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Rachel Maksy

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Making the "Ever After" Wings!

Aaaand learning that making fairy wings? Not for me. LOL.

I wanted to make Danielle's wings for my convention last weekend, so I grabbed the wire, fabric, and determination and GOT. TO. WORK.

Boy oh boy, was this time consuming. ENJOY!

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HI!!! (Feb was a busy month!)

OKAY SO, this past month was just a little bit nuts with preparing for almost back-to-back conventions AND it being a shorter month πŸ˜‚

BUT: I am back and ready to roll (the camera that is 😎). Got some fun videos and hopefully a live stream coming your way this month! Starting with a tutorial of how I made my Ever After wings this past week.

Thank you so much to the Fellowship folks who came and saw me in Nashville, I could burst into tears thinking about how lucky I am that...

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The Katsucon Vlog!!

I'm back with another convention vlog!

This time is Katsucon in DC! Sarah and I had never been to this one, so come explore and get into shenanigans with us.

LOVE YOU ALL! Thank you to everyone who said hi, it means the world to me!!

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Painting Something for YOU! (Happy TWO Years!!)

Holy cOWWW, y'all. TWO YEARS of this Patreon! That's so wild!

I wanted to do something to say "thank you", especially for those who have been here since the beginning. It means the actual world to me to have you all here supporting and hanging out :)

SO, I decided to paint Frodo as a handsome little jester, and I hope you like! Feel free to download the file and do whatever you please with it.

Thank you all so much, I LOVE YA.

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An Evie (from "The Mummy") Makeup Transformation!

hello yes I am once again becoming the characters I've been obsessed with since childhood hee-hee-ha-ha.

ANYWHO, I've done different versions of Evelyn from The Mummy since 2017, and I wanted to give the makeup another go!

I recently thrifted and modified two more of her outfits from the film and wanted to try 'em out, hehehe.

I hope you enjoy! Happy 2025!!!! LOVE Y'ALL!

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Let's Talk 2025 Plans!! (while I clean & organize)

HELLO!! Last video of the year!!

For this one, I wanted to do a similar video to last year where I chat about my plans for the new year: Projects, goals, etc!

At the same time, the attic to my barn needed a reorganize REAL BAD, so let's do both!!

As always, I love y'all so very much and I am SO grateful. I'm so excited for the things I have planned in the new year, and I hope ya stick around for the ride! Have a safe and happy new year!!!

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!

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Christmas Tree Hair!!

HI FRIENDS!

I wanted to do a lil chatty video where we sat and futzed around with my hair. AKA, sticking sh** in it. Highly recommend, hahaha.

ANYWHO. Second to last Patreon video this YEAR! Absolutely wild.

Thank you all for being here, I LOVE YA, go eat some cookies!! WOO!

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Cozy Gaming Livestream!

Let's play 'Tiny Glade'! :)

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Cozy Gaming Livestream!

This Friday at 2pm EST :)

I am HOPING to figure out how to stream "Tiny Glade" by then, lol. It's a cozy little game where you build castles and villages so I figured we could snuggle up and chat while we build our EMPIREEEE.

Hope to see you there, and if not, it'll be posted as a normal video afterwards! LOVE LOVELOVE!

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A Medieval Photoshoot! (with horses!!)

Hello friends!!

Before the Halloween season, I joined a fun little photoshoot with the AMAZING Olivia (& friends). We got to play dress-up and cuddle horses, doesn't get much better than that, lmao.

ANYWHO I wanted to take you along and show you the behind-the-scenes :) ENJOY!

Olivia: https://instagram.com/oliviarosephoto

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Hi friends!!! (an update)

H'yellloo!! Thank you all for being so patient lately! I took the first week of November off and it. was. glorious.

Then our little man had to get surgery to remove a lump so we were on Couch Duty for a week (including him busting a stitch and needing to go get more lol).

BUTTTT he just got his stitches taken out, and the biopsy came back as not-super-concerning and it shouldn't spread or come back. So yay! Few more days and this little cooped up baby can run around again.

B...

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Making a 7 ft Tombstone (from Lisa Frankenstein)

Ah yes, the time of the season where I ask myself: WHY AM I LIKE THIS?

Regardless of being absolutely EXHAUSTED at this point, man... I am proud of this one. LOL.

Come with me on the journey of making this gigantic tombstone, doing the makeup transformation, and the photoshoot!

LOVE YOU ALL! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

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Toad Bread Livestream!!

Let's MAKE THIS BREAD. ribbit

(had some technical diffculties until around the 5 minute mark!)

I attempt to make Toad Bread, coined by the AMAZING Nikk Alcaraz of Practical Peculiarities. From his new cookbook coming out Oct 29th!!

It was a journey for sure, LOL.

I love my Potatoad Biscuit Maksy

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Toad Livestream!

https://vimeo.com/event/4664656/b0d7a01748

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Toad Bread Livestream!

Hi ghouls!!! This Friday at 2pm EST, I'll be livestreaming my attempt at "toad bread", using my new cookbook by the dear Nikk Alcaraz (Practical Peculiarities).

NO IDEA how this will turn out but we're gonna try!

