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Silence of the Lambs Valentine's Basket -From the Mind of Christine McConnell

Happy Valentine's Day! :D

Silence of the Lambs Valentine's Basket -From the Mind of Christine McConnell

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Your chocolates look beautiful! Have you ever tried Vegan Treats chocolate? It’s delicious, and the boxes that contain the chocolates are magical!

Victoria and Chris

Is this available to watch on youtube?

Heather Caswell

Phenomenal as usual. So inventive. Oh, that’s the kind of valentines gift I would like to receive. 🖤

Dawn Hutchins

Looks great! Can’t wait to try the candy recipes. Love almond joys! Precious turned out great! My dog looked so similar and her name was also Precious. I had to put her down a month ago so this episode definitely brought a tear to my eye. 😢

Diane McCarty

I don't think Buffalo Bill was making a dress. Wasn't he making a female skin-tight suite? Like a big, skintight onsie. So that he could wear it every day and be a woman?

ScarletR3d

Okay, I figured out that you have to the Vimeo videos IN PATREON, so I cannot binge them all at once UwU.

Sarah

Hi does anyone know where the skull puff supply list with links went? Help in in the middle of making them lol

Summer Rose Barnes

This was absolutely amazing! I gotta try making this for my fiancé

Sean Westmoreland

This is so beautifully macabre. I love it 🖤🖤🖤

A. Cotton

This was insane!! You are next level and truly beyond inspiring!! I can’t even! Generally never at a loss for words but you take me there 🤪🙏🏽🥰

My Wayward Life

Can not believe how amazing this is!

Tamrawrrr

incredible!

Lacey Noel

This creation was next-level. I am obsessed!

Damn-it-Janet

I ABSOLUTELY ADORE the skeleton basket!

Oaknwichlane June G

Wow! This whole episode was amazing

Kimberly Hope

Where is the recipe? I can't seem to locate it

Alaynna A Schwartz

omg. where have you been all my life.

Hexed.Haus

I’m just now noticing your sweatshirt! Shady Pines! Where’d you get it?!

Rachel Castorena

wow

KSCJTV

If you can't harvest a human skeleton store bought is fine. Strawberry jam mixed with buttercream is spot on btw

Stacey Jelley

HAHA!!! Objects lying around the house.... Love it!

Gothippy

Love this!!! Everyone talks about how Valentines Day needs to be replaced with Second Halloween and this pretty much did that. Bravo! But I can’t find the recipe for your chocolates posted anywhere and I’m in the $7 tier. I’d love to make the almond ones for my mama, those are one of her favorites.

Matty

wowie! that is amazing!!! all of it :D

Fox

silence of the lambs is one of my favourite movies

Nicola Fordham

Love the box ❤ for a strawberry hit in your confections, crush and sift freeze-dried strawberries, let them rehydrate a little with a spoon of either strawberry liqeur or strawberry juice, then add to what you want. Brilliant for fillings and buttercreams, it will give a slightly speckled appearance to and a strong pink tint to the cream, but you can fix this a little by experimenting with different colours

Elizabeth Dale

I love that blue green dress you wore in the end! Did you make it???

Erin Anderson

Hello :] Where do you find the material list for this project?

Yvonne Villalobos

This was so much fun! Love the flood of inspiration coming from this Patreon! Thank you, Christine!

Morgen Meier

Awesome! Ahhh! Professor Poof!!! 😭😭😭😻😻😻 SO CUTE!

Ann Bromley

Is there a way to watch the vimeo videos on my tv? The youtube ones I can send over easily from my phone but I dont know of a way with only my phone as an option for vimeo. Any help or suggestions is very appreciated!

Megan

Mother of God! A Shady Pines sweatshirt?! I have a shady pines key chain to look like an old hotel key tag. Love it. Top 3 shows definitely <3

Sara Vetoich

The vimeo format was a little harder for me to get to work and to hold my spot after a break.

Alan E Marling

Absolutely lovely. BTW, for the strawberries, try roasting them instead with a little sugar, brings out their flavor.

Kori Brittain

Again, you blow me away with your creativity. I just can’t even with this basket. I’m curious how long it took you to do this whole project from start to finish? Amazing job, Christine. Truly.

Kelly Skelley

I keep thinking this would make an insane cradle.

