
    Secret Pants - Victorian Choice
    Chapters:
    00:00 Intro
    02:00 The Design!
    02:43 Le Advertisement
    03:48 Let's Make Some TREES
    06:36 Adventures in Craft Paper
    09:40 PAINTING TIME
    14:45 Super Sappy Sap Talk
    16:20 The Hobbit Feet Incident
    17:50 The "Snowy" Floor
    19:13 Unboxing the Dress!
    20:55 The Reveal
    21:53 Wrap-Up & Bloops
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  • @rachelmaksy
    @rachelmaksy  3 месяца назад +379

    HI FRIENDS!!! I hope you enjoy this collab with the amazingly talented Frieda :')
    Also here's the June's Journey info again!! (👒🔍 Download June’s Journey for free now using my link: woo.ga/m2r8vi4d )

    • @classic.calypso
      @classic.calypso 3 месяца назад +5

      I downloaded June's Journey over a month ago thanks to your recommendation! I thought I was just going to be searching for items, but decorating my island has easily become my main focus lol, good times

    • @ladarlala
      @ladarlala 3 месяца назад +2

      Stunningly glorious!!!!

    • @meowdee
      @meowdee 3 месяца назад +3

      Try out the serger!! It’s such a godsend for finishing seams and for knit fabrics 😍

    • @m.maclellan7147
      @m.maclellan7147 3 месяца назад +2

      Sponsor Rachel looking PEAK COSY in that bear eared 🐻 hoodie!

    • @sigallk4769
      @sigallk4769 3 месяца назад

      ​@@m.maclellan7147I need this hoodie 🐻 does anyone know where it's from?

  • @im_living_dead
    @im_living_dead 3 месяца назад +1755

    I’m screaming that it took Rachel this project to buy a ceiling roller and NOT her painting the ceilings in her house 😭

    • @sleepynightowl1550
      @sleepynightowl1550 3 месяца назад +53

      Ahaha, that's so true, can't stop laughing about it 😅😂

    • @nixi7688
      @nixi7688 3 месяца назад +7

      Hahaha 😂

    • @taylahart5917
      @taylahart5917 3 месяца назад +8

      Bahaha I had the same thought 😂

    • @jasminvalerie
      @jasminvalerie 3 месяца назад +41

      Next video, Rachel painting the night sky on her ceiling Tangled style. Omg I would die 😂😂💜

    • @peglamphier4745
      @peglamphier4745 3 месяца назад +19

      Right? She was in the hardware store parking lot and I was like, Rachel if you don't buy a pole I'm going to buy one for you. And then she did. Such a Big Girl Now!

  • @nicholasolary5080
    @nicholasolary5080 3 месяца назад +1764

    Hey Rachel my wife and I got to meet you at Megacon. I gotta say I was very nervous and I'm sorry if we were akward but you were super awesome and thank nick for letting me take a picture with him he was a good sport. My wife lives in the floor troll shirt she got btw. Thank you for you videos they are always amazing and we look forward to the next ones.

    • @YourLocalGaymer
      @YourLocalGaymer 3 месяца назад +67

      I hope she sees this that’s so sweet

    • @_the_little_mermaid_
      @_the_little_mermaid_ 3 месяца назад +24

      Awww such a nice memory 😊 sounds like you guys had so much fun!

    • @YourLocalGaymer
      @YourLocalGaymer 3 месяца назад

      Yo scam account

    • @shelbybaby1642
      @shelbybaby1642 3 месяца назад +10

      @@YourLocalGaymerdon’t think you commented on the right thread unless something got deleted

    • @YourLocalGaymer
      @YourLocalGaymer 3 месяца назад +7

      @@shelbybaby1642 yea I reported it

  • @kellieedney3755
    @kellieedney3755 3 месяца назад +344

    Hey Rachel, lovely set and beautiful dress!
    As a seasoned cardboard set creator, couple of tips:
    - double layer your cardboard in 2 directions to overcome the bending and add rigidity.
    - get some brown paper tape - super cheap, paintable over and recyclable so you don’t have to remove all the tape to throw out.
    - soggy tissue paper or loo roll & pva mush is excellent for adding recyclable texture. Xx

    • @pr3ttyflaw3d49
      @pr3ttyflaw3d49 3 месяца назад +7

      Thank you so much for these tips, for Rachel but for myself too!! I'm always making and creating and this is invaluable ❤️

  • @haleyborden3161
    @haleyborden3161 3 месяца назад +1019

    The fact that you weren't a theater kid is absolutely wild to me. You have such theater kid energy (I say this with the highest regard and as a theater kid)

    • @laurelcaldwell7804
      @laurelcaldwell7804 3 месяца назад +23

      Blew my mind when she said that too!

