I Made a Teeny "Jack Pumpkinhead" Doll || One Day Make 

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It’s autumn in Australia and as an Australian I appreciate the autumn content finally at the right time of year!

So glad the Halloween hobgoblin made a brief appearance. Still one of my favorite Rachel gags. She's the voice in my head anytime I see anything remotely fall related. 😂❤️

Rachel, deciding to start, looks at the table in front of her, immediately: “I’m overwhelmed” Me af. At everything xD

"Return to Oz" haunted me for years. Every now and then, I'd remember Dorothy in that room full of heads and I could remember it was from a movie I'd watched once as a kid, but couldn't remember which one. The most terrifying thing was that no one in my family could remember anything like it and for years I thought that maybe, just maybe, I'd dreamt it. The one day, behold! I was telling a friend about it and she casually threw in, "Oh, that's 'Return to Oz.'" I felt so relieved that I was not crazy!

I love your optimism of “we’re halfway to next Halloween” when my immediate thought was “ah yes, the day of year where we couldn’t be any further from Halloween”. I need to work harder to tame my pessimistic tendencies.

The Never Ending story and The Last Unicorn have genuinely disturbing screens. Yet absolutely shaped me as a person.

Definitely the Dark Crystal and Never-ending Story, both wonderful and disturbing at the same time!

The Little Princess left deep emotional scars that at 26 I'm still healing from. But then I watched it again recently and it wasn't as upsetting as I remembered 😂

Rachel: “What’s your favorite childhood movie that you watched as an adult and may be realized just how terrifying it was but pretty much shaped who you are as a person?” My immediate response to said question: “Labyrinth.”

I appreciate Rachel's existence in this world and how she chooses to fill.

I just about choked and died when Rachel said “I refuse to take responsibility. So I will blame it on being a Bratz child.” Best quote of the year. Scratch that I think this might be one of the funniest videos you’ve made overall.

The Labyrinth with David Bowie was my entire childhood. Re-watching it today, you realize how much it maybe didn't age well, but I can look past that and still sing along to Magic Dance😄

Labyrinth!! I can remember watching it with my dad as a child, while my mom questioned whether or not it was really a “kids movie”. My husband refuses to watch it to this day, but I quote it at him all the time!

He turned out so good!!! Finding out as an adult that the little girl who plays Dorothy is also Nancy in The Craft absolutely blew me away

My creepy childhood movies were "Return to Oz", "James and the Giant Peach", and "The Secret of NIMH", haha. "Labyrinth" is up there too, to be fair, it had some freaking A-MAZE-ING backgrounds and character designs that definitely attributed to my obsession with shiny things and clutter. Your tiny Jack turned out so stinkin cute!! I adore him, even if he is a little short. He's precious, and makes a great sibling for your little mouse knight!

I love that we’re all getting in the mood for Halloween at the same time. Y’all are my people.

The secret of nim (nihm?) is absolutely terrifying and still slaps. I’m also going to say Bambi is still heart wrenching, some things don’t change regardless of time. Like Rachel’s magic for building small children.

I had the biggest, weirdest crush on Jack as a kid. Forget Nightmare before Christmas, this is the only pumpkin head that has my heart.

I love your On-a-Whim-Projects! Like, you just made a little friend, a silly little guy, from stuff you had lying around. Inspiring and kinda fearless. I applaud you. Very much so. Also thank you for bringing Halloween!Rachel back! I love her dearly.

I love Return to Oz. Its such a weird movie, but I like weird!!!! As for childhood films, let's be honest, Dark Crystal is actually pretty darn terrifying when you sit back and analyse it as an adult. In fact most children's films pre the mid-late 90's were not all fluffy bunnies.

Welcome to the cross quarter holidays! May Day, also known as Beltane, is like the spring version of Halloween (also known as Samhain), it involves baking, bonfires, dancing in the night, fairy vibes, dress up, and shmexiness.

Legend was a huge movie for me as a kid and I watched it as an adult and was kinda horrified. It's so dark. I asked my mom how she let me watch that and she's like oh you just thought all the little creatures were funny and you loved the dancing dress. The dancing scene and Tim Curry as the devil were very formative of my inner goth and love of dark things.

