The Art of Designing a Unique Purse: A Journey with Katelyn and Evan

As Katelyn began to design her unique purse, she expressed her desire for something that would not only be visually appealing but also functional. She started by experimenting with different materials, including scratchy fabrics that didn't quite meet her expectations. "It's...scratchy," she said, "and I think all of these are gonna be not smooth." Undeterred, Katelyn and her partner Evan decided to take a different approach, exploring the use of gold leaf as an accent material.

The first attempt at incorporating gold leaf into the design was met with mixed results. The end result looked "bad" in Katelyn's words, with the gold leaf appearing cheap and tacky. However, after re-examining the design, they realized that simplicity and minimalism were key to achieving a more elegant look. Evan noted that the gold leaf added a touch of sophistication, while also providing a clear visual separation from the rest of the purse.

The duo's next step was to experiment with different liquids and techniques, including alcohol ink. Unfortunately, this attempt didn't quite yield the desired results, with the end product looking "objectively bad." Katelyn expressed her concerns about the tone difference created by the gold leaf and the alcohol ink, which made the design look cheap.

Despite these setbacks, Katelyn and Evan persevered, refining their design until they landed on a winning combination. The final result featured gold leaf accents in a minimalistic design that exuded elegance. To add an extra layer of functionality to the purse, they incorporated a see-through compartment that allowed Katelyn to check her phone notifications while keeping her belongings safe.

As they worked on perfecting their design, Katelyn and Evan chatted about the importance of versatility in a purse. They discussed how the bag would be used for everyday activities, such as listening to music or podcasts, and how it needed to be practical yet stylish. This conversation led them to consider the needs of their target audience, including users who prefer wireless earbuds.

In this regard, Katelyn and Evan partnered with Raycon, a sponsor of their video, to promote the benefits of their E25 wireless earbuds. These earbuds offered impressive sound quality, long battery life, and affordability, making them an attractive option for listeners who wanted high-quality audio without breaking the bank.

To address concerns about size and fit, Raycon's earbuds came in a range of colors and patterns, with various fit options available to suit individual preferences. The company also offered a 45-day free return policy, providing users with peace of mind when trying out new products. With these features in mind, Katelyn and Evan felt confident that their purse design would meet the needs of their target audience.

As they prepared for the final pour, Katelyn expressed her worry about adding too much money to the design, which could dilute its effectiveness. To mitigate this risk, she set aside a clear layer, allowing them to add more gold leaf or adjust the design as needed. Evan, meanwhile, was concerned about the appearance of the edges, wondering if they had added enough money to create a seamless look.

In the end, Katelyn and Evan decided to add even more gold leaf to enhance the design. However, their experiment with adding too much gold resulted in an unexpected effect – a wet grass-like texture on the surface. This mishap led them to realize that setting aside clear was crucial in case they added too much money.

In a final attempt to perfect their design, Katelyn and Evan used the remaining clear to create a more cohesive look. As they worked, they chatted about their shared love of space exploration and fashion, laughing as they joked about Katelyn's "spacesuit." With their design complete, they stood back to admire their handiwork, beaming with pride at the unique and functional purse that had come to life.

