Making a SECRET Glow-in-the-Dark Garden

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

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[@Ongslay]

Could you guys please make a resin notebook cover

[@Ongslay]

Oh and if possible make it glow in the dark with glitter

[@saikik9009]

Ello

[@Darthcardel]

Have you guys considered "wet washing/colorer washing/antiquing" some of your more detailed pieces? Such as your crystals and what not. This would highlight the raised areas and deepen the groves making those details really stand out. What sort of paint and/or resin mix would you do this with I wonder?

[@T-Waldo]

You know echo is one of the activation words that can be picked for Alexa devices....

[@waffle8946]

Alternate title: 23 minutes of Evan and Katelyn trying to establish an alliance with AI

[@pvanukoff]

It's the new normal. AI is going to be a common and integrated part of our lives going forward.

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

we must embrace our robot overlords

[@chloebutcher3569]

🤣The two other replies are so different🤣😂😂🤣😄😃😄😂🤣

[@waffle8946]

@@chloebutcher3569 I was about to say! 😅

[@Lavendarsblue]

@@pvanukoff It already is... the algorithm

[@murphan25]

I have an empty terrarium sitting around my house. I don’t mess with resin, but the glow in the dark effect is a really cool idea. Thanks for the inspiration! Well done on this project!

[@scape_not_found]

Maybe the video by sweetgum nyc is just right for you. He made a living florescent terrarium 👍

[@murphan25]

@@scape_not_found I’ll check it out! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

good luck on your terrarium project!

[@Ilicia16]

Yaaaaaaaaaas fluorescent terrarium! Speaking my aesthetic language

[@murphan25]

@@EvanAndKatelyn Thank you! =^.^=

[@bluealex6370]

"to make this Ai a little bit less scary we made this friendly robotic face" HELP

[@SmartyPoohBear]

Made the most terrifying robot face ever. XD

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

don't insult Echo, HE'LL HEAR YOU

[@RealCreepaTime]

@@EvanAndKatelyn It looks like he's drooling when the black light is on haha

[@lisaangeloflife]

I agree the face dose NOT look "friendly" at all, it just looks TERRIFYING throughout the entire vid.

[@FlapackandGregsPS5]

@@EvanAndKatelyn show this comment to Echo and I’ll insult him right to his creepy AI face XD he looks like half of his head was replaced with cat toys. Echo doesn’t scare me, AI’s can’t hurt you! Take that Echo!

[@Izzy-cp8yt]

Was the video super fun? Yes. Was the final product gorgeous? Yes. Would I rather watch Echo than Evan & Katelyn? Never. AI can't replace creativity and passion for creation. Plus you guys are funnier! And personality is important!

[@SanderMakes]

Getting an AI to prompt a video idea was a great idea though. I love creativity even more when it's within a set of constraints as unconstraint creativity is often constraint by the comfort zone of the creator.

[@ShannaBrown94]

Do wzr Kk h. Bcc’d

[@JesReally]

The AI definitely stole the tomato joke 😂 I saw that on a popsicle stick as a kid and it was one of my go to jokes cuz I thought it was hilarious

[@flyntplatz3724]

I think you and I had the same Popsicle.

[@ivyashfox4837]

I agree I've heard and told that exact joke multiple times as well

[@FurryTrash_]

i got that joke on chatgpt yesterday multiple times when i literally just said tell me a joke

[@SnowFox102]

Considering AI chat bots are trained on things on the internet, *everything* they say is technically stolen.

[@pvanukoff]

@@SnowFox102 That's not really how ML language models work. You could also say that everything a human says is stolen using that logic.

[@jimcarlson3303]

E&K : We need an idea for an art project! AI : Just genetically bio-engineer a plant to fluoresce in the dark, NBD 🤣

[@mammamiia08]

Easy DIY project 😂

[@humandoodad]

OR design a bio-degradeable non-porous container material that is edible. Echo, that is feasible, but I don't think we can expect this level of chemistry and bioengineering from craft youtubers

[@JacquelineUnderwood]

@@humandoodadtbf you can get almost there with a small amount of culinary witchery

[@Jo-er6tw]

@@JacquelineUnderwood Just a big jello cup Altho…is jello biodegradable? I think so, I mean it’s edible so it shooooould be biodegradable?

[@JacquelineUnderwood]

@@Jo-er6tw to my knowledge it’s biodegradable? I don’t see why it wouldn’t be, it’s literally just gelatin (or agar) and water. Gelatin is typically animal derived, Agar is seaweed, so i highly doubt it wouldn’t be. Side note, I hate jello so much 😅 I would actually hurl if someone presented me with a giant jello, which is the main reason I refuse to do historical dinner parties with my friends (particularly American historical dishes…there are a LOT of gelatin based dishes 🤢)

[@EchoRe]

Actually reminds me a lot of the plants in Subnautica!

