The Planter Box
Added 2020-05-31 14:09:24 +0000 UTCGoodmorning! In this months exclusive episode I make a planter box for the outside of my forest home :D
I'm nearing completion on another project at the moment that ties into a REALLY fun craft-along I have planned for us all to do in June!
I hope you are all doing well and can't wait to share more about what I'm up to ;)
-Christine
Comments
I love your design for the howl, making its wings out of leaves shapes, brilliant! I'm thinking about doing one myself on the fireplace!
Marianne
2023-01-23 20:47:09 +0000 UTCI looooove this video! So inspiring!
Paranormal Kativity
2021-05-10 16:19:13 +0000 UTCDoes anyone know what type of wood to use? Thankyou
Nikki-lea
2021-04-08 20:51:49 +0000 UTCSo so beautiful!!! I absolutely love the color palate of the paint against the house with the white trim!
Erin Rabideau
2020-09-23 00:17:34 +0000 UTCGorgeous! .
Maria Marin
2020-09-15 18:26:48 +0000 UTCOMG this just gave me the idea to recreate some 18th century plasterwork moulding for my walls. I had never heard of Polymer clay!! I take forever to do anything because I’m never happy with it and by the time I am happy with it. I need to start over for one reason or another so this will DEFINITELY help with that. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Eric von Habsburg
2020-09-14 02:58:52 +0000 UTCWould you ever consider selling the mold to your owl sculpture?
Cheryl Kirkpatrick
2020-09-11 08:19:20 +0000 UTCMe too! :-)
MiLora Tur
2020-08-07 17:26:20 +0000 UTCUsually you need a food grade silicone if you want to be able eat your sculptures , from what I've read anyways :-)
Jennifer Williams
2020-07-04 02:06:04 +0000 UTCAmazing job like always Christine! I’m so happy to see someone else craft at my level.. your work is amazing! So glad to I paid for patreon this episode alone makes it worth it!
Dayana Alvarado
2020-06-23 21:10:58 +0000 UTCand me lol
Claire Fern-Smith
2020-06-19 22:31:17 +0000 UTCI wonder if you could do a variation this for your Victorian - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOuJerpCOFk
Tammi Harris-Crocheted Atrocities
2020-06-19 19:33:54 +0000 UTC:'-D me too!!! lol!!!
Tammi Harris-Crocheted Atrocities
2020-06-19 19:22:07 +0000 UTC“Using a vibrator against the cardboard” Me, quickly looking towards the screen: a WHAT. Oh. That. Obviously.
Kate
2020-06-17 16:27:11 +0000 UTCHooray!!! Great project
Suzanne Robinson
2020-06-12 23:30:40 +0000 UTCLooks really amazing!
Ali
2020-06-10 07:41:39 +0000 UTCGorgeous! Also: people come knocking on your door?? Good lord!
Christina Rodriguez
2020-06-09 17:44:38 +0000 UTCIt came out fantastic! I love the owl design!
Marie Nemirovsky
2020-06-08 18:49:31 +0000 UTCYou are so talented! Is there anything you cannot do? Everytime you post a video it sparks my creative side and inspires me. Thank you so much for sharing 🙂
Rudy Bonilla
2020-06-07 13:33:44 +0000 UTCI am not a sculptor at all, I wish there was a way that we could buy a mold or fixture from you to cast and work form. If not the big ones maybe the little ones? Maybe a once a year, tier specific limited time sale?
Jessica Harmsworth
2020-06-07 02:43:59 +0000 UTCI always just text it to myself/my boyfriend and cast from there cause when you go to open it it opens in the YouTube app :)
Sam Franco
2020-06-06 17:00:05 +0000 UTCThis is so stunning. Love it!
CriCri (smthingfantastic)
2020-06-06 06:20:45 +0000 UTCDoes anyone know if there is a YouTube Unlisted link for this one (I like to watch them on the big screen!)
Michelle Perry
2020-06-06 02:26:31 +0000 UTCI have an addiction to short sleeve sweaters and this video is absolutely not helping
Christy Cupcakes
2020-06-05 18:49:14 +0000 UTCDoes anyone know whether the May Live Stream got skipped/canceled?
