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Thank you. 😍One more question for you - Do you start from seeds or buy plants? I'm thinking of starting from seeds inside and then transferring them outside when the weather warms up, so wondering if you have any tips on this process if you have done this?

@@StudioStacy I buy my pepper and tomato plants and sometimes a zucchini since I don’t want lots of those but I plant in the ground the other seeds- beans lettuce beets Swiss chard spinach etc

@@juliecook7371 Thank you 😍

Well if our garden doesn't work out i know whose house I'm going to, to get fresh veggies. 😂 Thanks for the suggestions 😍

Thank you.😍 Happy 2025!

Thank you - that's very sweet of you to say. 😍

Happy 2025! Hope the first few days of the year are finding you happy, healthy and inspired. 😍

Oh gosh don't feel guilty. I've been working on a crochet blanket on and off for 2 years, have had a childhood blanket stashed away for who knows how long, and way too many balls of yarn that got moved over two years ago sitting in boxes. Don't feel guilty - we all make plans that fall thru. You'll know when it's time to pick those plans back up. 😍

@@judycook2097 A very Merry Christmas to you too. 😍

@@juliecook7371 Merry Christmas. Hope you got lots of art supplies under the tree 🎨 and your day is filled with happiness. 😍

@@fionawhitfield925 Merry Christmas 🎄 Hope your day is full of cheer. 😍

Months after filming this, the casein yellowed. I have since switched back to R&F encaustic gesso. You might have better luck with it then I did.

@StudioStacy 😱 Oh no. I will keep that in mind and experiment with adding color to it 🧐.

@StudioStacy By the way, did the gesso on your sketchbook yellow too?

@@pintandoconmoctezuma Yes it did. At first I thought it was the wood panels I applied it to, but it yellowed on the sketchbook and on watercolor paper too.

@@StudioStacy I see 😯. Thanks for letting me know ☺️.

@@judycook2097 thanks. The blanket has been a fun project to pick back up. Come on over 😍.

@@judycook2097 🤦‍♀️😂🤣 It’s been a great shoe rack.

😂I don't think Matt's going to part with those. 😍

Stay tuned - although it's not really that exciting 🤪😍

Merry Christmas to you too. 😍 The "man tree" started because we have way too many ornaments that neither one of us can part. It's a real Christmas dilemma 🤣🎅

Fun always, we must! Merry Christmas to you!

Thank you 😍Merry Christmas to you too. 🎄

We actually freeze all of the cookies and baked goods and then enjoy them all year round. They last really well in the freezer for almost the entire year. For some reason it has always been tradition to bake during the holiday season, but I say every year we should spread the baking out - and then we don't 😂Thanks for watching 😍

We don't get much snow but when it does it seems to be the big fluffy flakes that stick to the trees. It is very pretty here. ❄🏔

The cherry are my favorite kolaches too. You have good taste 😍We can bring you a care package if I can get Matt to share😂

Now I'm looking up pecan tassie. I've never heard of these before. 😍

@ they are like miniature pecan pies made in a small tiny cupcake pan- a bite size tart! I believe the crust has cream cheese in the recipe-

@@juliecook7371 Those sound really good. 😋

Let’s add those to the list!

Thank you. 😍It's kind of a freeing idea to paint over a piece. My mantra is it's only paint - it's only paint. 😅

The house smelled soo good for days. Thanks for watching. 😍

Thank you for the affirmation and for watching. 😍I think it does too. One of the benefits to creating videos is having the content to look back on - like the before and after pictures. ☺

It definitely would have been a good idea to paint then.... Matt does want to paint them. Nothing fancy just a coat of a light paint. I don't think he's planning on putting up trim or anything like that. Paint would make it look a bit more finished and less stripey. That might be an upcoming winter project. Stay tuned. 😍

@@StudioStacy meanwhile, seeing the wall the way it is reminds us of all your hard work and everything you learned about doing drywall.

@C0raBr0wn soooooo much was learned. 😍

Oh. I’ll just wait until the space is even more clean and empty to get to painting😂

Hi. Go to minute marker 02:26 in the video and I show the paint I use. I'm using India ink mixed with gesso and oil paints. Hope that helps. 😍

Hi. Thanks for watching. 😍To be honest I'm not sure how much less expensive it is. I have never really done the math on it. I'm sure it's less expensive, but I like to make my own medium because I enjoy making it more than anything else. I can also control how much damar resin I put in. I just did a quick search and 1lb of encuastic medium is about $33 I make about 4lbs of medium for about $44 so it's definitely less expensive but it's also time consuming.

@@StudioStacy Thanks! Good to know. I'm a newbie to encaustic having taken a couple of workshops. But I'm already in love with it. Just getting my supplies and setup in order to start after Christmas. I've been buying from garage sales and facebook marketplace---lots of people sell art supplies. So looking to the future when I'm buying retail, since the premade is so pricey. Thanks for the tips and the demo.