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

Totally!

[@voidseeker4394]

Even pot design is similar to one in Subnautica

[@toastysandhamwich]

Yes! When I saw the thumbnail I thought they made Subnautica plants

[@victoriab7148]

Qqa. .

[@humandoodad]

as one of those kids who picked up every rock she could get her grubby little hands on while at the beach, you both did indeed achieve good and realist pebble-osity. Katelyn's are just more agate-y or with some quartz inclusions.

[@studiozealot]

See THIS is a great use of AI- as a springboard for human creativity, not an attempt to replace it. Keep up the great work, and give Echo my regards. He's doing his best XD

[@ProtoV33MK1]

Exactly, I was screwing around with the Bing image thing, trying to get it to make a protogen fursuit, but it had no idea what that was, and gave me a cyborg fox fursuit with glowing traces on the ears, and now I wanna see if I can get someone to help me incorporate that into an actual fursuit.

[@Jo-er6tw]

@@ProtoV33MK1that sounds really cool! Maybe you could use LED lights or something? Hopefully you’re able to create it one day :D

[@ProtoV33MK1]

@@Jo-er6tw I was thinking EL wire

[@Jo-er6tw]

@@ProtoV33MK1 ooh yea that should work, pretty sure you can buy that online too. Hope it all works out :)

[@bethanybody2201]

I think you should paint the mushroom painting echo described, or have it describe s Bob Ross style painting that you then paint. The garden looks awesome!

[@micha--]

I LOVE the Bob Ross idea!👍🏻

[@xXuberflutesXx]

Ooh! This is a great idea!

[@Zyukayi]

It would be sooo cool if they painted something described by echo but with the glow in the dark resin! So in the light it looks like a normal canvas but then you turn them out and BOOM! Beautifully colored masterpiece

[@Vmshipe]

You can peel the mold back a little and add either isopropyl alcohol or just water with some dish soap, squish the mold around to break the seal, and the the molded item should just pop out. A lot easier on the hands and the mold 😊

[@briannasusz]

I was hoping they would ask Echo for the best methods for removing oddly shaped cured resin from resin molds 🤣 I kept waiting for Evan to start typing!!!

[@Vmshipe]

@@briannasusz I know right! So funny!

[@user-yr3pj8if8y]

😢

[@mjj1191]

yesssss! Evan and Katelyn videos are the highlight of my Fridays!!

[@TheQueenOfSheba]

HONESTLY! I love them. I legit rewatch videos of theirs 🎉❤

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

so glad you like the videos, thank you!

[@ingridc0ld]

Same!

[@ycone360]

This one is amazing, more of it please

[@Ile.D]

​@@EvanAndKatelynIt allways makes my day too, greetings from switzerland and italy ^~^

[@charlsief]

This is my favorite Evan and Katelyn video that I can think of. Due in no small part to Katelyn struggling with a mold for like 4 minutes

[@EvanAndKatelyn]

i'm glad my struggle was worth it haha

[@bloemundude]

You could also put a small UV LED nearby attached to a light sensor to keep the glow going all night. Just be sure not to angle it directly into anyone's line of sight.

[@williamorensky4785]

Hmmm... maybe they should make the garden a levitating-rotating thing with a light behind it charging up the garden as it spins...

[@bloemundude]

@@williamorensky4785 Good idea!

[@MsRikkiTikki1]

I would love to see you guys try and make squishies! They sell DIY kits and some people use clear rubber tape and then blow air into it?? I’d love to see you guys try squishies one way or another!

[@MsRikkiTikki1]

Or more cooking content! I’d love to see you guys try to make bread or pizza dough together or just something outside of your comfort zone! You both have had so much growth over the years, I love seeing your content grow and expand ❤️

[@rachelcookie321]

Clear rubber tape?

[@galaxygirl7087]

​@@rachelcookie321 its called nano tape they tape it abd blow it up with glitter to make a clear stress ball

[@MsRikkiTikki1]

@@galaxygirl7087 thank you, I didn’t know what it was called I’ve only seen it on TikTok lol!

[@cherrywinterberry]

Yeees squishies are my favourite thing so I love this idea, joobie squishie incoming

[@JenaPug]

Big subnautica vibes from the glowing plants!! Love it!