Sophia Z
2020-06-05 01:54:32 +0000 UTCThey're all about uniformity here and I can't possibly make planter boxes for all 200+ units and their 5 windows each lol
Riona O'Faoladh
2020-06-04 14:38:31 +0000 UTCI can’t see why they would mind. The cool thing about this is “oh look at the lovely boxes! And it has a little design! What is that.. OH MY!!” (Runs away)
Sarah Mac
2020-06-04 14:37:01 +0000 UTCPerfect! They are beautiful !!!
Lynn Weingarden-Marston
2020-06-04 10:50:01 +0000 UTCAmazing!
Alison Cedeño
2020-06-04 02:53:06 +0000 UTCit's beautiful Christine!
Trina Montano
2020-06-04 00:10:50 +0000 UTCAmazon U.K. has it available for purchase, but it’s temporarily out of stock. Place an order now and they’ll ship it when available. I was JUST now looking at it and contemplating if I should get it, since shipping times have increased (I’m in the US so it will take 3 years to get to me).
Magdalena
2020-06-03 18:21:48 +0000 UTCSilly question, but is the wood just a large square of plywood or something else?
Christine Peterson
2020-06-03 17:56:15 +0000 UTClove it
Emma Cross
2020-06-03 07:13:13 +0000 UTCWow this was an epic project! I loved the attention to detail, and the unique shape of the box itself. I want to install some planter boxes, but I rent so I have to ask my landlords first. But I LOVE gardening so this is something I'm going to try to accomplish.
Riona O'Faoladh
2020-06-03 03:38:36 +0000 UTCLoved it! I've got to figure out a way to be less mainstream. I need a little more freakiness in my life.
Lucy Wolski
2020-06-02 21:50:43 +0000 UTCFantastic! I would love to make some for my house.
Dawn Eldred
2020-06-02 18:23:17 +0000 UTCI have fired large hand built ceramic pieces in small kilns before by cutting down the large piece at inconspicuous spots, taking it apart & firing the pieces separately. Maybe this idea would work for the oven rather than baking with an oven extension? Even though the solution was ingenious :D
Angela Pogue
2020-06-02 13:43:05 +0000 UTCI 100% did!!! I forgot to mention that and it’s important. You can bake and re-bake polymer clay. And it’s a good idea if you’ve made a bunch of headway on one section and you want to protect it before moving on to another part ❤️
Christine McConnell
2020-06-02 13:26:48 +0000 UTCChristine, did you bake the Owl head before you added the wire for the wings. I noticed you were handling the head while attaching the wire, after you finished the design of the owl head. Just curious how you managed that without compromising the design?
Jenetta Michelle Lacayo
2020-06-02 12:25:27 +0000 UTCI loved that, it turned out amazing. I like the way you added some artificial flowers with the real ones, it creates such a great illusion! Thanks for all your hard work! You always inspire me to try something new.
Clare Buswell
2020-06-02 11:45:30 +0000 UTCThat's a great idea! I would follow her page if she had one.
Kelli Mitchell
2020-06-02 06:46:55 +0000 UTCAs always you and your husband produced an amazing video. Your art and his videography are beautiful together. Thank you! Suggestion, think about opening an Amazon influencer storefront. Then you can put the items you use or recommend and make a little extra when your followers purchase from your storefront page. It would also keep all the items you use/recommend in one place so your followers can easily find the items. Example, I bought the tea you used last month. Just a thought. Again, wonderful video!
Joyce Oestman
2020-06-02 02:23:13 +0000 UTCThis is absolutely stunning <3
The Watercolour Nymph
2020-06-02 01:36:28 +0000 UTCI hope whoever buys your home loves & appreciates it as much as you did <3
Kim Ladouceur
2020-06-02 00:57:29 +0000 UTCWonderful! : ) Thanks for sharing! I always look forward to your videos and your crafts : )
Alex
2020-06-02 00:01:31 +0000 UTCI would LOVE that. For something so expensive, most cat trees are extraordinarily ugly.
