Atomic Shrimp Advent Calendar - 23rd December 2024 - Basket Making

[@KodiakDunne]

As I notice your channel is approaching 1 million subscribers I want to thank you for the endless amounts of joy and appreciation your videos have given me for the smaller things in life. I'm just so thankful to have found your channel all those years ago I feel I'm much better off having found your channel than if I hadn't. Please keep being you and doing what you love.

[@CristianConsonni]

Preach!

[@WeSombreGhosts]

True - Have been watching for years also an a week has not gone by where I haven’t spend some time with Mr Shrimp an his delightfully random world - We look forward to his Million Subs 🙏

[@HoopleBogart]

Shrimp is the best

[@johanneswerner1140]

And I would like to add that the comments on this channel are (almost) always very wholesome. This is such a nice group of people that I would not mind meeting anyone of the regulars. Merry Christmas (or whatever you celebrate)! And peace on Earth.

[@CristianConsonni]

@@HoopleBogart he is shrimpy the best (cue Tina Turner's "The Best")

[@eloquentsarcasm]

This has been an outstanding experience, I know it must be a pain to get 25 vids in 25 days but it truly IS like an advent calendar. If you have the desire/ability to make this a yearly event, I think I speak for many of us in that we'd love it. To make it easier on yourself you could do a "12 Days of Christmas" version that is only half as taxing to produce. The marshmallows yesterday brought back such strong memories, I could smell the woodsmoke, feel that gooey molten lava on my fingertips and tongue. I spent a lot of time in the woods growing up, and toasted marshmallows and hotdogs were staple goods I brought along. Several episodes have hit me like that, and I'm sure many have had similar experiences of their own. I might never need to make a basket, but as I'm an avid bushcrafter, knowing how to could come in very handy someday.

[@chasonlapointe]

I'm not sure I'm mentally prepared for daily Atomic Shrimp Videos to end as this advent calendar has been fantastic...That basket was beautifully festive, there is just something about rustic Christmas decorations that resonate with me.

[@TakeWalker]

as much as I have enjoyed these and will miss the daily uploads, I absolutely would *not* demand Shrimp do videos every single day forever, this has been a lovely holiday treat :)

[@PaulMab9]

@@TakeWalker It must have been a good bit of work to pull off. In some sense, this may have been his christmas gift to us all.

[@bigmaccas1108]

Do I want to make a basket? No. Do I want to watch atomic shrimp do it? All day long please. Thanks for the great content. Happy Christmas ❤❤

[@zzydny]

In my little corner of the world, we have pine straw for basket making. The needles of Southern Yellow Pine tend to be about 14 inches long. Bundled together and stitched with raffia, the needles can become quite a nice basket. I've only made one quite tiny basket but watching this I'm thinking that I should give basket making another go. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@Bytchesagainstbullshyt8]

You are probably one of the few content creators that makes actual "content" and does something different and interesting for Christmas 🎁⛄, thank you for the time and effort you put in ❤🎄🎁⛄

[@ASBO_LUTELY]

What about Nerdcubed and Ashens? They've been making Christmas Callander videos for what must be a decade by now.

[@Bytchesagainstbullshyt8]

@ASBO_LUTELY I don't watch them and don't care for "Christmas calendar" videos... I enjoy different content, I don't care for Advent calendar videos... which AS aren't really.. they are variety content, some cooking, some crafts ect

[@Scanixon]

It's a time travelling Atomic Shrimp and he brings us Christmas a day early!

[@R0ckMum]

Two days. Learn to count. 😆

[@Scanixon]

@@R0ckMum Christmas Eve is still part of Christmas

[@ASBO_LUTELY]

Christmas Eve is tomorrow, have you been working shifts?

[@vikkij5221]

You can have Christmas any day you want! Look at markets, they have Christmas since November, some even starting in October xD

[@__-bk6mm]

@@R0ckMum learn to understand timezones mate.

