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Gothic Witches Broom - From the Mind of Christine McConnell
🕑 Added 2019-10-29 01:15:38 +0000 UTCIn this October episode I craft my own witches broom from African Zebra wood and recently harvested broom corn!
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Trina
Wow! That is truly beautiful. Are you self taught at wood carving or did you take any classes?
Dawn Hutchins
I’m catching up with all the shows long after the fact, but I thought that was exceptional. That wood is so hard to work with. I don’t believe I would’ve tackled that. Everything you do is so amazing and you are so talented. Kudos! 💜
Randi Frailey
It would be great if these older Vimeo ones could be altered to be able to see on YouTube like all the others. I like to watch these again….
Sarah
I use Firefox and a lot of tracker-blocking extensions, so perhaps. I discovered that I have to watch it ON PATREON. The direct link to watch it on Vimeo does not work for me.
Lynsey I
I saw you're having issues Sarah, could it be your browser or membership level? I'm binging a bunch of episodes from the beginning of the Patreon and not having any trouble using Chrome.
Sarah
Is this video gone as well? D:
Joanne Zaborowski
This is so extreme! Just love it. You are the Guru!!!
Liana Palumbo
This looks absolutely STUNNING 😍 I bought a Dremel last year to help copy moldings in my 1858 cottage, but I think when I have time I'm going to give this a go. This witch needs a fancy broom 🖤🧙🏼♀️🖤
Paranormal Kativity
Such an incredible work of art 😍 a broom like this wall-mounted would be breathtaking!
Megg Sohn
Such a beautiful project!
Jackie Blanch
Beautiful broom. Such a strong wood.
Jacqlyn Jordan
This was amazing!!! Inspiration to learn new skills.
Janeen
That was a labor of love 😘
Riona O'Faoladh
What a magical idea! I absolutely loved it!
Rachel Lopez
how do i get to the list of things that she uses to make these projects, can't seem to find them.
Emily
Brilliant work, by the way. Your attention to detail is just wonderful!
Emily
Have you tried diamond bits for your Dremel? I've found they make tougher jobs go much faster and they last longer, though my projects have all been quite small.
Honey Cooper
love it!! reminds me of an old gun !
MichelleShari
Check ABEwants.com. You can put in for a notice when one comes up. I got my copy used in USA earlier last fall and it was one of last copies left
Meredith Steele
omg nooooooooooooooooo that's so sad.
Rebecca Jones
Heartbreaking! :(
MumtoHades
Acording to instagram post it arrived, to the winner of the draw, in a dirty crushed box with the broom snapped in half. Christine said something about making a new one to replace it?
Whitney Nolan
What's this about UPS destroyed this?
Hannah Blosser
I can't watch the video due to the privacy settings. Was it taken down?
Aunt Debbie Halloween
It can be fixed! Don't throw it away!
Functioning_Adequately
I still can't believe UPS destroyed this.
Paula McShane
Wow! I love it!
Nella T. Reisner
it would be amazing if this broom could be a miniature like a wall hanging I would buy one or two 😊. This broom is beautiful and super jealous that I didn’t come up with a better name than I did oh well
Nina
Amazing!!
James Anthony
Looks to be working now.
James Anthony
Anyone else having trouble viewing the video?
rebecca LaMalfa
This is so inspiring !
Wolfen M
I feel your pain regarding misjudging materials -- glad you managed to wrangle it anyway. What a beautiful beesom -- such a clever idea, carving animals into the stick! Now I wanna make one of my own ….
maurie lord
So fantastic and fun! Love everything about this! Is the music posted here on this app or are we supposed to go/ do something else?
Jessica Harmsworth
My dad said, if you're not already, to find out where the dentist get their bits and those may be more sturdy!
Sarah Cortez
Christine I'm so sad that we chose Sleepy Hollow for Halloween this year instead of Salem! I am so dreaming that you can buy an old mansion on the East coast and show us how you "Christine" it! I dream of that day.
Sempra
This is incredible. Such a detailed and intricate design, I'm in awe!
Wednesday
Amazing work, truly the coolest witches broom ever!!! P.S. I love what you chose for animals, perfect.
melissa
currently it is 12.99 in the play store.
