Let's Make Some Horns! (and chit-chat)
Added 2024-01-27 00:34:27 +0000 UTCH'YELLOOOO, with my upcoming convention... uh... upcoming, I wanted to make some horns that I'm going to need for my SFX panel.
Figured I'd show ya how I'm making them as well as a little chit-chat about being a guest at a convention, mental health, and what I've been up to the past couple weeks!
I'll be sure to post the finished product on the patreon after they're done! LOVE YA!
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Teageen
2024-10-01 05:35:21 +0000 UTCThese would make very nice pumpkin stems.
Stephanie DePriest
2024-08-12 02:13:50 +0000 UTCPhotos are the same here in Arizona for phoenix fan fusion. Although Billie Piper did give me a hug when I came to her crying. They had to let other people go before me when I was crying in my photo for Christopher Eccleston. But the autographs are great a lot of the celebrities are able to talk at here. Like I had lovely conversations with Ashley Ekstein and James Arnold Taylor about Star Wars and Doctor Who.
Sarah Roop-Rosales
2024-06-23 04:53:08 +0000 UTCOh convention photos… all the money and only a few seconds. I know the pain.
Jen
2024-03-05 12:43:22 +0000 UTCAppreciate your insights on the photo and autograph experiences at cons. Seeing the four hobbits in a couple months and knowing a bit more about what to expect is nice. Also have no idea what to do for the photo so ahhhhhhhh.
Silly Ellie
2024-02-21 14:19:04 +0000 UTCI wished to be there at Comic-Con, but I am from the other side of the ocean (France Paris Baguette 🥖). I’ve been on this patreon for a little while now, Iove everything you do, thank you for sharing content with us 🫶🏻 You’re the best !
Calypso Joyer
2024-02-19 04:27:01 +0000 UTCI just finished watching and catching up with every Patreon video so now to catch up on your YouTube channel and I'm golden!! 💚
The Haunted Pirate
2024-02-18 14:44:48 +0000 UTCI love your content! You inspired me to start sewing and it has turned into my favorite creative outlet! So, thank you for being you!
Stephanie Klassen
2024-02-17 15:33:28 +0000 UTCSounds like the conventions are pretty much the same everywhere. Similar in in Colorado anyway. Any chance you'll be doing a con here? We have a tiny one in Ft. Collins and then a pretty big one in Denver where I met David Tennant once.
Casey Pratten
2024-02-13 17:43:39 +0000 UTCI know nothing about cosplay conventions so that was interesting to hear your experience. I would be curious to see a video from you just sharing your film background, how you got into it and what kind of equipment/set-up you use. Seems like it would be easy and I would find it interesting as an amateur video-maker myself. Just a thought!
Ann Tilley
2024-02-04 05:33:25 +0000 UTCThe photo ops is so true!! I did a photo with all four hobbits in Denver and it was over so fast I felt really cheated. So I went ahead and bought autographs which was way better since they actually had the time to talk to me while signing my book! Fun Fact: Billy Boyd does book binding as a hobby.
Liz
2024-02-03 16:40:23 +0000 UTCI met Adam Savage last spring and I had something very personal to share (how being public about his hearing loss literally changed my life). I felt *so* awkward and almost cried, but he was so gracious. In terms of pushing you a celebrity meet through like cattle... Neil Gaiman came to Harvard Square to do a reading from Ananzi Boys. During the signing, everyone in line was standing a respectful distance from his table and from one another. He chided the event organizer about how much time was being wasted (the line ran all the way around the church we were in), stood up, and started herding people closer. He was signing books like an assembly line, speaking very briefly with each person. Then we got to the head of the line. He looked up, saw my partner, and starting asking him how he'd been. I was introduced. There was a short conversation. They're old friends and it had been a while. The event organizer was completely freaking out, but he ignored her. I felt badly that she was in a lose-lose situation.
Mina Murray
2024-02-02 15:29:03 +0000 UTCI purchased an embroidery sewing machine second hand from the viking store buy my house. Best self splurge I've every done. My sewing machine was always giving me problems. I'm excited to see what you get to do with your machine
Courteney Mazet
2024-02-01 20:44:35 +0000 UTCSame here. I was Zatanna at a comic con and pulled a rolling bag behind me. It was decorated with my character name and served as a carry bag for all my purchases. But it definitely helped with boundaries and personal space issues. No one could get up close behind me. I was polite in tight areas and carried it in my hand if needed.