[@alexisw28586]

Appreciated the Fruit of the Loom logo Mandela effect reference. Now time to enjoy a lovely bowl of Froot Loops while I watch you weave!

[@DLC-sy7pp]

I found this video so relaxing i actually fell asleep twice. Not because the subject matter wasn't interesting, because I love anything crafty,bushcrafty,foraging etc. But because I found it very calming and relaxing! I shall have to rewatch it again for the little bits i missed! You know you're getting old when you've only been awake for 2 hours and you can fall back asleep easily! 😂

[@artistknownaslisa2850]

Lol

[@chezmoi42]

From hi-tech to handiwork, our Shrimp does it all. Your Christmas floral arrangement - beautiful stuff in a basket. Thank you for this series, it's a generous gift.

[@cphilips502]

As with everything you do, that looks excellent. I also love that you talk about this being your 4th attempt and how you learn to improve each time. Bravo!

[@monaminchau4798]

What a fantastic-looking basket! Our cat was fascinated by the basket weaving… go figure! This advent calendar idea was just splendid! Too bad it’s coming to an end! Thank you so much for all the work you put into this project!

[@KirbyMario12345_939]

I'd say this video is long and chill enough to count as slow TV, almost. And what an interesting yet relaxing video it is. Happy holidays to Shrimp and family!

[@WOFFY-qc9te]

Slow TV how lovely you are correct in saying it is relaxing. have to play back some Americans at 75% people speak so fast only confirming their lack of wisdom. My afternoon entertainment was "The Inspector comes to call: black and white original or course followed by and enjoyable tutorial in basket weaving whilst slurping on my Merlot. By coincidence I am planting Willow this year so so this is a timely reminder of traditional arts. Best

[@elhartzer1639]

A typo in the title? Outrageous! On a more serious note: i really enjoy starting the day with your videos. Thank you!

[@bennyhill4228]

At least we know he is Human

[@ASBO_LUTELY]

It must have been corrected to the 23rd before I saw the mistake...

[@AKBrechin]

As much as I love your presence on KZbin, there’s long been a Jack Hargreaves-shaped hole on terrestrial TV that you’d admirably fill. Should any commissioning editors knock at your door, do say yes. But keep this channel going.

[@kitchenworker446]

I should be wrapping gifts, preparing food, finding hidden gifts (I always forget where I have hidden them!)...but instead, I am watching you make a basket! Thanks Mr Shrimp for the best advent calandar by far.

[@ampersand.]

Aww, Mr. Shrimp is such a clever old stick :)

[@Sybil_Detard]

I, for one, appreciate your dedication to stick wrestling to bring us this bit of the calendar. Lovely basket. 9:56 Semantic satiation. When we were children, one of my sisters and I used to do this with single words for fun. We would also stare at a point in the distance without blinking which caused all surrounding detail to fade. Fun with the senses.

[@crochet_kat]

I'm pretty sure I first discovered your channel when the KZbin gods recommended one of your bramble stem weaving videos. Your channel quickly became my favourite from that moment. Thank you for this magnificent advent series. I know it must have been a lot of extra work for you, but it is really valued and appreciated.

[@Colganology]

Fab! I also enjoyed your basket making with bramble runners a while back. My Cornish farmer grandmother used to make 'wicker' objects often when I was a boy, soaking the split runners in seawater which made them flexible and tough like leather :)

[@1angelofthelight2]

I just want to tell you how very much I've enjoyed your Advent Calendar. So very different and full of interesting 'gifts'. Thank you for your time and effort Mike. You're such a star. Happy Christmas to you and your family (not forgetting Eva!).

[@artremysr2349]

I have absolutely enjoyed each day of this unique Advent Calendar. Today's was just another wonderful day. What a lovely piece of contemporary primative art. I Love It! Enjoy it for many years to come. Merry Christmas & I hope your New Year is bright & exciting. P.S. I hope tomorrow you will all tuck us into bed with a reading of the Night Before Christmas. Pleeeeeease? I bet Eva would be absolutely enthralled. wink, wink. Thank you, Alice from the US.

