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Rachel Maksy
Rachel Maksy

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HI FRIENDS! (here's me looking like a lil thumb)

A little update cuz I've been frantically tornado-ing around 😂
We are currently in full Dragon Con Crunch mode (after I finish this week's main channel video lolll)

Should have a Patreon video for you up this week as well :) Still deciding what to do but I'm HOPING I can squeeze in a Karlach makeup test, since I still haven't done that and it is.... sorta important to do 😅

I would also love to get in a Livestream on August. Any suggestions of what you'd like to see? Baking? Small projects? Let me know!

I appreciate you all so much for being here!! 🥰
LOVE YA SEE YOU THIS WEEK!

HI FRIENDS! (here's me looking like a lil thumb)

Comments

I like the "hobbit-y" tea set! WOOHOO! Maybe, "HOBBIT-TEA!" HAHAHA 😆!

Marcie Nelson

YESS he's not available for this one but next time we gotta do that!

Rachel Maksy

I just saw someone (lindenacresdesign on ig) embroider a bookcover (of Pride & Prejudice no less) and I think that would be right up your alley 🌼

Conny

Small projects please😍💗

Katrine Forfang

Differently shaped homemade Pretzels! SO many possibilities. My sister and I do this with various themes 🥨

Sarah

Another "Little guy". I just love them & so do my daughters!

Kim Ladouceur

What would be cool is to decorate a hobbit inspired tea set be that painting or adding clay, textures etc.

Rebecca wiesniak

Ice cream sandwiches, but thematic(?) I bet you could come up with a cool cookie shape for them. Bonus: refreshment from the summer heat.

Erin O’Neill

A small make of “ making things less Sh*tty”

Kaye Barnes

Livestream: I don't want to add one more project to your to-do's; so I'd be happy to watch you prep for DragonCon.

Jami Shaw

I'll be at DragonCon too! Will you have a meetup or a booth?

Jami Shaw

It's too hot to bake

leather Nevarez

A small watercolour paint with me session?

Linda

Any chance there’s a meet up planned at DragonCon? That’s my home con, I’ll be there all weekend!

Ellie C

Yessssss

Katherine Cook

Travel painting, cute crafts or baking... Anything that makes ya feel better. 🤗 Even a streamed video game like other ppl have said would be cool. 💖

Katherine Cook

You could do another mail haul while you chat with us! Some sort of craft along would be nice, or a baking, but I think we would all be more than fine just looking on while you putter around the house or do a little upcycling/craft

Leona

Wanna see you dancing in cosplay at Dragon con!

Ukita Cosplay

i think you should do whatever needs doing the most :)

Delphia

Since your in con crunch mode, maybe livestream while your working on a task for it. Like painting something then chatty chat while it’s drying.

Brooke Colley

I know you've already done one but I really loved the thrift store flip when you make basic items into Halloween or autumn themed stuff. Please remember though, you are not a robot and it is important to have rest time. You could easily do a review of your favorite books/movies/shows etc or bake some cute cookies

claire johnston

For small project ideas (on weeks you need a little break) I was thinking it's be nice to see you take a well loved garment and turn it into a pattern and then re-sew it with a fabric you like or make adjustments, etc. Or maybe it's an article of clothing you don't wear as often because of the feel of the fabric or color, etc. But recreating it so that you would wear it. Another Idea was creating more of your hair doodads that are like your mushroom handkerchief thingy but in other patterns and fabrics. I need more ideas myself for covering the bald spot on my head from radiation treatment. Also, needle felted things on sweater type clothes you already have that need a little pizzazz. I was thinking of needle felted elbow pads on sweaters because fall is just around the corner. Last suggestion is more stuff with the embroidery machine! Maybe some cozy blankets? Some shirts need a little something extra? A long skirt? Secret in the secret pants?

Casey Pratten

Don't push yourself on our account! Take breaks as needed, con crunch is brutal!