As Evan quipped, "You look so cool in your spacesuit," it was clear that their collaboration had resulted in something truly special. The duo's passion for design and experimentation had paid off, yielding a one-of-a-kind purse that was both stylish and practical. With its elegant gold leaf accents and see-through compartment, this purse was sure to turn heads – and inspire others to push the boundaries of creative design.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enHi, Katelyn.Hey, Evan.So, after sevenyears of marriage,I think I know you pretty well.And my guess is that youwould never want me to buyone of those really, reallyexpensive purses for you,because you are,let's say, frugal.Yes.But, I so want you tohave a really nice purse.Really expensive feeling.So what if we made you a purseout of the mostexpensive thing there is?Pure money.But not out of this fake moneythat we bought online justfor fun. This is prop money.Let's make it outof real, real money.Turns out that the U.S. Treasuryshreds a whole bunch ofmisprinted real moneythat you can buyfor really cheap.Each of these bagscontain over $200of real shredded currency.So it'll look really expensive.Maybe (laughs). Butyou might be asking,how are we gonna turnthis loose, shredded moneyinto a purse?The answer is, of course, resin.(heavenly sound effect)But before we go and makea purse out of money,let's do some small-scale tests.Cause, you know, money is nice,but what's even more nice?Gold.And what's evenmore nice than that?Glitter.EVAN: No, no, no.Synthetic diamond analogue.Yeah, so we have a fewdifferent things we wanna test.Shredded money with gold leaf,shredded money with glitter,(synthetic diamond analogue)shredded money withgold alcohol ink.You know, we wanna do some testsbefore we try to makea purse out of this.We gotta use thissparingly, cause -We only have enoughto make one purse,so we gotta do sometests, so that, you know,we don't ruin it.Yes, these are maybe overkill,but it makes it a little biteasier to hear our audio.Yeah.And wrap around Evan's beard.It also wraps aroundmy beard. Oww!EVAN: (laughs) Oh, no.Can you help me put it on?I smacked myself.Yeah, so. It goes likethis, and then you lower it.And then tighten it,and then (laughs)Grab this.There you go.But don't do that beforeyou have your supply of air,cause then, you'll be -Oh, yeah.You'll be like, trapped.EVAN: (laughs)Ooh, it'sair-conditioned in here.Hopefully, it sounds better.You can still hear us okay,and you can see our faces, so.Okay, ready?Yeah.♪ Resin time. Resin time. ♪♪ Do, do, do, do, resin time. ♪KATELYN: Okay, so whattest shall we do first?EVAN: I think the syntheticdiamond analog sounds nice.KATELYN: Yes.EVAN: But first, time toget the money shot, Katelyn.(laughs)EVAN: Ooh, yeah.KATELYN: I wonder if the moneycan actually stay embedded,or if we're gonna strugglewith it poking out.Oh, why is that satisfyingand also kind of gross?EVAN: Yeah. All right.Time for the diamonds.Look at all thoseamazing diamonds.KATELYN: Wow. Howmany carats is that?EVAN: A fraction of a fractionof a fraction of a carat.All right, that looks right.KATELYN: Let's try it.(laughs)It looks interesting.Oh. It looks...kind of ugly.Yeah.(singing) I'm not surewhat I think about that.Well, I'm not gonnamake any judgements yet,until we pop it out andcompare it to the othersand see if the othersare even uglier.(laughs)Okay, your turn. Whatdo you want to do?I'm gonna do the gold.I find myself walkinglike this a little bit.EVAN: (laughs) (indistinct)Because it's weighted on mybutt and it's a little loose.EVAN: I love that youmatch with the Supurrvisor.Look, you're bothspace astronauts.Yes.Currently available atshopevanandkatelyn.com.EVAN: This is reallygonna add to the fancy.I also like that there'sless money in there.There's more empty space.That's kind of cool.Alrighty. Final test.Gold alcohol ink.So I'm gonna mix the moneyin, but I don't thinkI'm gonna mix the goldalcohol ink into this,and stir it all up, causeI don't want it uniform.I kinda want it like,distributed unevenly.Okay. Ooh!Wow, that (indistinct)A little bit goes a long way.Oh, did I do too much already?Don't touch it.I thought you wanted it tobe splotchy, not stirred.EVAN: I know, but I justwant to stir it all -oh, no, oh, is that too much?KATELYN: There is no toomuch. It just is what it is.Oh, man.KATELYN: But yes,it is too much.(laughs)You could try it againin the empty mold.I wonder if you shoulddo a smidge of resin,a drop of gold underneath.EVAN: I think so.KATELYN: So the gold's moreof a backdrop to the money.Single, little drop.Yup.I'm so proud of your restraint.