Repainting a Polly Pocket's Beach Cafe Set from 1993 (Vintage Girl Toys Restorations + Retrobright)

[@slytheringingerwitch]

I love the idea of a haunted polly pocket series.

[@Vagabondwitchh]

Yes❤❤❤

[@renegadetla9331]

Oooooh yes, this!!!!!❤

[@aliwilson4130]

Seconded!

[@user-wl3fs4im8f]

Absolutely!! Her Polly Pockets are my favorite to watch, and that’d only make me fall further in love!

[@amyOMNOMNOM]

During the painting sections where there isn’t any noise I would love it if you would talk a little about the history of the toy, any personal anecdotes, or even just how you came by the toy. The chatting parts of your videos are my favourite 😊

[@navybluebunny]

I like ur talking and chatting! Please keep talking! I don't mind the music personally but I understand wanting to hear the brushing and clicking sounds

[@Vaxieon]

I'm actually glad you didn't cover the repairs from the previous owner, as you've said on prior pony videos, it's kind of like a little visual history of the toy. I feel like so long as the damage isn't fundamentally detrimental (the hinge doesn't stay in place or a figure will not stand) then it's okay to leave something of it's own little life with it. ❤ Also, as what others are saying, your voice is very charming! I like hearing your personal input on your projects. Good work as always!

[@snow-violet]

While I enjoyed the soap and water asmr, I really enjoy you talking to us and giving us the story of the project. Feels like friends talking together when you talk about the project and other things ❤❤❤

[@fikanera838]

I really enjoy the music, & appreciate that you credit the composers!

[@Ylime00120]

I'd be so excited to see you do Polly Pocket customs! And I love the idea of having us vote on the theme for the set. Haunted Polly Pockets would be super fun 😈🕯️🔮🕷️ I personally enjoyed the ASMR sounds, but I like listening to you talk just as much, and also enjoy the relaxing music, so I'm happy with whichever direction you choose to go! It sounds like there's a range of opinions so you could always mix it up and do different sound approaches for different videos based on what's inspiring you for that project.

[@mana_forseight]

Love your videos and love when you talk about something while you are restoring.Some episodes when you talked about historical facts are my favorites. Congratulations on a new kitty❤

[@DoodleDate]

I absolutely loved this!! I like that it's a fun way to bring some new life into some of the really beyond-restoring sets!

[@maddhappy2286]

Wooo, doodle date (its steph we all know its steph) likes one of my favorite channels!

[@zaidshakeel7435]

I actually love the asmr with voice overs with the music you used in this video

[@mistingwolf]

Personally, I enjoy the music because the cleaning noises grate on me, but everyone is different! I like that you also post the music artists so I can find them if there's a track I particularly enjoyed. For the musicless videos, I can always mute or play music on the side, so please do whatever makes _you_ comfortable and happy!

[@fiestaFoxtrot]

Love the silent clicks and clacks, but I equally love when you talk!! Your commentary is so charming I would hate to lose out on more of it...

[@smittenkitten1515]

The music you chose is amazing! Something like this is exactly what I was going to suggest :) I do love your voiceovers and think it adds to the personality and uniqueness of your channel. Whatever you decide is what's best because it's your channel, so do what you like and what feels right :)

[@somethinginnocuousindahouse]

I don't mind the music, but I love when you talk about what you're doing in voiceover and the sounds of fixing ths stuff up. Congrats on your new addition, can't wait to see him finding his way into your videos.

[@cassinipanini]

the way my ears pricked up the instant i heard haunted polly pocket !!!!!!!!!! would LOVE to see that project!

[@sewingwithjazz]

I really like your Polly pocket repaints/repairs. It doesn't matter if you are an expert in it as long as you enjoy it❤❤❤

[@LoneyJane]

Just a comment on the music question: I love the music you choose! And I also like that it’s different on every video you make, rather than just cycling through the same five tunes 😅 Love your videos, thank you for bringing my childhood back to life 🥰

[@user-wl3fs4im8f]

I’ll be honest, I can’t think of many music recommendations, because I always like your selections so much! They’re never boring, but they’re still relaxing and enjoyable.

[@0815Horst]

I like your videos with or without music. They are so soothing.

[@silvipeppers]

The music you pick is always good! I really liked the first song of this video, especially, because it was fun and bubbly as you explained what you were going to work on, but while you were painting the calming music really fit the atmosphere.

