Making a 6-foot Book Stack! (out of trash)

[@rachelmaksy]

Hey hiiii! Here's the Skillshare info one more time: The first 500 people to use my link in the description will receive a one month free trial of Skillshare! skl.sh/rachelmaksy01251 (ALSOOO the captions are out for transcription, should be ready soon!)

[@5FtPotato]

Could you please tell us where to find the top you're wearing at 11:20 ? It's amazing. Thank you for your videos and for you in general.

[@morlandalamaga5899]

Lara Craft... loved it! 😄🤣😜

[@Jerovado]

@@5FtPotatoI tried doing a google image search and couldn’t find it. Would love to have that shirt too.

[@ShadowAnimeation]

This came out amazing. And I don't think you could get the same level of quality without that level of work. And I totally understand not wanting to waste real books. But one alternative is to buy dollar tree books (that are often messed up already or unpopular/problematic) and use those for a project like this. That way you're not wasting good books but just stupid messed up ones :3

[@The.fantasybug]

I am also a little baby who plugs my nose when I dive! 🎉❤

[@dwilliams7377]

Hi! I'm a former Disney Imagineer who designed a few stacks of books in Belle's Cottage in Magic Kingdom. Your looks way better. I just started watching your channel with my two tiny craft goblins. Our first watch was of your toothless puppet. At the end of your video, my 4-year-old craft goblin turned to me and said, "We're going to need to go buy some foam." Thanks for taking us along your crafting journeys. We're learning so much and we're inspired by your beautiful projects. I also really love how you discuss what worked and what didn't. It's so helpful and inspiring for my little goblins to see that even experienced adult craft goblins hit failure points, and then we learn to persevere and keep trying.

[@Barb.....]

Aww, sweet.

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

That's awesome! Out of all Rachel's projects, this one most reminds me of those sweet little details in the Disney parks which I love so much. Great job, Imagineers. ❤

[@jennamallow]

love the “craft goblin” title ahaha

[@brandyjean7015]

Sorry I'm late to the party, caught up in the drama of my old stomping grounds burning Inspiring as always & Nick never disappoints.

[@bunnybgood411]

I love those spine paintings!

[@gypsi812]

Love this project!❤ You could include a gold paint pen in the room and guests that stay with you could add their names to the spines. And then they would be...guest books.😂😂😂

[@gettysburgmaam8437]

this!

[@jule4772]

YES!

[@elisabethbanber4689]

Names of the guests as "author", and they get to choose the title. Extra points for nerdy easter eggs!

[@RSSwimmer]

Omg this is such a fun idea!

[@elizabethsloan3192]

I really agree! You should do this!

[@sarahannekerley8681]

I love how you basically run an entire community theater: costumes, props, sets, and all of the planning, performing, and story telling. You're a wonder, Rachel Maksy!

[@AmiralMable]

Oh Yes, a Wonder She Is !!! 💜✨

[@shannonshorts-johnson306]

You are so right. She IS a wonder and absolutely incredible! ❤

[@reneliz]

this thought came to me randomly in this video but just letting you know i'd watch the fuck out of a lower key video of craft upkeep where you just do little things you mention wanting to change at the end of your products. like "oh let's try again with the tumnus hooves and then fix this book that sticks out to me and mend this one sewing project that fits weird" etc. you've been killing it with videos and projects lately but i'd absolutely watch just you getting to right some of the things you seem disappointed with when you're rushed by a video schedule !!!

[@clemclemclem-1]

i’d LOVE this kind of video! like the “mend pile” clothes video she did a while ago, but for previous crafts!!

[@gabriellerussell8484]

I love this idea so much.

[@bluedenimgene]

this should be a widespread maker trend!

[@gabrielleszafir]

Such a wonderful idea!

[@sushreeshashwata]

Yes. Whenever rewatching an old video i think did she actually do it. Probably not coz she is always working on next video. This would actually get things done while also being content.

[@Kaileighblue]

Some finally using a "nice box". Proving us all correct in saving them.

[@Camjagoogoo]

Pure satisfaction 😁

[@mahtra.2372]

But it is destroyed now. You cannot use it for something that would have been even better suited.

