Remaking this Witch Hat I Got Online for $6 (but... better lol)

[@momwhodoesthings]

If one of your favorite video concepts is remaking something that already exists, I’d love to see a video of you re-making one of your early YT crafts with your current day skills. It’d been really fire to see how you’ve changed and new techniques you’ve learn that can improve an old project.

[@Hootncozy]

This would be an awesome episode.

[@OdinsSage]

I concur on this sentiment

[@allieasay8384]

She did do that with baby Yoda, but that was a while ago. I'd love more though!

[@melanieduncan4150]

On a similar note, I would enjoy seeing her just going back and fixing her old projects.Not make a new project, just improve the original.

[@maloublue4969]

Love this idea!

[@ab6525]

"Just a teensy bit of black (squirts an ungodly amount of black) WaAAAGAAAAAHHHHH" I felt that in my soul 😂😂😂😂

[@basementdwellercosplay]

Two shots of vodka, but on accident

[@ellenbgh1168]

This cracked me UP!😂😂

[@kmbehrens14]

This one made me giggle too!

[@StygiaNyt]

I actually gasped 😅 this happens to me waaay too often

[@novamatsalla]

ahahaha me too 😂😂😂

[@kyleschlichter3815]

Folks please, once again: pancake filters are for particulate, not for vapors! Please use OV cartridges when working with resins and contact cement!

[@drakynoch]

.... and please PLEASE close your paint caps. 16:54 (I just had to put this somewhere - thanks for the filter reminder.)

[@alexkowalski7912]

I was going to say the same thing. The particulate mask is ok for the Dremel, but you need an organic vaper filter for the contact cement

[@zucchinigreen]

I was hoping someone would point that out, as an asthmatic just watching that part made me wheeze.

[@Emilymakesthings]

Thank you, from a cosplayer

[@1ericedwards]

DREMEL TOOL + FOAM = NO MASK AT ALL???? That can't be good. I do not like the large number of crafters who neglect PPE so often. This isn't just the KZbinr's health, but people LEARNING from KZbin who are also endangering themselves.

[@llamasugar5478]

Rachel: “Luke, I am your craft teacher!” Rachel fan: “I consider myself a Maksy-malist.”

[@darleneengebretsen1468]

I'm also a maximalist. White undecorated space, especially without books, is boring and depressing. I love all of my cool stuff.

[@simonecummings9157]

The Core memory sensation that got unlocked just mentioning those sogy flared pants...it hit hard not gonna lie.

[@mariatourino9545]

And that's on normal rainy days or when the ground was wet. I have gone to school on terrible weather with my pants getting wet to my knees. But yeah, war flashbacks 😂

[@Smartielew]

It’s great knowing I wasn’t the only one who suffered from the pants. You would have never said anything to your friends about it though because they were fashionable and you can’t argue with fashion as a jr high and high school student lol 😂 Then the unspeakable skinny jeans era hit hard

[@haleyc.3530]

And the back hem of everyone’s pant legs being completely ripped to shreds from stepping on them

[@meganclare7]

Same

[@simonecummings9157]

@@mariatourino9545 I remember a friend who got someone to tailor his pants to be sooooo tight that they had to install zippers at the bottom so he could take them on and off... Back then he totally won the skinny leg pants award, but today brah circulation much!?!

[@Korina42]

Noooo! The hat's not done! It desperately needs a snail and a needle felted mouse. I hope the con is MEGA.

[@TheGreengirl7]

Or a tiny witch hut

[@Korina42]

@@TheGreengirl7 You mean "and". 👍

[@AmandaJaneValkeriah]

Also a tiny lantern hanging from the curl in the back would be so cute

[@roseconstable9460]

In my humble opinion editing Rachel and B roll Rachel were on fire this video. Chef's kiss.

[@RoushonChowdhury]

Agreed!!

[@darleneengebretsen1468]

I love the hat!