(laughs)You know what, also my favoriteso far has been gold leaf.I wanna mix a little bitof gold in there, too.Is that adding to manythings to one test?Oh, whatever.(laughs)EVAN: I'll pour this on top.Ooh, yeah, yes,it's distributingunevenly. That's cool.KATELYN: Did it just, like,push it all to one side?EVAN: Maybe.Let's put these inthe pressure pot,let it cure, pop them off,and actually see how they lookwith light coming through,see what they lookfrom different sides,different angles,and then we'll makethe final call.EVAN: All right. I thinkthat's a good idea.Sleep tight! Seeyou in a few days.(laughs)EVAN: So, before wetake our test piecesout of the pressure pot,I feel like I shouldgive some contextof what our endgoal is gonna be.Because I haven't even shownKatelyn these molds yet.I just kind ofimpulse-bought themoff of an online website.Which you tend todo with resin molds.We have a lot ofunused resin molds.But this is cool, right?I basically just told Katelynwe can make a resin purseand she was in, and I haven'teven shown this to her.So let me show you guysand her at the same time.And the reasonthat it's importantto understand the mold iswhen you do resin pours,the top of the pour andthe underside of the pourlook very different,and the face that will be shownin the end product matters.So in this, it lookslike the top of the pour?Yeah, so basically,there's this shellthat we're gonna be puttingthe...oh, please work.Oh, here, yeah. (laughs)This is the hinge and the bodythat we're gonna installthese two halves in.KATELYN: Like a clutch.EVAN: Basically like,yeah, like a clutch.So it's like -KATELYN: Or a box.Or a box, you might say.So basically, we need toget these little box halvesout of here. So we'regonna pour the resin down,it's gonna harden,we're gonna pop it out.And then, that's gonnago in the outside.So this upper, outer surfaceis gonna be theone on the outside.Okay. So the top of our pouris the side that matters.So when we de-mold these,that's the side tolook at and judge.Yeah.EVAN: Ooh.KATELYN: Ooh.I think that was the last test.That one changed the most.EVAN: That one looks -ROBOTIC VOICE: Different.All right. So, first up,synthetic diamond analogue.Ooh.KATELYN: Well, the undersidelooks pretty, but...(sighs)Hmmm.But, can we look at (laughs)KATELYN: It's...scratchy.EVAN: It's really scratchy.KATELYN: I think all of theseare gonna be not smooth.I think loweringthe money densitymight help withthe surface finish.Okay.Cause that is, like, bad.KATELYN: Let's takeout the gold leaf only.EVAN: This is theleast money dense.And the outsidesurface is pretty good.KATELYN: Still a little crunchy.This was the first attempt atKATELYN: Alcohol ink?EVAN: Alcohol ink.KATELYN: Yeah, I thinkthis one's a no. It just -This one's a no. That looks bad.That looks objectively bad.EVAN: This is...it's not great.Final test.Hmmm.I kind of thinkseeing the gold leafand the gold alcohol ink,you see the tone differenceand it throws me off.EVAN: It makes it look cheap.KATELYN: I think thegold leaf is the winner,and less money.EVAN: Simplicity.Minimalism.Design.Aesthetic.Fragrance.Another thing to worry about,I do worry that on the sides,all of the money and gold leafare just gonnafall to the bottom.KATELYN: It seems like itwas pretty well suspended.EVAN: It'll be kind of coolto see through the purse.You can put your phone in there,so that it'll bekind of see throughand you can checkyour notificationsthrough a fog of money and gold.Are you...Well you, your pursehangs here right?Are you hip thrusting?And then you like,you can like, check.So when you're using a purse,you bounce it up with your hips?Yeah! It's versatility.All right. Let's moveon to the final pour.Hey Katelyn, so what are yougonna put in our new purse?Well, normally, I just carryaround a lot of snacks,but those aren't greatfor listening to myfavorite podcast or music.Thankfully, Raycon is thesponsor of this video,so I can use my everydayE25 earbuds instead.EVAN: With sixhours of play time,there's no need to carry bulkybatteries around with you.KATELYN: And younever have to worryabout dangling wiresgetting in the way.JOOB: Hoomans are weird.KATELYN: And Raycon offerstheir wireless earbudsin a range of funcolors and patterns,with a variety of fit options,so you can get theright ones for you.EVAN: Worried your new earbudswon't fit into your bag?No worries! There's a45-day free return policy.KATELYN: They even startat about half the priceof other premiumwireless earbuds,and sound just as amazingas other top audio brands.EVAN: Click the linkin the descriptionor go tobuyraycon.com/evanandkatelynto get 15% off your order.KATELYN: That'sbuyracon.com/evanandkatelyn.EVAN: (broadcast test sound)(classical music)Can you turn me on?I don't know how.Here. (indistinct)(stuttering)There's a few buttons.Okay, there you go.All right, ready?Yes.