[@zucchinigreen]

It's not destroyed, it's used. It performed a function of utility. That's the whole point. ​@@mahtra.2372

[@lexp6099]

@@mahtra.2372 Don't worry! You don't have to make a stack of books with your nice boxes.

[@morgannabr0021]

Heck yeah! It's the perfect stash buster

[@bekytg9393]

This project was FANTASTIC, wonderful. Great way to use left over rubbish. I suggest it now needs a small felted mouse or frog sitting on top, reading a minature book.

[@KJ-wh8fu]

YES!❤

[@mcmilge]

Yes❤

[@smarterthanawaffle]

YES

[@annecasillas5402]

YES Please!!!!

[@azrani2023]

Ahem YES NEED!!!

[@leilamaria8659]

Mother Maksy your house is slowly morphing into a scene from June's Journey and I love that for you!

[@Walkthewalkkk]

So true lol

[@_foxpuppet]

Fun fact(?)! Adhd people have something called "object consistency," which is similar to, but not the same as, object permanence in babies. We understand that a thing/person contunues to exist outside of our observation of it, but it becomes difficult to impossible to access the information about it when not interacting with it directly. This disconnect is worsened by other cognative pressures such as time limits. So thats why when you ask an adhd person (or sometimes anyone at all) what their favourite movie is they completely blank. Also why door and drawers are the enemy of remembering what stuff you already have

[@amyeff7279]

This is so cool to know. My ADHD was keeping that from me.

[@bluelagoon1980]

Aaaand that's why I've lived nearly 40 years with most of my stuff in laundry baskets or piled on the couch. Otherwise it doesn't exist.

[@GeekyBoutiquey]

If I ask myself where something is, I have no idea...but if my kids ask me where something is, it's in "the mom dimension" and I know exactly where it is. Wild.

[@GM-qq1wi]

This is why I have zones for categories of things and micro zones within those zones for meta-categories. This way, I have a semi-comprehensive mental inventory of (almost) every object I own. O

[@kattipton1864]

The reason I take the doors off of all the clothes closets in my home 😂

[@sha2424]

ok i know Rachel is a talented artist . . . so tell me why i was so shook to watch her confidently paint those book bunnies!!! they look so good!!!

[@mbuhtz]

Right??!

[@jcatsjcats6896]

I was impressed too! They’re so cute and perfect!

[@gremlingrandparent]

watching you paint the spines with the gilding paint was lovely and whimsical af omg

[@annenicole5323]

It was so satisfying! It made me want to get some and paint something!

[@bethanygreenwood8259]

My favourite part! 😊

[@atroxiAlex]

Yes!! Almost like a meditation session while drinking hot tea

[@somberhoney]

nothing better than opening my sub feed and seeing "5 seconds ago" on a Rachel Maksy video lmao

[@azrani2023]

"The Queen Has Blessed Us Once More" :'))

[@laurapierson9670]

This with a lamp in place of the dowel would absolutely slap

[@catherinejustcatherine1778]

Seconding this!🌟

[@m.maclellan7147]

You could probably use a length of PVC pipe and run wire through it for a lamp.....

[@judietwalpole5640]

??

[@Noraia]

Great idea 😊 imagine sitting in a nice armchair, reading a book and this adorable lamp stands right beside you...

[@lenabreijer1311]

​@@m.maclellan7147I was just at the Restore in my town. They had a dozen of those really tacky chrome floor lamps with the little stalks of lights that could totally be repurposed!

[@chyaa9471]

I'm a librarian and my professional opinion is, that they look like old books that had some water damage in the past. So it's just part of the whole bog witch narrative! Love your videos, this one was again so much fun to watch. 💚

[@alessandramantovani1797]

Rachel… I beg of you… you can’t just inspire me to suddenly want to build a whimsical book stack when I am MID PACKING TO MOVE- It turned out absolutely amazing though! 🤩

[@lornahill6650]

Counterpoint: think of all the cardboard you'll have at the end of the move (for making a whimsical book stack) 😅

[@ElizabethMidfordHatesCops]

Unrelated, but I love your dress in your pfp. It's very beautiful and you look great in it.