[@beverleylocke4207]

Thank you for all the inspiring videos over the past three weeks. I am sure you could think of something interesting to do every day of the year but we all know how much work this must have been. Much appreciated.

[@seasmacfarlane6418]

You are a real inspiration, a joy to watch and to listen to, and a talented man. What on earth are we all going to do when Advent ends? You do, of course, realise that addictions can be established in as little as three days?

[@thezefalien8961]

this was so lovely! well done for making it! looked so festive too! hope you, jenny and eva have a lovely xmas

[@SheyD78]

What a delightful basket. Everyone should have something like that. Here's hoping it survives till next year!

[@ShellyS2060]

That was a lovely basket/bowl💜

[@silva7493]

Nothing like 100,000+ year old human tech/craft activity. Satisfying, and so pretty!!

[@cynthiajohnson6747]

Love this sweet little basket. It reminds me of when I first found your channel and you were making an Easter island type head for the garden.

[@zeldajunkielol2]

Really have been enjoying the variety of these videos, you always inspire me to try new things.

[@oldandstillhere]

Love love love your advent calendar! Thank you.

[@RyGuy147]

It's funny. Your wreath video inspired me to make my own today, and I really enjoyed it. I was thinking about learning how to basket weave, then I opened KZbin to watch the newest advent calendar video, and it's about making a basket!

[@Soundslikeaplan]

“Failed magnificently” ! 😂😂 I will be using this phrase many times over Christmas I’m sure… and I shall say it with flourish and flair! 💪🥳

[@evelinharmannfan7191]

I was really wondering what you were doing making such a wonky basket, I was sure you could do better. But when you were done and filled it with greens and cones, I really liked it, so beautiful! It was worth the wait!

[@ellem2293]

Very enjoyable to watch, I feel I might give it a go in the new year, as well as learning to crochet :D

[@artistknownaslisa2850]

How beautiful! Well done. 👏 🤍

[@azteclady]

What a lovely project! Seasonal, artisanal, just beautiful.

[@jasminv8653]

What a lovely craft project! I hope I can find something similar to work with next time the ground isnt covered in snow. ❤ Greetings from Finland

[@SuperJPQ]

That was wonderful, really fantastic as always.

[@kek23k]

Someone's got carried away! Got me panicking, thinking I'd been asleep a full day!

[@hgrace0]

It turned out beautifully!

[@Laralinda]

I love how this is all natural material!

[@Mimi-ui7du]

Now this is lovely.

[@JaymanOttawa]

Good job Mr. Shrimp! That looks lovely. Happy holidays to you and your loved ones... :)

[@sunnasmilieu]

Nice basket, Shrimp! Very nice! I wish I had access to the materials to make baskets. That seems like a load of fun, and also incredibly useful.

[@MoonSpinners]

This was so lovely. ❤

[@bennyhill4228]

A day early, i nearly had to cook my turkey early then, Merry Christmas AS

[@KarenBowers4]

You always do things I’ve thought about trying but never start. The basket is lovely and the finished decoration is just my style. This is one of my favorites, I say that about each video but this time it really is my favorite.

[@marybeaird6171]

You've inspired me. I have a beautiful red and yellow stemmed dogwood in my garden. I usually cut it back in January. I'm going to keep the stems this year and ty to make something. Thanks for the daily videos. They really put me in a festive mood, and much healthier than a chocolate advent calendar!

[@lsauperl]

I'm rewatching the video, because I found it so relaxing I fell asleep ... at work ... and stayed asleep until about two minutes after my shift ended. I slept well tho!

[@lindaclark7]

Oohhh you should be pleased as punch, the end result was absolutely beautiful. 💚 Patience and persistance paid off wonderfully. I started watching this morning as I couldn't resist a peak inside the advent window but I couldn't watch the whole thing because...work, so I've been impatiently waiting to watch in full from the start again 😆 Well worth the wait.