    • @jems.crafting.closet
      @jems.crafting.closet 3 месяца назад +25

      Came here to say this. Miss Maksy you are a theater kid in your soul
      (One-of-us! One-of-us!)

    • @molotochnik.i
      @molotochnik.i 3 месяца назад +15

      theater kid energy is really just confidence and an outgoing spirit, someone who really isnt afraid to be themself, it isnt a insult i was never one but i always was jealous of how comfortable they were just being them, no matter how weird they seemed lol

    • @ColorwaveCraftsCo
      @ColorwaveCraftsCo 3 месяца назад +8

      Theater kids unite!

    • @winter_falls903
      @winter_falls903 3 месяца назад

      fr@@molotochnik.i

  • @PiskyOinker
    @PiskyOinker 3 месяца назад +915

    My husband from behind me while I avidly watch Rachel paint paper white - "Why didn't she just get white paper?"
    Me - "You shut yer pie hole, this woman is a genius!"

    • @SuzyTurner
      @SuzyTurner 3 месяца назад +33

      LOL OMG that comment really made me giggle 🤣🤣🤣

    • @stephanieshapiro6673
      @stephanieshapiro6673 3 месяца назад +25

      @PiskyOinker I read your comment in an Irish accent lmao

    • @moda78z
      @moda78z 3 месяца назад +7

      You tell him, sis!! 🤣😂👍

    • @alisav8394
      @alisav8394 3 месяца назад +17

      Because trees were made from cardboard and cardboard....is brown?

    • @Maers_
      @Maers_ 3 месяца назад +14

      ​@@alisav8394 They mean the butcher paper, not the cardboard

  • @brutalbunny
    @brutalbunny 3 месяца назад +819

    "in another life i couldve been a theatre kid"
    ...were you not one?! 😭

    • @brutalbunny
      @brutalbunny 3 месяца назад +55

      youre more of a theatre kid than i am and i'm literally majoring in technical theatre

    • @kdup-hp6zm
      @kdup-hp6zm 3 месяца назад +27

      if i had gone to a school that had a theatre club i totally would have been a theatre kid instead i went a Christian privet school and got religious trama

    • @kmksmith1935
      @kmksmith1935 3 месяца назад +14

      She is absolutely a theatre kid and it’s never too late to become one!Community theatre is a great way to build friendships, share your talents on stage and off, and create art together! I love it so much!

    • @m.maclellan7147
      @m.maclellan7147 3 месяца назад +9

      Well, she went to an Art college, so......

    • @theatermx
      @theatermx 3 месяца назад +6

      She mentioned in an old video that she played sports

  • @corndo9
    @corndo9 3 месяца назад +416

    Rachel's efforts to do things as sustainably as possible with this project after the feedback about Temu on the last video feels like a rare example of a creator listening to constructive criticism and showing effort to do better through their actions. Not surprising considering the integrity I'm used to seeing on this channel, but I still love to see it 💖

    • @findingbeautyinthepain8965
      @findingbeautyinthepain8965 3 месяца назад

      The problem is recycling is a lie the government spread to justify mass corporations producing so much waste. Almost nothing put into recycling bins actually gets recycled. But Rachel did great by reusing cardboard, paint, paper, and fabric she already had!

    • @dixychickx123
      @dixychickx123 3 месяца назад +16

      I had to go back because I literally forgot she got that hat off of Temu. Yeah super happy she's listening

    • @cornghulia6093
      @cornghulia6093 3 месяца назад +10

      But wasn't the point of that, that the original hat was hot garbage?

    • @julialumina1615
      @julialumina1615 3 месяца назад +1

      THIS!

    • @julialumina1615
      @julialumina1615 3 месяца назад +9

      @@cornghulia6093yes but temu is just another wastefull company thats best not to support at all

  • @bravehearticus
    @bravehearticus 3 месяца назад +364

    My audible gasp when you painted that absolutely stunning background. That should be a wall mural

    • @missvioletnightchild2515
      @missvioletnightchild2515 3 месяца назад +4

      mural :) (from the French mur, which means wall) x

    • @bravehearticus
      @bravehearticus 3 месяца назад +1

      @missvioletnightchild2515 thank you. I feel so dumb.