[@busfare2nowhere]

Love your content Rachel, this is such a fun remake. Feel like it needs to be said, we need to move away from this disposable mindset. You could have totally looked at temu (or anywhere) and created a better version without international shipping, dodgy labour laws and plastic fabrics likely going in the bin. I’d love to see you do more videos like this, remaking temu items but better, without actually purchasing the crap products… xx

[@lynnm6413]

That‘s what I thought as well…

[@maddijones7223]

Ooooo I love Fridays with Rachel! Let’s get whimsical, whimsical

[@alisonbrandon9059]

This will now be stuck in my head! And I’m ok with that 😊

[@roehrc]

I wanna get Whimsicaaaal!

[@MegaMato]

Let's get into whimsical!

[@azrani2023]

Same heeerrreeeeee can't get any cozier ❤

[@brittanynolen9832]

She needs to make a full blown theme song of this!! 😅

[@teresaellis7062]

A suggestion for a future project: You need a gorgeous, warm winter coat that is Hobbit or Victorian inspired. After seeing you run pell-mell through the cold and wet to your barn, I thought, "This woman needs a hecka cute coat that swishes and also keeps out the chill."

[@MsMostDepressed]

Oooh yes, such a good idea!

[@evieburke8075]

Yess!! Like a garrick coat!!

[@isabellas3167]

I love how prominent the tiny kalimba became lol

[@mastersadvocate]

Neat! Kalimba is what it's really called! It looked like a thumb harp to me. Oh well... ~Janet in Canada

[@zucchinigreen]

​@@mastersadvocate Wtf is a thumb harp? It's a kalimba/mbira, an instrument from Zimbabwe.

[@sleepynightowl1550]

@mastersadvocate , @@zucchinigreen it IS a thumb harp, because thumb harp is literally just another name for a kalimba 😄

[@bvillebikelady3651]

I've also heard it called a thumb piano. Really cool instrument.

[@annbrookens945]

And I love how tiny it is!

[@chloeheck9068]

The “whether you are new or old to this channel” always gets me bc I forget how long I’ve been here 😂 I remember the pinup companion days

[@JackRabidDrag]

I’m the same age as you. I literally grew up in the town that the woman who wrote the riddles for I, Spy lived in, (and it was a REALLY small town) so as a child I didn’t really have a concept of the books being THAT ubiquitous to people our age’s childhood because I kind of felt like she was only a local celebrity. Then I got to college. And oh my god. But yeah, I, Spy: Spooky Mansion is literally the explanation behind why half my home decor looks the way it does, so whimsical and formative.

[@mikaylaj6054]

MY PEOPLE

[@pastel.persephone5879]

There's an I, Spy with these clown marionettes that I had growing up and that may have contributed to me never finding clowns or dolls scary.

[@jeremiahgabriel5709]

I've found my humans 😂 I'm also the same age, and that's fucking awesome she was your local celebrity! Haha it would have been a surprise. The older I get the more we all talk shared experiences and I realize a similar thing. Reminds me of the Eyewitness books, or Magic Treehouse, which I also loved. And when they came out with computer games, the I Spy Spooky Mansion, is the one I got 😂

[@missmarypoppins9191]

I can confirm I Spy made it to Australia 📖

[@TeddyBear74685]

From Aotearoa and I read them all and had the I spy treasure hunt video game!

[@MossyCat0101]

Yes, the Beatrix Potter books and movies from my childhood made me LOVE the typical british houses and the whimsical clothes.

[@azrani2023]

I share that completely !!! Thank you for mentioning her!

[@KelseyDrummer]

My auntie used to read me BP when I was a smol kiddo, and someone cross stitched my birth info into a huge beautiful piece with all her art. My nephew has the books now and I cannot wait to be the crazy aunt to dress up and read to him.❤

[@azrani2023]

@@KelseyDrummer omg you should totally do that!!! ❤ btw, to all the beatrix potter folks out there, there's a BEAUTIFUL documentary on her life here on youtube (the secret life of a victorian genius). it is so wholesomely made, like travelling to the times when she lived. I was smiling the whole time.

