Holiday Crafters Gone Wild (2020) - full transcript

'tis the season
for holiday crafts

that will blow your mind.

Four teams will bring
their own crafty secrets...

Whoo, child.

...To battle it out
over three rounds.

nailed it.

They'll need to
wow the judges...

Um, genius.
I don't like it.

...And out-craft
their competition...

What just happened?
What just happened?

...For the grand prize
of $10,000...



Oh, my god.
Wow.

...And the title of ultimate
holiday crafting champion.

This is
"holiday crafters gone wild."

Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho!

what's going on?

I see sparkle.

hey, guys!

oh, my god!

So, out of the blue,
the floor is literally moving.

Here comes...
Jay!

hello!

Hi!

I love it.

welcome to the
workshop, crafters.



yay!

I love this energy!

I'm jay Manuel,
and I'll be leading you

through our
winter wonderland.

You'll be battling it out
over three rounds of competition

to see which of you
will be going home

with their stocking
stuffed with $10,000

and the ultimate "holiday
crafters gone wild" trophy.

each round, we'll start
with a quick craft.

The winning team
will win an advantage

going into the
main challenge,

or what we like to call
a colossal craft.

And if you don't
wow the judges,

you'll be put on santa's
naughty list and sent packing,

and that's not cute.

you'll have access to the
crafting shelves,

a pantry stocked
with everything

that you clever little
crafters will ever need.

But who will take home
the $10,000 prize?

That will be
up to our judges.

Interior designer
and hgtv star, Kim Myles.

looking gorgeous.
Festive as always.

I brought my outfit
like you did, jay.

and holiday crafting expert
and event planner to the stars,

Mikie Russo.

you look festive.

Like, you're doing
the Christmas tree.

I'm the tinsel.

Yes, I'm the
tree topper.

You're the
tree topper.

for the first
quick craft,

you'll have one hour to create
the ultimate centerpiece...

...For a holiday table fit
for the big man himself,

Mr. Santa Claus.

We're going to be looking
at your overall concept

and creativity,

and of course, craftsman
or craft-womanship.

Okay, my little
holiday elves,

your one hour starts...

now!
Now! Now!

So, what things make you
think of the holidays?

Family, winter.

Oh, this is good.
Good, good, good.

Okay, okay.

Okay, and I saw
some pine cones.

We need to bring in
some of ...

just the woodworking stuff
that we kind of do,

but we have to,
like, elevate it, right?

For our centerpiece,

we're gonna make
some modern lanterns

that are really sleek
and natural-looking,

but have a really fun
pop of color.

Inside the lanterns,
we're going to bring in

some really modern
Christmas trees ...

just basic triangles.

I think that's gonna
work for this.

I'm already stressed out
and I'm only painting.

Listen, you need to do
a little zen breathing

before you get behind
a saw, my friend.

we're good.

Okay.
We're good.

After painting as many
pieces of wood as possible,

I run outside
to the miter saw

to cut some of the trees.

I want to hydro dip some
of these plywood trees

that we're gonna put
inside the lanterns.

It's literally spray paint
and water.

It's gonna look sort of
like marbling with paint,

but in half the time.

I do a little
chh-chh-chh-chh-chh.

I dunk the first one,
and it looks amazing.

She "sleighed" it.

okay, so, if we were talking
about my family and holiday ...

it's like cha...

chaos.
It's chaos.

So, we want to go
big, big scale

and make a huge
funnel cloud.

I'm gonna take
a foam batting,

and I want to put
flashing lights

inside of the foam.

Bringing in
the floor element,

I'm going to use petals

to create raindrops
on a fish line,

as if the storm is getting
bigger and bigger.

Can we get a motor
and put it on?

I will ...
make it spin.

I'll work on that.
I'll work on that.

We don't speak basic.

When you come to us
for a wedding,

we're going to elevate,
we're going to activate,

and we're going to
blow that spot up.

We create experiences.

That's our
whole thing ...

the experience
from the beginning

all the way
to the end ...

and that's what
people remember.

Right.
I'm gonna flip it.

Gonna cut it.

Here we go.

I want to put these
lights in it.

Duh.

We want to try to create
lightning, wind...

Rain.
...And rain.

Creating a storm,
but in a stylized fashion.

Look at these
look at these.

So good.
So good.

We are making a rustic,
authentic centerpiece

for this fantasy
dinner party for Santa.

Our centerpiece will
include tree branches

that we fuse together,
doves, Spanish moss,

pine cones,
lots of glitter.

You do that one.
I'll do this one.

Yep.

This is going to be
about three feet tall,

so we have
a lot of branches.

And didn't read wintry,
necessarily,

so we felt, "you know,
we should paint these."

do it kind of thin, so you don't
want it to look opaque.

You don't want it to look okay.

You want to see some
natural tones of the wood.
Okay.
Let's do this.

We gotta think
of, like ...

things that
we are good at.

Magic.
Magic.

Mario is a magician,

and I am his
manager/wife/co-adventurer.

We spend most
of our lives traveling,

doing theater shows,

and trying to inspire
the next generation of kids.

Everything that Mario uses
in his magic show,

it's all made out of cardboard
and crazy objects

that kids can find at home,

and that's the goal,
is to inspire them

to go home
and make something.

I think you could create,
like, a floating element.

Yeah, the science ...
that levitating tension.

We are creating
a floating pedestal

where the top looks
disconnected from the bottom.

It's embellished with
paper flowers and boxes

that are designed
in a pop art, 2d way.

Okay, so, then,
I have to cut wood.

You cut wood,
I'll cut leaves.
Okay.

I have to cut
certain pieces of wood

at, like, the precise angle
for it to work.

I'm making calculations
in my mind.

You know what I say?

You measure twice
and you guess.

what?

Meanwhile, I am cutting
30 paper leaves,

outline each of the leaves
with black on both sides.

And, ideally, this will
look kind of like

an illustration
come to life.

All right, don't get your
tinsel in a tangle,

but there's only
30 minutes left.

Oh, my gosh.

okay, okay, okay, okay.

This is nerve-wracking.

We gotta get the tension
of the strings perfectly

perfectly in order for it
to stay balanced

so we can
put stuff on it.

Okay, good.

One main string
in the center

is what holds
the table together.

So, let's see if
it floats right now.

There's no "plan b."

if we don't get this up,
we are doomed, basically.

We're doomed.

All right, does that look
level to you?

Oh, is it working?
Yes!

oh, that is so cool.

I want you to build me
one of those for my house.

Thank you!

It's physics.

Science, science.

this one.

Let's hope this works.

I brought a few
antique flower molds.

They're made of metal,

and I use an iron
to heat it up,

and then I spray-starch
some fabric,

and then I use
the heated metal

to press these shapes
into the fabric.

That is
so cool, Mariana.

Let's hope it works.
I can't wait.

ho-ho-ho!

But there's only
10 minutes to go!

Ten minutes?
Ahh!

If you can glue and I nail,
that'd be perfect.

I run these pieces
for the lantern

back into the workshop,

and I have to
nail them into place

to assemble
the lanterns.

You ready for me to give
this a test for a second?

Oh, I'm ready.

Now it's time to see
if it can take the turning.

This is do or die,
'cause if this has

a problem with
the spinning,

then we're gonna
have to re...

spin it, spin it,
spin it, spin it.

And it spins.

Wait a minute ...
yes, yes, yes.

yes, yes, yes.

We don't keep basic.
We don't speak basic.

Guerdy, Garrett,
what is going on?

This is a lot!

That's exactly what 2020 needed,
was a Christmas storm.

Right.
♪ this is craaazyyy ♪

very short amount
of time left,

and I am lining the present
boxes with 2d lines

to continue that
pop art style.

Let's put it on top.
Already?

Yeah, let's get this
rocking and rolling.

Three minutes!

Auugh!
Augh!

Should we just
paint the edges?
Yeah, let's do that.

In fact, that probably would
be easier than sanding.

Um, glitter,
glitter, glitter.

That's what
we need, yes.

