E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Double-Sided Diorama Part 2!

[@mandyflaniken1900]

Omg!!!! This brings back so many memories!!! I was born in 1970… this was my most favorite movie of all time for years and years. I’ve got the whole set of trading cards too. I would literally buy this if I saw it somewhere. Totally amazing. ❤

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

We should check out our trading card stashes and see if we need to make some tradsies! lol

[@mandyflaniken1900]

@@WhitneyLaBrieI actually just saw them today. I’ll have to get them out and see if they are all still there. I even have the stickers 😂

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

@@mandyflaniken1900 that’s so cool. I don’t have stickers! I’ll Have to hunt for some

[@nickielondon2594]

I love all of your projects as I was born in 73 so I'm a 70's/ 80's kid, but this one has been so nostalgic. I'm from a big family so Mum and Dad couldn't afford to take us all to the pictures when E.T was released in England, however not wanting us to miss out on the fun they somehow and very naughtily managed to acquire the film on pirate video. So we all sat in our living room stuffing our faces with sweets, laughing, crying and cheering on that little alien and we had so much fun. It became one of my fondest childhood memories, all together safe and loved with not a care in the world, oblivious to the fact that childhood is over in the blink of an eye.

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

I really enjoyed reading your comments, I read it to my husband also.. I had parents like that, they had to be fugile with three kids, but wanted us to have the best childhood they could afford. Your experince watching this movie is wonderful! Thank you for watching my video and going down memory lane with me!

[@jojosmumdorothy2829]

🎉love it🎉

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

Be good!

[@wendywalker3598]

Another incredible diorama full of fun and childhood memories, I remember this so well, it was the first video we watched on our VCR. Well done ❤❤❤

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

That's so cool! I don't remember the first movie I watched on VHS, I think it may have been Star Wars at my uncles house, but I do remember that my grandpa bought our first VCR for my mom for her birthday. Oh I was so excited! It felt like MY birthday, That thing was huge lol!

[@wendywalker3598]

@@WhitneyLaBrie my kids have no idea how lucky they are to have the world literally at their fingertips. I’m so thankful for the opportunity to have creative digital content available from artists like yourself who I could only have ever read about in a magazine. Teens don’t know they are born, ha that makes me feel old! We did feel very posh getting our first VCR but the excitement of a visit to the video hire store was the most thrilling treat each Friday to choose our films for the weekend. You capture that thrill and excitement in your dioramas and dolls houses. 😍xx

[@vickinoeske1154]

Whitney, as our UK friends say, I'm gobsmacked! I love this scene so much.❤❤❤ Stellar job.👽☎️🛸

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

Awe thank you! I sure enjoyed this, I liked everything but I was really happy with the umbrella cause I initially struggled with how to come up with an easy concept that most people could create, cause you could easily add all sorts of fabric and make lots of different umbrella looks!

[@vickinoeske1154]

@WhitneyLaBrie First time I needed to add an umbrella to a junk journal I used a cocktail umbrella (as is).😊🍹 They're just so darn happy. Yes, I've seen people struggle to make umbrellas with wire, junk plastic, shrink wrap, etc. What a pain. Yours is excellent. 🏆

[@vickinoeske1154]

P.S. The leaves on the trees are so pretty.

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

I was really happy with those leaves, they are really pretty and had great color. They will for sure show up in future projects.

[@mrscb5303]

E.T., so many happy memories. It was the theme of my birthday the year it came out. My wonderful Mom took a bunch of friends to the movies (we had all already seen it at least once) Then my cousin made a E.T. themed scavenger hunt complete with Reese’s pieces. Thank you for bringing back all those lovely memories, hadn’t thought about it in ages. Your art really is beautiful and amazing! 🧡🖤🧡 Also now the E.T. Song is running through my head 😊

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

thank you so so much for sharing that story! I love reading that sort of thing, this movie brings me back too. I remember my daddy taking me to a 5 and dime type store called MOTTS when I lived in Texas, He gave me some money and I picked out a little tiny E.T figure, it made me so happy and I remember that it was the first time at the cashier where I was the one who gave the money and got change and the receipt, I felt like a big girl!

[@heathermartinez8640]

Awesome job with the details! I saw the movie a long time ago but forgot about the record player and the speak and spell. Great use of the bracelet solar system beads. There is so much to look at and deffintely brings back memories.

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

originally I had purchased that bracelet when I was building the space ship crash for the dollhouse and I thought it would be cool to have a scene inside the ship, but the plastic was too difficult to see through so I opted out, it was great to use it for this scene!