    • @elielieli1223
      @elielieli1223 3 месяца назад +9

      That's kinda like chai tea just being tea tea lol

    • @corndo9
      @corndo9 3 месяца назад +13

      ​@@bravehearticus Not dumb at all! Being open to learning new things is a sign of wisdom

    • @annbrookens945
      @annbrookens945 3 месяца назад +3

      Bravehearticus, I agree! The background came out beautifully!

  • @ladywoodelf
    @ladywoodelf 2 месяца назад +7

    Confession time- I love putting your videos in the background as I craft. Makes me feel like I have a crafting buddy especially when a finish date looms over head.

  • @llamasugar5478
    @llamasugar5478 3 месяца назад +348

    Brown packing paper-taped into loooong rectangles, crumpled, and twisted-makes _excellent_ vines.
    Y’know, in case you decide to do a _Jungle Book_ -themed costume or dress.

    • @RivLoveshine
      @RivLoveshine 3 месяца назад +4

      I would love that! I am obsessed with jungles! And I really do mean OBSESSED!

    • @monoymono9
      @monoymono9 3 месяца назад +2

      i know this is coming soon now... i can sense it. lol

    • @azrani2023
      @azrani2023 3 месяца назад

      I'd watch the shit outta that 😂!!!!! ❤

  • @Whoopsie.Daisy.
    @Whoopsie.Daisy. 3 месяца назад +57

    You've just inspired my newest DnD character. Is it a beautiful ice queen? Nope. It's an elderly swamp witch named Mother Frick. Thank you ever so much my dear for blessing my with my latest project. Please excuse me while I retreat into my character-creation lair as I convene with dark forces of min-maxing.

    • @awaredeshmukh3202
      @awaredeshmukh3202 3 месяца назад +6

      Oh my god I desperately want to meet Mother Frick now what a character she's gonna be

  • @haleyhoudini
    @haleyhoudini 3 месяца назад +90

    Rachel: Will only paint her ceiling with a brush
    Also Rachel: buys a ceiling paint roller to paint paper on her floor
    ❤ We love the chaos!

  • @user-qj7yx7cb3t
    @user-qj7yx7cb3t 3 месяца назад +105

    As a former theater kid, I will claim you as one of us! But one thing I learned in painting sets, they do have the flats on the ground when you paint them, but to save your back and the scene from getting walked on, you tape your paint brushes to a yard stick and paint from there. It does take some practice to get used to it, but it will make a huge difference in ease and comfort.

  • @BrennaBrutality
    @BrennaBrutality 3 месяца назад +95

    "it's alright" but she painted a floor scene completely off the cuff and super well?? She's so talented and is such a a huge inspiration to me, I wanna be like her when I grow up 😭🖤

  • @caseypick8844
    @caseypick8844 3 месяца назад +32

    As an employee of The Trevor Project, THANK YOU! I love your videos as a source of peace and relaxation, and seeing this callout tonight just made my week.

    • @lizabee484
      @lizabee484 3 месяца назад +3

      Thank you so much for your wonderful work! You and your coworkers/volunteers have helped save mine and so many other young lives. Your work is important and inspiring beyond words

  • @EllynHayden
    @EllynHayden 3 месяца назад +155

    Rachel Maksy is most certainly an Honourary Theatre Kid ❤

  • @duhimaduck
    @duhimaduck 3 месяца назад +110

    i continue to be in awe and amazement at how you manage to paint things and they suddenly just look so real??? and so good ??? especially with just cardboard and recycled things

  • @lilguy3
    @lilguy3 3 месяца назад +185

    im actually amazed at how those birch trees turned out. they look so pretty the way they're layered around and remind me of elementary school plays lol

    • @Thimbrethil
      @Thimbrethil 3 месяца назад

      But those well made, not those that people put 0 effort into making. ;)

    • @lilguy3
      @lilguy3 3 месяца назад

      ​@Thimbrethil yes! definitely haha

  • @riri89927
    @riri89927 3 месяца назад +51

    seeing Rachel make things always makes my day and the way she put her ice coffee into a coffee mug had me crying

    • @medicwebber3037
      @medicwebber3037 3 месяца назад +2

      I am SO doing that at work, tomorrow! Lol

    • @azrani2023
      @azrani2023 3 месяца назад +2

      right?? and wasnt that cup lovely, too??? ❤

  • @suzub8963
    @suzub8963 3 месяца назад +69

    Love the backdrop! It reminds me of Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe

  • @jeannechapman2696
    @jeannechapman2696 3 месяца назад +50

    You are so clever and fun. I am a fairly new viewer but at 83 still so enjoy your enthusiasm and creations. Gorgeous you, gorgeous gown! ❤

  • @charminsavage2512
    @charminsavage2512 3 месяца назад +135

    I'm living for your Floor Troll shirt, so many floor trolls salute you.