This was adorable! It turned out so well and definitely got me in the Halfway to Hallowe'en mood! A film that really shaped me was Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Not necessarily terrifying but the "dip" scene and Judge Doom may have scarred me for life. Haha.

Im literally hosting a Halfway-to-Halloween party tonight! XD This could not have come out at a more perfect time.

"Hopefully you guys like watching me relieve my urges" ~Rachel Maksy 2023

Your "I decided to make myself another child" videos are my all time absolute favorites to watch and this was no exception! Also I was audibly delighted when the little Halloween Gremlin showed up in the first bit. I love her with all my being.

It's like Christmas when you are hanging out on a Sunday and wish you had a new Rachel Maksy video to watch, and then realize that you MISSED ONE a few months back. So great. Also fitting because it is not closer to Halloween. =) You asked about childhood movies that are messed up- and I really hope you have seen, or will seen his one: Nutcracker Fantasy. It is an 80s Japanese puppet stop-motion and it is AMAZINGLY creepy and dark and BAFFLING. In the English dub, Melissa Gilbert (little House on the Prairie) voices the main character, Clara, and Christopher Lee (aka SARUMON) voices basically everyone else in the cast. It's .... chef kiss! I know you would love it.

1) that film scarred me for life. 2) try using some really fine wire to sculpt fingers around, it also helps make them posable (before baking, obvs) but even so, yes, hands are hard! 3) LOVE being part of the Fellowship ❤

Return To Oz was my whole personality as a little kid. I used to sprinkle pepper on my stuffed animals to bring them to life. AND Fairuza Balk was not only Dorothy but also The Worst Witch and Nancy in The Craft?!?! Icon!

That movie also haunted my childhood. It was terrifying but I kept asking my mom to check out the VHS at the library. Thanks for bringing this adorable little nightmare pumpkin boy to life! 🎃

I LOVED RETURN TO OZ!!!! So many people hated it but I loved it so much!🎃👠 The Neverending Story when Ajax walks into the bog….😢😢😢 Throw in Legend - Tim curry is superb! The Labyrinth - David Bowie ❤ And Princess Bride and my youth was an epic blend of fantasy and mythology! Oh and the Lost Boys 🧛🏽

Chitty Bang Bang. The dresses Truly wears, the country side, the sweets🍬 vintage cars, the TERRIFYING child catcher. Genie Mac!! How? Why? Still love/ dread it (54yrs old). Rachel, thank you for making the world a better place, and life more FUN 🤩 come to Winchester (UK) and hang out next week when you’re over 😄✨🦋

Rachel: Refuses to hear any criticism on size of shoes. Also Rachel: makes hands so huge that they could palm a basketball.

I can not tell you how happy it made me to hear "rusty spoons" 😂😂😂

Oh my god he's perfect

My absolute favourite movie and book as a child was James and the Giant Peach, I remember getting the VHS for Christmas and watching it endlessly. Reflecting on the story it definitely has some dark tones but I loved and and I firmly believe it helped me not be fearful of any bug as an adult

Labyrinth is for sure the movie I look back on and go "oh, that explains EVERYTHING", but an honourable mention also goes out to Quest for Camelot (or "the Magic Sword"). I was absolutely terrified of the Helping Hands ("She chose DOWWWWWN!"), not to mention Ruber as whole, but they did inspire my love of myth, legends, and fairy tales - and are probably the reason my sarcasm is through the roof too, if I'm honest here.

As part of the Halloween community I would love to welcome you to halfway to Halloween, we also offer valoween, springoween, and summerween to get us through the off-season. Though summerween is less a celebration and more a period of lament and looking for spooky objects to start popping up in the stores like rare and delightful skeleton shaped weeds.

Muppets Treasure Island is a childhood journey I took that I didn't watch again after the age of 9 and then watched at 30.... Realizing just what was missing!!! So fabulous!

It’s a Rachel day!! I deem this new celebration “Halfowe’en”. What, too much?

The Becoming Jane dress returns!! Thank you for the serotonin.