Oh, my god, Mario.
Making me nervous.

If it falls down
now, we're ...

Yeah, I gotcha.
30 seconds, teams!

Ahh!

Steady, steady, steady.

Steady.
Little flop sweat.

It's almost time.
It's almost time.

Okay, hurry.
Okay, hurry, hu...

hurry, over there.
6...5...4...

I'm scared I'm gonna
knock it all over.

No, no, no, no.
...2...

Okay, step away.
...1.

All right, that's it!

Time's up!

Good job, crafters!

Ah!

That was so stressful.
I know.

Sam and Charlotte,
explain to us your concept.

We wanted to
combine woodworking

and Charlotte's beautiful
eye for color

into something that still
felt festive and not too harsh.

I like the exposed wood

counterpointed
against the color,

and I like
the simplicity.

Yes.

I will say,
if you do a simple craft,

it needs to be polished
across the board.

I do notice a little bit
of paint on the outside,

so maybe we can just
clean that up a little bit.

When it's this simple,

there's nothing to distract
the eye from the mistakes.

All right.
Thanks, ladies.

We'll see you guys later.
Thank you.

Good luck.

Guerdy and Garrett ...
the storm of the century.

so, talk to us.

What is the concept?

We wanted to capture

what happens at
a family dinner ... chaos!

Oh, very true.

I do love the simplicity
of the petals that you created,

and I do like
the lights inside.

You guys went big,
and there's a moving element

with the turntable ...

that I am concerned
about my ability

to have festivities
across the table.

The turntable feels
unfinished, unloved, empty.

When people are sitting
at a table,

they see what's directly
in front of them,

so it's not always
what's above.

Thanks, guys, so much.
Good luck.

Terry, Mariana!

Talk to us
about your concept.

So, this centerpiece,

the doves that you see
symbolize hope,

and the tree,
a new beginning.

All the
different branches ...

different branches
of your family

all coming together
for a celebration.

Ooh, you guys
thought through this.

Detail police ...
mikie.

I mean, I'm the
glitter king.

I love glitter.

I feel like it's
slightly too much.

Too much?!

You can never have
too much glitter!

I know, I know.

Because I feel like it has
such an ethereal, natural feel.

Okay. Okay.

I think
the height is great,

and I love that
you hand-made the flowers.

I love that it's the first thing
I'll see when I sit.

But they blend in
completely

because there's
no color differential.

So this fine handwork isn't
popping and being presented

because it's all
monochromatic.

Mm-hmm.

The magician and his wife,
Mario and Katie.

hi.

So, tell us about this concept
for your centerpiece.

The goal was to create
something very friendly to kids

that maybe they could make
in kindergarten, you know?

But elevate it.
Oh, I like that.

It does have a
childlike feel to it,

but it's gorgeous.

I will say maybe
a little more holiday.

It's missing.
Okay.

Slightly more holiday.

It comes alive, mikie.
I gotta do this again.

What do you think
of the illusion?

It's so funny.
Like, I love that.

So, if I made this ...
when I got up from the table,

I'd give it
a hard nudge

just to make sure
everyone saw what happened.

I have to say,
I really like the presents.

I like that
they're so spare.

I think the only thing
that gives me a little pause

is just execution.

And some of it, I get
the childlike vibe of, like,

"it doesn't have to
be 'perfect.'"

I'm not looking for that.

But there are little details
that I'm like, "eehhh."

all right, thanks, guys.
We'll see you later.

all right, judges, have
you guys come to a decision?

We have.
Yes.

All right, Kim,
let's see.

Okay, teams,
it's time to find out

whose centerpiece filled
the judges with holiday cheer.

Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho!

Whose centerpiece filled
the judges with holiday cheer.

Mario and Katie,
the blue team!

aww, thank you guys
so much.

Congrats,
Mario and Katie.

Not only do you have
bragging rights,

but you've also earned
a big advantage

in the next challenge.

Okay.

So, crafters, now that you
have the perfect centerpiece,

it's time to get the rest
of the table ready for dinner.

for your colossal craft,
you'll have two hours

to create an epic
holiday tablescape

with all the trimmings.

We want to see
a cohesive theme

that matches
your centerpiece.

So, Katie and Mario, since
you guys won the quick craft,

you guys will get to
select your table first.

Okay.
Whoa.

That one
in the corner.

There's no weird shapes.
It's not an oval.

There's no corners
cut off.

It's just nice and clean
and easy to work with.

Okay, teams, you guys
have two hours...

...And your time
starts...

now!
...Now! Now!

Keep it clean.

Okay, this is
our canvas.

All right, so,
let's rock this.

For our tablescape,

we want to continue
the 2d elements.

2d tablescape,
2d everything.

Everything looks like
its hand drawn.

Painting the lines
on the chairs ...

And then, the outline
of the tablecloth

and illustrated plates.

So you feel like you're
sitting in a comic book.

I'm just gonna
outline it,

and then I'll thicken
the lines after.

The most difficult
part by far

is painting the lines
on the chairs.

It's super
time-consuming,

but it's one of the most
important design elements.

You're rocking it, Katie.
That's great.

Let's create really high-end
architecture in the back.

I think the chairs is
where we can really
go designer on that.

We decide to go
with "stormy holiday"

with a black-tie twist.

So, first,
there's chairs,

and we know we've
got to cover that

and make them
predominantly white.

But then, with a pop
of color of black,

I think we'll do
snow globes

as well as some
texturized foam

to give you that
snowball fight effect.

Let's see what
we can come up with.

Maybe I'll stop here.

We need the
biggest table

to help the scale
of our centerpiece.

Right, but two hours
is all we got.

Can we pull it off?

I don't know.
Right.

This is no-sew seam,

where you glue
and you keep moving.

So, right now, I'm just holding
my fabric into position.

So, a no-sew seam is ...

you're gonna cheat.

You're gonna pin it,
you're gonna roll it,

and you're gonna
glue it.

Make or break.

It's an important
design choice.

Okay.
So, they want
just a little bit of color,

'cause the flowers
were too close.

Yes, I'm thinking either,
like, blues or purples.

Something like that.
You know I love purple.

Our theme for our table

is "winter wonderland
fantasy table-skate."

we are making
a table overlay

with sparkly elements,
faux fur chair covers.

And I'm going to
hand-paint flowers

with purple paint

to really pop at the base
of the centerpiece.

Hearing the
judges' feedback

that our centerpiece
was too monochromatic,

it was an
opportunity for us

to make some changes
and get it right.

One of the reasons we work
really well together is,

we have the foundation
of a 12-year friendship.

As a fashion school grad,
I love to sew,

and I bring a lot of that
into my work.

One of my strengths
as a crafter is,

I'm able to repurpose
different items that we find

in a garage sale
or an antique shop.

Can I ask your help
to pin, like, the ruching?

And then,
I'll start sewing.

Sure.

While terry is working
on our table overlay,

I start sewing
to get some dimension

and some texture
onto our table overlay.

just have to
trust the machine

that it's not gonna
break down on me.

I wasn't expecting
a round table.

We're gonna
make it work.

Everyone grabs
all the tables,

and we are left with
a small oval table.

We have lots of square,
straight lines

and really crisp edges.

I was just too slow.

I think I'd rather focus
on the runner,

'cause that's gonna be the
biggest project on the table.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

For the centerpiece,
we did sort of

a modern
woodland holiday.

And so, for the tablescape,
we want to add to that

and make it a modern
evergreen holiday.

We're going to start by painting
a runner onto the table,

and then cut a wood box
with an acrylic top

and lights inside
to accent our centerpiece.

Then, we're going to
custom-hydro-dip plate chargers

and seat backs,
make tie-dye napkins,

and to top it all off,
we're going to have

real pine tree seedlings
for party favors.

okay.

This is definitely a gamble
to put down a coat of paint

on something that
we can't undo,

but I feel confident.

While Charlotte is
inside painting,

I'm going to grab the tools,
and I'm going to start

cutting away at
all of the wood elements

that we are incorporating
into this table.

For me, holidays are
all about handmade gifts.