[@lmcgiglez]

The feminine urge to make a stack of books that's as tall as I am. This is *amazing* and I want. I have no place for such a glorious item, nor near enough materials or time (or ability or patience or energy, or etc). There is also the desire to have some of the paper sections be drawers for the storage of things. Additionally, the little rabbits you painted were really adorable and for some reason I found them very touching. Like, they made me feel quietly emotional in a pleasant, nostalgic way? IDK, brains are weird.

[@m.maclellan7147]

I, too, LOVED the bunnies 🐰 As you were saying you had "no room", it sprang to mind you could hang a stack from the ceiling (as long as you kept the weight low!) Stalactite & stalagmites of BOOKS !!! 📖 📕 📘 📗 📓 📚

[@username12345b]

the bunnies were ADORABLE!!! i loved them so much too omg reading your comment instantly reminded me of "the runaway bunny" by margaret wise brown, specifically in connection to joanna newsom's "baby birch". INCREDIBLY devastating song, faraway from that pleasant nostalgic vibe, but the mention of emotionality HIT cuz REAL! the gold leaf rabbits were

[@emmao6578]

Yes, while watching this the whole time I was amazed she managed to resist the desire to add secret drawers in at least a few of the books. I would certainly have made this project way harder for myself than needed by trying to do that

[@leemasters3592]

If you do loose your resolve and make another stack using spray adhesive for the fabric will help with the wrinkling. Spray it on the fabric then apply like adhesive contact.

[@briannamceachren181]

That’s all I was thinking with that entire process…. Spray adhesive would have worked perfectly and saved you from potential hot glue burns… not speaking from experience or anything…😅

[@prettiestpigeon]

I really love the bunny rabbit spine!

[@pompe221]

As someone with an alarmingly large "to read" pile of books, I was very confused as to why you wouldn't just make a book stack out of actual books. That is, until Rachel explained the goal was to clear out the foamy Trash Stash. This is the craft version of Leftovers Night but with very cool results instead of dinner.

[@myladycasagrande863]

There's also the matter of "desecrating" books. Personally, I'd have a hard time with drilling holes through books, unless they were something like old encyclopedias or those hardbound collections of Reader's Digest condensed books. It just feels weird to damage books (yes, I know that not everyone has the same hangups). A real book stack would also get really heavy before it was anywhere near that height.

[@KitOkunari]

​@@myladycasagrande863 i don't read physical books and even i would feel absolutely terrible drilling a book, even more considering how expensive some books get, only exception would be if it was already damaged.

[@pompe221]

@@myladycasagrande863 I agree with you about drilling holes into actual books. But you could literally just stack them (and be careful not to bump into it.)

[@myladycasagrande863]

@@pompe221 I almost certainly would bump into it, lol!

[@davidjennings2179]

Yeah, I looked over to my bookcase which has an overflow pile reaching about half way up (I need to put more shelves up)

[@briperryyt]

I know this may not be your intention but you help me so much with figure out how to execute props for theatre lol 😂 all of your little experiments and DIYs really help me plan my own lol

[@TSIRKLAND]

Right? I work in theatre too, and almost all of the stuff she does is SO transferable to theatre: props, sets, costumes, etc.

[@amyradbill1836]

Yep, I too work in theater, and I think about this all the time-any production or props shop would be lucky to have her on the team.

[@carrierasmussen3337]

The absolute level of “whimsy” this video has is “palpable” (to quote Ms. Maksy)! Plus, you actually arguing with yourself was just “chefs kiss” perfect!! Thank you for being you!!!!

[@everausten]

As a bookbinder, this one was special for me. I love it and want to make one! ✨

[@amyeff7279]

Would you wrap the fabric onto a stiff paper?

[@BenjamintheTortoise]

When I was a kid our local library had a similar book tower sculpture, and it was magical!! I love that you've created your own! ✨❤️

[@lady_xelas2441]

I’ve had a rough few days and “Lara Craft” made me smile so much. Thank you.

[@lmack2009]

That rabbit binding...😍 it warms my hobbit heart.

[@mcmilge]

Agreed ❤

[@maribrown1361]

I was literally just sitting here thinking "I could really use a Rachel video right now" and low & behold a new video had posted 2 minutes before! You're so cute & silly, and make me smile. Which is kinda hard when there's 8" of snow in Oklahoma & you have to get up in the morning to go to work. I may just have to watch again for the whimsy of it all!