[@XiontheRaptor]

I clicked on this video because I thought the plants looked like subnautica plants lol

[@christalphelps6186]

This is actually hilarious. My best friend's senior capstone project (we're both biochemistry majors) is genetically engineering plants to fluorece 😂

[@bob8mybobbob]

One of my favorite Brandon Ferris videos is making edible water bottles. Although “bottle” is a generous term. It’s more like “tiny thin membrane you can form in a bowl of water but will probably pop when you try and pick it up”.

[@petec123456]

The bioluminescence kind of looks like Tamatoa when he turns bioluminescent in Moana! The colors match the scene perfectly!

[@ayyymacaroni]

“I’m so SHINYYY” -🌱

[@hudu]

18:57 I really appreciate the classic DIY painter's tape band-aid.

[@f33rcetv34]

id love someone to calculate the rough weight of all the resin products youve made in your house LOL like- what percentage of UV resins is Evan and Katelyns house? soooooo when are yall doing the "upside down room" idea? One thing id like to see yall do is the "Miniature Room in the Wall" idea that has been going around; people will use a pre-existing hole in the wall or make one (Evan hehehe) then they decorate it with mini furniture and give it electricity.. I reckon you guys would go ADHD crazy on it

[@dbseamz]

Combine the two ideas; make an upside down mini room in the wall!

[@bel7010]

Or a room for joob in the wall

[@GeekyBoutiquey]

I absolutely love this video. I was kind of anti-AI when it comes to this kind of thing, but Echo did a good job with your parameters and stuck with your kind of style. However, let's be clear...no one can replace your presentation style and humor, which I enjoy seeing as your human selves. Good job, humans.

[@eain9009]

It turned out a million times better than I expected. I would definitely buy this, and proudly display it as a central piece, placed on my table in front of my sitting room window. Well done echo, as well as you both for bringing the idea to life so beautifuly. 😊👍

[@samanthadean1083]

This reminds me of the sound of silence scene from Trolls 1!!! Awesome job, guys!!! ❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@RaeYvaineFeyre]

I live for Evan supportively encouraging Katelyn

[@aspen6876]

This is such a awesome build!! it looks incredible - kinda reminds me of the plants on Pandora (from the JC Avatar movie) Amazing job!!

[@angelaneer9224]

I hope you two see this! DIY idea!! I haven't seen you make a resin PUZZLE! 😃 could even be glow in the dark so it looks one way at day and transitions to another image in the dark 🤩

[@BwooHuraca]

I'm glad that Echo loved the garden. It looked awesome!

[@Marcaline99]

I definitely would have preferred if y’all had chosen all the colors and the way it was done! Y’all make some pretty cool stuff!

[@martinholst1362]

You are just so beautiful together. I wish I had been just like you. I love your personalities❤😊So fun to watch either you have a project or you play a cool game.

[@jimmerseiber]

im so glad you left in the unscrewing of those bolts..that scene was so good haha

[@kydunnaicker7576]

Evan is one of the rare engineers that actually use there degree 😂😂

[@its_clean]

Depends what you mean by "use" their degree. Everyone I know who has an engineering degree uses it all the time by telling people they have an engineering degree 😂

[@Allofmynerd]

Fun video! Katelyn struggling with the mushroom mold made me giggle it was so relatable! For molds like that I will lift one edge and then spray some 99% isopropyl alcohol and it usually helps things come out easier 😊

[@sokken_4464]

I want to decorate an entire room like this

[@pinkysistamb]

🎉that garden is awesome! It's like 2 in 1 with way it looks during day then night!

[@yavroo]

Would be kinda cool to put a glass dome/wall on it and have a little smoke/vapor thing going on for mystical spooky vibes

[@zahor0269]

One thing I'v seen online that can help with demanding would be to use like an air compressor, it shoots air in and basically ejects the item from the mold. Just stick the tip of the hose into an opening of the mold and pull the trigger. Might be kinda fun to see resin projectiles launch from a mold.

[@aewald19]

17:29 katelyns stones are the ones I snuck into my pockets to bring home as a kid and evans are the ones that stayed on the beach hahhaha

[@Astara_star]

I love your glow in the dark garden! Super interesting the way the AI chose what project for you to make. Would it be possible for the AI to do that again? I would love to see more episodes like this one. Thoroughly enjoy watching your channel. Thank you

[@jordyn7144]

its funny that echo wont tell you anything that shows it has preferences or even a mind of its own but it’s completely fine with naming itself 😭 (also evans rocks look like mountain rocks and katelyns look like beach rocks)

[@57daysproductions]

I really appreciate that y'all add captions to your videos!!! ❤

[@maheba]

Loved this video! The glow in the dark pebbles reminded me of yooperlite, it's a natural rock that glows under UV. I have a piece of it and it's stunning! I'd love to see how you'd recreate its effect and maybe some other gemstones like labradorite and opal :)

[@Junebug00000]

Hi Evan and Katelyn! I would love to see you make resin rulers with both centimeter and inches. Love from Sweden!