[@twigletz7384]

Have a merry and joyful Christmas, Mr Shrimp. Thank you so very much for your advent calendar vids. I've enjoyed every one of them (the Eva one was a mini highlight ❤). So looking forward to what you have in store for 2025.

[@susan323plcsmc]

Well this looks absolutely amazing and has given me a new plant I want to buy for the garden will be looking where to buy one now. 😂 It was so satisfying seeing it go from a stick to a basket nature truly provides what we need even to make something decorative. Love all your videos and learn so much from them.

[@kjdude8765]

In the USA at least it's called Red Osier Dogwood.

[@chemclimber]

Coincidentally I've been basket weaving today too! Our local nature reserve cut back the willow in the stream and leaves it out for those who want it.

[@jasminv8653]

It turned out so pretty!

[@hildevandingenen-md4jy]

I love the finished basket very much! It Looks perfect in front of the wood stove.

[@acre4406]

This month has passed too fast. But it has been beautiful and interesting. Your basket looks very nice. I imagine this series of videos has been a lot of work, thank you. I hope it wasn't too hard and it becomes a yearly tradition 🥰🥰 My favourites: Rocks!! Eva!! Legos!! yay!!

[@QwinnieLu56]

Great start to the week ❤

[@kitkatrina1337]

0:23 he's growing SAFFRON?!?!?

[@yoshiadams2349]

SAFFRON

[@KnugenMooMoo]

That red string thing

[@drummerboy6464]

So relaxing watching these videos.

[@getyerspn]

That actually looks really good for such a simple basket, really effective and festive... I've had a stressful few weeks and you're videos do help me 'decompress' ...thanks

[@alisebradley6706]

What a beautiful hand made basket. Well done !😊

[@susanzapletal5299]

Positively perfect! How simply marvelous this is!

[@lunacat4136]

I love the basket, reminds me of my grandmother who had several weaved items including her shopping basket and her foot stool ❤

[@deejayk5939]

So satisfying to watch, could feel my BP going down. Thanks for all of these lovely videos!

[@pacifica9718]

Beautiful. The talented Mr Shrimp.

[@tricky2917]

Just lovely.

[@gilld2053]

Wow, that came out great! My hands were hurting just watching you (osteoarthritis and Raynauds phenomenon) 😂

[@personnel5757]

Basket-weaving Time-traveler Atomic Shrimp lovely basket display by the way Happy Holidays!

[@pennykafai4645]

Well Mr Shrimp now you have added florist to your lists of abilities. A lovely festive addition to the hearth. ❤

[@AliciaWickstrom-fg6qc]

Thank you Mr Shrimp. I have very much enjoyed your Advent calendar December. I love your slow living content, it is so wholesome and real. Have a very Merry Christmas from Canada.

[@glynischapman3044]

Splendid !,

[@puppie7647]

i loved this one! i'd love to see more basket and whatnot crafting from you in the future

[@jacquespoulemer]

Hi Mike and friends, my new word for the day is Withy (Osier). And not forgetting that famous Walter Scott 1808 quote "what a tangled basket we weave when we practive christmas eve". My own manual skills are quite footloose and fancy free. Tripping it as I go with a light fantastic toe. This was fun. Enjoy your vispera for the big day. Jacques Mexico

[@christinebories2446]

Well done that's really nice I have enjoyed your videos all very interesting and you have got amazing voice for audio books

[@oliverg6864]

That was so cool! I don't think I've ever seen that style of basket. I have lots of ideas now for weaving! We also have a red dogwood here called red osier dogwood, cornus sericea

[@sheilam4964]

Merry Christmas everyone.

[@lsauperl]

Maybe you could take a small piece of wood and cut a wedge on each side and use that to hold the outer two rings apart as you weave.

