November 29th Live Stream! 10:00 AM EST

Erin Garvey

I know this is late, but as far as the present's name goes, I think you should name it "Ne'erdoel" (like the ne'er do well version of noel?) Just a thought if you hadn't named him already!

Elizabeth Goans

Also, Stewart Semple is the best!

Elizabeth Goans

Christine you should listen to Billy Jensen and Paul Holds' podcast on the My Favorite Murder network.

Kristina pierce

finally watching this, but my grand father clock went off at the exact same time as yours!

Sarah

Wish I would've thought of black on black gift wrap this year! Love this.

Melody “Buffy” Muir

We were there last year; they are awesome!!!

Rachel

As I was watching you paint the eyes, I was imagining adding some lightly muted blood shot veins to the eyes, it would add some look of intensity to them. But What a great idea for gifts, Thank You for all your amazing decor projects!

Karl Beck

Christine you HAVE to see the trees at the NYC natural history museum (origami creatures) and the Met (medieval). They do them every year, not to be missed!

Linda

The drapes came out amazing! Love the crystal, a very nice touch! Can't wait to see what you do next!

Linda

The dra

Karen Brown

Love this. Oh and a Christmas ornament craft along would be wonderful 💖💖💖

Sarah Bartlebaugh

I was so excited you mentioned Johnstown, Pa... this is my backyard and if you ever come to the area please visit the Johnstown flood museum. Johnstown has flooded multiple times.. 1889, 1936 and again in 1977. 1889 was the worst dam disaster in American History. I will need to listen to the audio book you suggested. Thank you for your videos ❤️

Alesandra

The bow tutorial is so helpful! Thank you, Christine

DMCM

Can’t wait to see the drapes!!!

Kitty Lang

I’m so excited about this craft, I can actually do it 😂 all my gifts under the tree shall be black with black bows!!

Lola LaShea

I believe your bracelet is by Coro and the style or the beads are called moonglow. It was really popular in the 1950s

Bryce

You are just the cutest! The bow and present turned out amazing!!! ❤️

MOIRA

In the UK Chesham would be pronounced Ch-esh-am, if that helps.

MOIRA

Guess what I found? https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/855148542/3-pcs-vintage-granny-lot-includes-1980s

Elyse Noelle

He looks like Cthulhu!!! Also I have been listening to Crime Junkies podcast for the last 2 weeks straight to get my true crime fix. Definitely recommend.

Belle Summer

His name: Crotchety Grouch ???? He looks likes angry.

Fern Reilly

What is your nail polish in this?? It's so gorgeous xxx

Belle Summer

That gift is so cute! Love the bow tutorial. I'll be putting that to use this Christmas. Thank you

Amy Mullen

Thanks for the gocoop tip! I am thrilled to have different sources for fabrics, since JoAnn is practically the only game in town. And I'd 1000 times rather support fair trade.

Linda

A fun thing to do this time of year isvto.pick a dried bouquet. My grandmother and I used to pick dried milk weeds and dried ferns. What was left of the ferns was the seed pods. There is bittersweet and some maroon berries with thorns. Lots of dried knotweed which is copper colored. You are talented Christine and could come up with a gorgeous bouquet!

Suzanne Robinson

Thanks Christine!!! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving in your new home!

Jessica Ratté

My cats and I bonded over string and ribbon time. It was lovely to hear from you and see the other members online.

Kara Titus

Hello from western MA!

Melissa Baxter

Bracelet asking friends!!! (Bc i love the bracelet too🥰.) I havent seen any comments on it yet but if there is you can ignore mine. There is probably another name but I found some versions under thermoset bracelets.

Kathy Ann

Where does gocoop.com ship from? Thanks!

Pamela Bray

This was awesome and simple. ✌️❤️

kirvil tvitekkja

Hi Emma. :) I do not mean that you should have bats in your living area, but I thought she said they was up in the attic. If that's a place she use, then of course there should be no bats there. As I said, bats in Norway live in the house, but not inside the house and they are protected by law. I would love to see a bat house too and if I was rich I would buy old houses bats could live in. I don't know about the death rate regarding bats, but I've never heard of anyone dying from bats. That doesn't mean it doesn't happen. I do hear of people being killed by dogs. In Norway it's quite common that we get mouse inside the house in the autumn and people are dead scared of them as well. They can carry a virus and if can get infected if you smell the mouse poop. The media writes about it and people gets scared and harm the mouse. Truth is that this problem is so small and no one actually died of it. Not all mice carry it, I mean the different breed if one could call it that. And the most common mouse that enters houses in the autumn do not carry it. But people do not know this because a mice is a mice to them. Bats are not aggressive in general and would not bite, neither does the mice. Bats are extremely important for the eco system and it will harm people more if they die out. We are dependent on them actually. So, if you don't use your attic, let the bats be. If you use it; get them removed and placed somewhere they can be. Do not kill them because we need them. All the best, Kirvil <3