Heather Hofshi

I don't play that game but i've heard so much of it from my friends that I LOVE Karlach hahaha

Michaela Wagner

Definitely pumpkin spice baking!!! 🎃 🎃

TheVictorianFae (Alisha)

I’m ready for any fall coziness I can get. There was a breeze this morning and I was ready for pumpkin spice 🍁☕️🎃

Elise

Q/A while you fix small things around the house 😄 I remember you showing small things you've been putting off, would be nice to get to follow along 🥰

Ylva S

Hi! Once you're done with con crunch, maybe have Tommy over for a livestreamed make-up transformation (werewolf, or zombie, or... Gandalf...)? That could be very fun.

vbperson

ohhh i would love just a closet video :D i love watching you show us things that you own and your commentary on your style choices hehe

Lenka

Absolutely this, I love when its just a chill hangout. I also enjoy when you open all of your PO packages!

Kat Harness

I would love too see more of the colthes you own, like your top ten favorite, even just like shown and not properly worn. And maybe like the memories they bring up when you look at them, like how you got them, where you wore them.. 🌱✨🍄

Lous Solstråle

Is there anything you wanted to do that you haven’t gotten to because it’s not video content? Even if it’s just gaming or trying on some outfits from your closet. You could do that while streaming and I’m sure everyone would love to hang out! ❤️

Arati Kaushik

I'm always happy to watch anything that you do! I feel bad that it's stressful for you, and I get it! You have a lot going on. Turn o. Your camera and do whatever works for you 😊

Audri Scarborough

Agreed 👍🏼

AwBetz

Baking or even just a chill hangout with you whilst you craft away and tackle some projects. Don’t stress about extra stuff. ❤️

Borbfan28

Painting live stream session!

Katie Brobst

A fun spooky project would be pool noodle candles! I saw someone do those. You cut pool noodles, use hot glue as the dripping wax, paint them black, then stick battery candles in the top 🕯️ 🎃 that would be a fun Augtober craft!

Kara

Painting livestream in time Europe can watch too 🥰

Anna Koczela

Maybe just a livestream con crunch craft hang? The less setup you have to do the better.

Kalkail

Livestream! YAAAAAAS! But this time, please don’t forget about your brave fellowship in Europe who is dreaming their best dreams while you have afternoon chat :D

Katarzyna Gajewska-Rogusz

Baking??? That sounds lovely!

Jim Jiminy Jim Jiminy

But a beautiful thumb!

Veronica McCubbin

This is such a great idea! With Tommy! It can be like I mentioned in my own comment do the “WTF does Patreon Want?” like The Basement Yard Patreon use to do with Joe and Danny back in the day!

Sarah Kelly

Not weird Jane! I enjoy just listening to her talk to, sometimes when I’m working on many of my own projects too. It’s kind of like working in the same work space with someone else, but you aren’t required to speak back really unless you want to! Haha! She’s a really kind, intelligent, and witty and relatable person and I love that! ❤️

Sarah Kelly

I love these ideas! The garden tour would be super cool to see! The frogs! 🐸

Sarah Kelly

Little clay beads for creatures would be so entertaining!

Madison Giacherio

Yeah, I would love that too!

Marie-Louise Olde Loohuis

Yay, livestream! Can you and Tommy bake something again? I live for the chaos of you two in a kitchen 😂

Christine Ortis

I used to love your adorable look books! Anything with Savannah 😁 maybe talking us through your travel paintings? I'd love to see them all and hear the stories. That etiquette book you had! I'd love to hear more from that. A garden tour would be gorgeous too.

Kim Pendleton

Love the chats , painting is always wonderful and also very much enjoy behind the scenes/ making of kind of things. Here in Europe we don’t do the Fall deco or Halloween thing really. Actually, I just enjoy listening to you chat about anything and everything. Does that sound creepy? I hope not.

JANE TAYLOR

Do the painting swap with Tommy while you chat!

Samantha E.