[@ghoulgoil5029]

It’s so incredible! Crescent City! OMGOSH I used to live near there for 4 yrs. I had never heard that’s where they filmed! You did a fantastic job on this diorama! I love it!

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

The house it was filmed at is in Tujunga about an hour from me. I almost went there to film for this video, but as usual, work got in the way! Isnt that cool, you could have just walked around where Elliot and ET had there adenture!

[@1to4Byron]

Room Box Lazy Susan - Brilliant!! Thanks Whitney you are so clever and inspiring!

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

I am super happy with the lazy susan and I dont know why this is the first time I am usig this method, I will for sure do it agian at some point. It perfect for this type of work and you can get double scenes, I'm in love! Thanks for hanging with me this week!

[@Choi-Iseul03]

Gorgeous ❤ the attention to detail really brings it to life! 😍☝️👽🚲🌕

[@agneschrismer9946]

Great job. You really did wonders incorporating the different scenes. I love the leaves on the trees, makes me miss living in Massachusetts where we had 4 changes.of seasons and all the color. Here in texas it's just green to brown. I love this diorama.

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

Yes being that I was born and raised in Texas I know exactly what you mean! Green to brown...where I am now in So. Cal, there is pretty much zero change all year...a few years ago we went on a trip around the states and this time of year we were driving through PA, Utah and Wyoming etc...and it was gorgeous seeing the changes in the trees and all the beautiful colors!

[@agneschrismer9946]

@@WhitneyLaBrie yes, my son sent me pictures from Maine, I was so jealous. I'm glad you understand texas life. Have a great weekend

[@ClaudiaMcNeely]

That turned out really cute!!

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

Awe thank you, I think this is the cutest movie so I really wanted to do the movie justice!

[@MyMinimadness]

Double sided...a BONUS mini make!! It is so adorable!

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

I made this to bring out every fall, but I think I will keep it out for at least the rest of the year and enjoy it a little longer. I really had fun with this one. :)

[@jenpink4298]

This is wonderful! It’s so good that I really don’t even know what to say, it just makes me feel like crying a little bit. You captured so many of the details and they all add up Into something really lovely and nostalgic! You are so creative and so talented! Beautiful job ❤

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

I really appreciate your emotional connection, I feel it too. For me it pulls me back to a time when everythng felt magical, innocent and care-free. The world has changed, I've changed, and while someetime that's a good thing, there is a little bit of sadness associated with times gone by..

[@jenpink4298]

@@WhitneyLaBrie ❤️

[@charlesperez9976]

I was concerned at first,when you were painting the background trees,but when all finished,it all came together beautifully! Yeah this another brilliant one,chock full of childhood memories.

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

There is always a part of most projects where I ask myself, "what did you just do?" In this case, that was the moment, but it came together and I was really happy, this project brought me a lot of fond memories and a lot of joy!

[@amydanos349]

Looks absolutely amazing!! Really brings me back to my childhood ❤

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

I felt the same way through the entire build and it was so fun reading all the comments and everyoneeveryoness different experiences and memories in relation to the movie.

[@cerisekappes580]

Whitney…. What an awesome result with both sides of this diorama!!!!! Love what you created!!! ❤😊❤

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

Thank you, this was a movie very close to my heart! I love how both sides represent the same movie but feel so different.

[@cerisekappes580]

@@WhitneyLaBrie you are welcome 🤗 It brings me back to childhood ❤️❤️

[@papabear2515]

Well, can I dare say that you really “phoned home” on this?! Yes! Fabulous! The lazy-Susan is genius as well! And I have “stash” and “stash storage” envy! LOL! ❤ Kathleen

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

Oh this was a blast to make and it really hit "home" with so many. I really loved reading all the nostalgic stories in the comments. I think it was just a good time in the world for a lot of people!

[@barbararosensteel8031]

I love this diaroma!! All your projects are so imaginative. You are so talented. Enjoy your videos!!!

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

I'm thrilled you enjoy my videos! Working on a big one right now! This movie was one of my all time favorites (and still is as you can see!) I really enjoyed creating this!

[@MarianneNiehaus]

Love it!! ❤❤❤ Love ET!!