First I love that romper dress you're wearing. 😻😻😻 Second, Hello Lil Jack, Welcome to the family members of Momma Rachel's World. 😻🤗😙 Third, Rachel Rocks !!! 👍😍👍 Fourth, Safe Travels, Enjoy your trip, Share pics, and know We Love you. 😻😻😻

1) Your creation definitely doesn't look like hot garbage; he's awesome! 2) Even if your 1-day-makes don't look perfect, the important thing is you're having fun!

Dark Crystal was a movie my mom would swear that I would love as a kid... It gave me nightmares in the end. But now I'm adult I watched it again and absolutely love it. I walk around making Skeksis sounds when I'm frustrated lol.

"Hands are hard, ask any robot" made me laugh. If you get it, you get it

Omg Return to Oz is one of my all time favorite movie. It creeped me out a lot when I was a kiddo, but it's just amazing! I want a tiny Pumpkinhead,too. I gonna watch closely!

Love your tiny people and places videos they bring so much joy and inspiration You are an inspiration

The Neverending Story, The Dark Crystal, and The Nightmare before Christmas were my nightmare-fuel childhood movies!

Labyrinth, Legend, Krull, The Princess Bride, Return to Oz too! The Wheelers freaked me out as a kid, but I loved the room full of heads. A girl likes to have options! Seriously though, thank you for this video and all the others.

Return to Oz is one of my favorites. Still will say Oz holding on to anything emerald green. Oddly was never scared of the wheelers. This movie shaped my being. Love your Jack! Next is the gump!

SOOO CUUUTE!!! I loved that movie too. The Squealers still make me flinch sometimes. Tick-tock was amazing. You need a tiny Henrietta to sit on (in) Jack's head... or maybe an egg for him to hold.... you know why.... My childhood movie would be The Last Unicorn. Seriously, the Original RED BULL in that movie ...And the skeleton. And Mommy Fortuna and her harpy. Watching it now, there's just so many elements in it that really aren't "kid-friendly" by today's standards, but it had such an impact on me then and now!

Now you're going to have to make Jack Skellington so they can be creepy friends. 😁

I was literally obsessed with Ozma as a kid because my mom had the old Oz books. How did I not know this movie existed??? Also, I was so taken with The Last Unicorn that I wrote my college entrance essay about how it shaped me only to rewatch it recently with gen z friends who said “this movie kinda….creepy eh?” 😂😅

I really appreciate the ad countdown timer, it actually stops me skipping through coz I can see it won’t be long! Tough for an adhd brain x

Chitty chitty bang bang was a staple of my childhood but is frightening now...with the candy man...woof! Also, the Christmas claymation stories have much more disturbing facial expressions than I remember. Also more scenes that look like acid trips and one hilarious line my husband and I still quote! Rudolf runs away, mom wants to help dad find him and he says "NO, this is MANS WORK". We will never stop finding that hilarious!!!! Finally, more than movies, the oldies music I grew up with, from the 40's and 50's, doesn't age well. Key examples are "Standing on a corner watching all the girls go by" which says that men can't go to jail for what they are thinking...and the song from The Mills Brothers called "Paper Doll" about a man who wants to buy a paper doll because allb the "real dollies" flirt and cheat on him. A paper doll will stay loyal at home for him and be better than a "fickle minded real live girl"....... 😳

Fern Gully oil monster, watership down opening scene with rabbit hunted by claws and teeth and woodland fire. Both terrifying

The Secret of NIMH . I watched it with my stepdaughter a couple years ago and yeah that explained a lot

I loved Return to Oz growing up. The wheelers gave me the creeps, but loved everything else. I forgot Jack existed, it's been so long. I'm glad to be reminded of him and I think he turned it so cute

Omg someone else watched this film! I remember watching it once and then forgetting about it and watching it again and having to turn it off because I was too scared. Labyrinth or Pan's Labyrinth (I get confused at which one is which) with the creature with eyeballs in its hands at the table of food she can't eat will forever haunt me

You totally nailed this project! This movie along with the animated Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (a lot of intense murder for a kid's movie) and Disney's The Great Mouse Detective (singing Vincent Price as a giant villainous rat) were some very influential childhood flicks. My little brother and I still quote all three of them. A chicken?!?!