Matthew Dailey

OMG

Chris Cornett

This came out really incr-edible. Yeah I love using raspberry purée in buttercream but also find strawberry purée for some reason isn’t strong enough. So I actually add ground dehydrated strawberries as well to pump up the flavor.

Dracokiro

I know I’m ready for a Golden Girls episode. Please please please! I watch them every single night also (you’d be shocked how many people do).

Tanya Madrick

I love the beginning of this video!!! You can find this in any parking lot. Prof. Poof is the cutest!! I love the process of how you kept adding to your initial concept. So good! ✨💯😻

Christina

You never cease to amaze me with how incredibly talented you are. I love all of your work, you are seriously one of my all time favorite artist.

Cora Kathlea

Absolutely incredible. Amazing job.

Monica Adams

My cats 1,000% need a throne of bones cat bed.

Jessa

OBSESSED.

Aaron Doctor

As usual, that is amazing!!! Silence of the Lambs is one of my favorite movies, and you captured it perfectly!!

Theresa Clay

Oh, and of course I will want to try making that beautiful basket!

Riona O'Faoladh

What really got me excited about this video was the trick with the nylon and latex! I had NO idea human skin was that easy to recreate, and I will definitely save this in my mind for Halloween. I run my own haunted houses on occasion, and volunteer at others, so if I can make creepy human-like "skin", I can make batches of it in advance for the season.

Riona O'Faoladh

Wow! That chocolate box! Amazing!

Victoria Cooksey

Wait, where's the jar of fave beans and that nice Chianti?? Christine!

Lisa W

Never mind, I've now sourced a used one from a medical student. If I win the basket, I'll have plenty of supplies for halloween decorations. If not, I'll be attempting a similar basket for either counter top food storage or a cat bed.

Kayleigh Dz

Between prepping for a show and the actual performance on Valentine's Day, my sweetheart and I couldn't watch until today. So worth the wait! My mind is churning with possibilities... Thank you again, Christine, for reawakening my creativity!

Mina Murray

Yes! Any kind of dried strawberries have so much more strawberry flavor!

Aunt Debbie Halloween

I need to know where to get a solid plastic skeleton like that.

Kayleigh Dz

Did anybody catch onto the fact that in the beginning, she says that we can find the materials anywhere--sitting next to us on the couch or in a parking lot, as she says she did--and she's taking about a HUMAN SKELETON??!!! LOL! :-P

Genelle Price

I absolutely adore everything about this! You and your projects are so next level in the best way and am beyond inspired seeing what you create! How the heck did you get a hold of an entire skeleton to create this beautiful basket? And what did you do to prep the bones? I've looked around in parking lots myself and haven't found one yet. Lol.

SilvaAndBold

Omg my creative heart exploded!!!!

Katherine Young

Amazing and a spooky delight, as always. Perhaps you could get those freeze dried strawberries and powder them and add to the buttercream to really get that burst of flavor without resorting to extracts? I almost can’t believe how beautiful and creative this is except it’s you so of course it’s gorgeous and inventive. Thank you so much!

Cariushka

Wow! Perfection! 💗 Also, hubby and I keep those $5 one pound TJ's chocolate bars in our freezer at all times. Both dark and milk, just the best! Almost like a hint of salt in the background.

Melissa Stevenson

Could we learn how you made the candy molds? Would you post the ingredients?

Sarah

This is my favorite project that you have done so far. I'm sure you know but the film also came out on Valentine's Day. As a die hard fan was cracking up at all the amazing details you captured. And your execution was flawless as usual. So happy to support you!

Karl Beck

This is incredible. I love how it turned out. I kinda want to take the basket idea and make it into a cat bed lol I wonder if it would be big enough. Though cats are mostly liquid anyway. They tend to fit where they want.

Denise Osborne

Incredible as always! The heart shaped chocolate box is definitely my favorite. You have perfected taking the normal and turning it with a macabre twist. Can’t wait to see your next few projects!

Ryan McFadden

My favourite episode yet and it was hard to top the Victrola restoration

Robert Baumander

So beautiful I want to cry

Peggy

Such a fun themed basket, but I love the bone basket best!

Dawn Eldred

This is so amazing!!

Sarah Bartlebaugh

Wow!! What a gruesomely awesome gift basket!!!

Brenda Hunt

EVERYTHING is gorgeous - but especially the amazing bone basket! It's beautifully proportioned and embellished, and those vertebrae feet look like flowers! You've given me so many ideas to creep up my next Valentine's day!