Amy Mullen
2020-06-01 22:48:25 +0000 UTCBeautiful! If you take suggestions for future projects a classy/fancy cat tree would be a cool one. I have a store bought one and it looks terrible, but the cats are happy. :)
Sarah Bear
2020-06-01 20:57:03 +0000 UTCI love this idea so much! Thank you for sharing!!
Alison Dusek
2020-06-01 20:14:24 +0000 UTCquestion regarding your molds.. are they one purpose, or could you know in theory for example make a jello owl in it ;) ?
Sonja Corterier
2020-06-01 18:12:23 +0000 UTCI wish I had an 1/8th of your creativity. This is beautiful!
Gina Radford
2020-06-01 18:10:27 +0000 UTCSimply perfect 💜
Sao Feng
2020-06-01 17:38:33 +0000 UTCYou are amazing and so creative! Wish you had time to share more projects! Miss your Netflix show too!
Linda
2020-06-01 15:30:27 +0000 UTCI would also Google Forton MG. My friend said it is a process of adding polymer resins and other things to the gypsum that make it SUPER weather resistant. I may give that a shot and let you know how it works out. It seems kind of...involved. And I am going to have to search down the ingredients. If it proves to be too much I will definitely just use the hydrostone. Nothing lasts forever and, if it wears or breaks beyond repair, there will always be the mold to cast a new one.
Nicholas Frig
2020-06-01 14:35:27 +0000 UTCI love all of your owl inspired pieces. I LOVE owls! 🦉
Marina salinas
2020-06-01 11:09:21 +0000 UTCCompletely in love with these planter boxes, they are absolutely stunning 😍
Natasha Clementson
2020-06-01 10:25:20 +0000 UTCThank you for bringing joy and magic to us all during these rough times <3 Your content always inspires and uplifts me, even during the hardest times
Clara Vratsanos
2020-06-01 10:03:31 +0000 UTCGertie is so cute! Your sculpting never fails to amaze me. 😍 The whole planter turned out so beautiful and goes perfectly with the house. I really want to try making some molds! Really loved this episode 🖤
Lily
2020-06-01 09:59:37 +0000 UTCAmazing episode and beautiful mold. I really want to try a project with sculpy but may try something on a smaller scale to start
Veronica Lara
2020-06-01 05:49:26 +0000 UTCI would literally pay hundreds of dollars for a copy of that owl mold.
Grizzles' Humom
2020-06-01 04:46:32 +0000 UTCExcellent episode! I love owls, that design was so amazing! Great tips as well :)
Heather Brown
2020-06-01 04:44:16 +0000 UTCGreat episode!
Rachel Forrest
2020-06-01 02:42:24 +0000 UTCYou have to appreciate all the effort that was put into this and the detail shared with us.
mrb
2020-06-01 02:35:47 +0000 UTCI knew I liked your videos ,but this popping up in my email made me SO happy
CHOCOMILLIONAIRE
2020-06-01 02:18:15 +0000 UTCWould you recommend sealing it with something?
WaterNai
2020-06-01 02:16:04 +0000 UTCDid your captive have to stand on the roof for those amazing overhead shots? You two are an incredible team.
Emme Mayle
2020-06-01 02:12:46 +0000 UTCThanks WaterNai. That's sort of what I was thinking. I think adding hooks or something could potentially damage the window frame with the weight of the box and the dirt.
Nicholas Frig
2020-06-01 02:10:34 +0000 UTCPerhaps it would work to put them on legs or a pedestal and stand them in front of the house under the window.
WaterNai
2020-06-01 02:07:59 +0000 UTCSounds like a good way to expand the business! I would also happily purchase a series of stamps for making the faux wallpaper. 😄
WaterNai
2020-06-01 02:03:10 +0000 UTCYou could modify it with some legs to make an indoor planter or one for on your porch/by the front door. That would be beautiful!