So I just love being a girl
who can use power tools

and build
really cool stuff.

My aesthetic is rustic
and natural,

and then Charlotte literally
brings the color into my life.

One of my
favorite things to do

is to find really simple,
accessible items,

and then transform them

into something that
makes them unrecognizable.

She's pretty much
a creative genius.

All right.

Try this.

We are in
"get-weird" mode.

You know, we just want to
keep our chaos theme,

but we can now show off
how we can refine.

I'm hot-gluing
and spray adhesive-ing

each feather down
individually.

There's something
therapeutic

about doing it ...
about creating.

It also could be the fumes
of the spray adhesive.

that's right.

But it is.

It makes you
feel good, you know?

Guys, we have
an hour and a half left.

Chop, chop.
Let's go.

What?! What?!
What?! What?!

That is unacceptable!

All right I need to
outline the last one,

and then we can go back
and touch them all up.

All right, and then,
I'm gonna break spoons

and I'm gonna make a tree
out of spoon heads.

It's not about the object.

It's about the passion
you put into

the object
that you're holding.

I love spoons ...
like, plastic spoons ...

and it's fun
to break things, right?

I have to break
these spoons, like,

so that we just have
the spoon part

and some hot glue all around
till we get to the top.

If you did an accent line
on every single spoon,

it would really create
that element that it's ...

sweet.
Yep.

You still got a lot
to do, huh?

Oh, terry,
how are you doing?

I am working on this trim
around the table.

I find this silvery,
shimmery fabric

that I thought would work out
great for our tablescapes,

and I start to do
a tuxedo pleat.

You take the fabric
and make multiple pleats

resembling
a tuxedo shirt.

I feel like he's wasting
a lot of time with the fabric,

and I feel like there's just
a lot going on with that look.

Mm-hmm.

Mariana, are you
showing off over there?

Looking around,
I realized that

Mariana and terry
are doing something

that's pretty similar
to ours,

and I start to get
a little nervous on that.

She was sewing up
like nobody's business,

so we're concerned.

so, the show-stopping
piece for this table

is going to be this runner
that I'm building

with wood and acrylic.

And we're gonna add lights
and make it glow,

so this thing
has to be perfect.

No pressure.

you know the saying,
"measure twice, cut once"?

Just didn't do that.
Arrghh.

I cut the pieces of plywood
way too short on two ends,

and now, the runner
is not fitting together.

This piece has to look
literally perfect,

because it is the centerpiece
of the table.

So if it doesn't
look perfect,

like, the entire vision
of the table falls apart,

and like, I don't
want that to happen.

And now, I'm freaking out
a little bit.

Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho!

you know the saying,
"measure twice, cut once"?

Just didn't do that.
Arrghh.

So, the show-stopping
piece for this table

is going to be this runner
that I'm building.

I cut the pieces of plywood
way too short on two ends,

and now, the runner
is not fitting together.

I know that doing
this the right way

is gonna pay off
in the long run,

so the best course
of action here

is to just suck it up
and rebuild the frame.

Do we have trees?
Trees are over there.

Why don't I quickly
hydro dip ... okay.

Perfect, done.
We already have some trees

hydro dipped
for the centerpiece,

so this is a super easy way
to continue with that pattern.

So I'm gonna do the same thing
for the chargers

and the big trees that are going
on the back of the chairs.

Sam, I didn't expect this,
but do you see

how the marble kind of looks
like a wood grain, almost?

That's perfect.
It's so cool.

They look amazing.
They look awesome.

All right, this is
gonna get tricky.

I decided to take
areca palms,

and I'm sitting here creating
the tail of the actual chair.

Okay, okay.

We wanted the drama
to go from

all the way
above the table,

all the way
to the floor.

Guerdy's working on
her chair covers.

What I'm loving
about that is,

I have no idea
what's happening.

I realize that we've created
a two-hour project

but for a
five-man team.

We gotta move on from chairs,
so hurry, hurry, hurry.

Guys, we have
one hour!

Ahhh, it's not
enough time!

one hour.

I need like six.

Me, too!

All right, so, I'm looking to
make chair-back covers

out of this very fuzzy,
fuzzy fur.

You want to keep the blade

as close to the backing
fabric as possible.

This way, you don't
hurt the strands.

So I cut out several
rectangles of faux fur,

stitched in some ribbon ties
to secure it to the chair,

and we're ready to go.

Terry, terry,
terry, terry, terry.

I love it.
Okay.

I love it.

We're going to do,
I think, some tie-dye.

The next thing I'm moving on to
are the tie-dye napkins

and the tie-dye
placemats.

I'm gonna fold all of
my linens like a fan.

I'm gonna try
to make it even,

and then I'm gonna
fold them into triangles.

We have very simple elements,
but the color and the pattern

is gonna make the tablescape
go from basic and plain

to really exciting
and layered.

I always put my tie-dye
in a squirt bottle.

That is something
that I have learned

just from doing this
with kids.

It's such an easy way
to control it.

It's also
really quick,

and quick is the name
of the game right now.

Okay, I'm gonna
let that sit.

Well, I gotta
do it, so...

So, Mario, when you come
over here now,

just be really careful.

There's a black line
of wet paint.
Okay.

I need to continue the 2d
all over the table,

so I outline the perimeter
of the table.

Mario's cutting out paper to
decorate the top of the table.

Okay, what do
you think?

Awesome.

Based on the
judges' feedback,

we realized we really
needed to amplify

the Christmas theme,

so we're doing "joy"
and "peace" cut-out.

So, hopefully,
that'll work.

Guerdy and Garrett.

What is going on?
There's a storm.

There's a storm,
especially right now.

We need to really tailor
this runner out.

Yes.

We want to
cover this motor.

Yes.
Thank you, sir.

For you.
Thank you.

I want you to know
I'm thinking gold star.

okay, good luck.

I promise, Kim, that I was
gonna cover that turntable.

I think that the time
we used for that

is gonna come back
to bite us.

Mario, I need you to work
some magic for me.

Come on, work some
magic for me.

You guys got this.

At this point, I am
feeling so much better

about the runner working,
and I can't wait

to get it together
with Charlotte's help.

Oh, my god,
I'm freaking out.

like,
not in a good way.

So, this is
the moment of truth.

It's time to put together
this runner.

This one, it's going.
This is going lower.

It is?
Yep.

You keep saying,
I know it's gonna work.

I know it's gonna work."

but I know
it's gonna work!

I know it.

all right, ready?
Yep.

Okay.
♪ yeeees ♪

okay, you are like
my secret ingredient.

at this point,
we have to

get the tape
off of the table

so we can
set up the tablescape.

So we pull
the tape back.

Clean edge, clean edge,
clean edge, clean edge.

They're minimalists.
It's really clean.

I appreciate that,
but I feel like

Sam and Charlotte
need to give me magic.

Make my heart grow
three sizes.

I kind of like that.

So, I'm painting
all of these

leftover hand-pressed
flowers from the first round

in order for them
to really pop

at the base
of the centerpiece.

Hi, guys.

Hello.
How are you?

Doing good.
How are you doing?

It's coming together.

I like the notes
that you took.

We're both like
the idea of lilac

with this existing
color story that we had.

I'm digging it because it
actually picks up the colors

in the glitter ...
little leaves.

That's exactly what Mariana
used as inspiration.

I like it.
Okay, good luck, guys.

Thank you.
Thank you so much.

It's time to unwrap
my tie-dye.

I'm saying a prayer.

Craft gods, please.

And I open it up.

yeees.

It looks amazing.

It's the perfect amount
of white linen and color.

I'm super excited.

Yeah, you slayed it.
Is that good?

Mm-hmm.
Okay.

Eight minutes
to go, guys!

Eight minutes?!
Eight minutes.

You can do a lot
in eight minutes.

80?
8.

Augh!

We got
our centerpiece?

Yeah, we got
our centerpiece.

Awesome.
Oh, my god.

Things are getting crazy.
I'm sweating.

And then,
Mario has this idea

that he wants to
add turkeys.

