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1868 Roof Finial Restoration - From the Mind of Christine McConnell

I hope you're having a lovely holiday weekend! As promised, this is the first of the roof restoration episodes :D

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Late Afternoon Tea This Sunday at 6:00 PM EST! + All new episode coming tomorrow morning! :D

Hello!!

Let's boil a pot and gather in the solarium this Sunday for tea and cucumber sandwiches! I have SO MUCH to share about what I've been up to and the spooky plans that are in the works!

We'll also be talking about a plan to travel to a foreign land for Halloween this year, top secret Projects and so much more! :))

In addition, an all new episode is coming first thing tomorrow morning! I can't wait for you to see it!

-Christine

Livestream is at 6:00P...

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Painting Appliances - From the Mind of Christine McConnell

As promised! This is my first foray into the world of automotive paint! There were more than a few missteps, but I learned from each of them and am SO happy with the end result! :D

-Christine

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The start: Kitchen Renovation - From the Mind of Christine McConnell

Hello!!

Thank you SO much for all of your patience! This is just the beginning and I'm beyond thrilled with the direction it's going so far! More is coming soon...

-Christine

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Creepy Summer Camp S'mores Craft Along! 6:00PM EST

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Creepy Summer Camp S'mores Craft Along! Tomorrow at 6:00PM EST Sunday July 27th

Hello!!

I hope you have all been well! I have had a month filled with exciting challenges, a good handful of mini disasters and more than a few all nighters!

But I am back home and ready to relax and chat with you while putting a creepy twist on a classic summer treat!

So let's meet in front of a fire tomorrow to craft and gossip! I'll leave my ingredients list below and can't wait to hear what you've been up to and share what I can of this last month's adventures! (I'm...

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Chocolate Cake Craft Along 4:00PM EST

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Chocolate Cake Craft Along Tomorrow (Sunday) 4:00PM EST + Kitchen Sneak Peek & Episode Update :D


Hello!

Ok, slight change of plans for this month! I'm under a deadline for a VERY exciting project that you'll be seeing in August. Between that and the kitchen remodel, my episode editing time got squeezed too tight! So if you don't mind, now I'm planning to put out two exclusive episodes next month in lieu of our standard month to month.

I can reveal this top secret project involves cake! So I thought it would be fun to do a livestream tomorrow, featuring the making o...

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A fun Discovery!!


Hello! 

We just stumbled upon something while remodeling the kitchen and I wanted to share it with you right away!

While chipping away at a wall we uncovered 8 unusual pipes (Five coming from above and three coming from below) all terminating at the same height in the kitchen...

Which means there WAS an amazing servant bell system in the house and several of the rooms still have their call buttons!

So I won't be able to tackle this right this se...

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Tea time livestream in the New Sewing Room!

We’ll be talking all things kitchen Renovation and more! See you at 6:00 PM EST

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19th Century Desk Restoration + Livestream Tomorrow at 6:00 PM! EST :D

Hello!!

I hope you are well! Here is the desk restoration episode I mentioned and I'm beyond thrilled with how it turned out :))

Let's also gather Tomorrow (Saturday the 31st) in the NEW SEWING ROOM! We'll have a chat over tea and we've got a TON to talk about! The most exciting of which is the kitchen that is currently well underway!

Can't wait to see you!

-Christine

Livestream Saturday May 31st at 6:00PM EST

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The Sewing Room makeover - From the Mind of Christine McConnell

Hello!! This is a public episode and I'll be uploading the Desk restoration in just a moment :D

-Christine

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American Duchess / New projects and a BUNCH more!

Hello!!

OH my gosh have things been getting exciting over here! My American Duchess shoes have shipped and if you pre-ordered, you've probably received yours already :)

I would LOVE to see photos of you all in the shoes, so I have created a dedicated gmail for Patrons. In addition, from here out if you tackle a project you'd like to share; just send the photos to this email...

christinemccon...

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A Cuckoo Clock Birdhouse - From the Mind of Christine McConnell

Hello!

In this episode I craft a gothic birdhouse in the style of an antique Cuckoo Clock

(Side Note) The light inside in the last few shots is only theatrical and was removed before permanent placement (birds don't typically want to nest in bright light)

I hope you love this!

-Christine

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New Episode Coming Tomorrow Morning...

Hello! I just wanted to share an update. I'm putting the final touches on our April episode and It will be posted first thing Thursday morning :D

I can't wait for you to see this one!

-Christine

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Tea Time Livestream 6:00 PM EST + April Episode Sneak Peek!

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Tea Time Livestream Tomorrow at 6:00 PM EST + April Episode Sneak Peek!

Hello!!