[@MakoSDV]

Rotisserie motors are a simple off-the-shelf solution for what Evan made to spin the planter. For example, that's what people use when making custom fishing poles, which are coated with a protective resin. You can also use a brush to spread the resin out rather than your hand; less messy and still ends up smooth. :)

[@Learning_to_Lovett]

Nicely timed to keep me entertained on a sick day! 😃

[@-_.-Moonlight-._-]

Your sponsors are actually really fun to watch! It’s really creative and amzing!😊

[@toms2oo8]

Why was the glow in the dark plant such a great DJ? Because it knew how to drop the "beet" and light up the dance floor at the same time!

[@wobaguk]

This is really close to a project Ive wanted to do for a while. I really like night gardens with the coloured uplighting, so wanted to make an inside plant display with mini uplights. Havent quite thought through how to make it work yet, and whether it can be real plants given the unhelpful mix of water and electricity.

[@mysammichs]

Me and my girlfriend always look forward to your videos, we always watch your videos together. You guys are the best.

[@zebraloverbridget]

Fun fact: you can use spray paint to paint with a brush! I've used it for small touch ups in enamel paint that had gotten scratched off (along with some of the aluminium under it getting removed). Way easier and nicer than having to completely strip and repaint the scratched part. I have not tried to hand paint an entire part before though.

[@noiamhippyman]

I sincerely hope that one day you guys surprise us with an upside down room.

[@erik.schlegel]

surprise, E&K have always had their room upside down, they just flip the footage in post. ;) hehehe

[@Chazyyyboi]

YAY! Another Evan and Katelyn video, imma save this one for the evening!!

[@mimimeow6704]

I was going to say it is the evening and then remembered not everyone lives where I live (I honestly don’t know why I said this, but oh well)

[@Chazyyyboi]

@@mimimeow6704 hahaha 😆 So funny

[@jakejackie]

This little garden is sooo cute omg ❤❤❤

[@brandonlaird6876]

The search for a stool... a TOADSTOOL! ... I'll see myself out.

[@itbeajen]

Oh my goodness. This came out AMAZING!!! I was already very excited with the idea of a glow-in-the-dark garden, but man it looks amazing seeing it all come together. Another amazing project you 2!!!

[@Chickeeenz]

Honestly, I don’t mind Evan and Katelyns as spots. They are always random and interesting to watch, kudos!

[@voldrik1364]

So if you ask the AI for its favorite color, it will give you a long winded explanation of how it's an AI so it can't have favorites, but if you tell it to imagine something it will happily "imagine" it, despite being an AI and not having an imagination. Where are your lines, robot?!

[@frothy.rhubarb]

THEY ARE SO STINKIN ADORABLEEEEE EEEEEHHHH❤❤❤

[@kated47]

This is so much fun! It’s so random but turned out so dope. It reminds me of the glowing plants from Morrowind. Makes me want to go back and play that game again!

[@NickyGrand]

I want a glowy garden now I lov glowy stuff 😋😋😋

[@sandy_carpetsthesecond5013]

Honestly my inner plant parent was screaming when you were talking about glow in the dark gardens. Like, seriously. The relief that flooded through my body when you said fake plants- No killings shall be witnessed today, thank god.

[@dubiouskazoo1873]

Same here lol Mother once bought me a glow-in-the-dark succulents and I kept telling her why it was bad for the plant as I removed the paint. She thought it was pretty, but like, the p l a n t s

[@devastator006]

In Subnautica I love the gardening aspect and even created a massive garden collecting every terrestrial and under water plant possible and I have always thought it would be cool to make a terrarium of my favorite bioluminescent plants. I have the idea of either using UV light reactive paints with the light somehow in the terrarium and/or using LEDs to light them up (possibly fiber optic or resin).

[@TheQueenOfSheba]

Y’all are so cute. This is gonna be fun.

[@LiliyaPanina]

The rotating resin pot holder! I coated a dance pole in resin after painting it with a galaxy pattern and made a similar thing, had it set up in the garage for a week while I did all the layers :D

[@catroverted]

Echo is by far more horrifying than having a faceless AI is.

[@AKRineM]

The garden turned out so cool! Glow in the dark makes everything more fun.

