Welcome to HGTV Handmade with Me and My Husband William Battle Cold III: A Christmas Couples Craft Challenge

As we arrive at the dollar store, I'm filled with excitement and a hint of nervousness. I've managed to rope my husband, William, into participating in this Christmas couples craft challenge, despite his hatred for being in front of the camera. With our allotted amount of money and time in hand, we're ready to take on the challenge. I explain that we'll be working independently, but with the goal of creating something festive and fun.

As I look around my studio, I'm reminded that I've forgotten to make it holiday-themed, despite the abundance of Christmas decorations in our space. This realization sets me off on a creative tangent, and I start grabbing items that I think will be versatile in the craft room. These include jesters' bows, crystal bowls, glow sticks, office supplies, baby socks, wire, and a pencil sharpener. My goal is to create something involving snowmen, but I'm not entirely sure what form it will take.

William joins me in my studio, looking a bit apprehensive about being on camera. We both know that our reputation is at stake, so we're determined to make the most of this challenge. With the clock ticking away, we start shopping for materials at the dollar store. Gracie and I finished early, so now we're just enjoying some personal crafting time.

As William looks over my scattered collection of items, he can't help but chuckle at my lack of focus. "I'm not sure what you're going to make, Meg," he says with a grin. I respond by explaining that our project will involve making a snowman, despite the fact that we've forgotten to get any winter-themed decorations. This sets us both off on a path of creative problem-solving.

With my materials in hand, I start building a cone out of an old sponge. It's not going well – it keeps falling apart! But I persevere, determined to create something beautiful. Meanwhile, William is working on his own project, which appears to be some sort of rainbow-colored sculpture. He explains that he's using a hot glue gun, but warns me against doing the same.

As the timer ticks down, I realize that I've hit a roadblock. Cutting up this green tablecloth has been tough work, and I'm starting to get frustrated. But then it hits me – we can use the rainbow colors to create a festive backdrop for our snowman! This newfound idea gives me a burst of energy, and I set to work frantically gluing on colorful items around my cone.

With only minutes left on the clock, I realize that something has gone terribly wrong. William's hot glue gun seems to have turned against him, causing him to get stuck in a mess of melted plastic. The sound of his muffled yelps fills the room as he tries to free himself from the sticky situation. It's clear that our project has taken an unexpected turn.

As we finish up our creations and step back to admire our handiwork, I have to admit that it's... interesting. William's snowman looks more like a melted ice cream cone than anything festive, while my creation appears to be some sort of avant-garde art piece. Despite the chaos and confusion, I'm proud of what we've accomplished.