There's a lot of magic
routines with handkerchiefs,

and this is
an old vaudeville gag.

You know me ...
there's gotta always be

an excuse to do
some type of magic.

And if you pull
these corners like this,

it looks like
a little turkey.

you see?

I'm making these turkeys,
and then mikie comes, you know?

Okay, Mario and Katie,
how are you guys doing?

The one thing that's
jumping out at me

at the table
is the turkeys.

I don't know.
You don't know!

Mikie does not like
the turkeys.

Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho!

eight minutes
to go, guys.

Eight minutes?!

No, g...!

Mario has this idea that
he wants to add turkeys.

I'm so excited
to do this.

Mikie does not like
the turkeys.

I'm gonna do some magic
and make them disappear.

Oh, god.

oh, no.

Instead of heeding
his advice

and ditching the turkeys,
we dig in deeper.

Little booties.

All right, yeah,
let's rock it.

We add
oversized frill booties.

You know, like those
paper things

that you put on
roast turkeys?

That really helps.

they talked about
wanting to honor children.

If you were five,

would you have
liked that?

No.
How are those coming?

The snow globes?

Think we're good.

To continue
our swan theme,

we're gonna make
individual snow globes...

As party favors.
...As party favors.

Just gonna glue the base
of the snow globe to this one.

Okay.

Oh, no.

Putting this swan
in this little globe

is like putting a ship
in a bottle.

Right.
It's a nightmare.

Come on,
get in there.

Okay.

we wanted to be
as dramatic as possible,

so we decided
to do a little

spinning of the plates,
as well.

Are the swans
spinning, too?

We might get
a little vertigo.

you've got this, Katherine.

We can do it.

Time is running out.

We're getting
the last touches.

We are.

I'm gonna do lines
on the chargers.

Wha?
Everything's drawn.

My hand's shaking,
but I'm trying my best.

Katie, the bubbles.

Try to do it.

Man, if I can
rock this somewhere...

We need one more
magic trick.

Just one more.

two minutes, guys.

Make the most of it.

We got this.

I'm just gonna
do all the lights,

and then I need your help.

We'll put it on top and
tuck the lights in, you know?

Yeah.

We're setting the runner
up on the table.

We're getting
the lights underneath.

Let's add
some sparkle.

The table is
so fun to put together.

We have the pattern
of the placemat.

We have the wonderful
wood of the chair backers.

I'm making little
party favors

for all of our guests
to take home.

Everything that we're making
for this tablescape

is made from wood,
so gifting a seedling

is kind of our way
of giving back.

Crafters, get your
sugarplums moving.

You got
one minute light.

we're getting there.

Okay, what else
do we need?

Jay starts counting down,
and I reach over ...

I grab these two
glittered branches,

and I start
smacking them together.

I didn't know
what else to do.

7...6...5...4...

Okay, good.

Yep.
...2...

Ahhhh!
...1.

Hands up!

what just happened?
What just happened?

it's one of those
things, like ...

there's so much
I would do.

Like I would make everything
perfect, you know?

- Oh, my god.
- We did it.

What do you think?

I think it's good.
I love it.

We did good.
Oh, gosh.

Oh, wow.

it's like I'm sweating.

Charlotte, Sam,
the woodworking continues.

I see.
I'm actually
really impressed.

That's a lot
of wood work.

It was a lot. It was a lot.

so, the theme is
"modern evergreen holiday."

it's a little bit of an ode
to the forest

to just say, like,
"thanks for all the wood

that we used
for this table."

it's kind of cool.

I love how clean
everything is.

Yes!
So, it has
very clean lines.

I like that there's a little
disco in the forest

with the lights.

But I have to say,
I love the favors.

Are those real?
They're real.

Okay, because you cut so many
trees down to make this.

Exactly ... that was
the thought, is,

"here are some
seedlings."
I love it.

I think it's perfect.
I'd use it for my table.

my question for you is,
how practical is it

to actually paint
the table?

See, 'cause if that was
in my house,

my mother would
beat yo...

The one note
that I have ...

I feel like a surprise color
could have helped my eye

travel the way
it needs to.

Yeah, for sure.
All right.

Thank you so much, ladies.
We'll see you soon.

Thank you so much.
Thank you.

I love it.
Thank you so much.

guerdy and Garrett.

Now, tell us about
this storm tablescape.

We decided to do
"stormy holiday"

with a black tie twist.

We wanted to
give a nod

to swans dining out
in the snow.

I have to say,
my favorite part

of the whole tablescape is the
little swan on the globe.

These are just
storage containers

that have a screw top,

so we had to work
the swan in there.

And then, we put the snow in,
so it becomes a snow globe.

I love that.

I have to say,

I have never seen
anything like this,

so I love that.

And I really appreciate
you taking the note ...

covering the base ...

but I think there is
a lot going on.

I appreciate that you crafted
the feathers yourself.

I will say, though,

the finishing on
the chair covers,

it's just not great.

All right,
thank you guys so much.

Good luck,
and we'll see you later.

Hey, guys.

Hello, welcome
to our party.

We created a winter
wonderland fantasy tablescape.

I think this is
really lovely.

It's ethereal.
It's soft.

There are
so many details.

You delivered
on the sewing, for sure.

I love and appreciate
that you painted the flowers,

that you added color
to the centerpiece.

I think that's great.

There's a lot going on,
but it's not overwhelming.

The chairs are
done impeccable.

The craftsmanship is really,
really beautiful.

I love all the things
that you made by hand.

I wish maybe I saw
a little more of that.

I agree, I felt like
the centerpiece itself

was slightly too
"purchased"

versus crafting it.

All right.
Thank you, guys.

Thank you.
We'll see you guys later.

Thank you.
Thank you.

Mario and Katie!

So, you guys
won the quick craft.
Yes.

You had a leg up
on the competition.

Now, tell us about
your tablescape.

We wanted to
bring you guys

the holidays in 2d.

With my magic show, a big thing
is accessibility ...

seeing things with
construction paper or yarn.

Even the trees we made out of
plastic spoon heads, you know?

I love that.

But this table
does magic.

Oh, let's see
the magic!

If I howl,
it does something.

Watch.

I think
this is so fresh.

Like, so fresh.

I love the
graphic quality.

I really focus in
on the elements

you want me to focus on,
and I love the spoon trees.

That is the definition
of crafting, y'all ...

I mean, taking something that
you never would have thought of

and transforming it,
finding new life for it.

I absolutely love
everything about this table,

but I always
notice linens.

The tablecloth is
slightly uneven.

It's uneven, I know.

This is such
a "simple" concept

that all the
details matter.

So some of the marker lines
on the plates and the bowls,

I feel like a little more
attention to those details

would have really
just sealed the deal.

All right,
thank you guys so much.

This is gonna be
really hard to judge.

So hard.
Oooh.

Thank you guys so much.
Thank you.

See you soon.

crafters, I'd be honored
to have a meal

at any of
those tables.

You all really nailed it,
but, unfortunately,

one team will be ending
their time in the workshop now.

It's time to see
which team was naughty

and which team was nice.

Mario and Katie
and Sam and Charlotte,

please open your presents.

I'm so scared.

congratulations.

Those ornaments mean
you are safe,

and you will continue on
to the next round.

Mariana and terry,

guerdy and Garrett,

one of you will receive
a lump of coal

and be asked
to leave our workshop.

Please open
your presents.

Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho!

Mariana and terry,
guerdy and Garrett,

please open
your presents.

Congratulations, guys.

Guerdy and Garrett,
unfortunately, that coal means

you guys are not advancing
to the next round.

Thank you for
the opportunity.

It was so fun.

Thank you, guys.
Take care.

Good luck.
You guys are fabulous.

You, too.

congratulations,
crafters,

for making it
to the next round.

Awesome!

Congrats, guys.

Now it's time for
my favorite part

of the holiday season ...
trimming the Christmas tree.

these days, theme trees
are all the rage,

but, for me,
it's the tree topper

that really
steals the show.