Tamara Nelson

I enjoyed that quite a bit. Thank you. Looking forward to seeing future projects.

VStreet

So enjoyed this one as I've long wanted to find a do-able method for a classic bow. I want to add that I'm new to this Patreon thing (Full confession that I'm one of those newcomers since the candlelight tour of the beautiful new home) and I have to say, more than the ever wonderful Christine or the ever amazing creations that inspire so much creativity, I'm just really loving the community as well and happy to have found like minds. Crafty, artistic, weird, lovely like minds.

Victoria

Amanda Pavel

Thank you so much Christine! For setting this all up :)

Donald Bois

One thing I will say about the seasonal changes is that you have to find beauty in every season. I love driving all around Maine (where I live) during every season and take pictures. I can always share if you’d like!

Alex

Not sure if you would ever do this, but I would absolutely LOVE if you did a tour of your favourite and/or your custom xmas ornaments! : ) I love the one you made of the sparkly spider and I'm going to attempt to make a peppermint version and a pearlescent version!

Seana Garrow

This was fun! I definitely needed a break from news channels, Facebook chatter, etc...

DMCM

Christine, you have the most beautiful hands and nails. I didn’t get pretty hands so I always notice others....but I’m very grateful for the ones I have. 😊✨🌺

DMCM

I think I would have to invite the bats to leave. 🦇🦇🦇🦇🥺

Diana Rose Lindahl

Loved this! Thank you! Just yesterday I was telling my husband that I need to learn how to make bows. Also, as soon as you said you needed a name for the grumpy gift, I said BORIS! (And it frightened my cats out of their naps.)

kirvil tvitekkja

In Norway you are not allowed to remove bats from your house as it should be. Bats are not going to attack you and give you rabies, that's a myth. I've just recently renovated my house and I make space for the bats and bees, and wasps and bumblebees up under my roof from the outside. Bats are nearly gone and it's important that we start to look after them because they are so so! important for us humans. So don't worry about your bats. If you got bitten by your cat or your dog or a rat you would also need to go to the doctor to get a shot. Bats are mostly plant eaters and eat fruit and so on. They do not drink blood or bite humans at random.

Kaige Sellers

Yeah that’s the only way I know how. I never saw a pop up when I played the video

Marina salinas

What I had to do, was share this video to my phone number. And I believe it automatically took me to YouTube when I clicked on it.

Christine McConnell

I am going to buy this NOW!! :D Thank you for the suggestion :)))

Michelle Lofthouse

Enjoyed the bow tutorial! Grumpy Grundwald is adorable!

Brenda Hunt

OMG!! I love the gingerbread man idea!!

Alaskan Rock Vodka

Fab! Thanks C and Captive. Can't wait for drape-o-rama.

Sasha

Yes, for sure, but you can reuse wrapping paper :)

juli swann

If you have questions I did buy her book which was a requirement for the class. In order to take her draping class you must first construct your own personal doll. I will send you a photo of my doll. There are tons of very small blood dots that you have to get very close to see. My hands were just toast after this project. If there was a fire I would grab the doll and my guitar it was that much work. It is beautiful.

juli swann

Enjoyed your bow tutorial. LOL it was cute. I know you have made a huge change. I have made my own dress form. I the lady that taught that was at my jr college La Vina. I a sure she has since passed. It was 82 hours of work. It started with taping your body and then some adjustment for curves then pouring a form into the taped form. You then use your sloper to make a muslin form that is pinned very tightly to your body and weighted at the bottom. Then after much shaving and soothing of the form your fit the muslin over the poured form and then you repeat the muslin with moriae file material and then goes the design lines. I took the class and then did on for my daughter. It is a undertaking not for the light hearted which you are clearly not. I love my dress form it is not like wolve form with this you can stick pins in the your draping.

