This world has so much fascinating history and I know so little of it! I was vaguely aware of the protestant reformation as a concept but I don't think I've ever heard the name Gustavus II Adolphus before in my life. It's a very good name. Has a pleasing sort of not-quite-symmetry to it.

he was this famous swedish king! I live in minnesota and we have a TON of swedish blood. buncha stuff named after him around

Neat! My family moves around a fair bit so I haven't had quite so many chances to accumulate local lore. What kinds of things do you name after famous Swedish kings in Minnesota?

churches, monuments. at least one college

A variety of things! Though I suppose there's a case to be made that churches and colleges are each a kind of monument.

Oh noooooo, that's so cute. 

In her next video she reveals that it turns out that you're supposed to finish the cold porcelain recipe she used by applying a sealant of some kind so it doesn't get damaged by moisture; she has a handful of cameos carved with a simple bunny shape to which she applies various sealing options, testing them out and reporting on the results. The clear nail polish performs the worst; she has some commentary on how nail polish is not intended to be permanent punctuated by edited-in photographs of nails with chipped polish. 

Strong opinions about nail polish, I see!

I MAY have learned much of this information the hard way

Experience is the most reliable teacher of them all!

I do not currently plan to do a video on homemade knitting needles though

Is that also a subject you have experience with?

Oh the way I learned the nail polish thing the hard way was by trying to make double-ended knitting needles by lacquering skewers with nail polish

Interesting! The first question that springs to my mind is, what else did you try lacquering them with, and did you find anything that worked?

school glue and no, it's fine for sealing clay but the thing about knitting needles is that like...they have a LOT of wear, especially on the ends

Oh, of course, that makes perfect sense.

And now I'm wondering what a better way to make homemade knitting needles would be... have you tried anything not involving skewers? For that matter, have you tried sanding the skewers?

I have tried sanding the skewers. helped, but not enough. what I think I would have to do is soak them in a resin that would penetrate into the wood instead of just putting something on the surface that could chip. but I don't, like, have resin

Tell you what, if I get my hands on some resin I will try it myself.

What about materials other than skewers? Like, I don't know, I'm imagining sanding one of those plastic curtain dongles (what are they actually called?) down to a point, but I suspect they might be hollow so actually that wouldn't work, and also I imagine you don't have a spare one lying around. But there might be some form of plastic rod out there that would, and if it was already plastic you wouldn't have to seal it with resin afterward. I think.

That would probably work! I have not tried it because I do not have any spare plastic doohickeys lying around 

If I come by any spare plastic doohickeys I'll try that one too.

Aww good for him!

Jellybean’s next video is a survey of various methods of constructing doll clothes and accessories she came up with as a small child. She recommends not emulating her child self in the following ways:

A) If you’re going to use candy wrappers as a craft supply you should probably wash them first

B) Probably don’t destroy fully functional brooms in pursuit of straw with which to construct tiny nonfunctional brooms for witch dolls, there have got to be better ways.

C) That foamy fabric stuff is on the coathangers for a reason, if you’re going to harvest them as a craft supply make sure they’re YOUR coathangers

consider: your child self was adorable

I mean yes but also all children are adorable

a fair point, but not all of them are presented so charmingly!

well. it's your fault I'm doing this at all

an outcome I am glad to be faulted for