[@petradegroot3578]

I would love to see you paint a painting of a description from echo of a imaginary painting😅

[@johnshumake3696]

Here in Northwest Ohio I saw an ad on TV for an internet service. One of the actors looks exactly like Katelyn! She is even wearing the same glasses!

[@graysonschliebe13]

This is the video I didn’t know I needed

[@WhispfurYT]

Same

[@Myhotpoptarts]

That was so cute! I love your whimsical builds!

[@Oonagh72]

That would be cool way to light up a walkway at night.

[@themaddtatter6679]

So glad that Echo was thrilled when presented with a glowing garden 👍👍👍❤

[@frogwknife3825]

This is really beautiful!! I love it!!! Also omg, chatgpt is such a poet??? The way it described those paintings was so artistic and beautiful wtf???

[@smileyfriend33]

The first suggestion, the Room upside down has been done in Germany as a whole house which is an attraction to go visit. It is really fun to look around and take pictures there.

[@someoneiguess5272]

It gives me Avatar Pandora bioluminescent plants vibes,I love this project!

[@salemkittie]

Watching you guys demold the pebbles is what I wish I could do with my skin to get impurities out of it, so satisfying!!

[@puffpuffjess]

why did echo's reaction to the garden make me emotional :') when he said he was thrilled and spent hours admiring it T____T

[@katelillo1932]

So cute!

[@LaylaTB88]

I think it turned out super cute, might not try and mess with resin myself, but the glow in the dark plants were nice to look at. Might try and do something like this myself, without the resin.

[@redpeterpanda]

I too feel the pain of AI replacing my job T.T Love the Glow in the dark plant though, it reminds me of Avatar

[@liammiller8112]

i have a micro garden. it's just some little baskets i filled with dirt and plants that i put on top of the microwave in front of one of the kitchen windows. is has cool mushrooms... well their meh. but when they die, they like... melt into this black slime! it's cool! and also when you pick them you can eat them but you have to cook and eat them right after you eat them, if not they'll just MEEEEELT! so they're cool i forgot what they were called though! they just grew in there, from the mold! i have mold. and the springtails eat the mold but the mycelium from the mold helps circulate nutrients, and the springtails stop the mold from taking over the plants! it's suuuuper cool!

[@ebrdsht]

Love how it called you guys best friends... that's all you are LOL

[@PeaceCharmer]

so cool! you've inspired me to create my own *incognito glow garden houseplant* combining the fake plants and glow-in-the-dark-powder i already own

[@kittymeow_427boi2]

You should try a 3D pen I think that it would be a wonderful idea to try

[@Blaze-yb1ph]

It is so pretty!

[@louisana]

AIs are so good for brainstorming. Amazing project :)

[@Yipper64]

Couldn't agree more. It's much easier to get the ball rolling with ideas when you have a robot to expand on the concepts you're putting out.

[@annelisecochran9291]

PLEASE explain the mechanics behind this moving mouth on Echo, its been wigging me out this entire video!!

[@maddiewhack8984]

It looks like the forest from avatar!!

[@sonja1437]

Oh my gosh I am totally going to make this!!!!!!!! I don’t have any resin. But I am excited to see what I can come up with!😊

[@LittleDergon]

This was a fun concept. You guys seemed a bit stiff in front of the camera and not like your usual relaxed selves. Hope everything is okay behind the scenes and you are not overworking yourselves 😊

[@articularorb3196]

Could you guys try dying/painting rugs?? In a way that they stay soft and not crunchy? ❤❤

[@pieceaisa5046]

“ARE YOU A POLITICIAN??”

[@atlantisportal249]

This awesome. Plants remind me of plants in Avatar movie. Yes A.I helped coming up idea but you two came in with designs. I thinking more felt co-op together. Very neat.

[@UvThe1st]

For the mushroom demould - try putting a little bit of dish soap and water in the mould and wiggle the piece around a bit. It *should* pop right out :)

[@uvoslfuhehe7554]

anyone here from 2024?

[@LKLM138]

11:30 your mixing under uv light, with that spesific music.... Perfection. Gotta find out what taht song was after the video. ( luckily I see a list of songs in the description) That was just sooooooo goood.

[@Booglebagel14]

i agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@magtagyoureit8532]

This is giving off HUGE ET the ride at Universal Studios, Orlando vibes. And I’m here for it.

[@scourgeface]

i love art n glow powder! i recognize those packets anywhere 😁

[@kdub8612]

One of our favorite episodes yet. My daughter and I will have to try it. Only thing missing..... the resin time song.

[@nukiesduke6868]

wow that's probably my most favorite thing you two have made. Awesome results!