For your next
quick craft challenge,

you'll have 45 minutes

to create a stunning
tree topper

that will set the tone
for your theme tree.

The team with
the ultimate tree topper

will gain a huge advantage
in the colossal craft.

And trust me, this advantage
is going to be lit.

what does that mean?

okay, teams, get ready
to deck the halls.

Your 45 minutes...

...Starts...

Now!
...Now! Now!

All right.
Okay, um ...

so, what are
you thinking?

I was thinking
the chattering teeth.

Oh, that's
a good idea.

We could have it,
like, open.

We need something circular,
like a donut.

Yes!

We're gonna
use cardboard

to create the 3d image
of the chattering teeth,

3d image of the donut,

and then we're gonna cover
that donut with felt,

felt sprinkles,

and add a little wire
and tape and hot glue.

And that's our
tree topper.

Like, what we do at home
with our kids ...

we get delivery boxes, cut them
up, make stuff out of ...

Cardboard is the most
amazing medium.

I gotta just try not to
cut my finger off.

Yeah, be careful,
please.

I work with my kids
with PVC pipe all the time.

And that's so easy
to cut.

Yeah, I think we'll use
the chop saw...it's super easy.

What I love about hardware
is that everyone has access

to a hardware store,

and everyone does not
have access to a craft store.

We want to put a modern
geometric twist on the star,

and it seems to us
that we could use PVC pipes,

adding some colors,

softening it a little bit
with tassels out of a mop.

I'm gonna work
on the tassels.

Okay, I'll be back.

Go.

While Charlotte works
on the tassels,

I am going to take
the PVC pipes

to the miter saw,
cut them,

and then paint them so they dry
in time to assemble.

These are gonna
be awesome.

So, what are
we thinking?

Elves ... like,
pointed ears, hats.

Well, hats, because it's
the top of the tree,

so it should be
elf hats.

Our tree topper
will consist

of three elves' hats
sewn together

and embellished with
glitter spirals and pompoms.

The color scheme is gonna be
very, very bright.

Something that you would see
maybe in a children's book.

okay.

First things first,
I cut the fabrics.

I grab my sewing machine

and start to get to work.

using craft felt
that's pretty easy to sew.

This is the
spongy quality,

so it's a little more forgiving
for your stitching

if you're doing
some detail work.

Mario and Katie,
doves on the tree?

Doves on the tree!

That would be
too expected.

Got to keep you guys
guessing.

We know we only have
45 minutes to do this,

so we're trying
to keep it simple.

Mario is working
on cutting the donut.

We're gonna
roll it up

to give it
some flexibility

so when I hot glue it,
it'll form better.

Okay.

okay.

Did you guys just
catch Charlotte?

She just pulled out
a mop head

and put it
on their table.

Like, a mop head.

I wanted to make
tassels out of a mop

because it's already a nice
big chunky cotton fiber,

and big is the name
of the game with this star.

So I count the different
strands of the mop.

I fold them over, wrap it around
with a piece of tape,

and I'm done.

It's genius.

Hey, crafters, we got
25 minutes to go.

Oh, my god.
Okay, okay.

I gotta tape faster.

This is insanity.
This is insane.

I was feeling confident,

but now I'm just, like ...
I'm running out of time.

I think we're
gonna do six triangles,

and then we'll
connect the points

so it has some
structure to it.

Charlotte is doing this
amazing thing

where she is
running the wire

through the PVC piping
to make a series of shapes.

But we are worried
that it is big

and potentially heavy,

and it needs to go up
on a tree.

So, I think
this will sit like ...

the tree will sort of
come to here.

Right, yeah.
Exactly.

Okay.

I'm glancing at
the other competitors,

and they're, like,
rocking out piping,

and I'm sitting here

looking at this
beat-up mail...

just cardboard and paint
and tape and wire.

So, if the message doesn't
come across, like...

Yeah,
we're in trouble.

We're in trouble.

oh, that looks good.
That looks good.

At least it's
one of the colors.

You got this, Katie.

So I cover the teeth with tape
so that when we paint it,

it doesn't get soaked
into the cardboard.

So we can get that
bright color ...

that bright red,
that bright white ...

real quick
you know?

It looks like teeth.

Okay, okay.

So, that's good.
That's good.

So, I got to just do that
one more time.

So, I am
working on the crown

of the tree topper.

You know, our last challenge
was so monochromatic,

and I wanted to repurpose
these spiral sprays.

So I start gluing
these pompoms

to the perimeter
of this tree topper,

and I realize
it's gonna take forever.

Hand me the bin.

Put it right
in the middle.

If we don't finish

covering this base,
we're screwed.

Like, it just won't
look finished.

Okay, not to be
a nutcracker,

but you guys have
five minutes left.

Oh, my gooooosh!

okay.
Good?

Yes.
The insi...you know?

Oh, yeah, the inside.

I know we didn't have time
to do the inside.

Are they gonna finish
the back of that donut?

I mean, I don't think
there's a plan for that.

They're not considering
the 360° view

of the tree right now.

I don't feel good
about this.

Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho!

Is it
too many tassels?

"too many tassels"?

okay, Charlotte,
okay.

It might be the most
wonderful time of the year,

but not if you don't finish
those three toppers.

You guys got
two minutes left.

Two minutes!

I got this. I got this.
I'm gluing it.

You put the pom-poms on.

Pom-poms? Okay.
Yep.

I'm burning my fingers.

We're dumping these
pom-poms on the tree topper.

Expletive, expletive,
expletive.

Okay.
Got it.

okay.

One minute, guys!
Ahh, one minute!

What can you do in 60 seconds?

This is easily the most
stressful thing I've ever done

in my life, and I went through
9 years of college, like...

I've had five children,
and this is right up there.

30 seconds, guys!

Maybe we can throw some
tape on it real quick.

Can you do that? On the inside?
What?

Hurry up!

We don't have time
to put the white.

I don't even know
if we have time.

5...4...3...2...1...
Hands up!

alright, so, Charlotte, Sam,
what was the concept here?

Hardware holiday.

I see PVC pipe.
Yes.

I know I saw a mop head.
Yes.

This is so fun.

I think it's so unexpected,
and I am a huge fan

of a humble material
being elevated,

which I think you guys
do really well.

It's whimsical,
and the colors

are not traditional,
which I'm loving.

My only nervousness
is the scale.

Yeah, I agree.

The scale has me
really wondering how

the balance is going to happen
with the rest of the tree,

but I like that you went big,
so I'm ready to see.

I love it. I think
it's genius.

Thank you.
Cool. Thank you.

Hey, Mariana and terry.

talk to us
about your concept here.

Our tree topper is a
whimsical elfin holiday.

It's so colorful.

You guys went
completely opposite

from the tabletop challenge.

Yes.
And so textural.

I feel, construction-wise,

there are a couple
of little issues for me.

The base is a little off-kilter.
That's my nit to pick.

I have to disagree.
I'm sorry.

I think the craftmanship
of the sewing is spot-on.

This sewing is fantastic.

There's no beef with the sewing.
So what are you saying?

Look at the balance of it.

It's whimsical.

Okay...

oh, and I will say
one more thing.

I love how the tree topper
goes all around,

because sometimes you do see
the tree from all angles.

Well, good luck to you guys.
We'll see you in a bit.

Katie, Mario.
What was the concept here?

If kids could decorate
a tree, what would they do?

Exactly.

I love this. Like, so deeply.

I have never seen this
kind of tree topper before.

It's fresh. It's a really
cool departure of a tree topper.

I love the use of material.
It's so creative.

You could feel the cheer
from it, you know? Awesome.

Yeah.

I think the only thing I am
concerned that I can see ...

the inside, unfinished
cardboard of the teeth.

It's looking a little rough,

unless you're standing
right where we're standing.

okay, teams, it's time
to see whose tree topper

has all the holiday magic.

You guys were clear
on your decision?

We were.
So clear.

Alright. Let's see.

The winner of this
quick craft challenge is...

Sam and Charlotte!

the green team!