    • @redwoodcottageart
      @redwoodcottageart 3 месяца назад +8

      Seriously amazing sweater, my daughter really needs one too 😂

    • @huntressmma1822
      @huntressmma1822 3 месяца назад +3

      Agreed but I have evolved into a basement troll.

    • @tytoalba6573
      @tytoalba6573 3 месяца назад +6

      Merch?

  • @doggyspeak
    @doggyspeak 3 месяца назад +11

    scene painting tip: save your back by attaching your brushes to painting sticks and painting while standing straight up. (Back when I did it we had bamboo sticks we would shove the brushes into and secure with a ton of rubber bands so the brushes could slide in and out for easier cleaning). There's definitely a learning curve to paint this way but it is well worth the effort!

  • @isabellelockett2493
    @isabellelockett2493 3 месяца назад +47

    Mother has provided the sustenance we crave ❄️

  • @bubbles1850
    @bubbles1850 3 месяца назад +15

    my husband heard the bloopers and said "it sounds like madness today", little does he know, it's madness in every video and I am here for it lol

  • @emilianodiaz-page4233
    @emilianodiaz-page4233 3 месяца назад +49

    Oh Rachel you absolutely kill me! Especially your outtakes. The amount of laughs you’ve given me over the years is commendable.
    Your such an incredible creative and joyous human being. Thank you.

  • @twinnish
    @twinnish 3 месяца назад +10

    The look on your face when the cardboard tree first stood upright was precious. I was impressed at the actual simplicity with which that happened. I would so over complicate it that I wouldn’t even try. Good for you. 😊
    That dress is gorgeous and I love that you can wear it with or without the overlay and it’s just beautiful and the color is perfect on you

  • @leahgroess5361
    @leahgroess5361 3 месяца назад +18

    Anyone else's soul leave their body when seeing Rachel cut the cardboard on those wood floors? Girl, even another layer of cardboard is not enough, you need a cutting mat!

    • @drakynoch
      @drakynoch 3 месяца назад +3

      MY GOD! I'm so glad I'm not the only one who audibly groaned and wheezed.

  • @damoneugenerich
    @damoneugenerich 3 месяца назад +12

    Thank you for your donation to the Trevor Project. As a.Member of the letter community, I see the need for the project’s goals. ❤❤❤❤ Your videos are so great! they also keep me company whether in the dark times or the creative times!

  • @arnodafe
    @arnodafe 3 месяца назад +55

    Crazy lady talking to herself in a car , making cardboard trees - nailed it ! 🍷😏🔥

  • @placeforNothing
    @placeforNothing 3 месяца назад +23

    Ok so cardbox is made of tree, right? If you cut it to tree shape and stand it up, does that mean resurrection?

    • @EchoCian
      @EchoCian 3 месяца назад +1

      Weekend at Birchie's

  • @littlelamb-
    @littlelamb- Месяц назад +1

    why am I so mind blown by her putting her full iced coffee cup in a mug so she has a handle and a straw?! thank you for this life changing hack 🙌

  • @akirecat13dreamweaver45
    @akirecat13dreamweaver45 3 месяца назад +27

    Hey Rachel i had to put my 17 year old kitty to sleep today. Your video has helped me to stop crying. Thank you for being you 🍀🤍

    • @bonnie8204
      @bonnie8204 3 месяца назад +4

      I'm so sorry! Sending a big hug, from one cat person to another.

    • @akirecat13dreamweaver45
      @akirecat13dreamweaver45 3 месяца назад +1

      @@bonnie8204 thank you very much 🐾

    • @haggisa
      @haggisa 3 месяца назад +3

      I’m so sorry for your loss, losing a kitteh always hurts. ❤️🥺

    • @akirecat13dreamweaver45
      @akirecat13dreamweaver45 3 месяца назад +1

      @@haggisa it truly never gets easier. They are my family. Thank you for your kind words🐾🤍

    • @rosey_ie
      @rosey_ie 3 месяца назад +3

      I’m 42 now, and still remember the day we had to put our poor old cat down when I was 15. Sending you hugs ❤

