Guess what... we're working on our 1M sub special video!! We spent SO much time brainstorming what we should do for this because we want it to be a mix of: a build, sentimental moments, and sharing some never seen before vlog footage of our channel launch day π Katelyn's been digging though our old footage and it's really ...
2021-01-04 23:59:21 +0000 UTC View Post
I think we had even more pent up behind the scenes stuff to share than usual on this one! Like...
- Why we were in such a rush
- Behind the scenes of all the uv resin failed tests
- Out of order shenanigans
- Scenes that did not make the final cut
- Why we summarized the uv resin tests instead of including ...
Despite struggles with the molds and the resin, I gotta say I'm pretty proud of how our embeds turned out. We went with a space theme, I molded/painted a tiny clay Supurrvisor in space and Evan painted tiny ball bearings with flow acrylic to make little planets. These might be the tiniest things we've ever made... small enoug...
2020-12-30 16:18:59 +0000 UTC View Post
We're finally getting to a project that has been on our list for FOREVER: custom resin keycaps π and things are going GREAT... so good... we certainly did not struggle with the silicone molds, and our first prototype is just... so, so... unique π I'm just crying looking at it π€£ Y'all know us though, we'll keep at it ...
2020-12-29 04:33:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Hope everyone is able to enjoy their holidays this year, even if they're a little different with 2020 craziness. After a marathon week of work leading up Christmas, we're going to do our best to take a couple days off, but we just wanted to pop in and let y'all know that we're really grateful for you guys! Thanks for being he...
2020-12-24 19:36:38 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm being a little dramatic in the title :P But actually I'm looking at a new rug for the living room and it made me realize how much content creation is affecting what options I'm considering! First off, the current gray and white rug is one we got for $200 at a discount store 6 or 7 years ago and it's been barfed on so many...
2020-12-21 15:53:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Explaining ourselves after making this cursed build π€£ In today's Aftershow we talk about...
- less "build" than any video (what was good, what worried us)
- first time sewing fabric in a video
- do we think Joob will warm up to it?
- reflections on what we were thinking when we bought the pillow
- t...
Well the good news is, we turned the butt into a cat bed. The bad news is, it turned out even more horrific than we imagined because we ended up using TWO stuffed pairs of jeans and it's just so wrong looking haha. I'm not sure if this video will do ok or tank, but honestly the project was so fun to make that I'm ok either wa...
2020-12-16 16:07:35 +0000 UTC View Post
So we had the idea to make Joob a cat bed out of jeans because she LOVES being in my lap when I'm wearing jeans. Then when filming the intro, we remembered that about a year ago we bought a butt pillow because we thought it'd be a funny BUY vs DIY. So now the denim cat bed is going to have an actual butt pillow in it. I apolo...
2020-12-14 04:50:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Woooo the Artist Edition of YouTube Rewind is live! This was SO fun to be a part of. Jackie (NerdECrafter) was the master coordinator and editor of the whole thing and deserves huge props for all the time and effort that went into this. If you haven't watched it yet, first check it out here: 2020-12-11 02:08:17 +0000 UTC View Post
So when we started doing live streams I designed and 3D printed these ceiling cable clips to route cables along the ceiling and have really been loving how simple and effective they are (easy cable in and out yet secure). Think I made them at least 6 months ago and here is v1 of the model:
2020-12-06 23:32:27 +0000 UTC
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Wooo a new craft, a new Aftershow! This one includes lots of impromptu brainstorming. What brainstormed video ideas sound the most fun to y'all?
In this Aftershow we also cover:
- Upcoming candle video ideas (and what we bought a TON of)
- Our thoughts on doing a kit-testing video
- Will we use these?
- F...
We may or may not be involved in a secret collab with many other creators and it may be a YouTube Rewind someone in the Arts/Crafting community is putting together π€«π I can't give too many details because we aren't the ones coordinating it, but I'm really excited to see how this all comes together!
2020-12-02 21:00:43 +0000 UTC
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We learned SO much about making candles by going into the process somewhat blind. We also probably could have learned many of these things by doing research first, but it makes for a more entertaining video for us to "learn" the hard way on camera haha! You can see the simple candles I made in containers in the top left and K...
2020-11-30 00:04:00 +0000 UTC View Post
What's this? It's a giant bag-o-wax! We may or may not have known it was gonna be this big when we ordered it...
