#craftversations

I loved this entire series so much, but my favorite has to be volume 28 with Ryan Garcia, for so many reasons: villain analysis, rocking out to the Virgin America commercial, the continuation of the gameshow introduced by Joe Stribling in the previous episode, getting to participate in said gameshow and beat Sean by 4 points just for introducing Ryan to the concept of shipping, the craft just absolutely failing in the most entertaining way possible, and so much more. It’s everything I love about craftversations with an added layer of chaos and it just makes me so happy.

Wishing the happiest of happy birthdays to this lovely, witchy lady, @sineadpersaud ! Your talent is a force to be reckoned with, your humor is admirable and enviable, and your aesthetic is one I could only wish I had. We share a love of Little Shop and spooky things, as well as musical theatre and the nerdy stuff. Happy birthday, Sinead, keep doing amazing things 💛

Craftversations is one of my favourite ever things I’ve stumbled across. It’s Mary Kate Wiles, plus all your faves (Starkid, Shipwrecked and LBD) just crafting and talking. It’s very chilled and heartwarming (and you can join in with all the crafts which is very fun). I just love it. My favourite episodes are Corey and Joe W, and I really need to rewatch them all.

Okay, so technically, “Kindly Push Aside” was started by Bri Cuoco in Volume 12, and I wanted to gif that moment, but MK is offscreen for most of that conversation, so I went with her carrying it forward into the next episode, which actually works out just as well because it illustrates one of my favorite things about Craftversations: MK let her guests run the show. Yes, she steered the conversations in certain directions sometimes, but she was totally open to letting the other person do or say whatever they wanted, and sometimes even letting those things impact future episodes. It was MK’s show, but she didn’t insist on being the main focus, nor did she take it to the other extreme and put her guest completely on the spot. Technically she was interviewing them, but it was really more of a fun chat between friends. And most of the time, the things they ended up talking about were both entertaining and wholesome, and I was always in such a good mood by the end of every episode, especially once they stopped killing people and started just kindly pushing them aside instead.

Happy Birthday, MK! Thank you not only for creating a ton of awesome projects, but also for all the effort you put into connecting with and understanding your audience. I think I speak for pretty much everyone who has ever supported you when I say that yes, it is very apparent that you love and appreciate us, and we hope that it is equally apparent that the feeling is mutual.

Happy Birthday Sarah!!! Thank you for all of your hard work making wonderful projects, and for graciously tolerating and playing along with everyone’s #PoorEmily, Corn Sarah, and Li’l Baby Grace jokes. (At least, I think Li’l Baby Grace is a joke...) I hope you feel adequately loved and appreciated and far from forgotten, today and every day.