[@PuppetRebelPress]

"You're right, no human being would stack books like this." Arguing with yourself over a bit is absolutely peak content. That made my day. Also, I'd like to think we'd be better friends over your trivia experience...I felt that strongly. Turned out great! The spines look really good, perfectly whimsical and painterly.

[@EggleBear]

OMG!!!! That ivy print top with the dungarees is friggin adorable!!!

[@AzraelThanatos]

If you want to do more of them, you might consider looking at some of the "used books" for it rather than making the individual books. I've seen similar things made out of sets of outdated encyclopedias and similar that the various libraries, essentially, discard to replace and having different sets adds variety to it. A cloth cover and a drill to go through for your core piece for it. A friend of mine made a lot of those as set dressing for various stage plays. Either wrapping them in newer cloth covers, painting them, or using decoupage layers to make them look different between them.

[@bodyandskull7558]

I agree but we all know the internet would be pissed if she used real books 🙄

[@TSIRKLAND]

That could work, it's true. However, part of the purpose of this project was to use up spare materials she already had lying around: foam, cardboard, fabric, etc. Also, real books are heavy, foam and cardboard are lightweight. So it'd be a different sort of project. But for someone who liked the idea and wanted to try their hand at it- using up old no-longer-needed books could give them a second life: not a bad idea!

[@BuffytheRealSlayer]

I showed my book loving bestie the scene in Wicked where they are using books to slide around on the floor and she was disgusted. I can't imagine her horror if Rachel had cut into some. 😅

[@seriilyn]

I was thinking the same thing, though with a more convoluted process of drowning the edges of the pages in glue to keep them together as one piece and then hollowing out the middle of the books. Just using whole books would be much easier, though also very heavy and so not something which could be easily moved around (probably make a nice sturdy side table though?). Another advantage of the foam is due to its lightweight nature it can be placed in seemingly impossibly angled stacks without tipping if the base is heavy enough.

[@Tea_and_Crafts]

​ @BuffytheRealSlayer was just watching Wicked at a friend's house and the running commentary for that whole scene concerned book abuse! 😂

[@laurachisnall]

It is officially the weekend, Rachel has uploaded with a whimsical craft

[@rachelbacon7391]

I decided to bind and dremmel and gold leaf a few wooden book boxes for sneaky secret storage on my bookshelf. When I tell you I quit immediately after getting the fabric on. I have three half finished ones just waiting for me to finish them. For two years now.

[@beckerderbacker4976]

Hi Rachel! You inspired me to get back into my hobby of restoring vintage typewriters in the New Year!

[@m.maclellan7147]

If you are in the Massachusetts area, the Cambridge Typewriter company is closing due to the owner retirement. Might be able to buy the business!? (Actually located in Arlington, Mass - cheaper rent than Cambridge!)

[@anemiclizard8252]

Watching you make your projects makes me so happy, Miss Rachel. You're one of my favorite human beans ♡ Also, watching you start to paint the bun book spine and recognizing they were buns; I exclaimed, "BUNNIES!" While taking care of my own bun. I was quite excite.

[@lilykatmoon4508]

This is so awesome! I really love how you use your trash and make something creative and cool instead of throwing into a landfill. The spines look amazing! This project is whimsical and charming! Well done you!

[@clemclemclem-1]

i was thinking Belle from Beauty and the Beast the whole time, but then with the canvas background and outfit at the end it’s also very Jane from Tarzan! so cute, and a great addition to that space in the room. and a great way to use scrap materials! ❤

[@jmarshal]

I like how everything you make has a theme park quality. You know it’s fake and made of foam but it looks sweet and whimsical so it’s okay because that’s the brand.

[@SmiliePants666]

My 1 year old loves the music you play. First time she has listened to this genre. She keeps dancing and spinning. Makes me happy that she likes your videos as I do.

[@courtneyandkavita7703]

The book stack is mesmerizing. My brain is simultaneously perceiving it as a real stack of books and as a piece of interactive animation. Like if Rachel somehow managed to stand next to a stack of books from a Studio Ghibli movie. Or like the human-cartoon world of Who Framed Roger Rabbit. 🤯

[@victoriavidaud]

I gotta say I love your day 2(?) outfit of the vine sweater and overalls… I gotta get me a top like that! 😮 ❤

[@sevensongs]

Same!