WaterNai
2020-06-01 02:00:45 +0000 UTCAmazing
Danee Paullin Kaplan
2020-06-01 01:36:34 +0000 UTCThis is so amazing! Oh, if only I could buy that mould......😿😿😿
Vi
2020-05-31 22:52:08 +0000 UTCGorgeous!! Do you have any other plans for your molds? I'm curious about what your ideas are for repurposing some of the things you make for your projects.
Lauren M
2020-05-31 22:33:04 +0000 UTCI love the shape of the window boxes with the size and shape of the windows - the proportions look really good! Your idea about slanting the bottoms for water run-off is brilliant, and the leaf owl is beautiful! Thank you - I'm going to make some!
Aunt Debbie Halloween
2020-05-31 20:48:45 +0000 UTCIt’s used all the time for outdoor sculptures :)) I dont know that it will last forever, but it does hold up :D
Christine McConnell
2020-05-31 20:40:01 +0000 UTCSculpey, Hydrostone, and Smooth On mold making are what she used, and they are all available on amazon.
Aunt Debbie Halloween
2020-05-31 20:35:36 +0000 UTCThroughly enjoyed the video/project😍 It was worth the wait 👏👏👏
Janeen
2020-05-31 20:23:29 +0000 UTChow are things with the house in NY? Did you get it? :)
Caroline Roberts
2020-05-31 19:51:15 +0000 UTCI’m hoping one day you can mass produce copies of your molds! I KNOW they would’ve a hit! They are so intricately detailed and gorgeous! You are a very talented artist! My daughter is a Chi-Omega and their symbol is a skull and crossbones and the mascot is an owl so I am always showing her your stuff.
Bridget McHan
2020-05-31 19:50:26 +0000 UTCLove it ! But won't the hydrostone melt at the first rain ?
Shaé Emery
2020-05-31 19:32:07 +0000 UTCDoes anyone know where I can find the product list that Christine mentioned in this project?
Shawn Davies
2020-05-31 19:19:17 +0000 UTCI’ve been hoping you’d do your planter box video for a long time. Thank you! What kind of wood did you use?
Ryan Worthington
2020-05-31 19:18:54 +0000 UTCAnother gorgeous project! And I'm so glad you're enjoying Fortune's Children -- it's one of my favorite books and I just happen to be rereading it this month. From the patriarch's, ahem, colorful manners to the fall of his descendants, it's a fascinating read.
Melissa Maggart
2020-05-31 19:18:28 +0000 UTCjust a note: peace lily's are SUPER TOXIC to kitties. I'm not sure if your cats can get to that planter, but I just wanted to let you know. My friend recently lost his cat that way :(
Nichole DeMichelis
2020-05-31 19:13:24 +0000 UTCThis looks so good! I need to make planter boxes too this summer so this is total inspo!
Sasha
2020-05-31 19:09:46 +0000 UTCYou turned this OUT. Noice. 🖤
Chris Cornett
2020-05-31 19:09:19 +0000 UTCOMG. Sgt. Fuzzy Balls finally made it! Yeeeeeeah.
Nicholas Frig
2020-05-31 19:01:35 +0000 UTCPerfect timing as always. Hurrah.
Rachel Guy-Whittle
2020-05-31 18:36:51 +0000 UTCThis is so beautiful!! Such an inspiration!!!
Megan
2020-05-31 18:33:04 +0000 UTCHe’s very pretty. He seems very photogenic!
MichelleShari
2020-05-31 18:18:55 +0000 UTCAs always, a beautiful result!
Mina Murray
2020-05-31 18:14:00 +0000 UTCYas!!!!
Megan
2020-05-31 18:02:57 +0000 UTCThanks! I was thinking during the video - "Oh no, Christine! That won't fit in your oven!" I should have known you had the matter figured out.
Racheal Jones
2020-05-31 18:00:11 +0000 UTCThat’s Sgt Fuzzy Balls... he’s very camera shy ❤️
Christine McConnell
2020-05-31 17:57:17 +0000 UTCIs this available on youtube unlisted? 🤗💜
OliviaOoky
2020-05-31 17:56:18 +0000 UTCI love it! I have way too many plants and have always wanted to make some of these. The sculptural element is a great touch!