Congrats, Sam and Charlotte,

you guys have earned
a major advantage

for the next
colossal challenge.

So speaking of, now that you
have the perfect topper,

it is time to trim
the rest of the tree.

for your colossal craft,

you will have two hours to
decorate your entire tree.

Your trees
must include ...

handcrafted ornaments,
a tree skirt, garland,

a motorized or moving part,

and of course, no tree
is complete without lights.

Speaking of lights,
Sam and Charlotte,

because you won
the quick craft,

you'll get to use
already-detangled lights.

Yes.

Thank you.
Thank you.

And the rest of you guys ...
well, you'll get to use these.

Merry Christmas.

No, no!
Wow.

This is so mean.
I'm sorry. It's so mean.

No...

This is a total
Christmas nightmare.

The rest of you guys ...
well, you'll get to use these.

Merry Christmas.

No, no!
Wow.

This is a total
Christmas nightmare.

Crafters, you guys
have two hours,

starting...

- Now!
- Whew.

Alright, so...

We got enough hats, so.

Think booties, think sleigh.

Eyeballs.

They're round, like
ornaments. Eyeballs.

Why don't we do a
tree skirt with dowels?

I love that idea.
Like ...

our topper was
hardware-store-inspired,

so we're just gonna
continue that theme

through the rest
of the tree.

I'm going to be building
the tree skirt

out of plywood
and wood dowels.

PVC piping for a
colorful garland.

For ornaments, chip brushes
with the ends dipped,

and for the moving element,
a spinning snow globe.

Godspeed.
Got this.

What is a Christmas
tree without lights?

Oh, no.
This is ridiculous.

It's like a ball of yarn.
Wait, hold on. Hold on.

This is
a tangled mess.
Oh, my god.

This is bad.
This is bad.

We have to untangle this
before we can even

start decorating
our tree.

Ugh.
My magic is not working!

For a moment, when I
was looking at it, I was like,

"man, this would be an
awesome tree topper."

Yes!

Yes, we got it!

yes.
We did it!

Alright.

The theme of our tree is
whimsical, elfin holiday.

We had elf hats,

I thought we should have
the elf booties as well.

We want to use the spirals
that were on

our tree topper
in our garland.

The motorized element
is gonna be elf legs

that are sticking out
of the side of the tree.

For handmade ornaments,

we're making sleds
out of Popsicle sticks.

So I'm stuffing the sock, trying
to make it look like a leg,

so it looks like our elves
are just diving into our tree.

How do you like our foot?

Oh, that looks so good.
Cool.

Hey, crafters, guess what?

30 minutes down, and we got
an hour and 30 minutes to go.

So you've got an hour
and 30 minutes.

I saw Mario just panic.

So when you do eyes, like,
super cartoony, full of colors.

We have to think about the style
of the topper we did.

We call our tree

"holidays through
the eyes of the children.

We're gonna do eyeballs.
Yeah.

We're gonna continue
the donuts

and the amazing slimeballs
that you create.

The garland's gonna mimic that
zigzag of the felt crowns.

For our moving element,

we're gonna take these
ornaments, these eyeballs,

wire up a servomotor,
and make the eyes look around.

It's looking
actually pretty good.
Yeah!

I'm gonna try to mount
a servomotor to this.

I'll see if I can get...

For our tree, we're going
to incorporate PVC piping

into a fun, colorful garland,

so I have to cut PVC pieces,
drill holes in them

so that we can attach
them together later.

When Charlotte comes out here,
she can spray paint them

with all the rest
of the garlands

so it's all the same color.

Okay, I love this blue,
I love this pink.

I think a little green ...
that's gonna be perfect.

For ornaments, I'm
starting with the brushes,

because I want
them to dry,

so rather than
dipping them,

I'm just gonna paint
the top of the bristles,

so there won't be
as much paint.

Fun tip ... they will look
dipped, but they're not.

So, those look great.

Alright.

For the ornaments,

I'm gonna make a sleigh
out of Popsicle sticks.

let's see here.

Aw, did you write
all the names

of our nephews
and nieces on there?

I did.
Aww.

Holiday crafting is a lot
more fun when it's meaningful,

so we're putting the names

of our nieces and nephews
on each sled.

This tree is definitely
for the kid in all of us.

So now it's time to build
the drum for this tree skirt

that the dowels are going
to be attached to.

Timber!

so far, so good,
but clock's running.

It's really important
that the circles

on the outside of the drum
are perfect, to make

this beautiful, continuous
circle shape around the tree.

So, what do you think?

That'll be awesome.

Yeah?
Do it. Put a
little shimmy.

Put a little shimmy.

I'm in
garland-making mode.

I am spray-painting
the PVC pipes

and I'm spray-painting
tin caps.

These are really similar to

the colors that we
have on the topper.

Okay.

So, we got some motors.

So we're gonna
add a servomotor

and then I'm gonna
try to control that.

My favorite thing
about robotics is

the simple,
humble servomotor.

It's just a little, plastic
arm that moves 180,

and you can program it where
you want it to move.

look at that.

And I took that servomotor,
attached it to an eyeball.

So this, technically,
should move.

Technically, it should move.

And I'm gonna do a
test right now

and see if
it actually works.

Robotics is a way for me to
bring my art to life.

That's what I
love about it.

It's alive!
Yes!

It's alive!
I love it!

So it's just gonna
sporadically, like,

look back and
forth like that?
Yeah.

Exactly.
that's perfect.

I feel like your tree
is giving me dirty looks.

I don't like it.

I need
shorter screws.

Do we have any, Sam?

I've got them, yes.
Thank you.

Okay. Okay.

This is edge banding,
and typically you use it

to cover the raw
edge on plywood.

I'm assembling it
with wire in the middle

to give it a little structure,
and these are gonna be

really fun Christmas tree
ornaments.

These are gonna balance
the large PVC tree topper,

so we decide to bring the
tassels into these ornaments.

Not only does it add to
the size of the ornaments,

but it brings in more tassels,
which I am always a fan of.

That looks awesome.

All of the paint
for the dowels is dry.

It's time to see if they
fit on this drum.

We need a drum roll.

nailed it.

Gonna keep going. Gonna
push out as many as I can.

What's our time?

We're halfway there.
You've got one hour left.

Yes!
No! Mutiny!

I'm in the zone.

Things are going well,
and then all of a sudden...

ugh!

...The nail gun jams.
Ka-chunk.

So annoying.

I don't have time
to fix a nail gun.

Charlotte!
Yes?

The nail gun jammed.

If we don't have a tree skirt,
we could be eliminated.

The tree is, like, naked
without a tree skirt.

On a time limit
here. It's scary.

the glue gun
is plugged in.

Oh, yep. That one's
plugged in.

I'm in the zone.

I'm building the tree skirt out
of some plywood and wood dowels,

and then all of a sudden,
the nail gun jams.
Ka-chunk.

so annoying.

If we can't un-jam the nail
gun, do we hot glue them?

Can we hot glue them on?

Yeah.

I don't have time
to fix a nail gun

on top of building
a tree skirt,

so I'm gonna have
to just hot glue

the rest of the dowels
to the tree skirt

does it work?

Yeah, and there's
no nail holes.

Luckily, I nailed enough
of the dowels

into the tree skirt
to make it super sturdy,

so using the glue gun
is totally working.

Not what I wanted to do,
but it's fine.

making little decorative
things for the garland.

Yeowch! This
glue gun is hot.

Our plan for the garland is
to take blue, sparkly mesh

and bend some pipe cleaners
into a whimsical shape.

Glue pom-poms, and then attach
the whole thing to a garland.

I'm getting
goose bumps.

Do you see
Mariana and terry's tree?

That garland has
twirled it out.

Okay.

Right now, I'm doing
this tree skirt.

What gets me nervous is
that there's so much going on

that if they don't keep it
clean and neat-looking,

it's going to look like
a complete circus.

Yeah. I agree.

I'm gonna
do the garland.

I'm just cutting
big, bold zigzag

and attach it all together

and create a whole ribbon
around the tree with that.