[@pinknblackproductions]

Polly pocket customs are a great idea. And the ASMR worked well imo very satisfying

[@samanthadean1083]

I had this one!!! Awesome!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️

[@curiosity6485]

fantastic job! you really can’t tell it’s painted, those colors are so smooth. this is definitely an opinion and not a suggestion/critique, but i actually loved the soft green/deep orange color scheme that it had discolored to, it would have been so cute if the colors weren’t so uneven. same with the faded sand color looking nicer than the original bright yellow, it’s just cool how sometimes by chance time and wear actually enhance things 🤔

[@foxliasgriffinYT]

i love hearing your narration and music, its very soothing!

[@missstarstealer]

I love your music selection because I always find it so relaxing. The music in this video are some of my favorites.

[@ZombieDeer]

I had so many of these as a kid. The ones I remember most are, a variation of this house and my favorite which was the tree house with the trap door inside. Either I loved it because I loved nature, or I began to love nature because of that tree house. I would keep some of them in my bathroom for tub time or to help me be patient when learning to use the potty. I remember I even had the ones made themed after Mighty Max.

[@Lomky]

the under part of the roof that hangs over is called the "eaves"! love the channel, always fun when you stretch a skill and it turns out wonderful

[@Vagabondwitchh]

I love the music and voice over. Really love the music used in this video❤ I wouldnt mind some asmr sounds with gentle music in the background, but i like listening to you!

[@wrongsideofthestory]

I absolutely love this one! It really does look like a little beach cafe!

[@vonkatartistry]

I had this set too 🥹🥹🥹 the memories!

[@adariesa]

i love your talking and the asmr parts! i don't mind the music but i would like if it were a littler quieter. also, i thought the pastel color scheme it had after the retrobrighting was pretty cute but you did a great job repainting it to it's original form!

[@baldemarsilva8603]

I think your current music is fine with what you are crafting!

[@Kellas_Kat]

Yeeeeessss! I want to see custom painted toys!

[@brightvulpix6421]

The lovingly imperfect. I get happy that there is evidence that it’s been played with.

[@BonnibelLecter]

It looks adorable, and I like the idea of themed customs, yes!

[@fikanera838]

I adore the Polly Pocket videos! 🩷

[@VixxiaTwylin]

I have a suggestion for people who are painting on plastic without an airbrush... I've done this many times and it helps a lot. Instead of adding water to your paints and doing lots of thin watery layers, which does work but can be very time consuming and frustrating for mixing colors... Add a little floetrol to your paints on your pallet. Floetrol, as the name suggests, helps you control the flow of your paint. Acrylic paint is notorious for drying very quickly, which results in more brush strokes. Thinning with water does help the paint flow but dilutes it's colors and opacity. Floetrol helps eliminate brush strokes by allowing the paint to flow well enough to sorta self-level and let the strokes melt into the layer. You can also increase the opacity of acrylic paint by adding just a small amount of cornstarch. Increasing the opacity means fewer layers for full coverage, which is very important when trying for a smooth paint job on a tiny piece. I hope you guys find this helpful... K byeee

[@lillypilly8796]

I really like the music you use! Often makes me think I'm listening to a Ghibli soundtrack. I often watch your videos to relax after work and the music is so nice and adds a lot!

[@_SpreadingLove_]

Your music choices are great for this video! I think it matches these piano instrumental tunes with relaxing vibes

[@ZeASK]

That paint job came out great!

[@lucius0mega]

oooo would love to see some polly pocket customs!!

[@solofdragons6446]

Loved the sounds of the cleaning and repairs! Personally, I've never been a fan of the epidemic sound library music because they all have a more somber tone to them imo. I feel your videos are more upbeat because it's like "Yeah, we're breathing new life into these toys that likely made a child or two very happy." Maybe if you dabble into some upbeat video game tracks? Usually those are free to use. Music from games like Pokemon HeartGold & Soulsilver or Pokemon Black & White are often really good background tracks I find.

[@16taysia]

Omg I was BORN in '93!! 😂💀💖

[@pastapartyify]

I always enjoyed the music you chose ❤

[@redrowlet5481]

these 1993 polly pocket sets are soooo cute!! you did a great job, i would love to see more

[@holographic80s]

I love your pfp!! Katt is the best!

[@nikishazechiel6848]

I really enjoy your work! It totally inspires me! Thank you!

[@Myriako]

Thank you for this video! 😀🌻

[@giruchi7]

Stunning! I'm surprised how colorful it was from the beginning

[@punkopossums]

I invested in the paints you use a while ago and they're some of the best paints I have ever used for repainting figures. Used them on my 2 most recent Mattel Jurassic world Fossil Fighters repaints and I was so surprised with how pigmented they were. Especially the red, I am super used to most reds even in pricier acylics being super transparent but I only needed one layer with minor touch ups. Before I was using cheap paints so I didnt use up my nice ones that I use for illustrations. I wish they made sets with larger bottles because I am also using them for figures I make with clay, and some are quite large lol. I am in love with these paints.