Heather Anderson
Christina I'd pay that too for it if I can could get my hands on a copy!
Branwen Frost
No, this is naked me. I generally use other names on socmed, but for some reason didn't here. Mum said she got it from Lord of the Rings.
Heather Anderson
Definitely not the same (I'm more of a hard copy person) but good to know!
Angie Loyd
Not the same as a hardcopy but I do believe Amazon has the kindle version for less than $20.
Heather Anderson
Very helpful, thanks heaps for that. So sad there's only one round of prints, I will keep my fingers crossed that maybe one day there will be more, otherwise will keep a look out for reasonably priced 2nd hand ones!
Christina bush
I ended up paying $200 for mine, worth it.
Bree
So is Bree your real name or do you just like the sound/spelling of it? Just curious as Bree irl who never sees it spelled that way in the wild.
Bree
I waited too long after her first run and wound up buying a hard copy on Amazon for around $70 from a reseller. I would bet there are no more available copies that are not used or incredibly marked up new, as mine was. There was only 1 run of the book. So I would say if you can find a "new" or "like new" copy being sold by a reseller somewhere to just suck it up and call it an early Christmas present to yourself because I doubt that there will be a reprinting anytime soon if maybe never. I would love that for Christine and all the fellow fans, but I am sure her publisher would need to be convinced they would make a solid profit and cookbooks usually don't get demand again down the road unless you're Julia Child. . . So I went looking online for you to see if I could find one and I came across this waste of oxygen who marked her book up to $700. People like this make me so mad. They are like leaches. I hope no one buys it and rewards people like this. . https://www.ebay.com/p/210405903?iid=283423793268&chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=283423793268&targetid=593772136533&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9021555&poi=&campaignid=2086088136&mkgroupid=80059919711&rlsatarget=pla-593772136533&abcId=1141016&merchantid=113578590&gclid=CjwKCAjw0vTtBRBREiwA3URt7rdQJRhCuuwycwW7-4EX4if_rH4MnfObNxh4bmqqsWXxo77d3qpF4xoCiksQAvD_BwE
melissa
i found it in the google play store. not sure if that helps.
Ellen
Is there any way we can ge the suply list in a seperate doc not just in the posts as it would make each one so much easier to find.
Heather Anderson
Hi Christine, I was wondering if there is any way I can purchase a hard copy of your Deceptive Desserts cookbook? My husband has tried contacting you regarding this and hasn't had a reply, I am a really big fan of yours and would LOVE to get a copy if possible 😊 if anyone else knows how to get a hard copy I would be very grateful!
Letha Anderson
Oh my gosh - this was LOVELY! To be honest, I’ve always wondered how one would make a broom, well, now I know! And to not use Zebra wood! ;) That said, your broom turned out fantastic though (of course), well done!
Branwen Frost
If you're ever stuck for a project, all my hat pins are currently sitting in an empty pickle jar. I'd love to see what you might put them in. I have almost 30 in a rainbow of colours.
Theresa Clay
Amazing as always!
Natalie LaBayen
It would be great if you opened up more 4th and 5th tier spots! Please let us know when you do so because when I first signed up it was only 1 dollar spots! I wish I had known about tier 5! I would save all year to do that!
Natalie LaBayen
It would be great if you opened up more 4th and 5th tier spots! Please let us know when you do so because when I first signed up it was only 1 dollar spots! I wish I had known
Raquel Burt
So talented! I want to become a tier 4 member but it’s SOLD OUT. I signed up for tier 3 but if anyone drops or if you open more openings for tier 4 can you please let me know.
Stephanie Porto
I was on a cruise and didn’t get to see this right way. Ugh, this is stunning! I wish I had 1/4 of your talent! You are just so inspiring.
Janet Rugay
I want a broom like that😩!
Michelle Pittman
You are so incredibly talented. I hope to eventually win one of your creations. Thank you so much for the Halloween card...it was the high point of my Halloween! I live in the south and no one really celebrates this holiday here...hope to get out one day. Anyway, can't wait to see what else you have in store!