Don thy witch hats and halloween onesies for a cozy baking session :)

 

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Turning into Count Olaf *i am so sorry lol*

HELLO and welcome back to another Maksoween look!!

This time, you know we had to get a little cursed.

A costume I've wanted to do for a u years is Count Olaf (the Jim Carrey version), and so WHY NOT this year??

When I tell you I was flying by the seat of my secret pants on this one... ENJOY, lol.

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Lily Munster Transformation & Photoshoot!

Maks-o-Ween CONTINUES!

Starting off the rest of my list with Lily Munster!

It's not every day you get to used your Cursed Basement for a photo studio.

Hope you're ready for more Halloween content!!! :)

LOVE YA!

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PEETS FOR PATREON!

this is a little unhinged but I'm not gonna apologize cuz look at those lil jellybeans πŸ’β€β™€οΈ

ANYWHO I filmed some really fun behind-the-scenes footage of a photoshoot with friends last night that I'm excited to show you! AAANNND Maksoween prep is well underway, so expect some makeup vids and bts of THOSE photoshoots too!
WOOOO! 🍁

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Karlach Makeup Test & Try-On!

AHHH, I cannot believe Karlach is DONE!

Naturally, I left the makeup test and trying everything on until the day before I left for Dragon Con, hee-hee ha-ha.

So here you go!! Figuring things out as I go along and what needed to be fixed for the day I wore her. This is one of my most intricate costumes and I'm so happy!

LOVE YA!!

Get ready for AUTUMN CONTENT, BABYYYY.

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Painting Livestream!

Hang out while I paint an autumnal hobbit hole and answer some questions! (with the help of Savannah!!)

I definitely want to finish this painting at some point and I think if I do another painting livestream, I'll do a smaller one, hahahha.

I LOVE YOU ALLLL thank you for being here and joining in if you were there! :)

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Painting Livestream!

Here's the link!

https://vimeo.com/event/4526275/fd8a05d034

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Painting Livestream!

Hi friends!!! Time for another live stream!

This time I wanted to make it a bit earlier so that folks across the pond will have a chance to tune in!! I apologize if this time doesn't work for you, BUT it will be uploaded afterwards as a normal video. Time differences make live streams a bit tricky, hahaha

My plan is to turn one of my thrifted paintings into something NEW! Possibly Shire-related or maybe a little autumn scene? We'll see how we're feelin'

Just a very cozy hang...

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Reviewing my old Flickr Photos!

WOOOOOO, NELLY.

Let's take a trip back to the very specific time in history where Flickr reigned and teenage girls wore dresses as shirts.

I wanted to take a look back at my very BEGINNING days of content creation, and it was an interesting ride.

LOVE YOU!

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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 πŸ˜‚
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 πŸ˜…

I would also love to get in a Livestream on August. Any suggestions of what you'd like to see? Bak...

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6 Days in Italy! (Venice & Florence)

Hellooooo my friends!

I recently took a work trip to Italy for a VERY fun collaboration coming up and I wanted to document it!

Italy has been a dream trip for so long and I am so, so grateful I got to experience it (and eat SO much gelato. And I mean like, SO. much.)

I hope you can ease back and relax a bit and enjoy some pretty sights!! And birds!! A lot of BIRDS!

I love you all so very much!!

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Italy Vlog coming TOMORROW! :)

Here are some very important screen grabs you can look forward to.

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Joker Makeup Test! *trust the process lol*

HELLO FRIENDS!

I've been taking this week to test out a couple of my costumes I plan to wear at Dragon Con, and I thought this would be a fun one to try out in a video!

So please enjoy some prosthetic application and me slowly becoming more unhinged.

Also if you're scared of clowns I am sorry and will see you next video LOL.

BYE LOVE YOU.

Cheek Prosthetics from: https://www.etsy.c...

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Let's Chat While I do my Makeup! (life updates and some complaining oop)

Howdy, buckaroos!

I'm leaving for my Italy trip VERY soon so I just wanted to sit down and chat while I do my makeup for filming. It's been a while since I've done a 'Get Ready with Me', but it felt nice to have an honest chat about what goes into being a content creator.

ANYHWO I love ya and I'm excited to bring you more fun extra content this summer!

CIAOOOOO!

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Maksoween Prep with Alyson Tabbitha! (FOUR photoshoots)

Recently I flew down to Florida to stay with my dear friend Alyson Tabbitha (who is a LEGENDARY cosplayer if you don't already follow her).

I still cannot believe we got all these done but we DID IT. I wanted to take you along because I always feel like costume shoots with friends are the most chaotic and wholesome things, hahaha.

 So enjoy some early Halloween content (3 Maksoween looks, and 1 not-so-halloween!). I cannot WAIT to show you all the finished photos in October, ...

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SNEAK PEAK πŸ₯Ή

Wanted to show my Fellowship what I've been up to today (for next week's main channel video)
Any guesses as to who this lil guy is?
Just another day in my creature workshop πŸ˜‚

Patreon-exclusive videos coming very soon!
This week: My Florida Maksoween-prep vlog (will be up on Friday!)
Next week: Perhaps a makeup test πŸ₯ΈπŸ˜

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