Claudine Wooley
2024-02-01 20:12:08 +0000 UTCI’m so happy that I joined the fellowship. You’ve been a huge inspiration to me during this past year. I’ve started building props and making costumes each week. I’ve pulled some all nighters to get my projects done and I binge watch your videos to keep me going. I’m new to prop making and I love to see you think thru the process and problem solve. I recently started my own YouTube channel and I have to give you credit for inspiring me in so many ways. Sometimes in the background…your YouTube videos are playing …I think it’s fun to leave that in. I’d love to meet you one day so I could tell you in person how much I appreciate what you’ve done for me and the creatives out there. Thank you!
Claudine Wooley
2024-01-31 00:17:17 +0000 UTCAlas, I suppose that makes sense. I hope you have fun at Katsucon, regardless! It was one of my favorite cons back in the day.
Weyr
2024-01-30 05:02:57 +0000 UTCYou should do an awkward prom pose with Hayden! He'd totally be down and it would be so cute!
lothlauren
2024-01-29 17:26:30 +0000 UTC🖤💜🖤💜🖤💜🖤💜🖤
Mama Turtle
2024-01-29 01:51:34 +0000 UTCevery time you talk about star wars costumes i keep meaning to ask if you've ever heard of the padawan's guide. it's a really good resource for accurate star wars cosplay. i remember when i was like fourteen i really wanted to make padmé's picnic dress and (brimming with VAST overconfidence in my nonexistent sewing abilities) looked at all the stuff on there and went: ah, nope. so it's great to be an adult now and see someone actually making it. wish fulfillment moment!
zanna zannolin
2024-01-29 00:08:51 +0000 UTCI love that your description of the nerves of meeting celebrities at conventions also describes how I felt when I met you at Dragon Con!
Karen Kettells
2024-01-28 21:54:17 +0000 UTCRachel, I need to step away from Patreon for a bit, but this does not mean forever! I absolutely love watching your creative process for everything, and I adore your personality. You are luminous. I’ll be back at some point, but I needed to say that it’s not through anything on here, just life needs me to step back a bit :)
Bethany Aitchison
2024-01-28 17:11:53 +0000 UTCHaving worn fairy wings in crowded places I can confirm that it can be a struggle. However the Ever After wings are soft-ish depending on how you make them so it might be slightly less terrible to hit people with them. I also feel like I get a little more personal space if I have a big wingspan in a crowd. Not sure about convention etiquette though. Is it rude to unapologetically take up space?
Natasha Sawicki
2024-01-28 14:32:29 +0000 UTCI only do autographs now because of the treatment you get in photo-ops. You really are herded in like cattle and you get zero time to converse with the celebs. With autographs, I can actually talk to the celebs (and sometimes even make a complete fool of myself in front of Mark Sheppard or John Barrowman lol) and feel like I actually got my money's worth. That being said, I did get a photo with Zachary Levi once with friends and we opted for awkward family photo and it is the greatest thing ever 😂 he even asked that we tag him in it if we shared it so that he could see it 😂
Maggie Stewart
2024-01-28 02:28:58 +0000 UTCSoooooo it sounds like you’ll be embroidering some Maksy merch for your patrons soon…. 😍
Ashley Quam
2024-01-28 02:05:55 +0000 UTCI totally feel ya on the photo ops with celebrities being so much like herding cattle in and out of a pen as quickly as possible. Almost every single one I've taken has been like that. The one exception was Lana Parilla (Regina/The Evil Queen from Once Upon a Time), who limited her photo ops, I think, and was really open to just chatting for a minute or two with each fan or fan group that came up to her. I wore my Evil Queen cosplay (the long, velvet red riding coat with the cool cavalier hat), and I was so nervous when I came up to her, I just asked, "Would you like to hold my heart?" (I had a glowing prop.) She was so sweet, and did a cool pose with me, and then I started walking away, thinking I needed to, but I noticed she wanted to say something about my cosplay/ask me about it or something. But I had already walked away! I regret not staying for even just for a minute or two to talk to her.