(classical music)All right, I think my mainworry is adding too much money.Yeah.EVAN: So let's take it slow.KATELYN: My mainworry is that we havesome skinny edges we haveto get into, and will the -EVAN: Oh!KATELYN: Oh!That's exactly theamount I meant to add.KATELYN: (laughs)EVAN: Look at that.Looks like wet grass.I think we actuallyneed even more money.KATELYN: Let's addthe gold first.EVAN: You look so coolin your spacesuit.Thank you.(classical music)EVAN: Ooh, it's so pretty.I think I'm gonna add even more.Oh, we didn't setaside any clear.Oh, should I mix up some clear?No.(laughs)KATELYN: Too late now.The whole point of settingaside clear was thatif we added too muchmoney, we could dilute it,because it's gonna beeasier to add clearthan take out money.EVAN: Katelyn instructedme very specifically,\"Evan, make sure to take outand add clear tothese two cups.\"You know...EVAN: (laughs)KATELYN: Maybe alittle bit more money?EVAN: Little bit more money.(classical music)EVAN: I think we start here?If we need to add more,we can always stuffit in with toothpicks.Okay. I'm down.EVAN: Ooh. It's so much.KATELYN: Like we said,it has a really skinnyedge to go down,so we don't wantto overwhelm it.It looks like the moneyis sliding down intothe edge, though.EVAN: I think we should stepup the density a little bit.KATELYN: Of which?EVAN: Money. Cause thisdoesn't look expensive enough.(laughs)(classical music)EVAN: Okay.KATELYN: Yeah.EVAN: Yeah, that looks right.KATELYN: Should we startpouring on the other one?I mean, I think wemight have enough.Yeah, cause thisone's overflowing.Ooh. Oh yeah,that's overflowing.I'm going for it.If that first one doesn't sinkdown, that's gonna be bad,cause we don'twant it bubbled up.EVAN: Oh, yeah.Should we start -KATELYN: Should we scoop -EVAN: Ooh, look at that!KATELYN: Ooh.EVAN: Like, pull it down?KATELYN: Oh, yeah.If we pull it down, andthen it squishes back up,then that's a signthere's too much.EVAN: Yeah. Oh, yeah.KATELYN: Think we mightneed to scoop some out.Oh.KATELYN: Cause what arewe gonna do otherwise?This is the frontface of the purse.Unless you wanna sandthe whole thing down,that's not gonna work.Let me just like,squiggle it off.Well, let's scoopit into this one.EVAN: Like, pour it?No, scoop it with a spoon.Scoop it.Precision and grace isneeded. Enter Katelyn.KATELYN: We need it to bekind of perfectly levelwith the top, you know.EVAN: Oh, man,yeah, this is tough.KATELYN: There's nowiggle room in this mold.EVAN: (laughs) Thislooks interesting.Yeah, it looks kind of bad.It just looks interesting.I'm just (laughs)I'm not doubting our vision.It's just like,especially when you'rezoomed in really close,it looks kind of cool.And then? Soundslike there's a \"but.\"EVAN: And then you zoom out,and it looks like somethingyou might eat, or something?It's like a fancy saladwith gold leaf flakes.EVAN: It's like a fancy ricedish or something like that.With like, yellowspices in it. (laughs)It looks like rice.All right, I'm gonnastart mixing up more resinjust in case.Yeah.Cause we're on a timer here.Yeah.Oh, I should have -ROBOTIC VOICE: Double-gloved.Do I still have timeto do it? Oh, no.Actually, actually, wait,don't. I think we're good.I don't think we can fit more.Here, let me dothe pull out test.Okay. The sides here mightbe a little bit lighton the decoration.KATELYN: I can try to shovesome money down in thereand see if it - itdoesn't stay at all.EVAN: (laughs)Yeah, so here's the issue.It's so not flat, so not level,but we can't pileit up any more.This one's already overflowing.Okay, so we might need tojust go ahead and cast them.And then see.They'll end up as they end up,and if we need to do anyfinishing work later,we'll do that later.Yeah, cause we can't reallybuild it up above this.Mmmm. Delicious.It just looks like to-go trays.(laughs)KATELYN: Yeah, it kind ofdoes look like a fried rice.EVAN: (laughs)Oh, man.You know what? Oh, Katelyn,what if we added some,cause I know, I likethe shredded ones.What if we added some biggold leaf sheets in there?Like, in a decorative way.I don't know ifthat's gonna work,because then, won'tit just scratch off,cause we're justlaying it on top?We'll poke it in a little bit.KATELYN: Sure.(laughs)KATELYN: But if it's notcoated in resin, I worry -Uh, that's not reallywhat I had in mind!