Rebecca Kettle
2020-05-31 17:52:08 +0000 UTCYou should make a plague doctor mask but it be clear so people can see the dried flowers inside!
Erin Parker
2020-05-31 17:32:10 +0000 UTCAnother awesome project Christine! You are a wonderful designer and sculptor. I love your sculptured embellishments on the planter and wonder if you will be sharing the pattern for them on the appropriate Patreon level? I would also love to know the specific sculpting tools you used? You truly inspire me! You make the impossible seem possible.
Ghoulella
2020-05-31 17:11:12 +0000 UTCYou never cease to amaze me!!!! Would you ever consider raffling off some of your molds you have created in your series? <3
Yvonne Villalobos
2020-05-31 17:08:14 +0000 UTCI need that idea as well. I have an 80-year-old house and I’m terrified that it can’t handle the weight of a window box without damaging the stucco or the old wood frames
MichelleShari
2020-05-31 16:40:34 +0000 UTCWhich is the other gray and white cat in the background? I think you’ve mentioned her before? I think she was curled up with woof
MichelleShari
2020-05-31 16:39:25 +0000 UTCWhere do you find your shoes?
Patty's #1 Fan
2020-05-31 16:36:08 +0000 UTCMy aunt needs planter boxes (hers were damaged during a minor tornado). The only issue is she now lives in a rental. Trying to figure out a way to hang these out the windows without screwing into the house as it is a rental. If anyone has any ideas I am all ears lol!
Nicholas Frig
2020-05-31 16:34:00 +0000 UTCThank you!! ❤❤
Jade
2020-05-31 16:30:27 +0000 UTCYay I'm so excited for this!!! Amd thank you for mentioning the photo cards in your last live stream!!
Samuel Gomez
2020-05-31 16:28:20 +0000 UTCLove your ideas and time and effort you put into your projects! Being a creative person, you inspire me to want to try some of your ideas and with Halloween just right around the corner, I am thinking about making another Haunted House out of cardboard. I did the Bates Mansion a few years ago but it got ruined in a recent house move. Thank you for inspiring us!!
Jackie Adair
2020-05-31 16:25:34 +0000 UTCLoooove
Summer Rose Barnes
2020-05-31 16:22:14 +0000 UTCThe planter box turned out crazy beautiful!
Nastya Cherednyk
2020-05-31 16:19:50 +0000 UTCBeautiful!! I didn't know it was possible using wire and put in the oven. I definitely want to make something with this tecnique. Thank you so much for sharing with us your art <3
artemide tauridea
2020-05-31 16:07:00 +0000 UTCLove love love!
Sarah Hunsinger
2020-05-31 16:06:09 +0000 UTCHe was in the oven for around an hour and a half and I kept rotating... it was an imperfect method, but got the job done :))
Christine McConnell
2020-05-31 16:05:32 +0000 UTCIt's called 'Grey Leaf' by Glidden. It's the accent trim color I've used on the exterior of the house :))
Christine McConnell
2020-05-31 16:03:23 +0000 UTCShowed this to the hubby this morning... he cried out in exasperation knowing what was coming next 😂 I took the emergency time off for my job the next two months and have nothing but time to work on this
Nikki
2020-05-31 16:03:02 +0000 UTCIm gonna be honest everything you do I'm in love with. I think your an amazing artist and person. Your so incredibly talented and your ideas are so classy and spooky at the same time. Witch, I must say is definitely my style. I'm just so glad that I can be apart of what you do here on Patreon. Thank you so much for being yourself and allowing me to be a part of the fun. 🖤☠🖤
Eva McGee
2020-05-31 15:54:20 +0000 UTCNow you need to visit the Vanderbilt mansions in Rhode Island. They will blow you away, if you’ve never seen them.
Tanya Madrick
2020-05-31 15:41:27 +0000 UTCCan't wait to make them
Red Queen
2020-05-31 15:31:16 +0000 UTCThese are amazing! The owl! How long did you have to cook each side of him in the oven? I use Sculpey too but I've never made anything that thick.