[@renegadetla9331]

Lovely job, you work so hard ❤❤❤ Such a thoughtful glow-up for this piece, makes me want to buy some vintage toys to fix up

[@jaydiarae]

Lovely, relaxing music 😻

[@user-xm1od9nb1m]

My boyfriend paint miniatures with citadel acrylics and he always mix even them with a little bit of water. He uses a wet palette where you put the color on ”wet paper” to mix. I feel like different colors are a bit different. You might already know, he taught me when I painted some miniatures

[@itsa_me_depression]

Honestly I loved the mixture of the asmr parts, your lovely voice, and the soothing piano. Your music picks were great! Watching you restore the polly pocket was so satisfying, I love your videos!

[@catfoodzplz]

Omg I used to have this one! How nostalgic. :) Also I loved the meows

[@lz738]

Very cute results. I loved the ASMR at around minute 2:00! It was so soothing and relaxing. Sadly, I really hate piano music. But when it comes to music, you will never be able to please everyone. It's all personal taste.

[@danielleburkard3088]

I love the piano music you used. It's very calming

[@mykodibear17]

There so many art ASMR channels out there, but with my sensory issues I can't watch any of them ): I really love hearing what you have to say and the music (and mostly just your style and personality!) I hope you can continue to make at least some videos without the sounds or with them quietly in the background under the music/talking like normal

[@corriemcclain7960]

It turned out so good!

[@Lyeah73]

I love watching you breathe new life into these toys. I also love the music you chose in this video so calming and serene. Another beautiful project. ❤(I know asmr is some people’s thing. I personally find it cringy and it raises my anxiety levels. I love you talking or the music you play much more. )

[@anabarber4337]

Yay scrubby sounds!

[@lachauntiswashington231]

This looks great 👍 👌 😀

[@hunterfieseler8912]

I love your videos!! Just as a comment, not a criticism, but I'm a painter, and one thing I noticed that you do while painting is allow the paint to reach the binding of the bristles. It's mostly fine to do from a technique standpoint (though it can cause old colors to sneak into your current mixture depending on the paint and medium), but it makes the brushes lose their shape much faster. If you're having trouble with stray bristles, loose bristles,odd shapes, and less precise markmaking, try mixing with a brush you don't intend to paint with, or with a palette knife or mixer :D Also, seconded your recommendation for the better paints!! Paint quality is extremely important, and affects your results a lot more than one would realize! If anyone wants to get into paint-reliant hobbies (especially if they want to save money), my recommendation is to get a variety of primary colors & a couple different black and white variants, and NO secondary or tertiary colors like purple, green, orange, gray, or brown, because the temperature and specific hue of the primary mixture greatly impacts the result of your mix. You can't make certain colors with certain reds, blues, and yellows no matter how hard you try, and it's important to choose the right temperature and pigment in order to get the result you want :D (black and white also have different strengths and temperatures, which is why I included them in the list). If there's a specific mixture you tend to use a lot, you can even make your own batch and keep it stored in a specialized container for future use!

[@fernbrisot325]

Imagine if you could clean your whole home by scrubbing it with a toothbrush for a few minutes. Moss on the roof? No problems, just a few swipes with a brush. I like your music choices, but the video is nice without it. But, I agree that music during painting might make sense. I love the idea of customs. Thank you for sharing! It looks great.

[@charlafox5701]

The music in this one was really nice, but if you’re looking for a specific style that might fit your channel.. perhaps that café type music? Those songs that give that calm atmospheric coffee shop vibes.. like we’re just here to hang out and talk about the restoration and how things are going with you and your cats and stuff.

[@zephyreon4]

ahhh this turned out so pretty!!

[@taylortomblin]

You asked for music suggestions and I had an idea. Since your channel mostly deals with vintage toys, how about retro video game soundtracks? Or, at least, something in the style of? Some of my favorites are the older Final Fantasy soundtracks, or music from the Sonic games. 💗

[@katekettell5116]

Looks great!

[@KameradeKitten]

Even if you don't have a proper mic for it, I do like and prefer hearing the sounds ☺️ the music always seems too loud for me but that's probably just me, but since these are your videos, edit them how you prefer! I'll still watch either way 💚

[@jimbomyboy9679]

I really like your music choice :) I don't think you need to change it at all. You could maybe suggest for people to mute and put in their own music on another tab if they aren't as into the melancholy piano? I love watching these videos, I recently got into miniature painting after watching doll customising, art doll, and general restoration videos for years and it's THE BEST.