Aunt Debbie Halloween

Christine throwing shade at Buffalo Bill for his dress skills gave me life.

Geoff Durham

Awesome

Bec

It's gorgeous 💕

Paula Osborne

LOL you set off my Alexa... Love this spin on Valentines day!!

Rachel

so impressive

Sonja Corterier

Amazing. Are the molds silicon? That looks so fun to do.

Elin

Well done Christine! It’s so beautiful!

Sara Sweeney

I'm speechless... in awe of the whole creation...as always! LOVE IT!!!!

Studio Elsbeth

Absolutely jaw dropping, I got goose bumps

Claire Abernathy

Thomas Harris is an amazing author. I remember when the book first came out I went to my school library and asked if they had a copy...they did not but thee librarian bless her sweet soul ordered it for me and delivered it to me in the class I was in at the time 'Government'...😊😊💀

Beci Johnson

This is so amazing, you're unbelievable 🤯

Sarah Kane

Stunning. You have outdone yourself!

Susanne Tassin

Gorgeous! That basket is fabulous.😻

Kirstin

This project was amazing! I love how romantic and cute the set is. I get such a kick from the fact that the cover is “human skin”, but in contrast with the pink and ruffles it somehow just makes it adorable. As an artist myself, you provide me with so much inspiration to try new things and push myself as much as possible— THANK YOU!

Laura Alexander

Once again I am absolutely blown away by your talent! I’ve been thinking of making creepy chocolates for a while now and I think you just gave me the push I needed to do it! I would absolutely live more info on the basket itself, like maybe a link to where you got your bones from? I think they will make wonderful housewarming gifts.. or maybe just a pick me up for a couple of friends of mine who have been feeling down lately :)

Nikki

Same, Joan. Same! 😅😅😅

Alaina

I absolutely adore this!! I want to make the bone basket badley now!

Tracy Martinez

This is AMAZING!!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!!!

Merina Lewis

Absolutely amazing. Every. Single. Thing! That movie scared the shit out of me and I haven't watched it since it came out. Watching you make all of this makes sure I won't ever watch it again. Again, fabulous!

Amerriefaerie

Super cool as always! A perfect way to spend Valentines morning drinking coffee and knitting while watching! I love coconut so I can’t wait to try my hand at the almond joy chocolates!

Tori

You should start a little online retail shop where people can buy the beautiful molds you make!

Hayley Hochstettler

I’m so blown away. I’m speechless.

Liv Swenson

Happy Valentines Day! The basket is absolutely wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing!

Robin D.

Loved this! You're so talented and creative, and put so much detail in!

Nicole F

Yes, where did you get the quality bones?

Summer Rose Barnes

This was amazing!!! Your creativity is mind blowing!!! 🖤🖤🖤

Claudia Garcia

Didn’t you say you were going to do a giveaway? 🖤 would love to hear more on that

Katja Roubicek

I'm going to have to change my Amazon Echo wake name because my Alexa set a 5-minute timer at 1:36!

Genelle Price

Wow, that was epic! Such amazing details, as always. Thank you for all your hard work and for inspiring us!

Clare Buswell

So incredible. Gave me some great ideas on what to do for some creepy projects. What other creepy older movies do you like to watch? You mentioned watching old movies while you craft as well as listening to music.

PleomorphicBlue

Wow! Just Wow!

Jennifer H

This was Amazing!! I love everything that you do. Silence of the Lambs is one of my favorites too. This Valentine's Basket was a perfect embodiment of that. I can't wait to see what you come up with next!😁❤❤❤

Sara Briggs

This video is the best Valentine's Day present ever!!!!

Genelle Price

Absolutely stunning — it all came out so beautiful 😍 Thank you for all the hard work you do. Also, LOVING the music in all of the From the Mind episodes!

Nicole Diaz

I’d love to make a basket like this, is there anything I can substitute for bones.? A plastic skeleton maybe?

Nelia Torres

SO amazing!! I love how all the details come together 🖤Gotta say, when you added the ribbon to Hannibal's mask I couldn't help picturing him with it - suits him well! 😅🤣🤣 Also I was wondering if you can post some more details on the basket itself, a friend of mine is moving to a new place and it'll be the PERFECT house warming gift for her!

Naama

So. Incredible. The details on the box are so good.