As we wrap up this challenge, I want to thank our viewers for joining us on this wild and unpredictable journey. We may not have created something beautiful or cohesive, but we certainly had fun trying. And who knows? Maybe next year's challenge will be even more chaotic – only time will tell!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: ensorry for being thrifty hey literally I'm crying tears welcome to HGTV handmade with me meg and special guest William battle cold the third hey guys well is my husband and business partner and all-around favorite human being and he hates to be in front of the camera but I somehow managed to rope him into not just a video for you guys but a Christmas couples craft challenge oK we've arrived at the dollar store and we have a cute dog a tote our allotted amount of money and time in hand are you ready we'll see you're going down probably alright my reputation is at stake here guys start the clock let's go Derby snow I need help I don't know what I'm doing I'm just getting things that I think will be versatile in the craft room but I have no earthly idea what I'm gonna be making so fun full disclosure Gracie and I finished early so now we're just shopping for ourselves okay I am in my studio ready to make my creation I got some jesters bow crystal bowls glow sticks because that's fun some office supplies baby socks wire and a pencil sharpener my goal is to make a snowman I kind of forgot it had to be holiday themed to be honest as evidenced by my space and dinosaurs toys so we're gonna pivot I got some baking sheets old sponges because they are sparkly I got a pink tulle type of skirt some kind of table cover anyway this is why I'm not on camera got some sponges and cotton balls because snow I'm ready to dive into the challenge start the clock let's start the timer now okay my hands are lotioning my hands are low spinny it's a handicap is this gonna be snow me there's snow right that looks like snow so I'm gonna make a tree of some kind I am short on ideas so this will be the snow-covered ground we're gonna make a little cone out of this this is awful already ten minutes left I leave in ten minutes left and I have not even my first step accomplished okay ten minutes left I had a little trouble with the tape tough work here cutting up this green tablecloth so that I can make this cone look like a tree every Christmas tree needs a tree skirt right this will use to hang on the wall really gonna need this glue to work with me here I have a confession to make I've never used a hot glue gun before we're gonna make rainbows sure why not protip do not use hot glue gun and cotton balls five minutes left we're gonna cut speedy socks up it's gonna go around him we're gonna make this work it's like Carl from Walking Dead up in this piece it's like a snowy Cookie Monster OOP that's your nose little guy that I have to make a scarf work we have one and a half minutes left this is a disaster we're gonna put this rainbow stuff in the corner I'm gonna put some whole buttons he's not sticking put my hand and hot glue hey we have a star for the top of our tree oh no I need to use the hot glue gun I used all the glue on my fingers now for the finishing touch we're gonna line this tree with some dinosaur toys and done time this special creation is mine you thought that well look at this beautiful thing my Christmas contribution for this challenge I knew this would be bad I thought it would be a little better I think a sneeze might knock this over so that was that that was something that way well it's for sure I wouldn't say it went well but it went it put it's very clear something happened to the glue gun like it literally attacked his finger and tried to kill him so if you haven't already and let us know in the comments below what you think of these creations be sure to like the vid if you're diggin in any of it and subscribe to HGTV handmade cuz guess what we're coming back y'all coming back next year well we're actually under the mistletoe so I'm gonna close the curtain yousorry for being thrifty hey literally I'm crying tears welcome to HGTV handmade with me meg and special guest William battle cold the third hey guys well is my husband and business partner and all-around favorite human being and he hates to be in front of the camera but I somehow managed to rope him into not just a video for you guys but a Christmas couples craft challenge oK we've arrived at the dollar store and we have a cute dog a tote our allotted amount of money and time in hand are you ready we'll see you're going down probably alright my reputation is at stake here guys start the clock let's go Derby snow I need help I don't know what I'm doing I'm just getting things that I think will be versatile in the craft room but I have no earthly idea what I'm gonna be making so fun full disclosure Gracie and I finished early so now we're just shopping for ourselves okay I am in my studio ready to make my creation I got some jesters bow crystal bowls glow sticks because that's fun some office supplies baby socks wire and a pencil sharpener my goal is to make a snowman I kind of forgot it had to be holiday themed to be honest as evidenced by my space and dinosaurs toys so we're gonna pivot I got some baking sheets old sponges because they are sparkly I got a pink tulle type of skirt some kind of table cover anyway this is why I'm not on camera got some sponges and cotton balls because snow I'm ready to dive into the challenge start the clock let's start the timer now okay my hands are lotioning my hands are low spinny it's a handicap is this gonna be snow me there's snow right that looks like snow so I'm gonna make a tree of some kind I am short on ideas so this will be the snow-covered ground we're gonna make a little cone out of this this is awful already ten minutes left I leave in ten minutes left and I have not even my first step accomplished okay ten minutes left I had a little trouble with the tape tough work here cutting up this green tablecloth so that I can make this cone look like a tree every Christmas tree needs a tree skirt right this will use to hang on the wall really gonna need this glue to work with me here I have a confession to make I've never used a hot glue gun before we're gonna make rainbows sure why not protip do not use hot glue gun and cotton balls five minutes left we're gonna cut speedy socks up it's gonna go around him we're gonna make this work it's like Carl from Walking Dead up in this piece it's like a snowy Cookie Monster OOP that's your nose little guy that I have to make a scarf work we have one and a half minutes left this is a disaster we're gonna put this rainbow stuff in the corner I'm gonna put some whole buttons he's not sticking put my hand and hot glue hey we have a star for the top of our tree oh no I need to use the hot glue gun I used all the glue on my fingers now for the finishing touch we're gonna line this tree with some dinosaur toys and done time this special creation is mine you thought that well look at this beautiful thing my Christmas contribution for this challenge I knew this would be bad I thought it would be a little better I think a sneeze might knock this over so that was that that was something that way well it's for sure I wouldn't say it went well but it went it put it's very clear something happened to the glue gun like it literally attacked his finger and tried to kill him so if you haven't already and let us know in the comments below what you think of these creations be sure to like the vid if you're diggin in any of it and subscribe to HGTV handmade cuz guess what we're coming back y'all coming back next year well we're actually under the mistletoe so I'm gonna close the curtain you\n"