[@Faefire]

I can imagine the struggle to find fitting music for every video. There is so much music out there. No way to listen to all of it and decide what to use. But to be honest, I don't think you need new music for every project. I noticed other creators on youtube just re-using songs or having five different songs they switch back and forth. It never bothered me. If anything it made me connect a particular melody with a channel. Thank you for always trying things out. Good luck with the new cat!

[@impostrum1103]

I think your asmr-ish part of the video is very nice, but I like that static camera sound. Great choice of music as well, love your vids ❤

[@technopoptart]

i adore the asmr parts and the talking parts but i took a little peek and i think i am very much "out-voted" on preferring it to the music. people just love all the music you pick. for sure though i am very grateful that you entertained the possibility of no-music videos for watchers like me who struggle with the music(even if in the end you likely will not be changing from the current format)

[@Catra_B2011]

It turned out so well! ^^

[@wicketthecanuck]

It looks great after you gave it some TLC. When you have cracks like that, have you tried adding some super glue in thin layers and hitting it with baking soda? It will fill them in, and the baking soda makes the super glue cure instantly. I'm wondering if that will work on Polly pocket playsets (or atleast plastics of that type) I love that you're working on whatever needs your help. The variety is fantastic. Keep up the lovely work❤

[@XhanAnimations]

I am not a big fan of asmr things. The music helps me enjoy the smaller sounds without muting entirely, especially with the great song choices! So a combination of the 2 would be my vote 👉👈

[@StarryScribbles]

More on Paints for Miniatures, the colours turn out much better for customs as they are much more heavily pigmented than regular paints ! So that the colours turn up much better than regular acrylics

[@StarryThursday]

I haunted house Polly Pocket is genius!

[@GachaWaxx_]

Animal Crossing or like video game background songs would be super cute for what you do and it would match your style perfectly!! Pretty sure you’d have no copy right problems as well. Luv your videos btw ❤

[@rebeccawilliams9227]

David Celeste and Howard Harper Barnes are two lovely composers who can be found on Epidemic Sound. X

[@wesleyclay3809]

For a music suggestion maybe old obscure video game soundtracks to go with the retro theme? A youtube channel i like (that does reviews on random topics, Dream Jelly, shes great) plays a lot of random soundtracks in the background of her videos. My favorite is the house theme from Dogz for the gba 😌 it fills me with joy anytime it appears in a video of hers. Tho im sure copy rights could get tricky. But yeah, a thought! I do love the music you already source, i adore letting your videos just autoplay in the background, theyre so calming

[@heathergibbs2904]

I liked and shared this video 📹 out your welcome Retro Geek Crafts Projects ❤😊

[@mist3h]

I loved the absence of music while it lasted! The music is just an acceptable nuisance. It doesn’t improve my experience and it’s covering up the much more pleasant static noise, work noises and whatever human breathing sounds you might feel self conscious about. But I understand that adding music is the accepted norm and you prefer to avoid attracting too much of a fringe audience. Personally I thoroughly enjoy shoe shine videos. I like to view the skilful work while hearing the soothing noise of it, but very often, if they don’t talk too much, don’t add music and there’s not too much ambient noise drowning out the shoe shining sounds, then I will do less viewing and more just listening and let the faint noise keep my brain distracted from thinking - which can be broken by talking or music or sounds that trigger alertness. Like bells, crying or knocking. I adore the sounds of drawing and painting. As well as the select noises you are letting us enjoy :) the sped up toothbrush soap scrubbing and the sanding are so good. I don’t normally love when there’s taking over my nice lovey sounding videos, but you just always sound so sweet and passionate and your voice isn’t “loud and overly excited in your face” like Nerdecrafter, Graveyardgirl and Royalty Soaps (all very sweet and talented but I just can’t deal with the yelling voice projection). You aren’t doing that at all and it’s such a relief to find cool female KZbinr, who are more like I see myself and not performing a jester role that requires unnatural levels of vocal excitement. So, one KZbinr I follow, who uses music in all of her videos (Dollightful) would nearly always use just one default copyright free music track for all of her videos. She tended to use some different ones for spooky season, but then occasionally she would straight up use a different music track for no reason and it felt like the videos were almost not hers anymore. In fact, I saw an entirely different video by a different creator and in a different genre and they were using the same track as Dollightful. I couldn’t take that channel seriously at all. My brain just associates that track forever with her channel now and doesn’t want any changes to that illusion. I can’t associate your channel with any single music theme. But I do associate it strongly with your voice/accent (which are lovely) and those working sounds I mentioned prior. I would suggest leaning into either no music or always the same music. Because if it’s the same every video, then at least I’ll get used to it and will hardly notice it’s there until it isn’t! I enjoyed this video and look forward to your next one 👌 Your channel is one of my favourites. Love your sincerity and “small” channel energy. I would like to collect new cat tax in your next video!?!?