Racheal Jones
2020-05-31 15:27:56 +0000 UTCcreativity and criticism seem to be two sides of the same coin, and you handled that like a pro. I've been there before and at first it feels like your sacrificing your vision, but then you realize that in the end it's just a form of refinement. They turned out really beautiful and still had your spirit. :)
Eric Mutzabaugh
2020-05-31 15:26:14 +0000 UTCHow absolutely enchanting!
Claire Abernathy
2020-05-31 15:14:18 +0000 UTCI’m in LOVE!!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍
Ellerie “Sit in Your Tears” Maddox
2020-05-31 15:09:05 +0000 UTCCan I ask what paint color you used?? It's perfect!!
Jade
2020-05-31 15:08:39 +0000 UTCThat was awesome!!!
Brij Charan
2020-05-31 15:03:43 +0000 UTCI love your owls... I noticed you used one for your TV screen, for cosmetics and here too; is there any particular reason, why did you choose an owl? I would be very interested to know that :3
Jotei
2020-05-31 15:01:42 +0000 UTCI absolutely adore this! I’m now trying to figure out if there’s a way to create some to fix to my Victorian stone house, as it has super large stone lintels around every window. I’ll work it out! 😆🙈
Emma Miller
2020-05-31 15:00:58 +0000 UTCGorgeous!!! 💚
Kim Carmen Walsh
2020-05-31 14:55:56 +0000 UTCI know you like audiobooks, but if you happen to be a fan of podcasts at all, Christine, I work on an amazing podcast here in Austin called The Night Owl Podcast. I think you'd love it!
Jennifer Treviño
2020-05-31 14:55:51 +0000 UTCThis was really lovely!
Liv
2020-05-31 14:50:41 +0000 UTCThe planter is perfection! I wish you sold those owl pieces as I could never make ones that look that amazing.
Noen Nunez
2020-05-31 14:49:21 +0000 UTCEeeek, thank you so much, Christine! You’ve made my day! 🖤
Lily
2020-05-31 14:43:09 +0000 UTCThanks!!
Carolinian Classroom
2020-05-31 14:42:38 +0000 UTCPerfect timing. I’m planning to build a few planter boxes this year to replace the ones that fell apart last year
Carolinian Classroom
2020-05-31 14:42:33 +0000 UTCMissed you Christine!
Fiona McMahon
2020-05-31 14:41:02 +0000 UTCwow .....it looks gorgeous
Lela
2020-05-31 14:40:37 +0000 UTCSo beautiful! I’m going to make these when i eventually buy my own house 🖤
Amelia Elizabeth
2020-05-31 14:39:59 +0000 UTCHappy Birthday Lily! :D
Christine McConnell
2020-05-31 14:38:34 +0000 UTCOMG! It's so beautiful! I haven't even watched the video yet haha
Jade
2020-05-31 14:36:46 +0000 UTCThanks so much! 💕
Lily
2020-05-31 14:31:45 +0000 UTCHappy belated birthday! 🎂
Mel
2020-05-31 14:17:53 +0000 UTCI’m a new patron and I’ve had a blast watching all these exclusive videos and past live streams. This has probably been asked many times, but has anyone had any luck finding the cookbook without spending a small fortune? (I struggle finding somewhere that ships to the U.K. too). I have the ePub but there’s nothing like a physical copy.
Mel
2020-05-31 14:16:48 +0000 UTCCleared my afternoon so i can catch up! I cant wait to see this 😻
Stacey & Jeff Corcione
2020-05-31 14:16:00 +0000 UTCGood lord. Every month of your content I feel like this is the best money I’ve ever spent. You hit every one of my artistic and aesthetic sweet spots!
Amanda Howe
2020-05-31 14:14:12 +0000 UTCI can’t wait to watch this later! It was my birthday yesterday, so this is like an extra present 🥰 💝
Lily
2020-05-31 14:12:42 +0000 UTC