[@AtomicShrimp]

Definitely some sort of jig would help if you had to make more than one of these

[@juanitatabe7472]

Thanks for the basket weaving lesson. Another fun vlog

[@captaintreepig993]

Thanks for this, great video! I'm inspired by this! I'm going to give it a go myself!

[@dharusiokay9426]

It's been my last day of work for this year, this is the perfect thing to wind down and enjoy. All the best for you and your family, Mr Shrimp. *Frohe Feiertage*, that is: Happy Holidays everyone!

[@Jablicek]

Years ago, the school my youngest was at would teach the kids weaving from withies they cut with them. The whole thing took a week or so - 1 day to do the cutting and hauling the withies back to school, the next was putting them in the bath to soak, then they'd come back once a day to check the progress and change the water, one day to tie the hoops, and the last to weave, and this was the longest part of it - and why we saved it to Friday when everyone's tired.

[@MisterM2402]

It's funny how "underwater basket-weaving" is used as short-hand for a useless skill or subject to study, but weaving baskets takes a lot of skill and the end result is actually useful.

[@AtomicShrimp]

Funny. I've never encountered the term 'underwater basket weaving' until now

[@MisterM2402]

@AtomicShrimp It's in the same vein as the term "Mickey Mouse degree" and deriding anyone who does Media Studies. Learning new skills is its own reward!

[@doreenogorman8779]

That's lovely you did a great job

[@sheilathompson1684]

That is just lovely

[@rageplayer20]

We're all going to have Shrimp withdrawals come the 26th after you've spoiled us all month 😂. Top work!

[@mgratk]

How dare you, Mike? It is one thing to collude with big agribusiness, it is quite another to mock us by weaving these blue sunflower stems into a basket while denying their existence! That you would take the time to bleach the blue stems and dye them is just too much. Well, despite this I wish you, Jenny, and everyone you love a very merry Christmas once again!

[@naikjoy]

Patience of a sage master

[@LeeRoy.Jenkinz]

24 in title :p Merry Christmas Shrimp

[@paulacrawford5209]

Nice handy work!!🎉

[@twigletz7384]

Some years ago, as a teacher, our school took part in a lantern display and parade in December. Each year there was a theme and we had to create giant lanterns by weaving withy stick frames (we used willow withies) then covering them in tissue paper and lighting them up with LED lights. Oh my goodness, was that a trying time 🤪Can you imagine working with up to 20 children at a time, bending withies into the shape of a butterfly or dragon (or whatever the theme was) then covering them with tissue paper?! The amount of masking tape, PVA glue and sheets of tissue we used was ridiculous! The parade itself was magical though, so I suppose it was all worthwhile!

[@gigi3242]

Beautiful basket, thanks for sharing it with us. Have you ever tried pine needle weaving? Bit easier on the hands. You could actually use these stunning Dogwood stems with the technique. Happy Holidays

[@raraavis7782]

You're like the epitome of the old saying: 'Busy hands are happy hands' - which I deeply agree with from personal experience. Although I do realize, that it's unfortunately often used to chagrin 'lazy' people, rather than spreading the joy of leading an active and creative lifestyle. I do wonder, if the saying was originally used in a positive or negative context.

[@cinm9565]

Very nice!❤

[@samhenwood5746]

I did basket making when I was a teenager & really enjoyed it 🤗Thanks for sharing Atomic shrimp+ you look really cold 🥶 🦐🎄🎅🥳

[@Arrowboy29]

Living your best life

[@phronsiekeys]

That's adorable!

[@thedvdpirate94]

Very nice. Good job getting it right on the 4th try it would have taken me 40

[@sarahstrong7174]

I have never tried making a basket using hoops but I think the method I learnt, starting with slips & slaths to start the base & then weaving up from there & joining in new withies as needed probably would be easier when using shorter materials.

[@sarahstrong7174]

You could also make it easier by using some longer withies that maybe have had the bark stripped off & been soaked to help form the structure.

[@MxTHRTN]

This was fun🥰🥰