  • @wandaXmaximoff
    @wandaXmaximoff 3 месяца назад +61

    Between the winter aesthetic, beautiful dress and red hair, this is giving me Sansa Stark vibes and I’m here for it. ❤❤❤

  • @slmuratta
    @slmuratta 3 месяца назад +26

    I am LIVING for this video 👏✨ The energy, the I Spy kid in me getting excited for June’s Journey, the little skeleton socks, the Alanis joke, the cardboard-build serotonin boost, a charitable donation, Frodo sass, an incredible dress, it’s all IMMACULATE 🤌 Thank you Rachel for always providing soul-nourishing content!! 💛

    • @m.maclellan7147
      @m.maclellan7147 3 месяца назад +5

      I loved the socks but was concerned they were going to get paint on them, lol !
      A Frodo snuggle is always a serotonin boost ! ❤

    • @quinbee_creates
      @quinbee_creates 3 месяца назад +5

      You forgot that thicc cosy chenille animal hood sweater-jacket!

    • @merryhunter
      @merryhunter 3 месяца назад +2

      Got the same (similar) socks and was so worried for them. 😂

  • @BigThinkPhilosophy
    @BigThinkPhilosophy 3 месяца назад +30

    If Rachel talked with 10,000 people at MegaCon, there's still 100 times more people loving your content! We love these other types of projects too.

  • @BejadedF
    @BejadedF 3 месяца назад +31

    big paper always makes me think of that one mythbusters episode about folding paper 7 times

  • @underworldsghost
    @underworldsghost 3 месяца назад +18

    I am so in awe of how Rachel can just *make a tree* and it actually looks like tree! The dress is also so stunning, oh my goodness!!

  • @lady_draguliana784
    @lady_draguliana784 3 месяца назад +2

    Woo! The Trevor Project is a super worthy cause!

  • @lucideandre
    @lucideandre 2 месяца назад +1

    The blankets didn’t look like real snow. But I think it’s better: it looks like a theater set. And it’s clearly snow. So it definitely worked! Also the dress is gorgeous

  • @jeremyhire5516
    @jeremyhire5516 3 месяца назад +10

    Watching the background go from white to grey to A FRICKING FOREST was amazing!

  • @luciebagss
    @luciebagss 3 месяца назад +3

    The irony of the blizzard starting outside the window half way through the vid absolutely sent me

  • @LaneysStudio
    @LaneysStudio 3 месяца назад +1

    I am a theatrical scenic painter, this is beautiful and wonderful but a helpful tip to save your back, get a bamboo stick and cut the end of so that you can stick your paint brush in there, if it’s too loose wrap a rubber around it. I hope that makes sense and helps, I promise it’s worth it.

  • @stevezytveld6585
    @stevezytveld6585 3 месяца назад +6

    Frieda Lepold's work is out of this world beautiful and meticulous. What a fantastic collaboration. Well done. The dress is astonishing and the set is so much fun.
    - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi

  • @jamesharris8110
    @jamesharris8110 3 месяца назад +4

    As for being a cosplay guest, you are a great example that anyone and everyone can have fun with cosplay no matter the budget or skill level.♥

  • @tigermoon44
    @tigermoon44 3 месяца назад +20

    You look like a dream in a winter wonderland and you now what, you are also a sorceress because you literally made it snow ... inside and out!

  • @mrluvpups
    @mrluvpups 3 месяца назад

    Rachel: "not bad"
    The art: a masterpiece
    Literally how? The background is so gorgeous, I watched it take shape and I was still astonished when the reveal came!

  • @jilltremblay4528
    @jilltremblay4528 3 месяца назад +3

    I’m not surprised people waited in line to see you, you ROCK, your so authentic and honest and hilarious it is super refreshing!!!! Thanks for being you!

  • @whereheathergrows
    @whereheathergrows 3 месяца назад +3

    Ok girl! I’ve been a fan since I had breast cancer in 2018 (shout-out to my fellow warriors!) and, I’m also a momma of a transgender young adult. He’s the light of my life. As is my cis gendered daughter! Let’s normalize being PROUD of our kids. Thank you for donating to the Trevor Project. Do I love you more? Yes but let’s not make it weird

  • @Lanecryo
    @Lanecryo 3 месяца назад +2

    I find it so relaxing to settle in for a Rachel Maksy video, and I always love seeing little hints of how geographically close we are; I am absolutely stealing that dunkin-in-a-mug trick the next time I grab an iced coffee, LOL
    Try the iced coffee black with 1 less caramel than the size recommendation; seriously heaven in a cup