[@5FtPotato]

I'm not a fashion sort of person, I usually wear all black...but I may parish if I can't own that top at some point. I'm hunting for it online. No luck so far :( .

[@kamelalise4555]

Saaaame. Share if you find it!!

[@BlairStrand]

I am obsessed with that shirt! It's killing me!

[@BlairStrand]

​@@5FtPotatoplease let us know if you find it!

[@orangeasmr4727]

As a bookbinder, this was a satisfying video. What a cool concept Rachel!

[@naturalcambion3747]

“The probiotic yogurt of crafts.” Never has anything so perfect ever been spoken. 💋

[@GeekyBoutiquey]

Every once in a while your projects give me anxiety and then you pull it off so well and it turns out awesome. It also inspires me to push past the weird phases of a project and just keep going! ❤

[@stephaniejunca1641]

When I had my daughter, I was couch/bed-ridden for the first few weeks of her life. I would watch your videos along with a few others. My daughter started to smile at you. So cute. Here we are 5 months later and she sits on my lap while I watch. You're kind of like a crafty version of Ms. Rachel for her haha

[@Digitalhunny]

It's been a very _long_ day of cooking, cleaning & sewing. Is THIS the perfect excuse to stop for the night? You know, halt all life progress & procrastinate with our good, para social friend, Rachel? You bet your salt stained, slush wet, pants _and_ boots, it is! 😂😂❤❤❤

[@dreamingofpemberly]

Lovely video as always. And the Lara Craft joke. I needed that, lol. After being snowed in at a relatives house for roughly a couple of days, I needed that laugh..

[@Jade_o7]

Wake up babe new Maksy video just dropped

[@tamieckert4548]

The grand reveal is amazing 😻These book stacks could be attached to ends of room dividers, like a library faux material in between looking like bookshelves, or having a headboard in between with lamps or led candles and candleholders on top. Rachel the book designs were so creative,loved them.Three cheers for reaching new heights 😄

[@KJ-wh8fu]

Great ideas!😊

[@howl-pendragon]

The 90s: reuse reduce recycle Rachel: bet ✌️

[@Rose_from_UK]

7:33 your hair is looking freaking majestic!! I cannot wait for my impulse cut to grow out, it was so short with micro bangs. Sadly my hair likes to grow in a mullet fashion, so I have to level it out 😢

[@purpleheart3000]

I got through that phase with headbands! Weird bangs aren't a problem if they're brushed back lol. I wish you luck and long locks!

[@tikettle]

Something about those dremeled pages makes me so happy. Another amazing video- thank you!

[@Katie_Knoepfle]

I kinda imagine to a passerby that the barn looks like Maurice’s workshop with all the smoke in Beauty and the Beast. Maurice is 100% the vibe I strive for💚

[@carveylover]

Soooo, my state is currently burning down to the ground, so I needed a little whimsy! My fellow Maksyteers, I hope wherever you are, you are having a good Friday. Stay sexy and sassy y'all.

[@JRR0013]

You too, Carvylover....be happy and gleeful this weekend.

[@KJ-wh8fu]

Be safe, friend, and your neighbors, far and wide.

[@hi_im_angie]

Stay safe. ❤

[@mcmilge]

Stay safe

[@EMGiosia]

Paused just to comment that I definitely laughed at "Lara Craft," so thank you for that one!

[@MeandmyTea]

My intrusive thoughts IMMEDIATELY wanting to knock it over to how it sounds 📚🤭📚 Sometimes think I may be part Cat 😁

[@Katra21]

Beautiful. I fully headcanon the rabbit one as Watership Down.

[@bluelagoon1980]

It's cute, it's whimsical, it's Hobbit-y, and I love it. Turned out great!