[@ninawth]

Same for me, but combined with Brambly Hedge!

[@amberjohnson7612]

I think it's hilarious that I meet you at Walmart tonight and 10 minutes later your video pops up on my phone!!! Lol absolutely love it!!!

[@ashcanis106]

Its giving Radaghast the brown vibes, sans being absolutely blasted from shrooms and im here for it honestly XDDD

[@CaityD714]

I’m mad that before you even said it I was thinking “Doug Dimmadome!” 🤣

[@makershavenpottery]

I haven’t thought of those… too long for me flare jeans that for sure got soaked at the bottom every time and most definitely gave me a chill in math class… since I lived it. Thanks for that little mental flashback of the good ol days. 😂

[@FrostAndTheForest]

Yeeeees... And the youthz are now wearing those wide leg jeans that do exactly that, and it makes me irrationally angry, because every time I see them wearing those terrible clothes we wore in the 90's, I am reminded of this exact feeling!! :D

[@tempestates13]

Jencos. My cousin wore those because that was the only thing she could wear.

[@addiewasgone]

I wouldn't use Temu since it steals your data just for future reference!

[@SpaceKid2187]

It’s beautiful Rachel! My brain really wants you to add a little spiderweb in the spiral at the tip with a little spider charm hanging down. It would be so cute! 🕸🕷💕

[@Cardinal_claw]

Hey idk if you'll see this, but Temu has a history of stealing credit card info and all that fun stuff. I'd really recommend avoiding it from now on, and keeping an eye on your bank accounts!

[@Noah-lo9vb]

I was completely stuck on a project for art school before and while watching this video, but something about the creative energy you put out made me think of the solution that helped me just in time for the deadline. Thank you Rachel!

[@extatis]

Nooooo not Temu 😢

[@luciatat4084]

Oh, please!

[@changingmind3248]

​@@luciatat4084 if pulling your heartstrings doesn't work you also should avoid them for your very own safety There are several other issues besides inhumane labor conditions: selling your data, cases of unauthorized withdrawals, no guarantee of actually recieving the orderd item - nevermind the quality and condition it might have, if it arrives and last but not least: potential health and safety hazards since there are no regulations regarding consumer protection.

[@sazbear3913]

Leapt out of bed for this video and I love you but…TEMU? Where’s your sustainability at? 😂

[@SkyeAten]

Yeah I don't think she cares tbh

[@bridgetgroce4634]

Your concerto was lovely!! Looking forward to hearing more on the thumb thingy 😊

[@caliqoo]

Love this video, love it all. Singular note: Temu is that cheap because of a combo of their focus is to steal your data and credit cards + abusive labor so i've had to forbid meself it XD.

[@a.h.9438]

I think my favorite thing about your editing is your transitions. They're always so perfect to what you're doing and I appreciate the aesthetic

[@Museofmemory]

Literally pulled up KZbin today thinking "I hope there's a new Rachel Maksy video today". Delighted, absolutely delighted. Just the whimsy I needed today!

[@hayleyellj]

my nephew got the I spy books this christmas, you bet your bottom dollar it was us 30 year olds sitting around the kitchen table playing the book! it brought back so must nostalgia 😊

[@KaeldreaRose]

This is the hat of a hobbit wizard! I absolutely love it!

[@OdinsSage]

For sure this hat is in Radagast's haberdashery.

[@darleneengebretsen1468]

It's the funny brown wizard who is sort of loopy in LOTR. I can't remember his name, but he was the one who loved the animals in the forest.

[@mx.noname4710]

Tom Bombadil?

[@amberg6115]

Rachel's bplot with the kalimba is everything to me 😅 that is what you do when you first get one, just futzing around and hoping for it to make sense lol I adore your hat flip btw!