Omg it was my favorite wizard of oz and my partner also had never seen it. I made him watch it being gleeful the whole time. When it was over he turned to me and said “No Wonder You’re so Weird.”

She just throws it together and BAM! He's adorable! (because Rachel has Skillz!!!)

I work full time, am finishing a degree, and homeschool a 10 year old... one day makes are my life and I appreciate the chaotic amazing content... he looks adorable!

One of my several favourite movies as a little kid was The Princess and the Goblin. My mom has said many times how she never understood how I wasn't terrified of it. 😂 and looking back on it, yeah, it definitely helped shape a good chunk of my personality 😂😂😂

The princess Mombi character that changes out her many collected heads and the wheelers were terrifying 😂. I love that you made Jack 🥹.please doooo make more creatures. The dark Crystal and Neverending Story were pretty dark too lol. And the cartoon movie “the last Unicorn” and disneys forgotten “Black Cauldron” movies were also pretty dark lol. Ahhhh the 80’s…maybe that’s why those of us from that era like horror so much…because we got the thrill of being terrified with our kids movies as small children 😂

I wanted a tattoo of him since I was small and I still hear the same Echoes of him saying Dorothea! as she was in the big trinket room wishing and saying OZ on green stuff... oh his precious little twig fingers... He has my heart💚💚💚

Every so often, I kinda forget about Return To Oz, but then something comes along and reminds me how much I loved it. I need to track it down and watch it again.

I’m so happy to know other people besides myself love this movie. Everyone I asked about it either have no clue what I’m talking about or think it’s creepy. I grew up watching so many weird and creepy movies as a child and teen that it’s always been a little hard to find others who have my same love to weird movies. You did such a good job on him. I love him!

That movie is SO underappreciated. The wheelers still scare me so much 😂

What scarred me for life - Neverending story, Return to Oz, Brave little toaster, any older Czech fairytales, we were masters in stopmotion and mechanics at that time :D

I absolutely love watching you make tiny children, the mouse knight and now this? *chef's kiss*

The only movie that comes to mind right now is The Secret of Nimh. I remember loving that movie so much when I was younger (that, and the Great mouse Detective which is just *Chef kiss*) But recently I rewatched it, and I can defiantly see how it shaped my character. Wanting to be gentle yet strong like Mrs. Brisby, and being a slightly kooky raven like Jeremy. My love for mice and birds were defiantly inspired by these movies, and Mrs. Brisby and Justin are just the best.❤

oh yes, Return to Oz was definitely part of my childhood. Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, and The Last Unicorn also featured heavily!

Yes, everything about this video, yes. Jack looks great! Return to Oz was (and still is) one of my favorite movies. I think this started my love of twisted, creepy fairy tales. And that is so cool you got to see the TikTok in person!! I came across their IG mid-build and have been following them since. The details are amazing!! 🤖

7:25 the limp fingers gave me full body shivers 😭

I was obsessed with the 1985 movie Legend. The one with Tom Cruise and Tim Curry with the unicorns. I watched it ENDLESSLY ever since I was old enough to comprehend watching television. And it was the Tangerine Dream version too (the superior soundtrack, according to my nostalgia) so in the beginning the first thing you see is NOT toddler friendly. But I watched it with my eyes absolutely glued to the screen like 😀 and it's still one of my favorite movies of all time to this day. (I turn 30 this year)

I've never clicked on a video SO FAST before. ARE WE THE SAME PERSON? I've literally been working on a mini Jack and Tick Tock for the past couple of years, and I'm blown away by how cute your Jack looks, and you made him in one day?! I'm so jealous. But yeah, Return to Oz is one of my top 3 favourite movies and shaped me as a person from a very young age, though instead of wearing dresses I wanted to be one of the Wheelers lol. Good luck with your next big project, and hope you have fun in England! Thank you for bringing attention to this gorgeous, macabre movie

This video tickled my little stop motion heart. Tiny hands are even harder to do when you need to make them posable! We use a nut or bolt for the ‘palm’ and wrap wire around it for the fingers, twist the wire for xtra strength, and then wrap flat noodles of clay around the finger wires. Hope this helps make your creature shelf dream come true!