[@KJ-wh8fu]

Oh! Speaking of Hobbit-y...should there be some cookbooks in the stack..." Recipes for First Breakfast," etc.?😊

[@wildflower0619]

In the future, you should consider breaking up a project like this into two separate videos. That way, you don't have to put pressure on yourself to hurry to meet the deadline and make the project more stressful. The book stack is creative and looks well put together. Great job 👏

[@peglamphier4745]

I agree. We can wait and we're not really here for the finished product anyway. Its the Rachel journey not the craft destination.

[@CollaborativeDog]

So fun! I like that you didn't adhere them in place, as you can twist some of the books in the stack, take them out and flip them or, if you make other stacks, mix in different sizes, to make it all the more "precarious" and whimsical. Kind of like Merlin's library in Sword in the Stone...of course then you'll have to make Archemides the owl....

[@thepiratemystic3692]

Rachel, I've been watching you for a long time and just wanted to reach out and tell you how much I appreciate you. I look forward to your creative and fun videos and your humor is wonderfully self depreciating while also being Witty and brilliant quips. I am very impressed always with your editing skills, having tried my hand at it. You will go far. Smart, funny, garb-y, and conscious. Love you. Keep up the awesome work. The world needs more uplifting vibes like this.

[@tamarabuxton2516]

Love it! It's giving me Hogwarts and Hobbit vibes with a touch of Dr Seuss 🤟🇨🇦

[@swimminginhoney]

It looks INCREDIBLE. The designs on the spines are just gorgeous

[@rollierollout]

So charming! ❤ The little paintings on the spine was the best part! Looks so good!!

[@thepeculiarcat]

I have that June's Journey box and yes, it's a very good box. It's now home to some of my embroidery supplies.

[@Leo_Leo13]

It turned out so cool! Love the idea of breaking down big projects into separate smaller projects/videos. Should be less stressful for you too!!

[@photolyclayoly8059]

They do look like cake, but also look like illustrated books from a witchy children’s story book. Very whimsical😊

[@audriscarborough9309]

It is super cute!! Very whimsical, for sure 🎉 I have many random stacks of books, in various stages of " they are falling if you look at it sideways"!! All over my sitting room. The good part is, I read them all. The bad part is , 6 months ago I built 2 tall bookcases for them and promised to to go through my books and put in the book cases or donate them. Well it's 10 day's into 2025 and I have added books and broken my promise 😢 I am going to try to muster up your get it done MOJO and... well I will let you know lol. Great job 👏 it looks awesome. ❤

[@BeautifullyBookish95]

4:33 My nerd brain was pleasantly tickeled by the fact that you accurately wield two sticks. One for Glamdring and one Gandalf's staff. Pristine execution. *Chef's kiss 💋*

[@TSIRKLAND]

A year or so ago I had to make a bunch of fake books to fill up a bookshelf for a stage version of "Clue." This past October I made more fake books for "Young Frankenstein- the Musical"s infamous revolving bookcase. Making fake books can be a lot of fun! But making a lot of anything becomes tedious very quickly! So I totally get your experience. This turned out SO whimsical! Always a pleasure to see your work. Good stuff, using up your trash stash- that's more or less what I did, too: much insulation foam, much cardboard, much scraps of matboard, much hot glue, much paint.

[@rheabruen]

bro they actually look so good i'm not lying - even the slightly different colors of the pages is accurate to how real books are!

[@lozxcam]

Oh your creations are always right up my alley!! ❤

[@chrisrouck]

I have this thought every time I see Nick mentioned in a video... Nick is the best. And I stand by that

[@Vanderburgh231]

Excited to see everything you get into and stuff you learn in 2025. Hope you're doing well and that you and your family enjoyed the holidays. ❤

[@cdobrev]

The painting on the spines moves it in to perfection. Love it

[@nikalice2068]

Not me going to click the "like" button at the Reveal only to realize that I already clicked "like" earlier in the video! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@margarethall1625]

I love this project!!! Making books using up your leftovers from previous projects is genius. It's a great way to stash bust. I think you should do more in different sizes both of books and stacks. Ironically my library at home has many stacks of books. This project is probably my favourite ever.

[@JuliaWass]

Love the whimsy. ❤

[@courtney104]

watching Rachel while crocheting is healing 💜

[@doorknob7420]

12:12 im so used to hearing video game music in youtube videos it felt surreal hearing this and it not being from donkey kong country

[@jeannechapman2696]

Years ago, I made a book base for a lamp. Used real old books I got from library store, drilled holes and used lamp rod as the dowel. It turned out cute and my husband loved it. A simple solution for a small project! Thanks for super video.