[@jazzedaboutcheese]

Met you at MegaCon today! I got so shy but you and Nick were very sweet. So grateful to have met you guys 😊

[@LisEibh]

Aw man, I love to ignore the site from which the original hat was purchased. Bummed me out to see anyone, especially Rachel, acknowledge their existence, since you know those companies ain't up to any good over there, much like the other impossibly cheap sites 😣 Cool hat all the same 🫠

[@arielh880]

It’s so fitting that you post a new video, because I get to meet you tomorrow! ❤️ So excited!

[@SSECreator]

The whimsy and Maksy-malism is IMMACULATE

[@miky0239]

I started dressing vintage when I found your channel years ago, couldn’t wait for another fashion video from you! Just like yours, my style evolved and I’d love love loooove to see more fashion related videos from you, our whimsy-hobbit-elf-wooldland-fairy-vintage queen.

[@kelseymacleod8529]

I love it so much. My only critiques would be: the brim definitely needed to be wider to balance out the rest of the hat, an d the tip of the hat should've had some sort of dangly cuteness to up the whimsy

[@bunnybgood411]

I love how you're so loosey-goosey and spontaneous. It gets me to NOT be so precious and tight in my own artwork.

[@Ty-bl3yo]

i love the idea of seeing more fashion stuff from you! maybe something like "styling pieces i never wear" which can help you find new love for old clothes, lets us see your process of building an outfit, and if it just doesn't work, then you've found something you can sell or donate! win-win-win!

[@VintageBeauty1313]

I DID THE SAME THING WITH THE ISPY BOOKS! I’ve had mine for a few years now, and I get them out occasionally to go through them again! They’re just so “homey”!🥰

[@sweet_iris]

The furniture restorers ive watched use textured rollers to paint false wood grain. You could probably use it with clay, too, if you apply enough pressure.

[@gardenalways]

"Alleycat getting ready for a fight" - 😂Perfect description!

[@Kyleigh31]

I have been waiting for a new episode!! So excited to watch(like always) ❤❤

[@medicwebber3037]

I always enjoy your little reference quips. Ex.: “It’s Mabeline.” That something me and my siblings do alllllll the time, and it always kicks up some nostalgia and makes me smile. Thank you for those additional little moments! ❤️

[@KelseyDrummer]

I always sing the old Herbal Essences commercial. "She's got the urge! The urge to herbal!" Hahaha

[@medicwebber3037]

@@KelseyDrummer Lol, another gem!❤

[@Kitty3579]

You don't understand- I loved this SO much- it turned out so dang cute. Your re-making or upcycling videos inspire me- like, "hey, that's not so over-whelming because I don't have to start from scratch- I could do that!" (Spoiler. I cannot). As far as future videos go- I think I speak for your demographic when I say 'whimsy is always *highly* agreeable'. Ultimately please continue to do what makes you happy- we come here for your talent, but also your happy floor-troll chaos energy which can only be achieved in sincerity by you just doing whatever the darn heck you want.

[@ultimateskillchain]

I will never stop being amazed at how you can bring a vision to life with such accuracy 😍 you could tell me it was made with real bark and I'd believe it! Since it is cuter from the side, you could always turn it 90° and wear it that way. There are no rules!

[@gailbean7497]

So the little musical do-da is a kalimbia. To play it, hold with both hands and use your thumbs to plink the keys. Although you probably already know that. Anyhoo, super cute hat! Fun video!

[@danisorenson8833]

Every time you played that little instrument my cat snapped his head up all wide eyed and was looking around to see where it was coming from. It was so bizarre. His name is Salem and I'm a witch so he is a witches cat and you probably just played some ancient mystical music without knowing it. He was here for it.😊

[@Chantal_4107]

Lol the plasti dip cap yeting and the spirits returning it commentary cracked me up. Edit... Oooh, that hat be cute!!!! Love oty

[@laurashawver4217]

I absolutely love all of your videos!! You are inspiring and a kindred spirit to this puppet builder ❤. Keep it coming!