Amanda B Cook
2024-01-28 00:29:06 +0000 UTCgood to know!!
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:52:51 +0000 UTCtotally cute!!
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:52:32 +0000 UTCyAY!! :) See you then!! Yeah I hate how they run them, but who knows! The celeb might kinda fight back on the time limit (I can see Cary being super sweet about it)
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:52:11 +0000 UTCYay! :)
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:51:05 +0000 UTChahahaha it also scares the pants off me
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:50:54 +0000 UTCHahaha we could cry TOGETHER
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:50:38 +0000 UTC🥰🥰
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:50:22 +0000 UTCokay totally noted, kinda what i figured hahaha. i'll save 'em for maybe a guesting opportunity
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:50:00 +0000 UTComg don't make me CRYYYY
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:49:23 +0000 UTChahaha i assessed the danger and it was passable from my arm swings 😂
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:49:14 +0000 UTC🥰🥰🥰🥰
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:48:39 +0000 UTCI think i'll do a little 'testing it out' video! I have to get it unboxed rather quickly and off-camera to get padme done in time hahahaha
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:48:29 +0000 UTCyou are so sweet 😭😭😭
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:48:04 +0000 UTCHahaha aww no worries that sounds so exciting!!
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:47:48 +0000 UTChahahaha
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:47:19 +0000 UTCUghhh so unfortunate!
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:47:11 +0000 UTCUnfortunately I'm wary of doing meetups in spaces that don't have a level of security. I don't think anything would ever happen but it's a 'you never know' kinda thing 😖
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:46:55 +0000 UTCeee YAY :)
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:45:47 +0000 UTChahaha just casually smacking everyone
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:45:42 +0000 UTComg I totally believe that, they both sound so sweet
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:45:25 +0000 UTCyESS do eeet!! I wanna make some for myself now lol
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:45:09 +0000 UTC🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:44:57 +0000 UTCThank you my love!!!
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:44:47 +0000 UTCI hope so!! Will definitely help with projects I've avoided because of embroidery hahaha
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:44:41 +0000 UTCI think I'll definitely do a little 'testing it out' video! I don't foresee having to use software, at least in the beginning, the machine I got has a ton of in-machine editing software ande I'll probably be purchasing a lot of pre-made deisgns!
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:44:18 +0000 UTCHeehehe thank you my love!
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:43:21 +0000 UTCHeeehehe I'm very excited to embroider EVERYTHING lol
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:43:14 +0000 UTCAWW NOOO I would've loved to say hi to you!!! I hope I get to run into you again some day! Maybe this year's dragon con?!
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:42:56 +0000 UTC🥰🥰🥰🥰
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:41:32 +0000 UTCThank you my love!!!
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:41:18 +0000 UTCEeee yay!!!! Hahaha YUP I feel that
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:41:09 +0000 UTCYESSS hahahaha
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:40:47 +0000 UTC🥰🥰🥰🥰
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:40:37 +0000 UTCooo smart!
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:40:21 +0000 UTCokay that's kiiinda what i figured hahaha. ooo noted!! thank you!
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:39:48 +0000 UTCEee yay!! :)
Rachel Maksy
2024-01-27 21:39:23 +0000 UTCI love all of your cosplay content! These horns turned out so cool, and I'm excited to see the finished Padme look.
InAnotherCatsle
2024-01-27 21:15:09 +0000 UTCI will see you Thursdaayyyyyy 🤩 But also I relate to the anxiety of meeting celebs. I have a photo/autograph scheduled with Neil Newbon and I can’t fathom how I’m going to form words
Ash Anderson
2024-01-27 18:20:20 +0000 UTCThis was so fun and relaxing to watch! Also don’t worry about the horns being a perfect match; fwiw I used to work at an animal sanctuary and I promise that goat, sheep, and cow horns are “siblings, not twins” lol. So if they are asymmetrical it’s authentic.