Amy Watler-Thomas
Oh so amazing! So much attention to detail and even with a piece of wood that proved to be a bit of a pain! Amazing craft as always xx
Lynn Weatherford
thank you <3
Merina Lewis
Great job Christine!! Happy Halloween Everyone!! :)
Nicholas Frig
Happy Halloween, everyone!
Claudia Garcia
Beautiful
Rebecca Garcia
I’ve also been researching how to make a witches broom. I have my stick, but not the stalks yet.
Rachel Johnson
Beautiful! Thank you for the motivation!
Christian Anne Smith
So beautiful.....you are making me feel so energized to work on my own creations this morning. I love how you trial and error your way through unknown territories.
Angela Jones
This is insanely beautiful. Congrats to whomever won it!
Brooke Merry
You didn't mention how horrible zebra wood smells.
Courtney MacDonald
amazing!
Esther Reyes
Beautiful!
Naama
This is AMAZING!! I so want to try making one.... Definitely with a different wood though 😂 Can I ask about the air brush you're using? I saw you use it for baking as well, and it seems to give amazing results!
Lara Sovulj
such a great video :)
Marcy
Beautifully detailed.
Zelda
This is so gorgeous! Wow!
Creepy Cat Lady
I feel you on the hard wood ruining the dremel bits, I've burned through several making bone carvings. That was a short-lived hobby.
Nicole Kayal
I love your cats' names!
Lynn Weingarden-Marston
When I heard the wood you were using, I thought "She's going to get so frustrated and change it for something easier!" Well, may I commend you on your tenacity! And it's stunning!!!!
Alexandre nicoli
Amazing, I wish I was talented enough to do something like this
Sara Logan
Jesus Christ......Can we just hang out and make things together?
Yisim Lampiris-Tremba
For a time crunch that broom is incredible! It was also brilliant that you used a pet comb to comb most of the seeds out. In fact I was thinking , you can use that on flax( the process of making Irish linen).
Angelia Betscher
I am sure one day your work will be regarded in the same way we think of famous sculptors and painters from history. You have an awe-inspiring talent.
Kathy Gowell
The process and detail work is incredible.
ElleDeJour
AMAZING!!! To be the witch riding that broom! x
Sarah Van Laarhoven
Goodness, is there anything you can’t do? This is beautiful!
Melinda DGW
You have outdone yourself yet again! This is amazing! You inspired me to go to a woodworking class, it starts in January - hopefully once I'm a little more clued up, I can attempt something this awesome! x
Angela Pogue
Please tell me you did this project before cleaning for the house tour.
Tess Llanos
You inspire me to want to try more wood crafting projects! Your creativity is inspiring, Christine, thank you for sharing it with all of us. Your passion is contagious and will spark much creativity. Your efforts do not go unnoticed. Much love, Tess
Angela Tedesco
amazing, so so beautifully done.
Kris Rose
I also came up with a "government" name for my ball of fur "Virginia," however as a kitten (rescued from underneath an SUV with fried chicken in a Wal-Mart parking lot) she would crawl into any hole or crevice in our baseboards and all we could see was a "puff" of grayish fur. Eventually we just gave up on her birth name and started calling her "Puff" or "puff-cat." She is ten years young and still a ball of grayish fur and one of the best and least destructive cats I've ever owned. She's also not afraid of water, which I hear is a trait of Ragdoll cats. She often walks the danger zone around the edge of my bathtub and I'm waiting for the day she falls in and eviscerates me trying to get back out. Literally death by Puff. She also looks as if she's wearing puffy pants from behind, so "Miss Puff Pants" has become a third moniker for her majesty. Cats really do destroy everything, but they're worth it absolutely. Miss Puff would eat all the broom corn off of that gorgeous broom.
Kimberly Kay Ragsdale
absolutely stunning!
Karmell Mazurek
OMG. The broom is gorgeous. BUT your guest room was probably a BEAST to clean, you poor thing! Thank you for the cute label too!
Aimee G
Amazing!! And you were making me so nervous drilling towards those hardwood floors! ;)
Terri Bentley
I am so in awe of your talent - coupled with an awesome sense of humor - stay being you always! Amazing as you are!
Nancy Jones
Amazing!