Any chance that you would do the livestream earlier in the day so that we Europeans could watch it live as well? 😍😘😘 (I think were about 6 hours ahead of you 😅)

Jessica Jacobson

I would love a cozy sit down coffee Q&A with you and Tommy ✨☕️ It’s so fun when you two are together and I would love learning more about you two 🥰 And bonus, we could learn more about our fellow Patreon members in the process 😊❤️

Kristina Michelbook

Behind the scenes of youtubing

Wendy Litteral

Please tell me you'll do a Patreon meet up at DragonCon. I go every year and looked for you last year but never found you. I'll be dressed as Mothman (and giving out Mothbabies I crocheted and Live, Laugh, Lurk ribbons) one day and Mona from Nanalan (my partner will be a bearded Nana) one day (ribbons to match that as well)

Katy Hogsed

Oh and More FRODO please. I mean we love you and all but let’s face it. Frodo is where our hearts truly lie

Azuria

Oooh yes putting up her fall decorations would be so fun to watch!!

Erielle

Will we see you at the Fallout and Balder’s Gate shoots? We will be there as the 2 Assaultrons and glam Karlach and Astarion 😊

Jennifer Carter

Maybe sitting down and taking a breath? Answer questions, TBY Podcast use to call it “What the Fuck does Patreon Want?”I don’t know if they still do it but the Basement Yard Podcast use to do that, I’m not a patron of theirs any more(budget cut) but it was cool to have people send in questions and they’d look through them and chose the ones they wanted to answer or were willing to answer. And if you wanted to get a little savvy about it, mention them submitting their questions at the end of your regular every other week video on YouTube and you can then use it to get people to join your Patreon so they can see you answering their questions on here! And tell them to submit their questions in the comments below the video, or on your instagram or in here on a post too!

Sarah Kelly

UMM FULL TUTORIAL FOR THE DRAGON SNAPPERS PLS

Morgan Bloom

This is the way! 😊

Sarah Bynum

Maybe the makeup test could be the live stream? Get them both in at once?

Mim Harries

What about a livestream of unboxing your PO Box stuff? I enjoy those unboxing videos and would love to be able to comment about what you receive in real time!

Lisa May

I vote anything Halloween-y for the livestream 🖤💀🎃⚰️

Sara Wells

Chill painting livestream? X

Ashley-Rae Ridsdel-Brown

Always here for Little Guys and small projects!

Sara Frattle

I love this idea!

Chibi Realm

Fall decorating would be fun!

Anna Sutton

Augtober is genius I’m stealing it 😂 time for pumpkins y’all

Anna Sutton

Best of luck with the con-crunch!

Jac and the making of

Let’s watch you play or fav video game 😇😇 like a stream, but improvised in case you don’t have the set up. I saw someone in TikTok who literally just had their camera over their should to include them and the TV screen

Hailey Voytal

You provide happy escapism! Whatever you do will be wonderful

Azuria

I would love to see a small craft project! Maybe something Summerween-y, as we’re gearing up for autumn

Alicia Hagadorn

If you're busy with projects (or maybe more Maksoween prep 👀) what about a body doubling crafting hour? We all just craft together so we can make progress on our various projects~

Ashley

I really enjoy the baking! But you could honestly sit and talk to a wall and I'd still watch every minute lol

Kelsey LaRiviere

Baking! Tidying! Sitting in the yard with coffee and tea! Anything!

Madeline Schill

Would love a baking video, but also totally up for tidying Q&A, which you might also find useful (imagining bits of horns and paint everywhere right now) 🤣

Babs

Maybe some sort of like, back to school apple tart or something?

GrimKimBaker

Baking would be fun! I’ve been literally watching every one of your videos recently because I just need that cozy productive content boost!

Ananda Sage

Ditto on the DragonCon crunch. Each year, I ask myself, do I really need to make this many costumes? The answer is always YES! 🤪

Shylee McBride

🎃 👻 Can we do a small spooky project!?!? Tis the spooky season. It is Augtober. We are here now. 👻 🎃

Katherine Young

I second this!!

Marci Ball

Yes for Karlach test! So excited to see this. I'm also happy to watch you literally watch paint dry on a live stream so...anything! 😅

Emma-Rose Colk

I think a gaming stream would be so fun!