(laughs)That is just adding more resin.What do you think aesthetically?KATELYN: Kind of cool.It's kind of randomwith just one of them.So you're saying weneed to do more, okay.What I'm saying is,you can't do more in thesame way you did that one,cause you're just gonnaoverflow the resin.Also, is that mixed?Pretty much. Oh this? Oh.Cause you just pumped some,and you didn't mix it.I think you just pouredunmixed resin on there.So that might, thiswhole one might not cure.Unless you wanna justscoop it out real quick!Got my spoon (laughs).Oh, and it's curing, andwe need to compress it.Okay, I'm gonnamix a little more.I'm okay with it overflowing,cause we might need tosand it down anyways.You wanna distributea few of these?I'm gonna mix some of this up.The overflowing is justgonna go over the edge.That's okay.We can't...okay.I'm feeling doubts.(laughs)Chaos! Chaos! Chaos!I think it'll help. I justworry about our methodology.And the fact that there'snow unmixed resin in there.EVAN: I'll cover itwith mixed resin.Ummm.And overwhelm the mistakewith my corrections.KATELYN: Hmmm.If you do something wrong,just keep on goinguntil it's right.So you want me toadd more of this.Yeah, yeah. Do it artistically.I'll do my best, baby.EVAN: (laughs)(upbeat music)EVAN: I do likethese big sheets.And we'll deal withthe overflow later.Okay.That's for laterus to deal with.Let's load it up. Hope it cures.Every resin pour,there's always something.Okay, so the trickything about these,is they barely fit in.Ooh. Made a specialleveling jig.KATELYN: Okay. Let's do it.EVAN: Here we go.There it is.Successfully. Just like wethought it was gonna go.Everything as per our vision.Plus or minus afew little details.(laughs)All right. See youguys in a few days.So, you think it cured?Oh, you mean that little part?Yeah!Pure, unmixed resin?Yes.I hope so.That's my biggest fear. Yeah.We'll see.Oh no.Did it not pressurize?EVAN: Oh, no.Yeah. There's no pressure.KATELYN: So, it... (laughs)So there might be bubbles.Character. Did we checkto see if it pressured?I don't know. I haven'tedited that far yet,so, I don't remember. Okay.EVAN: Whatever isdone, is done now.I don't see any bubbles.KATELYN: Okay.EVAN: Let's pop it out.Ooh. Oh, yeah.KATELYN: Definitely gonnahave to do some edge cleanup.EVAN: You know, some moneyand gold got down there?KATELYN: Into the sides, yeah.EVAN: Let's see if we canpop this out. Oh, yeah.Hey!KATELYN: Looks likea nice little tray.EVAN: Looks like alittle jewelry tray.No real bubbles.I don't feel any loose, gooeyresin, uncured resin on here.KATELYN: Well, thedangerous way to testfor uncured resin.EVAN: I know, I don'tknow why I'm doing this.We have the acetone over there.KATELYN: Think it's okay?EVAN: So far, so good.Now, the surface finishon this is rough.But we have some plans for that.KATELYN: Yeah.EVAN: Hey.KATELYN: Cool. So, the twohalves seem to have worked.We now just need toclean up the overflowand figure out away to deal withthe undesirable surface finish.I think we can do all of thatin a montage, though, right?I think so.(upbeat music)EVAN: Yay.Oh.KATELYN: Uh oh.EVAN: Uh oh.KATELYN: Aah! That'ssupposed to not stick.EVAN: Oh, no. I just got sweaty.KATELYN: We have to sandoff all of this tape.(upbeat music)Hey,guys. It's finished.(upbeat music)It's done. I can'tbelieve how many timeswe almost thoughtthat it looks ugly.KATELYN: I thought even thefinal was gonna be ugly,but it's really cool.EVAN: It's really cool!I mean if, in the future,we ever get invited toa YouTube's award show -That's presumptuous.I'll be proud to wear this.Yeah. You can wearit. I can just,I'll wear something else.(laughs)My phone. It holds everythingthat's in my pockets.And now I'm free.Now you're free.Free. Hope you guysenjoyed today's video.I know we reallyenjoyed making this.Hope you're having a great day,and we'll see you inthe next video. Bye!Bye. Whew!You know, honestly, the goldbits are my favorite bits.Yeah, what we're finding out isit's not really aboutthe shredded money.Shredded money actuallylooks kind of bad.Shredded money is onlyin there for the title.(laughs)It's only in therefor the title.EVAN: (broadcast test sound)Hey, guys. It's readyIt's finished.Huh.Huh.Yes, I hear you.Our one villager.Let's check on him.Okay, is this his little,Hopefully, we have two.They need to repopulate.They need to get -Do we have two?We'd better have two.Oh, there's two!Oh, we have two!Oh, they're in a boat!(laughs)How cute. It's the love boat.It's all up to you guys.You have to save humanity.(laughs)But for now, I wantto keep you safe.I'm closing the hole.Closing the hole.\n"