[@ZEST.bybelle]

I’d love it, for her, to not hate the process of crafting in her almost every video :( i’d guess it’s a fast path towards true burnout and you end up not enjoying it anymore at all. Dunno if this is just how it comes across to me or not, dont mean to be nasty or anything, im just a bit concerned comparing these with the first videos i ever saw of her years ago

[@arubabutool1706]

Rachel painting books is so aesthetically pleasing

[@faerieofthenorth]

YESS 🥰 I love that your home is turning into various Disney imagineered environments and queues and such, what a dream!! 💖🤍💖

[@VidelRed]

I think an interesting idea would be recycling some pieces you aren’t into keeping anymore. I dunno how many fabric crafts you have that just collect dust instead of being worn but it’d be cool to see them upcycled or broken down for parts and reused into something you like more!

[@madebymaryssa]

Fantastical book stack! I like how aged the paper appears from the painting and texturing. This prop would fit in a wizard's study or witch's cottage or mad scientist's lab or eccentric professor's library. As far as I'm concerned, Ferris Bueller is the only character in that movie who even *has* a name.

[@Some-Kind-Of-Creature]

The bunnies on the fourth book are so freaking adorable! It looks like the stack was just plucked out of a storybook painting ❤

[@GoddessxEbony]

Absolutely captivated by the book ends you painted. So amazingly whimsical.

[@a_Hooded_Figure]

Cuuuuute! I would have opted for a leaning stack against a wooden ladder so the guests could hang their clothes there and it would be decorative and purposeful ✨

[@wendyreynolds8940]

Ferris Bueller anecdote + Wayne's World reference (16:57) = Chicago shout-out! Well played, Maksy. Well played. 😺😺😺😺😺😺

[@ReneesatItAgain]

What cold? Everything about this vid feels 🔥! .... and my hubby bought me a drill a while ago for my quick stop curb side dump dives to remove drawer pulls!

[@lottie7813]

Something about that painting montage was so calming, I love the illustrations they are so whimsical and beautiful and the gold paint especially went on so well

[@clueless_cutie]

Totally would have been easier to get some books destined for the dumpster from a local library or school, covered in them in whimsical covers, and then drilled holes thru them all to stack on the dowel. For anyone who wants a whimsical book stack, ask around at local libraries or your school districts. Everyone is downsizing in favor of digital and there are a lot of books destined for the dump or sitting in a storage closet awaiting their dumpster day. Source: I work in K-12 and we literally have multiple walk-in closets full of old textbooks no one uses anymore either because they're 30 years out of date and/or because they're digitized with interactive features.

[@humanperson568]

I like your approach of making decore like theater props. The purpous was always to be decorative so it really does not have to be real books. Its much more practical when its foam and wont fall over

[@jashawnc4004]

It came out so pretty and whimsy! The books with woven fabric and gold paint on top are my favs! I loved the painting montage!

[@DawnYarnDoll]

Rachel Fridays are the best Fridays ❤❤❤

[@kimbercole2657]

Great Job! I thought for sure you might put some of your favorite book titles on those spines! this was so cute i wish i had one!

[@mostlyghostey]

As someone who has criticized your "crafter's audacity" before, this turned out so incredible. I will always recommend a plan to crafting before you jump in but you nailed it this time! Great job!!

[@hstine27]

Amazing job freehand painting the spine designs! Loved them!

[@erikalane123]

Hi Rachel! 👋🏻 I’m a rare books librarian and 1) I adored this project and really admire your artistry and resourcefulness, and 2) the looser leather bindings look just like limp vellum bindings to me, so I thought they were spot on, too!

[@Hidetannerslife]

This is a compliment. Your roommate is very Weasleyesque and the staff k of books sealed the deal. Love it 😀

[@Sweetnlow19811]

Super cute! To save your sanity, if you make more consider spray gluing your fabric to flat scored cardboard or flexible plastic/foam sheets, spray paint or use a roller then wrap the edges around. You can glue your finished cover to your "pages" like binding a book. 😊