Veronica Finnegan
2024-01-27 17:46:59 +0000 UTCI'm so nervous and excited to see you in person. <-totally awkward
Melissa Fox-Austin
2024-01-27 17:46:02 +0000 UTCThose horns look great. Next time you do something like them maybe temporarily glue a stick to the bottom so you can hold it without interfering with the horn itself. Love these videos, I am so glad I join your Patreon.
Susan L S Smith
2024-01-27 17:26:27 +0000 UTCThese horns look so cool! I'd happily welcome more cosplay and D&D content. For any new Baldur's Gate fans, I'd highly recommend Critical Role and Dimension 20 ☺️
Effy
2024-01-27 16:41:31 +0000 UTCYay! I love crafting and chit chat!
Jenny Rose
2024-01-27 15:57:00 +0000 UTCJust a heads up for the embroidery process - it can shrink your finished project. If you cut then embroider, it can make the piece too small so it’s often best to embroider on the fabric then cut out your piece.
Jennifer Harlow
2024-01-27 15:47:58 +0000 UTCHey, I’ve been to katzucon like 14 times now. you may not want to bring the wings it’s crowded and sometimes hard to move around. Also I would highly recommend you go get some cheeky Nandos with the lads, they have one there. It gets crazy busy but, if you can go Thursday night, it’s not as bad. Their sangria is really good.
Nicola Godman
2024-01-27 15:42:43 +0000 UTCI’m so excited to see you at MegaCon!! My teenage cosplayer is going to love learning this for hers.
Amanda Partilla
2024-01-27 15:16:31 +0000 UTCDoug Jones and Alan Tudyk were so kind and gracious with me during Con photo ops, despite all the chaos and carnival barking. Especially Doug Jones, what an absolute gem of a human! I always feel bad for how rushed and handled they are, despite wanting more interaction with their fans.
Excellent Boiled Potato of Kaer Morhen
2024-01-27 15:06:07 +0000 UTCI want to make some for the next ren fair!
Skye
2024-01-27 14:19:46 +0000 UTCSo cool to hear how Patreon is helping you further your skills and projects!! The projects you clearly enjoy/are long held dreams are honestly my favorite ones to watch, along with the very chaotic ones like the discoball dress!
Scorpio Amber
2024-01-27 13:52:28 +0000 UTCSo fun! Thank you for chatting with us—I hope the expo goes well and everything gets finished!
Amber Rhodes
2024-01-27 13:48:57 +0000 UTCLooking forward to the upcoming Padme content. Getting the embroidery machine will open more avenues of cosplay and sewing hijinks.
Matilda G.
2024-01-27 12:50:46 +0000 UTCHave fun with the embroidery machine, I love mine. I'd love to see an unboxing video as I like being nosey at others new toys. Not wishing to make you panic, but if you think the machines are pricey, you should see the price of the full deign software. Although there are online options, that are pay-per-month, that are more "affordable".
Alexander
2024-01-27 11:44:15 +0000 UTCI believe in you Rachel 😊 Thank you for being you!
Shayna Adams
2024-01-27 06:46:04 +0000 UTCYay! Love the horns and so excited to see what you make with your new embroidery machine! 😍❤️
Nerdyfae
2024-01-27 05:27:16 +0000 UTCIt's so funny that you've gotten tongue-tied/overwhelmed by celebrity encounters, because you ARE one of my overwhelmed celebrity encounters 🤣 This year at DragonCon I felt awful because I tried to say hi and you were clearly overwhelmed yourself - trying to find where to go to pick up badges and being mobbed by 1 or 2 other people simultaneously, and I just sort of awkward turtled my way away rather than pile on. Your video is a great reminder that cons are fun but awkward situations, everyone kind of gets that, but that it is worth the time to tell people they matter to you, so long as you can pick the right moment to do it. Anyway, I doubt I'll ever bump into you again, but I love having your videos on Friday nights - you definitely brighten my day and bring humor to my life. I appreciate everything you do to entertain us fellow nerds.
Elizabeth Saltmarsh
2024-01-27 04:40:32 +0000 UTCthey'll just have to make way for you and your wings at the convention, since you'll be their Princess.