Doreena Clark
Holy cats!!! That is gorgeous...what a lot of work, but so worth it! 🖤🖤🖤
Diana Galvan
This is beautiful, jaw dropping. You are so talented Christine !
Marcey Jastrab
I especially love the bird on the front of the broom! And the toad is the perfect touch. What a great project. Though your choice of wood was a challenge! But I am sure your assistants made ALL the difference. I have a few of my own. :) Thanks for sharing your creativity, it is always pure pleasure to watch.
Dalin Rowell
Breathtaking as usual - Happy Halloween <3
Robin M.
This is breathtaking. The raven and the road look so alive. That wood grain is just delicious.
Studio Elsbeth
Stunning! <3 Happy Halloween! x x
Christina
The broom is beautiful!!! I love the frog detail and your assistants Poof and Woof are too cute!
Cassie
It turned out amazing!!
Marissa Perkins
Wow. I imagined something spectacular but this blows MY mind!! Absolutely incredible craftsmanship. I would have been swearing like a sailor during through that wood. 🤪
Robin D.
Wow, you certainly have alot of patience!!! Beautiful piece!!
Lauren M
This is gorgeous 😻😻😻
Ashley Steinberger
I am so in love with this!!
Fraser Poorman
Just an added side note, I'll have to be buried with this. This is incredible!!!! I even looked at myself in the mirror and said "holy shit" out loud ( and I don't think that's sad at all ). 😅
Aisling Doherty
stunning, i want one :(
Elise Layne
Unbelievable! Such incredible talent, imagination and skill. Your videos are simply the best. The coolest videography, music and style. Poof and Woof are precious little helpers. Thank you for sharing with us!
Fraser Poorman
😅
Tracy Dawn Brewer
Ohhh thank you, I guess I didn't catch that!!
Paula Osborne
There goes branch deverow, on her way to Florida by now hehe
Fanny von B
This is so beautiful. I love the picture you paint of the termites dancing. They would surely would stay in the dust and leave this masterpiece alone 🖤
Rachel Guy-Whittle
Gorgeous. That tip on the rags is a great reminder. My dad used to be a fireman and he’s told me all sorts of tales of wood shops going up in the middle of the night!
Virginie Guillard
Magnifique !
Teagan Hamblin
So amazing!!! I’d love a doll head planter of some kind!!!!
T’ana
Absolutely beautiful! Also I was thinking of your next giveaway. What about a beautiful wood/painted food or tea tray. I love the 1940-50s and I was thinking of Thanksgiving/Christmas coming up. I have always loved the classic housewife with a tea tray full of treats. Would be a wonderful diy for everyone for the holidays coming up to serve family with your amazing twist on it. Take care!! :)
Nastya Cherednyk
Christine, when I watched your recent livestream and you showed us a sneak peak of the broom I didn't expect it to turn out so exceptionally beautiful. I guess by now I should've known that everything you touch becomes magical. Your hard work and vivid imagination inspires me every day!
Orealgreenleaf
Lol. I decided I had to get one too. They're surprisingly cheap. I got one on Amazon with a lot of attachments for a really good price!
Orealgreenleaf
Wow! It's so beautiful! Also, I loved the thought of "Termites dancing on the ground in the sawdust". Bahaha 😂
Carla Perea Seminaro
The witches broom is perfection!!! Congratulations to the Patreon winner of this master piece. You’re truly inspirational...
Patricia Kelly
Outstanding! Thank you so much
Bree
I love the eclectic variety of videos you do now Christine. From a couch, to a broom, to a bat cage, a gingerbread house and a house tour I watched twice because I couldn't stop looking at the neat details of things in your home. I am having so much fun being your Patron. You are so talented and seem so genuinely nice a person, you totally have us all bewitched!
Amber
It turned out beautifully, I really love the details!
Debby Carver
Okay, now I want a Dremel tool;-)
AsH
What a wonderful piece of art. Wish I had that kind of three dimensional talent for sculpting that you have Christine. Frasier you are one lucky person to have gotten this beauty! I do have two questions if you have time to answer; first off did you carve the both sides of the broom or did you leave one side flat? Second one is what size was the piece of wood board that you used to make this?
samantha surovec
I'm pretty sure she said she had to do this in the guest room downstairs as she doesn't have a workshop! Wow, huh?!