Thea Starr

Oh Christine 😍 you have outdone yourself. Especially considering Valentine’s Day is not your favourite. This was so fun and inspiring to watch as is everything you share. I’m so happy to have found you. You have already kicked my creativity up so many notches and got me out of my comfort zone exploring new crafts and techniques. 🥰

Beatrice Hampson

So talented! :) was wonderful to watch 👻

Skye Kite

So Beautiful, Thank you for this wonderful craft. I thought for sure you'd make little baskets w/ rope to hold the lotions but I love how it all turned out. Now that I've watched, I'm going to attempt the chocolates and I'm going to try to make myself a "Skin" dress for Halloween. Love You, Christine.

ColetteNicole

Loved it

Emma Cross

Mesmerising, horrifying, stunning and beautiful, in a dark delicious way. Your creativity never ceases to amaze me. ❤❤❤

Ashley Blue

This comment just made my night :D I'm SO happy you both liked it :)))

Christine McConnell

Had to wait for the hubs to watch this tonight, he had to work late in the lab (no joke!). Just finished and ERMAHGERD! It has totally redefined the way we look at Valentine's Day. For the longest time we thought it wasn't for us, Hallmark drivel. That kind of thing. But we've discovered tonight that it can be just as dark and kitschy as needed. Keep schooling us on the Life, the Universe and Everything Christine!!! 🤘🏻

Cindy Kessler

LOVED this episode! Watching you create the chocolate box was my favorite part! It turned out so beautiful! You absolutely amaze me and leave me in awe watching you create these beautiful items!

Kristin Ott

Wow I love the skin on top!

Luke Huelskamp

Mmmmmm...Almond Joy's are my fav (Mounds too). Brilliant!

Patricia Kelly

When you said “I’ll put the lotion in the basket”, I think that’s the hardest I’ve laughed all day. This also inspired me and my husband to start a Valentine’s Day tradition (we currently don’t have any) by watching a horror movie every year because we both haven’t explored too much of that category of film. So thank you for the inspiration!

Melissa Rith

Omg. This is amazing and I am completely exhausted just watching it be created. Amazing job, Christine!

Christine Long

WOW, all the details are just so amazing. I am always so inspired by your level of detail and how you create everything from Scratch. I had a thought re the bone basket could it be made using the plastic-type skeletons you get around Halloween?? I know it would be a lot lighter but I am curious as to if it could be done..

Amanda Christina

When you told Alexa to set the timer, MY Alexa set the timer...

Angela Jones

I love the owl in the opening. Love him!

Judy K. Zamlen-Spotts

Love it!

Carey Netzloff

Omg love it!

Randi Schmidt

Loved it, almond joy is my ultimate favorite though sadly I can eat anymore, allergic to chocolate. Migraines. But I love everything. Could watch her watch paint drying..... Plus super talented. As far as I went was to melt white chocolate for strawberries. Yeay

JANE EMBLEN

I cannot get over how extraordinary talented you are Christine on everything you do from your sewing skills, your decorating, your baking, etc.. it just amazes me how much love you put into your craft and your talents to bring everything to life in such a way that is phenomenal! I love the whole Valentine gift basket theme vibe you put together based on the movie which happens to be a favorite movie of mine, everything looked gorgeous! Thank you for sharing this amazing video, can’t wait to see what awaits next, Happy Valentine’s Day 🌹

Paulette Mickle

Well, she did it. I am normally a non-Valentine's Day person. I really am into this project, though. Especially the bone basket. I can use that year round, honestly. It's beautiful. I know you said the recipe will be available. Any chance a printable of those labels you made will be made available as well? They looked really cute!

Nicholas Frig

That Shady Pines sweatshirt is everything

Cassie

It puts lotion on its skin or it gets the hose!

Michelle Sanders

Wonderful project!

Amanda Lovell

Not complaining or anything but does anyone know why the episodes are being posted on YouTube anymore?

Ashley

Horrifyingly beautiful as always! The craftsmanship of that box is amazing-💜

Jessica shipman

A bottle of Chianti and sweetened Fava bean paste chocolates would be a great basket goodie 😂

Sinister Sarah

This was so much fun to watch! the whole set is so beautiful. We just got some lambs for our farm and we named one of them Clarice in honor of silence of the lambs. Lol

Delaney Drake

What makes things good is talent, creativity, and cleverness. This certainly has all of that and more congratulations on a beautiful basket.