Andy Pucko
2024-01-27 04:38:34 +0000 UTCI’m beyond jazzed that I get to come see you at MegaCon!! You got this with Padme, it’s looking amazing!! 💛✨💛
Jasmin
2024-01-27 04:33:32 +0000 UTCWould you ever consider doing a patron meetup? I'm local to Katsucon but don't intend to go. I'd love to get the chance to meet up for a group lunch or something, though. :) Might also be a nice chance to get away from the crowds for a bit.
Weyr
2024-01-27 04:12:57 +0000 UTCYes - all cons do the same thing with photos with celebrities. I went to the con at Philadelphia and had my picture with Michael J Fox and it was totally a "push everyone through". I wish I could meet you at a con!
Pidge Groce
2024-01-27 03:23:33 +0000 UTCYou need a secret handshake, or password for your Patreon subscribers... I dunno, like you say Sexy, we say Gandalf or some nonsense like that.
Jayne Hicks
2024-01-27 03:21:50 +0000 UTCI wouldn't worry about the wings. They'll get crushed. You'll be too worried about them to properly "swan about." As for the cosplay stuff, you do you, darlin'. We're just along for the ride.
Jayne Hicks
2024-01-27 03:17:57 +0000 UTCI hope she does! I want one, one day lol and it be fun to see hers and how it works.
Samantha E.
2024-01-27 03:13:35 +0000 UTCRachel! I have the perfect name for you Victorian coffee shop. “The cursed cafe” it would be so cute with your Victorian vibe.
Samantha E.
2024-01-27 03:13:05 +0000 UTCI cannot express how much knowing you would be there made me want to jump down there for the Con... except I'm moving into my new place that weekend... but it was a close thing! Sad to miss out, but hope you have have!
Britny Norbutus
2024-01-27 02:53:59 +0000 UTCI can confirm that you are indeed an inspiration and I hope the upcoming cons fill you with the warm fuzzies.
Kaye Barnes
2024-01-27 02:31:23 +0000 UTCWill you do an unboxing of your embroidery machine?
Kaye Barnes
2024-01-27 02:29:40 +0000 UTCalso, thank you for sharing how you are doing! your mental health is way more important than the content you post so make sure to do what you love and have fun-- we will still be here!
Beebe Doe
2024-01-27 01:51:58 +0000 UTCSo excited to meet you at con! I’m coming on Sunday!! Also, that’s good to know about the celeb photo ops. I’ve never done one before and I’m going to be getting one with Neil Newbon and Cary Elwes. I was trying to figure out a whole bunch of stuff I wanted to say to them, but now I won’t be blindsided when they herd me through quickly lol 😂
Laurel Boss
2024-01-27 01:32:24 +0000 UTCI love hearing about the cosplay stuff. It's not something that I do lots of, but I think it looks really fun and having a peek into how the process of it looks for you is cool.
Anna O.
2024-01-27 01:22:00 +0000 UTCFun project, I should try that sometime! Good luck on the Padme costume, RL scares the pants off me so anyone who goes for it has my deepest respect.
Heather Hofshi
2024-01-27 01:14:48 +0000 UTCTo be fair I would probably also a) cry b) freeze c) stop functioning if I ever met you at a con hahaha 😂 sadly I am a west coast human so that’s not likely to happen for awhile. Best of luck with the embroidery machine! They can be really fun ☺️
Janna
2024-01-27 01:05:20 +0000 UTCThanks for putting this up! And hey, buy the tools you need.
BrainGuy63
2024-01-27 00:56:12 +0000 UTCRachel struggling to talk in the intro is me trying to write my essays for school recently
Beebe Doe
2024-01-27 00:52:23 +0000 UTCDon’t wear wigs to katsucon is they are super fragile! It’s insanely crowded in the major gatherings areas, dealers and artists alleys. Especially artists alley: the aisle are usually pretty packed and narrow
Rosie
2024-01-27 00:51:30 +0000 UTClove this 🤍 wish I could be at the con and thank you in person for being a light when I needed it most
andyazcu
2024-01-27 00:47:08 +0000 UTCThat coffee mug is as close to the edge as I am.😂 Hope you have an amazing time at the con! 🥰
Dottie Elizabeth Vanderbilt
2024-01-27 00:41:19 +0000 UTC