Chasing Arcadia

Hmm something for end of summer/early fall for the livestream like maybe fall decor? Either putting the decor out or making some lil fall decor piece(s)?

Hal Forbess

I love the baking! So fun.

Beebe Doe

Will watch anything tbh. BUT I recently saw this thing on the internet of making sheet ghost Jackolanterns (using wax and paint over plastic punkins) and it seemed like it might be up your alley

Jamie Vassar

Thrift haul/redbird unboxing/vintage look book maybe? I still LOVE your old cozy Pinup Companion-style videos

Erielle

👍

Jarrod Lombardo (he-him)

I would love a cozy autumn themed video ☺️ I know it’s still hot outside but I don’t care 😂 I’m ready for comfort and fall and all things pumpkin

Beth Wilson

Wherever you want to show is gonna be great Rach. I sure would love to some more little guys and chat a bit. Keep being wonderful i for one i am very to here and support even though i don't respond and write much. Love ya ❤️

Sere_magic

I would love baking livestreams! 😍🥰

Olivia

Otherwise, from your two suggestions, a small project would be nice. Something new we could experience together or something you're familiar with and have tips and tricks for?

Angela K

Videogame live stream!!

Erielle

As a fellow Dragon Con cruncher, I can’t imagine doing anything other than crunching - so just livestream while wrapping up cosplays or packing for DV! 2 birds and all that.

Hannah Scheren Budnik

We should sew something simple and cute together on a livestream!

Mimi Effinger

Maybe just a chatty Q&A? As much as we love your livestream projects, there's no need for you to do them every time, particularly when you're so busy! 🙂

Lucy's Vintage Compendium

Personally I love your tidying and sorting chatty videos :)

Katy

If you have any fan mail, a live unboxing could be fun! And maybe some play-time with Frodo? Show us some of his cute tricks if he has any?

Angela K

I support the idea of more little creatures! I love those videos 🥰

kaktus_fan

Baking sounds fun. 😊

Lisa Sauder

First read "baking" as "barking"...not enough coffee in the brain yet 😂

Roses.and.Proses

For a small project, how about felting a little pumpkin or ghostie for the Halloween spirit?

AJ

What about making something shiddi to be less shiddi?

Cristiane Wenglarek

Yay you've got this! Nothing like con chaos before Halloween chaos. I'm already in full fall mode despite it still being hot as h*** so I say cozy baking livestream next!

Chiichick

Whether it's on Patreon or YouTube, I would LOVE to hear about the stuff you use to film yourself (camera, microphone, etc.). As for a project, I personally love sewing and I'm very inspired by what you sew (and my 11-year-old daughter too!) 👏

Charline Waliyar

You could bake autumn themed pastries like pumpkin shaped apple tarts or something like that. Also saw them with pizza filling or just camembert cheese. 🎃🧀🍂🍕

Vanessa Steininger

I would love to see your process for editing videos. I love your editing style

Blair Reyes

Ooh a lil guy would be a great project (I just started felting so it would be super fun!) ❤️

Ellie Weiner

Hey Rachel! Maybe you could sit outside and do some watercolors? I love your painting videos!! Idk if that would be too hard to do live though…

Erielle

What about a live stream of you playing a video game and just chatting with us??

Julianna Stout

You’re the best lil thumb!

Clu Bear

I love to see small projects, but whatever Livestream you're feeling I'm sure would be chill.

Kathryn M. Norwood

You got this!! I love a small project!! Maybe something fall related since it’s basically here!? 👀

Emily G.

Speaking of looking like a thumb, have you ever seen Thumbtanic? I feel like it'd give a chuckle.

Christian Frahme

Rachel, our favourite thumb, we would watch you read the phone book if it came to it. Create whatever content you are creating and we will watch every second of it ♥️

Laura Chisnall (she, her)

Maybe more making lil guys for the livestream

Lilith

GRWM Karlach style😂

Erielle


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