June Yorke

you're looking for a good true crime read, check out "Midnight in Peking" by Paul French. Its so gruesome and fascinating, and the history is very researched, and it really pulls you into glamorous 1930s China. Theres a mixture of Chinese superstition and lore, just because of the nature of the murder, and the strangeness of the suspects. One of the best books I've read in a long time!

Racheal Jones

Mr. Satine Walrus (Saa teen Wal ROOS) - he's French.

Angela Howard

I over slept! I’m so glad you posted the video!

Amy Mullen

I have three cats, and I do a tree. But I use florist wire instead of hooks to wire the ornaments on. And once the tree is decorated, I run fishing line around the trunk and tie it to a hook in the wall, like Christine said. Even if they try to tip the tree, the line catches it. Hope that helps!

Amy Mullen

You can make bows with wired ribbon too. I use a pipe cleaner or floral wire instead of sewing the ribbon. You loop the wire around the squished together part of the ribbon. Like in this tutorial: https://www.ballarddesigns.com/howtodecorate/2011/10/make-a-simple-bow/

Danielle Gutierrez

Ok so I went on Instagram to see how everyone did with the bow making using #creatingwithchristine and Instagram is hiding all recent and new posts because of "false" information being spread of the election. Now I can't see all your beautiful bow creations! Has anyone tried to see it on Instagram? Very irritated with Instagram right now. None of us post about the election on a crafting page, but they are still hiding the posts 😠

Amy Mullen

Joann has the best coupon policy of anywhere I've been. Sign up with the app AND for emails AND use the ones on the web site. You can use multiple coupons at each visit. Plus they now have a rewards program on the app.

Kathryn Evers

Maybe, here and on YouTube? I will have to check after I read all these comments.

Kaige Sellers

Hmm it did not pop up on my phone. But I know how to watch it on YouTube. I’ll try it next time

Carrie

Just click watch on YouTube when the video starts. It pops up.

Brianna

I’m rabies vaccinated because I was a rehabber in VA dealing with raccoons, foxes and bats.

Brianna

Yes to the gingerbread man!!!’

Stacey Friend

I've lived in PA and WV all my life and I love November here. I like it when it gets bare and a little creepy. It's like it's setting the stage for the first snow, which I also like and others do not.

Jen Deal

Fun Sunday morning stream to watch while I wrapped my Christmas gifts. Perfect timing! Thanks for a fun chat and craft, Christine.

Katy St. Clair

Read I'll Be Gone In The Dark, about GSK

Sasha

Jade Peirce

I have two windows in my space, that need curtains. EXCITED FOR CURTAIN TUTORIAL

Katy St. Clair

Pronounced grow-grain

Alexxis Johnson

I just rewatched the Netflix show, and oh my goodness I forgot how funny it was 😂 I hope one day we get another season of that 🙂

ostergaard1of4

I love your high standards, its so inspiring! If your "easy" project, like the drapes, gets finished and its not fancy enough, I would LOVE to see an episode where you start with a basic thing, and then hot to make it fancy. <3

Dominique Duguay

I'm so happy this live streamed on my birthday!! As a Canadian, I LOVE Jo-Ann's. It's so much better than what we have up here...I've only been once, in Ogdensburg, where I traveled across the border specifically to go to. The flannels are FANTASTIC, both in print and quality and price. I look forward to post-COVID where I can go back :) We also don't have the amazing selection of American Amazon :P You'd be shook if you saw what we have access to on Canadian Amazon, and Fabricville (a basic canadian fabric shop).

Margaux Allard

I am not a morning person especially on the weekend and we live in British Columbia Canada so the live stream was a bit early for me. I hope to catch one of your livestreams as it is happening one day! :) We are three hours different so my husband and I are watching this during our morning tea! I LOVE the way trees look without their leaves it is sort of haunting but then I find haunting things beautiful! It must look amazing around your house! I don’t find this time of year depressing at all! Trees are so different without their leaves you can see their structure it is so beautiful. Autumn is without a doubt my favorite season. The bow is beautiful and I LOVE the eyes... I bet the bow would also look amazing in a nice black stiff lace as well!?? I will have to try this! It looks like your in-house ghost paid you a visit during your livestream!!!???? :) Also would you ever consider making a gingerbread rendition of your beautiful home! NOW THAT WOULD BE AMAZING!