We really wanted to go into
the brains of our kids.

What would they put on
a Christmas tree

if they had free reign to do
whatever they wanted to it?

What's
the next step?

Should I do
the slime green balls?
Slime! Slime.

Okay. I'm gonna melt hot glue
on these ornaments,

and then we'll paint them bright
green, like a fluorescent green.

Our kids love slime.

They're always trying to make
slime, add things to slime.

There has to be slime.

So I'm just spraying them,
give them a good coat,

let them dry off.

And it clicked.

Like, one coat of that made
it shine like slime.

Alright. I'm gonna
let these dry.

I'll be back.

Time, anyone?

There's only 45 minutes to go.

Nooo!
Ahh!

We have to get this done.
We're good. We're good.
We're good.

Charlotte, please start
to decorate the tree.

You're getting me
so nervous.

Where are the lights,
Sam and Charlotte?

We're getting there!
We're getting there!
Where are the lights?

We have a lot to do.

I'm sensing a theme here,

where we just love to
make our lives difficult.

Down to the wire.

Ahh.

Hey, terry, since we
have all these legs,

what if our motorized thing
is, like, legs kicking?

I love it.

Yeah?
That is a great idea.

Okay, I'm gonna
make pants.

I said, "okay, well,
I'm making pants."

I am making little,
elfin, crazy pants.

terry, what do you think?

I love it.
Okay, cool.

So terry found
this great, little motor.

And there's a
mechanism in there

that makes the legs
go up and down.

And this ... it's
an attachment

that secures to
the trunk of the tree.

We incorporate these
moving elf legs

that are sticking out
of the side of the tree.

Alright. Does it
feel good?

Yes.
Okay.

- Ready?
- 1...2...3.

It's time to install
the tree skirt,

which means that one of us ...
I choose Charlotte ...

has to lift up the tree...

Ready? Walk forward.

...Because we just love
making our lives difficult.

Uh-oh.

We're good.

Oh, my god.
oh.

Oh, it fits perfectly.
Oh, my god.

tree is in, it fits,
and it looks unbelievable.
Awesome.

I'm sweating.

Sam, I feel like I need
to move on to the globe.
Okay.

We still need to figure out
this motorized component.

We really just need a fan or
something to create movement,

we need some fake snow,
and then we need a globe.

I see this fishbowl,

and that will work
perfectly for the globe.

Maybe I can cut a hole
in the bucket

to create a place for
the wind to come in.

And I decide to tape a piece
of PVC pipe to the end

of the hairdryer, to create
the wind for the snow globe.

Genius.

This will be
a miniature paint can,

and so I want
paint dripping.

I try to think of some
cute, little, mini

hardware items
that might work.

I'm seriously amazed
that you just, like,

made a snow globe out of
things in the workshop.

I'm really impressed how you
guys pull your concepts together

in the final moments
of a challenge.

- Wait, did you just ...
- You mean like this?

How did you just do that?

This tree is very,
like, hardware chic.

Do you have a black marker
somewhere?

Oh, you're using that?
I'm using mine,
but here.

Here.
Okay.

Ho, ho, ho, there's
only 10 minutes to go.

I'm just gonna outline
some of these boxes

to match that tablescape.

That looks
amazing, Katie.

So, one of the ideas is to put
eyeballs inside of a present

and then have
the lid pop up.

I hot-glued the servomotor
to the inside of the case.

This is gonna open
up the box.

It's the moment
of truth.

We have to test
the eyeball present.

Are you ready?
Yeah.

Okay. Here goes.

and we stand there and we
wait and nothing's happening.

Hold up.

I need this robotic element
to work. That's the kicker.

I need this robotic element
to work. That's the kicker.

yeah.

it did work!
That is so good. Okay.

It's on a
little delay, so...

I was a little scared.
I'm not gonna lie.

So, it's on a delay.

It'll go every, like...
That's perfect.

Yeah?

I love
the surprise element.

You don't know when
it's going to happen.

That's why you have to keep
your eyes on the prize.

terry and Mariana.

The sleds are cute,
but they are

very visually disconnected from
the rest, so tie it together.

Thank you.

Maybe some spray-glue
with glitter.

Glitter.

These are visually disconnected,
so let's put a pom-pom.

Let's put pom-poms.

Alright, guys.

I hate to be the bearer of
bad news, but 2 minutes,

so use them wisely.
Is there time for one more?

With minutes to spare,
I run over and I grab pom-poms

and cross my fingers that
it's what she's looking for.

I'm looking at balance.
Do we want to add more legs?

We need to go all out,
and take the risk.
Okay.

Clock is counting down,
and I realize,

"oh, my god. We have
so much empty space."

we're putting legs
all over the place.

Like, we got
to go for it.

Literally 60 seconds.

Oh, my gosh.

Oh, my god.
There's no way.

5...4...3...2...

Mariana, make a decision
really quick...

1! Hands up!

we did it.
Yeah, we did.

Oh, my god.

Sam, Charlotte.
Talk to us about the tree.

So, the theme for our
tree is "hardware holiday."

we have PVC pipe,
edge banding,

we have brushes,
we have zip ties ...

oh, and we have some of our
mop tassels that we love.

- Really smart.
- I love the snow globe.

How are you
achieving this?
A hairdryer.

This is the only time I use my
hairdryer, is for crafts.

I have to say, you've
taken the whole

hardware situation
to the next level.

I love the little bulbs
made out of edge banding.

That's such
a versatile item.

I love seeing
it used this way here.

I love the PVC piping,

how you cut it to
make the garland.

I just love it.

The tree skirt ... Sam,
you got me nervous.

The gun broke, right?

Yeah, it jammed up,

so I ended up hot-gluing
the rest of the dowels.

This is truly a
showstopper. I love it.

My only negative, I would say,
is there just needed

to be a little more
depth into the tree.

And that could be with
light and the ornaments,

just the placement.

Thank you guys so much.

- Thank you.
- Good luck.

- Hey!
- Hi!

Mariana, are your fingers
tired from all the sewing?

Yes.

tell us about your tree.

It is magical
elfin holiday.

- Elfin holiday. Okay.
- I like it.

We used craft felt that
comes in really bright colors,

which is obviously what we're
going for this time around.

What are your moving
elements for your tree?

Please work.

that's me looking
for my gift.

I notice there are
names on the sleds.

So, those are the names
of our nieces and nephews.

Oh, wow. That's great.
Aww.

I love it.

As a seamstress, I
just want to give you kudos.

Your sewing technique?

Flawless.
Thank you. From you?
Thank you so much.

I mean, you really
have executed.

The seam work is fabulous.
I love the garland as well.

And the ornaments ...
I love the little sleds.

I'm not necessarily loving
how those little sleds

play with the rest
of the tree.

Maybe a little glitter,
maybe a little paint,

just to pull it in
and tie it in.

Okay, so when
you say "ornaments,"

I'm looking
for the ornaments.

I don't see ornaments.

That's the only thing
that's missing for me,

so I would have loved to
see something tucked away.

So, that's my
only negative.

Alright. Thank you
guys so much.

We're gonna get the elf out
of here, by your elfin tree.

Thank you.

- Hey, guys.
- Hello.

Mario, wow. You're already ...
you already look nervous.

Talk to us about the tree.
The theme of our tree

is the holidays through
the eyes of the children.

We have two kids.

If they could pick what

to put on our tree,
what would they say?

And they would totally
say something like,

"donuts and eyeballs,"
'cause kids are weird.

but what about the little guy
popping out of the presents?

I live for him.

So, I'm gonna be completely
honest ... I don't like it.

Oh.

I love it.

I actually thought
he didn't like it.

I'm so surprised
I do love it

because I'm more of
a traditional Christmas caroler.

It's so inventive, it's
creative,it's you guys,

and the tree
looks completely filled.

The whole tree,
it's saturated.

It looks really
well-put-together.

And I
appreciate the depth.

I appreciate that you buried
eyeballs deeper into it

so that we're seeing
layers within the tree,

but I'm not loving
the detail on the eyeballs.