Thank you for unlocking a childhood memory I thought I'd buried years ago lol. I remember the garden of statues and being simultaneously horrified and fascinated by it.

I seriously love Return to OZ. One of my favorites from my childhood. I can't believe they had tick-tock there. That's amazing.

Definitely The NeverEnding Story and The Secret of NIMH. I had recurring waking nightmares of that wolf’s eyes being in my bathroom. But definitely spoke to my imagination and love for animals and fantasy… and also being cooped up with a good book all day.

Looking back I'd say The Last Unicorn, Goonies, Labyrinth, and Home Alone. 🤭🤣 Wanted to say Rachael you are really quite good at sculpting. You little ones all keep turing out so nice.🫶✨✌️

He is totally adorable! For childhood favorite movies that I watch as an adult and see how terrifying they are: Labyrinth, Willow, Neverending Story, and The Dark Crystal top my list. Still love them to this day but they explain a lot about me. I am also shaped by Monty Python, Beetlejuice, Rocky Horror, and of course The Princess Bride.

I honestly LIVE only for your internal Halloween ghoul. And Return to OZ was trauma! But I loved it. I try to introduce every 80s fantasy movie to my children with heavy warnings such as "your mom has trauma from this but I want to spread the love so that we can talk through her trauma" 😂 YOU NAILED IT! And, I love you!❤

Super cute! I host an adult murder mystery for Halloween every year and I am currently working on some of the props, so you were the “I am not alone!” that I needed today. Thank you, Miz Maksy.

Three Things: 1. Return to Oz was one of my favorites as a kid and now that you point out the aspects that you took into your adult life, I am now having an eye opening therapy moment. 2. He's adorable. Wonderful job. 3. Just got back from England myself. I already miss it. Have an absolute BLAST!

I had never seen Return to Oz. I immediately stopped this video and watched it. It's terrifying... and adorable. Your Jack is wonderful. Labyrinth and The Last Unicorn were my childhood favorites / adulthood muse movies.

He's spot on and exactly as scary as that implies. I recently watched Return to Oz again, and, yeah, it's weird and creepy and delightful. It's a lot more faithful to the book illustrations than the movie of Wizard of Oz was, and I love that. It was weird realizing that the actress grew up to be in The Craft, speaking of iconic movies of my misspent youth. 😄

STOP I'm so elated that someone else- and not just anybody but THE Rachel Masky- also appreciates Return to Oz!!! It's one of my all time favorites and I adore your little Jack Pumpkinhead so so much!!!

Ah he's so cute! Return to Oz passed me by, will definitely put it on my watch list. Childhood favourite movies of mine were The Princess Bride, The Dark Crystal and Neverending Story. Still love me some sword fights, fantasy and most of all dragons, I've always loved dragons

I absolutely adored Hook as a kid, but I don't think it's necessarily terrifying. The Pagemaster however, honestly scared me as a child and kind of scares me now, but I love me a good horror book now.

Every bit of my Oz-loving soul is made happy by this. That Tik Tok you saw was soooo good it makes me want to roll around on the floor because how is he that well done! 😻

Return to Oz scared the pants off me as a child. Especially the Wheelers and Princess Mombi with her cabinet of interchangeable heads. Nightmare fuel indeed!

I loooove this movie. And I love Princess Mombi and her room of inter-changeable heads!! So cool!

I see we all are going through the “Halloween” vibes this spring! I love it!

Return to Oz is so good! I didn't fear it as a child, and instead it was the movie we'd rent whenever I was sick - it was a comfort movie for me

"We are halfway towards next halloween" was my exact thought when I started painting Halloween cards. 😂😂

The creature army Rachel is building are my favourite videos to watch!!

I'm in the Southern Hemisphere, so our backwards seasons make this video perfectly timed! 😂 I also thoroughly appreciated the "white stripes" pun - I thank you for that chuckle!