Angie Holman
So good! You continue to amaze me. I hope you have a great Halloween in Salem.
Terry L. Steffen
Your creativity and attention to detail (even under a time crunch) is amazing! I love seeing your little 'helpers', too! 😺😼
Bree
I do the same (but on youtube), actually watching her live stream now while I read comments. I Chrome-cast on my big screen. Have to admit, I get WAY more excited to watch Christine videos then anything I have watched on actual TV. How do you mirror-cast Vimeo onto a TV? is it an app?
Janaya
Absolutely fantastic! Can’t wait to have a house of my own would love to do some wood working myself :) thank you so much for sharing all your amazing projects.
Erika Terriquez
Thanks so much for putting this on your Vimeo channel. I was able to watch this on my tv this time and really bask in all the details.
Camille Deering
I just discovered you on Netflix and you are simply amazing!!!! I’m a mother of 2 and wish I had the time to try to make your beautiful creations! Do you ever go on any type of tour? You are a gem
Carnation
Such a beauty! Harry Potter probably wished he had one of these babies!
Courtnie Mccloskey
Amazing!!!
Sandra
I was simply mesmerized watching you Create a majestic peace of art out of a slab of wood.... emerald eyes made the peace mystical.
Jo
I love how you made a broom with such beautiful curves instead of a standard knobby straight one.
Ashley Blue
Stunning!
Tracy Dawn Brewer
That is amazing!! Are you doing all of that work INSIDE your home or is your workshop as beautiful as your gorgeous home?!
Dawn Hessler
Love!!!!
Hawkzeyes
This is absolutely beautiful! I mean just shockingly gorgeous work! I’m glad I got to see this
Christine Peterson
Very beautiful! I'm inspired to try this though probably with a different wood!
PeterInHalifax
That is incredibly talented work! Fraser is one lucky guy! I am truly in awe right now.
Riley Slater
So beautiful! I am curious as to how you finally disposed of the oil rags and paper. I know you used a ceramic pot during the process but can you just throw them in the trash after or does it need a special kind of disposal?
Katrina Laukaitis
So spooky! Love it!
Grayce
Wow this is amazing I can't wait to get the materials list so I can make one!
Tim Metcalf
Love it! Amazing piece of art!
Katie Dollins
Absolutely amazing!
Sarah Kane
That's the most beautiful broom I've ever seen, I'm dead
Connie Kelly
Completely Amazing....
JANE EMBLEN
So beautiful... 👏👏👏👏
Holly Bagley
This is seriously astonishing and magical!! I loved seeing the fine detail. I am in awe of your talent Christine! Absolutely beautiful!!
Amanda Lovell
WOW! I would literally die for this! So gorgeous! And you have the best "assistants".
Susan Nack
Love it! Hope you do some filming while you’re in Salem!
Aunt Debbie Halloween
WOW!! SO beautiful! I can't believe you persevered with the Zebra wood - that stuff is so hard. I hope you sent a link for the video to the wood store guy - he is bound to be impressed!! (And I have to laugh at your elegant guest room/wood shop!)
Allie Mac
That is SO incredible and the stain really brings out the grain of the wood!
Marisel Lopez
stunning!
Jennifer Grenko
It's stunningly beautiful!! What a treasure made blood, sweat and tears!!
Blake
So whimsical, I love it!
Ellerie “Sit in Your Tears” Maddox
GORGEOUS!!!
Autumn Roberts
Or anything Christine can’t do? I’m just wondering because I’m starting to feel like I’m lacking in all areas after seeing this amazing creation as if it was this one that sent her over the top can we just talk about the couch!!!
Katherine
Fantastic episode! I'm glad it came out today I have midterms tomorrow. I hope you have fun with your mom in Salem this Halloween :-)
Keir Rice
It’s really beautiful! 🖤
Laura Chambers
This was such a great episode. I had no idea broom corn was a thing!
Amber
Amazing!!
Andrea Pate
Beautiful!
Christina Little
Looooveeee it!!!!!!! ❤️