@@betsygrazianifasbinder6395 if you have any questions at all feel free to reach out. I love talking all things encaustic.

Hi. I did end up doing vlogmas that year and have a playlist for the videos here: th-cam.com/play/PLLBS1GEG0VBlSOM1uO8mZyTxJcquceJdw.html I am also going to be doing a version of vlogmas this year but not everyday. Stay tuned and thanks for watching. 😍

Thank you for the feedback. I really appreciate it. 😍 I had the same thought about it looking more like a craft project.

Thank you for the feedback. 😍I'm happy with how they came out. Stay tuned as I'm planning to paint over more artwork.

Thank you. Glad you found it helpful. 😍

Thank you for validating my thoughts on the paintings. 😍As far as the tissue paper goes. I tape the tissue paper to another piece of printer paper and run it thru my printer. If you try this be careful as not all printers operate the same. My printer handles this just fine but I have heard others do not. If you have an expensive printer you might not want to try this or in the very least be close by just in case. I have a separate video on the image transfer here: th-cam.com/video/9kN1PHdYSuw/w-d-xo.html Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions. I'm happy to talk all things encaustic.

Thank you. I really appreciate the feed back. 😍🖌

Looking back at some of your finished pieces can be fun but also can lead to more work/painting. I never know whether to be frustrated with my past self for putting a piece out there that I now feel is not great or proud of my current self for admitting it needs an overhaul. Glad I'm not the only one 😍

It is a Derwent Inktense Pencil. They are Water soluble pencils and become permanent once dry. I take and wet the tip of the pencil just a bit and they write beautifully over the encaustic paint. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Thanks. 😍 This was a struggle and we didn't want to complain or make it feel like it wasn't worth it. So many people are struggling with a lot bigger real world problems than a fabric ceiling. But we wanted to also share the ups and downs of the project.

Thanks. I think we needed to express our feelings over this one lol.

Thank you 😍It was a big project and I'm glad to be finished with it. In the end, we're happy with how it turned out.

You're welcome. Thanks for watching and taking the time to write such a nice comment. 😍

Thank you. 😍 Matt was definitely having fun. We have a few projects in mind for this coming spring and more power equipment might get rented - although that might mean more power equipment goes on his wish list. 🤣 😂

Thank you 😍 And you all need to stop encouraging Matt. 🤣😂We live in a small space. We're gonna have to build another pole barn to house all of the equipment on his want list. 😆

@@StudioStacy we are running out of projects to do. Did we just agree to build another building? Should I order the shipping containers? 😂

Great question. It is fire retardant. We didn't even think of that and when we went to order the store owner asked and confirmed that it was. 😍

I think it was definitely less expensive for us to do the majority of work ourselves. We have not added up the cost of all of our expenses so I can't give you an estimate on what it cost us. But I can say that if you're handy, don't mind putting in the work, have patience, and most importantly enjoy learning all things construction it can be a wonderful experience. We lived out of our 19' camper while building out the pole barn and it can be a trying experience. We found it enjoyable. If you have any questions (we're no experts) feel free to reach out. 😍

Hi, Sorry I just saw this comment. Not sure how I missed it. 😥 The ceiling actually does not feel lower, strangely enough. I think because it is still quite tall, about 10 feet and then angles down to the 8 foot walls. I haven't really noticed it feeling darker in here. I'm just glad to not be staring at yellow spray foam. 😂 Thanks for following along on this crazy journey.😍

@@StudioStacy you answered my question really well in next video, Stacy. I really enjoyed the discussion about how you felt about doing the project and about the results.

@@C0raBr0wn thank you. 😍

😂🤣😂 Now you should know by now we don't do anything normal - Why would a ceiling be any different? 😍

You got it! It's one of my favorite movies. Gotta love a good cheesy romcom. 😍

@@StudioStacy Absolutely! It's a classic.

Winner! I don’t recall the prize, but congrats lol!🎉

It is definitely a test in patience - A big test . 😍

Thank you for offering. 🙂We're pretty close to being completely finished with the inside.

Nice! Hope yours has been as fun as ours. I’d love to see pics!

@@matthewcook4576 i did offer up my info. i sent a message on your wife's painting website with my contact info so you guys could see my pictures.

@ Thanks for reaching out. We are weekend warriors. I’d probably see yours and realize we’d have to retrofit to make ours as cool 😂

Sorry for the confusion. Some people call laser printers toner printers. I have used a toner ink in the past. I found out recently that the inkjet ink also works. I have been able to use the vellum with both a toner printer and an inkjet printer. I would think that your laser printer would print on the vellum. Hope that clears things up.

Thank you. This was one of the more difficult projects. Stay tuned 😍