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

Thank you! As you probably can tell, I do too! xoxox

[@thedollcupboard]

I love the depth, detail, colors and textures in all your projects. Being from California, one of the many reasons I loved this movie was how it captured the fall season out here on the west coast. Windy, cloudy, foggy, drizzly without being too rainy or too cold. You've captured all that so well in YOUR scene!!! Those leaves are so cool! You've knocked this out of the park as usual. The communicator! Real dedication making the solar system! They really need you in Hollywood making mock up scenes for big pictures. Girl! 'What I do know about is cocktails...' LOLOLOL 😂😂😂🥰✨ I say Reese's rhymes with pieces. Just like you're saying it. One of my favorite candies. 😋

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

you really hit on something.....a secret dream I have...so get the chance to work on a movie set, doesn't have to be a career, but just once! Oh how cool that would be! You are the only one who mentioned the cocktails comment! Now I know for sure who shares in my sense of humor! lmao! I think many people on the east coast say Reeses the other way, I could be wrong but I lived in Maryland and traveled all over the east for about two years, its the only places I've heard it pronounced reee-seas...lmao

[@midvaleminis9736]

Look at you with the 3D printing! I love it! This came out really cute - I love the umbrella. And the lazy Susan makes storing easier (I hope!). Very fun! I am NOT a scary movie lover, so I had never heard of that movie The Frighteners. Glad you got to meet Dee! I have met many celebrities, and it is always great when they are kind people. Henry Winkler - the Fonz - was absolutely a LOVE! He is definitely one of the kindest, sweetest celebs I ever met.💜

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

I would love to meet Henry Winkler! I feel like he would really be a nice person in real life. The fun thing about The Frightners is that it is more of a comedy than a true scary movie, it's a supernatural comedy. lol. It stars Micheal J. Fox. I can watch this one in the dark and go straight to bed no problem.

[@midvaleminis9736]

@@WhitneyLaBrie I LOVE MJFox! Maybe I'll give it a try 😉

[@jonihenry8124]

This turned out amazing!!! The leaves on the trees and the ground are perfect!! My daughter was a bowhead, too! She's 39 and her daddy still calls her that. 😅

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

Oh that is so cute! Yes, I was obsessed with bows, especially the 6th grade. We actually had a period during the first semester where they offered us bow making! You better believe I was first in line! I think I had a bow for every outfit and earrings of course to match. lol

[@jonihenry8124]

Aw, I bet you were a little cutie!! 😊

[@candiciesinski]

The 80's was the time of neon colors, biker shorts, the mall, Saturday morning cartoons, and of course awesome movies! I love this 🙌🏽 you really captured the the movie. I am not sure if you watch stranger things but, I feel there is a scene in the 1st season where they were definitely inspired by E.T.

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

Yes I am a fan of Stranger Things! Love that show and yes you are right, they have many ET references in the show, even some shots are purposeful to how Speilberg shot the movie. I love that!

[@nessiemonstercrafts]

Epic Whitney, I wouldn't worry a dot about the trees not being redwoods, you and I both know often times making minis is more about creating the vibe of something and not always about precision and perfection. I totally get it that the realism and perfection thing is some peoples jam and that is awesome, but there is more than one way to create and you did a wonderful job of it!

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

that is very true, sometimes it is about the vibe and to be honest I'm kinda thrilled about those fake manzanita branches, they have saved me tons of time, making and painting trees! Many times in my projects it about showing others that you don't need to be a perfectionist (i'm obviously not! lol) to create scenes or minis that bring you joy!

[@nessiemonstercrafts]

@@WhitneyLaBrie 100% it is all about the joy!

[@susanamann1806]

Lovely👍

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

@@susanamann1806 so appreciated! I love this movie so much and I was so happy to incorporate that original toy into the project so I could enjoy it more

[@pengle]

Great job, just like the front!

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

I really tried to make this side just as fun and whimsical as the front! :)

[@stephaniehaney8296]

We love Dee Wallace! Your art is so fun and warms my heart because it reminds me of my childhood or favorite things. I did not realize I could love this piece more, 2nd side.. very cool! Such a great project. Really enjoyed watching as you work. Reese Pieces not Reeesees pieces lol

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

I'm glad you enjoyed the build! I think I'll be making more double-sided diorama's. It didn't really take up that much space and I eellike I got two looks for the price of one! lol

[@natashapoirier4696]

❤❤❤

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

@@natashapoirier4696 ❤️❤️❤️thank you!

[@jojosmumdorothy2829]

🎉hi sweetheart 💕 🎉

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

Hi darling!

[@susanamann1806]

First way of saying it

[@WhitneyLaBrie]

@@susanamann1806 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️