  • @teesiemom
    @teesiemom Месяц назад +1

    But we love you, little floor troll!🤗💗 You make us smile, laugh, and even identify with you so many times.😊 You Are Awesome!🎉

  • @SuperBlondenerd
    @SuperBlondenerd 3 месяца назад +13

    I LOVE how whimsical and storybook this little forest looks! So fun and enough atmosphere to really immerse us into the ice theme of the dress

  • @peglamphier4745
    @peglamphier4745 3 месяца назад

    The roller pole is life changing. Next time you paint a wall (like the one color painting, not the 'i'm going to paint Hobbiton' painting), use the pole. You'll save your hands and arms. I married to professional construction painter and he's taught me a lot. Thanks for another hour of fun, Rachel.

  • @iridescentaurora268
    @iridescentaurora268 3 месяца назад +1

    As someone who works at the paint counter at my local Lowes - Agreeable Gray and Aesthetic White are colors that I make quite frequently.
    My opinion on both are neutral, they both have their place, and picking colors for your house is entirely subjective and depends greatly on the type of lighting each room gets.

  • @laurenpetiti2975
    @laurenpetiti2975 3 месяца назад +13

    I might have actually found something I can watch while working on the treadmill😂so you’re helping me workout and get healthier so thank you Rachel!

  • @dellagrace2887
    @dellagrace2887 3 месяца назад +23

    Coming off a HECTIC Starbucks shift…Rachel is balm to my SOUL!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @azrani2023
      @azrani2023 3 месяца назад

      She always is, isn't she? hope you found some time for yourself and relax

  • @sophiapearson6473
    @sophiapearson6473 3 месяца назад +1

    Ahh nothing says "New England basement" like a stack of AC wall units 😂❤ This came out so fun!!! Love you

  • @lolad.4418
    @lolad.4418 3 месяца назад +1

    I have been following for like 7 years and seeing you grow is amazing you are deserving of all the love and followers. You are such a hard worker and YOU and your content brings joy. Never change you and always do what you love.

  • @bravehearticus
    @bravehearticus 3 месяца назад +12

    I ❤Frieda's work. Beautiful dresses, and her videos are pure chill aesthetics

  • @annachoi1590
    @annachoi1590 3 месяца назад +15

    Incredible to see you and Frieda work together!

  • @StephanieCanada
    @StephanieCanada 3 месяца назад +1

    As a former theatre kid (turned theater professional) I can confirm that you would fit in VERY WELL! ❤❤❤
    Edit: it was a pleasure to meet you at Megacon!

  • @lauramathews3151
    @lauramathews3151 3 месяца назад +3

    Birch trees are my FAVORITE. Their branches sway and whoosh like a willow, they have the white bark and black knots like big old aspens, but are smol enuf for almost any yard, and they have the most fun fidgety seeds. The tree equivalent of a dandelion. So fun.

  • @plumplumi
    @plumplumi 3 месяца назад +3

    My goddess, just the background painted was incredible, and with the added trees it's just so chef's kiss! the dress, the hair, the vibe in the reveal actually gave me chills !

  • @angelwolfheart9260
    @angelwolfheart9260 Месяц назад

    Rachel painting the backdrop gave the vibes of a giant Bob Ross painting. 🎨

  • @nekofreak62
    @nekofreak62 3 месяца назад +1

    I had to comment this cause I nearly died.
    At 19:12 when you leave the barn to go unbox the dress, the way your head was tilted down and you could just see your adorable bangs sticking out through th hood, I could have sworn you turned into one of those cartoon-esque middle aged men with the big bushy brows and mustache for our childhood animations!
    I don't think I've ever gone back so fast, when I realized what happen I started laughing so hard I nearly fell out of bed!

  • @nevaehaho61
    @nevaehaho61 3 месяца назад +3

    Omg Rachel your HAIR looks STUNNING!!! It’s all of my Borgia renaissance dreams ❤

  • @mastergardener2000
    @mastergardener2000 3 месяца назад +6

    The reveal gave me goosebumps. You did a good job. No you did a great job.

  • @nenagravil
    @nenagravil 3 месяца назад +1

    omg thank you for supporting the Trevor Project!!! You are a treasure

  • @nosleeptillcosplay
    @nosleeptillcosplay 3 месяца назад

    It was so awesome meeting you at Megacon! We are a Patreon of yours but I didn’t ask about the special gift so darn that I missed it- but I bought some awesome stuff from you and treasure them! It was so awesome of you to think about us Patreons to even do something special. You are so sweet!