Heidi Eschedor

I am about to cry, this project is so brilliant.

Sebastian

I love everything about it.

Monique Nicole

Just wow!!! Stunning 🖤

Elizabeth

Great ep!! But seriously how do you touch hot glue like that!! I accidentally dropped glue on my skin and it left blisters.

Sarah Bear

Your attention to detail is wonderful & greatly appreciated Christine! Loved this. Not gonna lie, I also thought the basket would make a beautiful magazine rack for the loo. The look on unsuspecting guests would be priceless I’m sure!

Carnation

Crap!! Now I have candy molds on my to do list!! STUNNING!!!

Jessica

Delightful! I totally want to try this! Added bonus: that Shady Pines sweatshirt!

Jen Messinger

Yay! So great!

Dawn Hessler

Suddenly I want to celebrate Valentine’s Day!! Amazing!!

Kristina pierce

hmmmmm would this be a bad idea for easter too??

melissa

And also, we see you Grant coming in with these spooky musical stylings. Loving them all.

Brandon Grew

Wow that airbrushed skin looks so good! Oh the applications. 🖤

Brandon Grew

The basket is amazing! Thank you.

Ruth Bryant

Omg, with every video I'm like... "this girl is absolutely crazy". The level of detail, it never ceases to amaze me, it's so much fun to watch you create all this beautiful astonishing things. I learn so much from you, I'll probably be doing something with the nylon and latex technique, it looks so much like faux leather!! Amazing episode Christine!! Thank you so much!

Simón J.

I always enjoy watching you create stuff!

Emily Harvey

My eyes are officially dried out from literally having had them wide open the whole time while watching the full mastery that was this video. Christine!!!!!!!!!!! I...wow...ummmm....just.... yeah, my mind can not compute what I’ve just witnessed. Absolutely brilliant.

Vicki Liu

I love, love, LOVE it! I especially love the fake skin (Moisturize Me... Doctor Who reference), and Precious!!

Emily Harvey

Love it! Everything turned out perfect. I really want to make those chocolates, they look amazing.

Andrea Pate

Everything turned out BEAUTIFUL! I'm always so impressed by everything you do- the creative ideas, the details and little touches, all of it- I'll never get used to it, it seems! 🤣 It's really cool to be able to see the process.

Jade

In case you need a back up timer my Alexa started one for you too! 😂😂😂

Kristina pierce

Christine, would you would be willing to consider doing a draw to give away your chocolate molds?

MichelleShari

this was so amazing!! all the details that stand out in the movie are all in here. i think i want to try to make my chocolate box :)

Victoria Ruiz

So I just logged in and haven't watched it yet, but this comment alone is setting the bar pretty high..

Christine Lambert

You should have put the pierced nipple on the chocolate box hahaha

Summer Rose Barnes

Sweet Neptune. Christine! Is there anything you can't do? This was so unique. Dr. Lecter would be proud. Precious was precious and making your own molds was cool. The level of detail you were able to get on the chocolates. As always, thanks for another stellar video

Angie Loyd

Oh my fuxking GAWD this is iconic

Abbey Casian

I LOVED everything about this video!!! I love Silence of the Lambs, one of my favorite movies. The death mask moth molds are the absolute greatest touch!!! I wish you would make the molds and sell them...I would buy them instantly!!! This video is EVERYTHING.

Ashley Prokop

What else can I say? It’s “Precious💗”

Ellen Mattesi

Love the Shady Pines sweatshirt! 👵

Courtney McCanlis

Watching the whole process of sculpting and pouring to make the molds is so satisfying. You might even say it’s viscerally satisfying 💀

Jo

For some reason the bare basket reminds me of a ghost ship 🤔

Jo

Oh obviously :D

Luna Dark

Please check out my fan page for you! @christinemcconnelleverything on IG!

Samuel Gomez

Happy Valentine’s Day Christine! Much love to you!

Britt Thompson

Hearts made of human skin are sooooo adorable 😂

Alicia Harrington

Such a unique idea, I love it so much!

Holly Reid

From the thumbnail this is adorable looking cant wait to watch it later.

Luna Dark

Happy Valentines!!!!

Megan

This already looks so cute! Happy Valentine's day!

Samuel Gomez

So excited!!! Happy Valentine’s Day!!!!

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