Alyne Whiteswan

Geat to see you! I think Christine would likeThe Ultimate Evil by Maury Terry. Its old but its a classic!

Gail J Marmet

I was watching your paint brushes. I think they were trying to get your attention, that is why they fell.

Michelle Heather Cohen

I'm excited about all those black ribbons!

Michelle Heather Cohen

Hello from Minneapolis! And what a delight to see you again!

Gaylor_gang

Paul Holes 💜 make sure to read “I’ll be gone in the dark”! If no one has said it yet.

Kathleen Samson

Oh no have I missed the stream?

Liz Pearson

Beauregard!

Dayana Alvarado

I heard you can watch through YouTube and comment there although I’m not sure how that’s done. I’ve tried.

Dayana Alvarado

Mr Muffles cause he can’t speak lol

Bonnie Coniguliaro

Bowgrrr the gift

Slainia Warrior

Thank you Christine x creative hero x

Katelynn VanGrinsven

Thank you for sharing today!

Bonnie Coniguliaro

Try Dawley plumbing

Tracie Korth

The John's town flood is mentioned in; "The Men Who Built America" ...I think. :-)

Jane Roser

Famed historian David McCullough has an amazing book about the Johnstown Flood

Jennifer Ray

I live in Johnstown, PA. Yep, 1889 is when it happened.

Bonnie Coniguliaro

Can you please share them with our library please Christine

Bonnie Coniguliaro

Yay I’m so excited for the photos

C

If you cut a super deep “V” on the bow, it gives it very Tim Burton-y vibes.

Kaige Sellers

Are there two separate comment sections? I’m not seeing some of the comments Christine is seeing

Kaige Sellers

Yellow eyes on the red package would be amazing!

Bonnie Coniguliaro

Please

Bonnie Coniguliaro

You have no ghost stories

Naomi Kichenside

We are doing grinch eyes with green paper and ribbon! So cute !

Kaige Sellers

Davey *

Emily Goodwin

Davy Jones!

Kaige Sellers

Dave’s Jones?

Kaige Sellers

Also, I think yellow eyes would look amazing on the red package behind you

Slainia Warrior

Was there a VICTORIAN pool at the new house Christine? Xxx

Bonnie Coniguliaro

Omg I love it. I don’t paint but so enjoy watching this beautiful creation

Kaige Sellers

Putting a white layer down first might have helped make the green more vivid. Because it’s laying on black which my desaturate it a bit

Ken Sutton

You are more likely to get rabies from a stray dog than from bats. Less that .1% of the hat population actually have rabies.

Kaige Sellers

Would the colors show up better if you did a base layer of white and let it dry?

Kaige Sellers

How are the house renovations going?

Rebecca Shipman

🦇🦇🦇

Kaitlyn

What is your favorite Christmas tradition to do with your family

Kaige Sellers

I love the Mountains during fall/winter. I love the green foliage but there is something so magical about dead-looking woods. Truly out of a Tim Burton film or something.

Bonnie Coniguliaro

Do you have an aloe plant

Jennifer Todd

That house could not have fallen into better hands .

Eclipse Afterglow Studios

Yes! Stuart Simple's Blk 3.0 is awesome!

Kaela PerLee

This setup is so high quality and cozy and I love it!! Thanks for putting so much effort into the stream!!

Rachel Guy-Whittle

I use Black 2.0 in my mini modelling work and it’s the best paint I’ve ever used - hands down reccomend it.

Rachael LeBlanc

(I’m in Massachusetts)

Rachael LeBlanc

I’m so glad you said that because everyone talks about how “gloomy” it is but I love this “Tim Burton-y” time of year!

Kaige Sellers

Hello from Colorado!

Bonnie Coniguliaro

Wait till you see how pretty when it snows

Jennifer Todd

Hello from Canada ! I’m your across the border neighbour 💕🇨🇦

Emily Goodwin

My daughter who is four wants to be you when she grows up. We watch your videos and make your things together as part of her preschool!

Kimberly Olson

I grew up in Minnesota (n California for years). and I still miss the seasonal changes. You have a winter wonderland to look forward to!

Carmella Ramsey

I’m bottle feeding two four weeks old kittens! You’d be in heaven!

Nelia Torres

Will the work with velvet ribbon?

Bonnie Coniguliaro

Darn my wire ribbon that’s all I have is not working

Christine Brown

Do you ever wear a wedding band?