  • @LaurelSimpson
    @LaurelSimpson 3 месяца назад +6

    Meeting you at Megacon was the highlight of my year thus far! Idk how my year can get any better from there! Lol. You brighten my life with your creativity and humor. Hope I get to meet you again someday!! ❤❤

  • @mindyskidder
    @mindyskidder 3 месяца назад +3

    The set is perfect as the backdrop for the gown reveal. Just gorgeous!

  • @bobsmith9571
    @bobsmith9571 3 месяца назад +1

    the contour lines she made on that overdress!! madness

  • @margotcologne113
    @margotcologne113 3 месяца назад

    I just wanted to say that I HATE hearing you say that you feel like you don't deserve the kindness you got at your booth - you said it yourself, your content and you as a person help others feel better! We just want to show you some gratitude in return. This is just our small way of showing that we appreciate what you do so much and that you enrich our lives. ACCEPT OUR LOVE!!!

  • @birdiebee7449
    @birdiebee7449 3 месяца назад +5

    Love the backdrop! I want one for my house. I also want an an ice queen gown to prance around my house! Stunning

  • @naomismith3590
    @naomismith3590 3 месяца назад +11

    I am sick, and this is delightful - thank you! Just what i needed today!

  • @sewmuchjoy
    @sewmuchjoy 3 месяца назад

    Wow, the reveal! The dress, the 'woods', the snow, music, and the story! Everything is so beautiful and lovely!!!
    Edit: Not to mention the hairstyle! Perfection.

  • @CallUNexTuesday
    @CallUNexTuesday 2 месяца назад

    14:39 Rachel making a snowy tree lined set then taking B roll of her yard that indeed, is snowy and tree lined made me laugh out loud.

  • @breenarnianwarhorse5051
    @breenarnianwarhorse5051 3 месяца назад +3

    We love you Rachel! ❤️ You are such a fun, creative person - you SHOULD TOTALLY feel supported!

    • @breenarnianwarhorse5051
      @breenarnianwarhorse5051 3 месяца назад

      Also... that dress is STUNNING!!! on you Rachel. 😮😍 Gorgeous!! And wow, it looked lovely in your set!

  • @maliiiiiiin
    @maliiiiiiin 3 месяца назад +16

    Yaaay, friday and a new Rachel vid! ❤

  • @shimmyshookmybones
    @shimmyshookmybones 3 месяца назад +1

    Heeeyyyy, so did you know that I used to live like 30 minutes from where Megacon was held, and then literally WEEKS before it happened I moved 500+ miles away, thereby missing my chance to embarass myself by fangirling at you???
    😭
    Trying to be a grownup about it, might get there eventually lol. I'm so happy to hear you had such a good time though, and I continue to be impressed by your creativity - those trees! That background! You really are pretty great💜

  • @debrasmidlifelibrary
    @debrasmidlifelibrary 3 месяца назад +1

    As the mother of 4 theater kids, I am STUNNED you werent one!! I also wonder if you could get in touch with a group now and donate the pieces you make but want to hand over to somewhere they will be loved? You do such amazing things!! ❤

  • @lydiarowe491
    @lydiarowe491 3 месяца назад +8

    Making it from zero is stupendous..what determination..building the layers to create this set became a dream come true..the costume was beautiful..the fit perfect..and your hair beyond amazing..thankyou ....definitely pushing the boundaries with this one.. ❄️

  • @itsirkeel
    @itsirkeel 3 месяца назад +3

    How gorgeous! I came here from Freida and you and the dress and the cross-creative inspiration is truly off the scale. So glad to see it on you and in motion!

  • @lindseyflesher5742
    @lindseyflesher5742 3 месяца назад +2

    I've done many a painted theatre set in my day and since I've gotten a working craft room I've fantasized at times about turning it into a cardboardified birch forest. Especially because I come into contact with a lot of cardboard in my job. I always feel like Rachel's videos are permission to follow my heart. 😅

  • @TSIRKLAND
    @TSIRKLAND 3 месяца назад +1

    The last show I worked sets on just last month was literally built from mostly cardboard. Cardboard trees, cardboard logs, cardboard leaves. Some wooden under-structure, but the form and surface was ALL cardboard. It can be a very versatile material!
    Your backdrop was beautifully painted- of course it was; we know your mural skills! And the trees were beautiful. A magical setting for your dress-modeling; everything came together beautifully!

  • @Dinki-Di
    @Dinki-Di 3 месяца назад +8

    That reveal was just WOW! What a dress- and so beautifully framed by your set.