[@Valerydoll]

Yay new video

[@TinaOsborne-wb7sb]

Honestly, I think I prefer your videos with no music, especially when you're talking. But if you insist on having music, the soft piano you used in the background of this video is not too distracting. I also would like to see a haunted Polly Pocket project. Thanks for sharing.

[@holographic80s]

I can't name any specific songs but nothing somber I think is ideal. The "Blooming Meadows" song was nice and relaxing but upbeat and positive while the song "Notice" felt sad which didn't match the vibe of the video or colorful cheery item you're painting. Think of positive things maybe people would listen to while studying or cleaning so motivational? Edit: Took a little look here on KZbin, maybe you can get an idea from a video I found titled "🦙🎶 Energetic Alpaca Vibes: Uplifting Tunes and Adorable Alpacas | Delightful beats". You don't have to go THAT cheery but think about what you're restoring or customizing. Is it something colorful? Then pick a song that sounds colorful! Edit 2: I'm not trying to be a negative Nancy, but after reading other people's comments I have to speak up that I do not like ASMR (at all). I love to hear you talk and i like the quiet parts where it's just music or a paint brush noise but I always mute or skip over the ponies getting baths lol

[@kjohnson9204]

I like the music you pick.. no music was terrible, the sound of the toothbrush scrubbing is like nails on a blackboard for me. I had to mute your video! If you want music.. how about gaming music (from video games or movies, since you are painting toys) or music from the year the toy came out? Also never apologize for noisy cats! I would love to hear more about the cats, more about your new cat pls! A whole video on the cats? 😺

[@samanthab2484]

I prefer the music to the ASMR vibes personally

[@princessendboss7265]

The sounds are nice but with the style of video it feels a bit out of place to be suddenly placed in silence in my opinion!!! My suggestion would be to sometimes upload a separate video where it's just like focused on the sounds like the pony brushing video you one time? I know that would probably be more work but just a suggestion!!! ...I also agree with people who say they love when you talk about the history of toys

[@antoinettegeyer8832]

I saw someone use high heat (open flame) to QUICKLY blast faded and discolored plastic once to brighten it. Worth a try on an old piece of similar plastic? I do realize that here you are dealing with moving parts and paper decals. Ps when I say quick mean seriously quick - or else melting and black soot stains form. Again, just a wierd thing I saw someone do to "revive" an old piece.

[@Scotslegend]

Maybe invest in a wet pallet for the next Polly so you don't have to keep remixing and trying to match colours

[@ravengateley7677]

The universe keeps assigning me cats too man...

[@AmarisFrede]

I never got the Polly Pocket toys that were not pocket sized. What else was the name for?

[@karebear3152]

I do not like that yellow in combination with the other colors... I know it's accurate to the item, but I don't understand why they'd choose that hideously bright mustard yellow to go with all the pretty, vibrant pastels... Regardless, nice work. Looks like that one's been through the ringer.

[@mandycrago]

I miss the music🌧🌧

[@caitlinpenny7412]

I much prefer with music. Im not an asmr person. Im here to watch the dirty, sad old toys get fixed up and made pretty again. I therefore find the exclusively clattering asmr noises distracting. Maybe offer the asmr videos w/o the music as patreon exclusive?

[@konoikurozora5851]

ASMR makes me extremely stressed, so I can't watch a vid like that without music at all. Not great for me. But the vid itself is interesting as usual (had to put music on when there was none)

[@huskytail]

I prefer MUCH better the videos with you talking, please don't go into the ASMR side.

[@RMacca]

I know it's a pain to do two versions of videos but part of why I come here is because you AREN'T an ASMR channel. I suppose if you decide to lean more ASMR I could just mute the video 😅 that stuff is so annoying to me

[@muma-kitty1639]

i would actually prefer if you kept the music, all the tapping and whispering genuinely makes me want to fight someone

[@catisyellen9877]

I much prefer the music over ASMR-esc stuff, especially with the voice. I can’t stand voice ASMR. I hate it.