[@olive3918]

this is so beautiful and whimsical!! I love the little mushrooms so much

[@AmandaJaneValkeriah]

I loved I spy books when i was a kid. Totally went down memory lane when you mentioned them

[@IonIsFalling7217]

You missed such a perfect opportunity to make the brim a giant shelf fungus 😭 The hat’s fantastic as-is though!

[@mirjanbouma]

I'm slightly obsessed with shelf type fungi, that's a great idea!!

[@sagajohansson8091]

You make me so happy like, as a person 😭 tyst for existing

[@nicoleparramore8907]

So happy I got to meet her today. Best day ever.🎉

[@reaganmoore27]

I looove how this turned out, a huge improvement from the original for sure! You are a pro at wood grain texture, it looks so realistic and I think any witch would approve

[@gabbihoyt5425]

I clicked so fast! My weekend can now start off wonderfully! I love the What we do in the shadows and Dimadome jokes.

[@SteinGauslaaStrindhaug]

14:02 tip for next time: use disposable vinyl or latex gloves; not only would you get less spray paint on your fingers but it does insulate just a little against the cold too.

[@kt7087]

A Maksymalist is what you are I love your fashion videos so i would be excited to see more of those!

[@SparklyPurpleNails]

GIRL that bark looks SO GOOOOOD.

[@RedRosesDead07]

The Pure Whimsy factor is over 9,000!!! Utterly charming, I think it's so damn cute!! You have the wood effect down, you are the Queen of Bark! I often imagine you as a dryad, hoping one day that manifests 💚💚💚

[@darleneengebretsen1468]

She would make a fine dryad. I was one for Halloween one year when I was young. It took me a few days to get the green off of my skin. but my acorn necklace was awesome.

[@mquentaro]

A kalimba, or a finger piano. You can buy the main bits separately to make your own. I just found a wooden salad bowl from a fleamarket that had a nice sound when I knocked on the side. Then just flipped it upside down, screwed the bits on the bottom, tuned the tines with an app, tightened them down, -tada- a homemade kalimba that sounds pretty nice. Howl's moving castle's Merry go Round Life is one of the more popular tunes for kalimbas.

[@JennieOkami]

I loved I spy books, we had the PC games of them as well growing up. But looking back at my childhood the amount of times I spent in graveyards looking at people's death dates for my mom's family tree records it's no wonder I liked the macabre. And she had questioned where my Gothic 'phase' came from 🤣

[@Mangafreak681]

I kinda love the park ranger vibe the front view gives. Like youre a forest witch in the employ of the national parks- keeping track of the forest mushrooms, finding lost hikers... sounds like a dream job to me

[@xiaomeimichels5063]

Love the bloopers! Awesome work getting it done before megacon.

[@cha.r5858]

:( pls Rachel don't support shitty sites like temu...

[@remuslupin7186]

This turned out lovely! Probably one of your best wood textures yet

[@tamirundell8392]

Hi Rachel! I've been watching people buying pallets of stuff returned. Is that something you could ever do? I can almost hear the mwa ha hahaha in your brain. I've been looking for returned material and I did see a website but that was already sold out.

[@ClefairyFairySnowflake]

That is one amazing witch hat! I appreciate the hard work that went into creating such a beautiful masterpiece! It is truly exquisite! Well done! Stay awesome!

[@aearon]

Oh My God! The I Spy Treasure Hunt (or in my case 'Ich sehe was... Schatzsuche') was one of my favourite books as a kid 😍😍

[@mindyskidder]

Rachel, your creativity is nothing short of amazing! I adore how this hat turned out!!

[@TarahMatson-zz2hj]

I don’t have the words for just how much I love this hat!!!! Your swamp witch aesthetic is spot on! Thank you Rachel for making my Fridays amazing and inspiring. I hope you’re having a great time at your convention.💕

[@isadoramasierodossantos]

the begining of the video got me * laughing in southern hemispherian *

[@nataliavargas6883]

Something about this video; the wet ass flare jean memory and the hat just dropping over made me laugh out loud and is exactly what I needed after a long week at work

[@junoantaresofficial]

I have never clicked so fast! This is going to be good!