  • @jennylawson1980
    @jennylawson1980 3 месяца назад +9

    You are amazing! What a wonderful set ❤ build. I am so glad you had so much fun at your convention, that's great! You deserve it all, Rachel ❤❤
    Such a beautiful dress too

  • @polargranola
    @polargranola 3 месяца назад +2

    If you ever decide you want to do something like this again and want to add texture while keeping it paper and cardboard, paper mache is great for that! Either just working with strips of paper or blending the paper up to make some paper clay can get you some pretty cool results!

    • @m.maclellan7147
      @m.maclellan7147 3 месяца назад

      Check out Jonni @ Ultimate Paper mache - here on RUclips & a website. All KINDS of mache & mixes of crazy stuff. She's like a hip, artsy Grandma.
      I think her & Rachel would "vibe" !

  • @sewmuchjoy
    @sewmuchjoy 3 месяца назад

    You painting the background with white and then adding some lines and color here and there. Whoa. It literally came out looking like a Bob Ross painting or something! I actually stared for 5 whole minutes with my mouth open in shock! All I can say is, Rachel, YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @Vanderbilt231
    @Vanderbilt231 3 месяца назад +4

    Eeeeeeee 🤗🤗🤗, absolutely gorgeous! I'm glad you had such a great turn out at Mega Con ☺️

  • @Stormy38044
    @Stormy38044 3 месяца назад +3

    This dress is frigging mindblowing to me, and the set you made is magic! I'm falling in love (even more) with winter!!

  • @grouptarot
    @grouptarot 3 месяца назад +1

    You might think about donating this to your local theatre or school drama dept.
    It would be super fun to play What Show Would You Do? on this, or devise a new piece specifically for this set, or simply learn from its construction.
    Just an idea. :-)

  • @maggierobertson2962
    @maggierobertson2962 3 месяца назад

    I've never been so tempted in my life to skip to the reveal. But I hold back, because I know the process is worth it.

  • @divergentone7491
    @divergentone7491 3 месяца назад +3

    Great work on the set design and the reveal. The dress is stunning on you as well as on its own.

  • @mrs.knecro7044
    @mrs.knecro7044 3 месяца назад +3

    I just remember the first sponsorship from Junes journey that it saw was the video where you and a couple other costubers got together and tried each others hair styles and toured New York
    😂”I had to ask” I love it,
    The out takes are always so good 😂

    • @m.maclellan7147
      @m.maclellan7147 3 месяца назад +1

      This was also the first video I saw of her ! Her, Morgan Donner & Bernadette Banner ! I still follow all 3, but, Rachel is the Chaos Queen, the Floor Trolliest, the Secret Pants Pan, & just generally goofy, funny & oh SO relatable 😆
      If I could only watch one RUclips channel, it would be hers, hands down. ❤

    • @kimberlyfraser9858
      @kimberlyfraser9858 3 месяца назад

      My first video as well, how glad I am now that I stumbled upon it !!

  • @ElykRindon07
    @ElykRindon07 2 месяца назад

    As a life-long Narnia fan from a tropical country, the reveal was worth the wait. I love it!

  • @aurianox4541
    @aurianox4541 3 месяца назад

    This project turned out beautiful! The dress is STUNNING, and the scene you made for the shoot for it made it all the more magnificent. You really brought it to life.
    Bonus: I had the absolute pleasure of meeting you at Megacon. You were one of the many fabulous cosplayers there, but you don't have to do cosplay exclusively to be one of them. Something that I truly love about your content is that you are a very multi-faceted creator of things. You have a great many skills and interests. And that makes you even better at each of them. One of the best ways to better your craft (or any craft) is by learning as much as you can about everything and applying it to the project you are doing currently. You never know what skill come in handy one day. I don't know if you found it upstairs, but there was an entire panel that lasted the whole weekend in which you could just walk in and learn new skills. I got to learn soldering, and then had a lovely conversation with a competition cosplayer up there who was just part of the panel, showing how he made some of his stuff. Making all the things is an asset to cosplay! It is all part of the process and art!

  • @ellahopkinson
    @ellahopkinson 3 месяца назад +3

    This dress reminds me of Jonna Jinton's videos of the sounds of ice cracking beneath the surface- highly recommend. Beautiful gown, beautiful set and beautiful person ❤

  • @annyoung2368
    @annyoung2368 3 месяца назад +5

    Rachel you always do such amazing crafting things! I am in awe of your talent!