I hope you've been having a wonderful month so far! Since our last live stream, I've spent every single day crafting a birdhouse out of dead bits and pieces I foraged from my yard! I JUST finished it today and realized we need to do our livestream!

So let's gather tomorrow over a nice warm cup of tea and chat about our month and I can share the things I've been up to!

Can't wait to see you!

-Christine

Livestream Sunday April 27th at 6:00 PM EST

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Livestream Craft-along at 2:00PM!

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The Thread Carousel - From the Mind of Christine McConnell + Livestream Craft-along this Sunday at 2:00PM!

Hello!!

Here is an exciting new episode for the month of March! My Cherries Jubilee project has turned into a whole thing, and will now be coming in April.

Also, Join me this Sunday at 2:00PM EST for a Spring Bird House Craft-along! We'll be creating a fun rustic house out of mostly natural elements! So gather twigs and bark from your yard and whatever else you want to use! I'll give a bit more detail tomorrow :D

See you soon!

-Christine

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Oil Portrait of the Captive - From the Mind of Christine McConnell + Bonus Clip from the Livestream

Hello!

Here is a fun practice video for a much bigger painting I'm planning for later this year! My Cherries Jubilee Episode should be coming in a couple weeks now (I've had a few hiccups obtaining all of the supplies for what I'm planning)

In our last Livestream I told a terrible story of jumping out at the Captive to scare him, and as promised (with the Captives permission), the story and actual clip are at the end of this episode. 

As a funny note,I ha...

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Cream Tea Livestream at 6:00 PM EST

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Cream Tea Livestream Tomorrow at 6:00 PM EST Sunday 2/23 + February Photos!

Hello!!

I hope you are well! I have been juggling a bunch of projects this month and wanted to take a break tomorrow to sit with you to chat over my favorite drink, Cream Tea.

As a bonus for the month, I'm attaching a handful of photos from February to give a bit of a sneak peek of things that are coming, as well as a few intimate moments. Let me know if you like them!

My Cherries Jubilee Project got extended into early March due to some Winter weather related...

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Happy Valentine's Day!

Hello!! I hope the day is treating you well! I thought it would be fun to share what I'm up to and the projects you'll be seeing over the next two months!

In less than two weeks I'll be posting a 'Chilling Cherries Jubilee' Episode featuring homemade ice cream with a unique twist on the fiery desert!

I'm also currently decorating Carrie's Bird Room upstairs (the Room I did the plaster medallion in) and transforming it into a Victorian inspired sewing workshop! Once finished, I'm g...

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Stuffed Curtain Kitties - From the Mind of Christine McConnell

Hello!!

As promised, here is our first episode of 2025! I hope you love this and I can't wait to share all of the fun projects that are in the works for this year!!

-Christine

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Gingerbread Cookies and Tea Livestream 6:00 PM EST

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Gingerbread Cookies and Tea Livestream Tomorrow (Sunday) at 6:00 PM EST

Hello!!

I hope you are all holding up and staying warm! I'm nearly done with this month's all new episode and it will be coming mid next week!

In the meantime, let's gather in the dinning room for a chat over tea and some of the best Gingerbread cookies I've ever made! My cookies will already be baked and ready for this livestream, but I'm leaving my top secret recipe below... This is a new type of cookie I've just recently come up with and it's VERY hard until dipped in tea ...

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Buckeye Craft-A-Long Livestream And Contest Reveal 3:00 pm EST

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Buckeye Craft-A-Long Livestream And Contest Reveal Tomorrow Sunday 12/29/24 at 3:00 pm EST!

Hello!!

Ok, I think we have the issue fixed from last week and on the bright side, we get to stretch our Holiday fun out just a bit further :D

So tomorrow, join me in the kitchen to whip up a batch of creepy Buckeye treats at 3:00PM EST as well as reveal the winner of the December contest!

I can't wait to chat with you about the year we've had and the exciting projects I've got in store for 2025 :D

See you tomorrow!

-Christine

Things you'll want to h...

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The December Contest!

Hello!!

My Apologies about Sunday's livestream! We had a technical issue and are still trying to sort it out. Once I'm certain we have it fixed, I'll reschedule :D Thank you so very much for all of your kindness when that happened (It nearly gave us a heart attack and the comments were a tremendous relief )

That said, there's no reason we can't go right ahead with a contest for one of the Elves! I tried finding a contest that would make people happy and have co...

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Christmas Craft-A-Long Livestream Postponed due to technical issues.

Hello!!! So darn it!! We've had a technical issue with our devices and it's not allowing me to get a full screen going in the livestream. So very Sadly I need to postpone this and will update you soon on when we'll be rescheduling it. I am so very sorry for this issue.

-Christine

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