[@sparklyginger]

it gives Radagast core, nailed it

[@nanamarler8282]

I love this project, and you opened a flood gate of ideas….. thank you 😊

[@maike3626]

Yeeeesss witchy vibes🙌

[@Wretched_Fae]

Omg I recently ordered the fantasy and the treasure hunt Ispy books about a month ago because I recently discovered they are why I love maximalism and trinkets!!! I'm so happy im not alone in that!!

[@SednaDaCat]

Kinda bummed to see temu promoted….

[@catherinejustcatherine1778]

The hat is very cute. To answer your question; I enjoy watching you craft! Especially upcycling, remakes and other transforming pieces.

[@ainoessi]

That came out so cute! I'm always in awe of what you manage to create with just foam. And I do now have a mighty need for a forest-y witch hat... I love you little paint cabinet, which made me think, I would love to see a tour of your barn now that it's been a while since you moved in 😊 And your outfit videos around a theme or characters are always some of my favourites; maybe some hobbit outfits... or Lotr... fantasy themed... 🥰

[@elyssahedrick9446]

I just want a list of all the movies & shows you watch 😂 you always quote the best shows, I feel like you would have the best recs

[@abbigailhanson4868]

Yeah Rach...sweet summer child...flare jeans are back. Like my teenager just came home from the thrift store with JNCOS!

[@clarerichardson8770]

I knew flares were back, but for the love of man, NOT JNCOS! 🤣

[@vernieplummer5148]

Well, I think you’ve achieved your very best tree bark effect ever. Take that hat out in the woods where you just were and look at the trees. You match. Fine work, silly as ever, love it.

[@bihter3201]

I love the little doodles

[@SecretSquirrelFun]

Ha ha the Dremel sounded like the sound effect for a GIANT mosquito.

[@niccilefevre]

Omggg the flair jean thing! 😂🤣😂🤣 And then the water would work it's way up till your pants from your knee down were wet 😂 ah the nostalgia

[@annbrookens945]

It came out quite well, it looks like bark! The profile really is good!

[@kathyjohnson2043]

That is a darling kalimba!

[@bellablackmyth4748]

This is kinda more obscure, but if you wanna do a recreation, I would LOVE to see you do one of the dresses from White Christmas- maybe the While Your Dancing dress bc it is STUNNING, or the beautiful black velvet one in You Didn’t Do Right By Me. Sending all my love for this year!!!

[@tamiranuyee]

Your hat came out so cute! Love the results 🥰

[@tessiagriffith9555]

Do what your heart tells you! That is what we be here for!

[@Ladyofacat]

It so cute! Well done Rachel!

[@barbaralamoreaux328]

Great job! The bark looks pretty real.🍄

[@sleepy.timaeus.arts.]

21:11 i think it would look less forest ranger to you if the rim was longer! the shortness of the rim with how tall and thick it is probably makes it a little awkward. the side profile truly is wonderful though. the hat came out beautifully 🤗

[@v.v365]

I think you should make a sort of veil of hanging moss falling over the brim of this hat, could make the design a bit more balanced cuz it’s kinda top heavy

[@AwkwardBirb]

The amount of respect I have for you for NOT making this a clickbait “I bought this hat on TEMU is it any good harhar” video is simply immeasurable. THANK YOU

[@laureljenkins6566]

I love this project! So cute and fantasy core. 🥰

[@syster9700]

I'm strongly against using Temu, both for environmental uses as well as humanitarian reasons. But you did make something cute!

[@nonakabyrd5759]

Temu, where Chinese women make an almost living wage. It's depends on what you purchase. Most clothes are polyester knock offs, however, the huge scaves are fantastic! others things, not so bad. Remember almost anything you buy these days is made in China.

[@syster9700]

@@nonakabyrd5759 I strongly suggest you look more into the company. Im not against "items that come from China" - there's just so much wrong with that company.