We're gonna try candle making for the very first time in our next video and I'm really excited. Like soap, it seems very resin-adjacent haha. We actually got 2 different candle-making kits to test: a $1...
2020-11-25 19:15:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Psst - we made holiday merch! We're letting you guys know early before our sample pieces have even come in. We've got tees, hoodies, long sleeves, mens/womens/kids, and the design features us, Joob, ham, tools, and string lights. They *are* live on our site as of this morning because it felt like too much of a tease to show t...
2020-11-23 16:22:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey gang! Welcome to a casual (as usual) Aftershow for our more-casual-than-usual video! In today's Aftershow we cover:
- the joy of doing an experiment video vs finished product
- how confident were we about if this would work
- would we do anything different?
- filming continuously vs spaced out
- the proj...
Update on the rainbow resin experiment! We attached strips of the diffraction grating sheet to scrap MDF and made a silicone mold to capture the texture on the diffraction grating, which we poured 4 different resin tests into (clear, resin w/ glitter, resin w/ alcohol ink, and resin w/ pearlex).
2020-11-18 15:56:25 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys! So our next project is a bit of an experimental one... we want to make resin that *literally* diffracts rainbows. We had heard of this stuff called diffraction grating a while back (picture those cardboard "fireworks glasses") and the way that it works is you have a clear plastic sheeting with little ridges on it (a...
2020-11-16 17:14:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Hoooooooo boy! So excited to finally share this video and the Aftershow! In this Aftershow we cover:
- When we actually started this project
- Breaking from our traditions and not editing while filming
- Our worries about if this would make for a good video (again)
- More thoughts on mixing wood and resin
- ...
Here's the fully finished computer!!! Complete with custom glass top and all the electronics! AAaaaAaAaAHH! We love it so much, it really is one of the pretties things we've made. I can't wait to share the full video (and the behind the scenes Aftershow) Friday.
2020-11-11 23:30:44 +0000 UTC
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The next time you see it it'll be filled with electronics!
It's sooooo pretty. It's definitely one of those pieces we're gonna stare at with heart eye emoji faces. But we didn't have much time to do that in this state be...
2020-11-07 22:49:18 +0000 UTC View Post
And our faux live edge! (well sorta, I mean you can tell it doesn't go all the way through but that's because we didn't have time to build a mold box to keep the resin contained). This project has been particularly time crunchy because it has to be shipped from TX to CA to TX before the video goes live (we're collabing with a...
2020-11-05 16:32:46 +0000 UTC View Post
The next project is underway! We're making a wood and resin computer case. We're doing the thing where you get wood with cool cracks and fill them with resin, which we've never done before. We also power carved some additional cracks and attempted to carve a faux live edge. Actual live edge wood tends to be much thicker (the ...
2020-11-02 15:07:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Filming and editing this beast of a video was a marathon! In today's Aftershow we cover:
β’ What we would do differently
β’ How did we paint for SO LONG
β’ Would we ever do this with non-UV resin?
β’ Our mid-filming existential crisis
β’ what you see is not fully what happened
β’ How we thought we'...
Hey guys! We wanted to show you how our resin Bob Ross paintings turned out - we're pretty dang proud of them! So here is the original Bob Ross we were following the tutorial for:
And here are our final pieces!
2020-10-28 21:06:43 +0000 UTC
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Hi there, certainly glad you could join us today. This week we're going to be following a Bob Ross tutorial but with a E&K twist: we'll only be able to use resin hahaha! As if following a Bob Ross tutorial was not hard enough. We still have a hard time grasping how he can knock out these in 30 minutes π€― Going to be UV ...
2020-10-26 15:49:44 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm assuming if you're watching this now, you've already seen how the video ended. Let me just say, I can still smell it when I watch the video and the memories flood my brain π€£. In this Aftershow we cover:
- Reaction when we came home and they'd gone bad
- Thoughts on moving them inside
- Will we cover other f...
Yes, those are all photos of us trying to get a thumbnail and only a small fraction of photos taken π€£ This is what happens when you put your camera in rapid fire mode while you pour water over your pumpkins (pretending it is resin)
2020-10-21 16:25:13 +0000 UTC
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Ok guys, this week's project has actually been in the works for about a month! If any of y'all have been in our streams when my alarm went off and I had to quickly pop out to go "do a thing for the project," it was this project. You also may have noticed blurred pumpkins in the background of our transparent screen video... 2020-10-19 03:16:54 +0000 UTC View Post