Liz Balmaseda

Can I watch this live from my phone and still be able to interact? I don’t think she sees these comments.

Jess Vann

Paul Holes was the guy who caught the GSK!

Nelia Torres

I want try making lace panels for my french doors.

Christine Brown

We have a garment disctrict in NYC. When things get back to normal, you have to make the trip down. I'll meet up with you. Would be fun!!

Bonnie Coniguliaro

since covid everything is expensive

Christine Brown

I live in Joann's and Michaels.

Jane Roser

Grow-grain :-) I used to manage a haberdashery

Christine Brown

Hi Christine- I'm here in New York.

Rachel Guy-Whittle

The old Lady granny kins Grace Kelly doll sounds fab. We found our last year she was my Grandads cousin because it’s a tiny fucking world if your Irish!

Julia

have you ever made apple dolls?! They're really fun! Can't look any older than that

Bonnie Coniguliaro

I would love if you could do a knock and shock with your Patreon’s. Would love to meet you!

Arietta Theodorou

I have two cats and I cant put up a tree, what do you recommend? xx (And making your own ornaments sounds awesome!)

Amy

We used to join Halloween and Christmas - topping our tree off with a large skull.

Tammy Huth

how do you attach the ribbon smoothly to the package before you start? also how is the weather, and your hair adjusting?

Bonnie Coniguliaro

I love making my ornaments

Kaitlyn

I keep having to exit my app and coming back. My stream keeps stopping. Why is this happening. I’m on my data not wifi

Alexis

Do we need wired ribbon?

Dandelion Head

Hello from India :)

Amy

What room are you in?

DeeDee Wood

Do we get any ghost stories from the house today?

Naomi Kichenside

Hot chocolates are ready!!

Arietta Theodorou

Hello from Athens, Greece! <3

J.P. Gownder

Totally BACK in focus after refresh

Amy

Looks great here in Charlotte, NC!

Kai Rhone

That may be a personal internet problem--the video is very clear on my end!

Johanna Hurtig

Good afternoon from Sweden <3

Hannah Rose Anderson

Good afternoon from Edinburgh

Bonnie Coniguliaro

Oh my I wanna here about the ghosts In the house

Bonnie Coniguliaro

Love that wall behind you

Colleen Gibbs

Good afternoon from Edinburgh!

Naomi Kichenside

Hi from sisi and Naomi from a little village in the UK! This is our first live stream! X

Christine Brown

Good morning from southern New York State.

Danielle Helmick

Good morning from Maryland! Love the AM crafting!

Christine French

You look great and sound is good!

Haana-SikSik Sammurtok-Lavallee

hello from Nunavut!

Julia

I finally made a live stream in real time!! I'm very excited :D

France Tanguay

Bonjour! From Québec !

Linda Granger

Im actually happy because it´s 4 pm in Sweden

Rachael LeBlanc

Good Morning from Massachusetts!

Sam Hussey

hello from ireland i got my pictures i love them thanks so much, its 3pm here so perfect

Sofie Roberts

Hello from Cambridge! Good time for us Brits

Liz Pearson

Good morning!

Magda Mazur

Hello from Poland!

Kaitlyn

I always get so excited to see what fun background you set up for us! Love this Christmas theme ♥️🎄

Bonnie Coniguliaro

Good morning from Ilion

Lauren Wagstaff

Hello from Raleigh!!

Rachael LeBlanc

Sounds great!

Moonspirit

Good morning from Norway <3

Gretchen Martin

Hello from Detroit!

Natalia Syrine

It was so hard to wake up early in my day off, 7am here, but happy to be here

Lady Barronmore

The anticipation is killing me.

Bonnie Coniguliaro

Good morning Gretchen martin

Gretchen Martin

Good Morning! I set an alarm so I wouldn't miss my first live stream!

Bonnie Coniguliaro

Ok I took care of mom sent husband to barn and daughter is sleeping so now I will try my first bow

Rachael LeBlanc

I tell everyone about Christine...she’s so inspiring.

Sherrie Potgieter

Can not wait! I always look forward to see what you have for us. I still can't express how much you inspire me xoxoxo

Amanda Pavel

Yayyyyy!!! So excited to catch up 🤗

Amy Watler-Thomas

Woohoooo

Andoni

I'm going to be able to watch this one! Yes!

Jonathan LaFleur

I am so excited

Lisa Rickershauser

🥰 yay!!