I'm looking at disease
happening here.

I don't know
what's happening.

I feel like that's
the beauty of the tree.

Like, it shouldn't
be perfect.

But the eyeballs
are a big feature.

They're a big
feature, mikie.

It's an eyesore.
What do you want?

This is what I'm saying.
It's an eyesore.

well, thank you guys so much.
Good luck to you.
Thank you guys.

o-m-tree, you guys really
brought it to this challenge.

Santa would be proud

to put presents under
any of these epic trees,

but unfortunately, 'tis the
season for our next elimination.

It's time to open up
your presents.

For some of you, it might not
be what you're looking for.

Open them up.

unfortunately, 'tis the season
for our next elimination.

Open them up.

aww.

I know, it's not
the best present.

I'm so inspired
by you guys.
Yeah.

Team Mariana and terry,

sadly, it's your time
to leave the workshop.

Thank you.
Thank you, guys.
Thank you, guys.

Bye, guys.
Bye.

Good luck.
Bye, guys.

Congratulations,
crafters. Oh, my gosh.

That means one of you
here is going to win

the $10,000 and the title.

So I need you guys to get your
rest, and see you tomorrow.

Thank you.
Thank you.

what...
Oh, my god.

Happened to the workshop?

We see these two
adorable houses.

Ring it.

did somebody just ring
our jingle bell?

Welcome to sweet street.
Hi, guys.

congratulations, crafters.

You guys have made it
to round 3, the final round.

For your final
colossal craft,

you need to turn these
plain houses and yards

into a winter wonderland
that is sure to wow us.

And since we're on
holiday sweet street,

your crafts should
be inspired

by some of your favorite
holiday confections.

Crafters, you'll have
five hours for this challenge.

With $10,000 on the line,

we want you to blow-ho-ho-ho
us away with these houses.

Okay, teams, this is it.

You've got five hours
to deck the halls,

the lawn and the mailbox.

Which means your time starts...

Now!

I don't do that outside of
our house all that often.

I am pretty accustomed
to decorating trees,

decorating inside
the house.

I don't do much to decorate
the outside of our house.

I don't know
what that looks like.

When I think of candy,
I think of, like, pastels.

Yes, exactly.

Should we just do like
pastel, pastel, pastel?

Our theme is
sweet holiday charm,

and we're gonna give you
all the cavities.

We're thinking hard candy lights
wrapped in cellophane,

cake pops for the outside
of the house, candy buttons,

led lights on
our planter boxes,

giant gumdrops on either side
of the walkway, candy necklaces.

We've got a lot of
candy on the brain.

First things first, we need
to cover the red door,

but it's a gamble.

Covering red
paint is really hard,

and we don't have
a lot of time...

It's always a gamble when
you're painting over

such a dark color
with a light color...

...And it is
not going fast.

...But I also just
don't think that

our plan works
with a red door.

Oh, my god. Oh, my god.
Oh, my god. Oh, my god.

How does that feel?
Yeah, I mean,

we may have to shorten
each one of them, I think.

Alright, so let's
rock it.
I think so.

So, I'm gonna start
drawing it out.

Our plan for our
holiday sweet street

is a pop art Christmas
carnival experience,

and we're gonna bring back
that giant teeth structure.

We're gonna put
a big mouth.

It's gonna be chomping
on a giant candy apple.

And we want a big peppermint
candy melting onto the lawn.

The walkway,
we're gonna do

a ball pit of candy
leading to the mouth.

Like, a consistent critique that
we've gotten from the judges

is the level of neatness,

so I think we should try
our best to really, like,

tighten up the lines.
I agree.

Because they're
all huge items,

like, it's gonna take us
a long time to do this.

Yeah.
So, that's scary.

This is feeling
pretty good.

Awesome.
Yeah.

So, we started
with the teeth.

We need to paint them, and
then we need to let it dry.

We have to paint the inside
of the mouth too, you know?

'cause that's one of
the critiques.
We can't disappoint them.

Yeah, exactly.

It's a process.
It's a process!

There's $10,000
on the line, Katie.

I can't believe we made it
this far. It's unbelievable.

I know. It's crazy.
It's awesome.

I've painted one coat
on the door...

...So I go work on some
of the other projects.

I'm gonna cut a bunch
of pool noodles,

pool noodles actually
could be the perfect shape

for a giant, oversize
candy necklace.

When I cut foam, I use an
electric carving knife,

and it just goes through
the foam like butter.

Now, I don't want this
to look like a pool noodle,

so I need to shape it
a little bit more.

So now, all of a sudden,
pool noodle candy.

It really is
coming to life.

The pastel colors on the pool
noodles have transformed it,

and I'm super excited, because
it looks like a candy necklace.

while Charlotte is painting,
I am working on the cake pops

for the outside of the house.

To make a cake pop,
I cut circles out of plywood,

and I am going to texture them
using a wall texture spray,

spray-paint them
in those pastel colors

and then hang them up
with dowels.

I'm so stoked
on this texture.

It looks so good!
It's fun. It's a great ...

I'm not usually
a pink person,

but I feel like pink
might be the one.
I was gonna say,
you're coming around.

I'm a changed woman,
Charlotte.

There's a mouth.

The mouth needs something
to eat, so that's coming.

I need to create big, bold
elements out of cardboard,

'cause the teeth are huge.

We're creating
spearmint candy.

I want to make this one 3-d,

'cause I want it to
stand on its own.

It looks amazing done,
but so time-consuming.

We're also cutting out this
candy apple with felt sprinkles.

You guys are awesome.

thank you.

What you do with
cardboard, it's ...

I cannot wait to see.

okay, I don't
like that sound.

We're in the zone.
We're getting work done.

We're feeling so successful,
and in walks jay.

Oh, hark! Is that
angels singing?

Oh, no, that's just me here,
ready to deliver another twist.

Oh, great.

What ... how ...
there's ... what?

okay, I don't
like that sound.

We're in the zone.
We're getting work done,

we're feeling so successful,
and in walks jay.

Oh, hark. Is that
angels singing?

Oh, no, that's just me here,
ready to deliver another twist.

There's a twist!

I mean, we have so
much to do already.

How could we possibly
incorporate any kind of twist?

We all know that everyone
loves to visit

an over-the-top
holiday display,

so in addition to
decking out your homes,

you'll have to give your
house a little extra magic

and add in an
interactive element.

What?
What?

What does that
even mean?

Can we put a bowl of
candy? Does that count?

It's up to you. You just
got to figure it out.

Interactive, and not
a bowl of candy.

What ... how ...
there's ... what?

Mario, what's the motor
that we need? What is it?

How can we utilize this design
and make it interactive?

So, what if you
open the mailbox

and everything lights up
and the fog comes up?

Add the sign to
open the mailbox.

How are we gonna have
time to do all that?
I don't know.

What is something
we could do without

having, like, an advanced
degree in engineering.

Right, or magicianry. What
about just, like, a game?

Are there games that
people can play with?
Yeah.

Yeah, totally. There's so
many yard games.

Like, yard games.
Yard games.

I actually made, like, a
bean bag toss game before.

I could probably build
one of those pretty quickly.

Like these guys.

Yeah, with a hole,
and then you toss. Okay.

The coolest part about
making a game like this

is you can paint it whatever
color or pattern you want.

The trickiest part
is just making sure

that everything is
square and precise,

and obviously, we're short
on time and I obsess.

Check this out.
Yeah, she did.

Yeah, I did.
Look at that.
Woo!

I'm gonna go ahead
and assemble, okay?

I'm holding it with one
hand, and it feels fine.

So then, we can just
put something that

stretches out
over here, right?
Yeah.

So with a mouth this big,
we have to build supports.

I'm so worried that
that mouth is gonna be

unfinished, falling off.

But it's part of the process.
We wanted it to look solid.

it's gonna work.
Okay.

And then the finishing
touch is

this big, long
plastic pole.

It looks awesome.
It does look good.

the candy toss is assembled.
It went together beautifully.

Oh, my god. It looks
so flipping cute.

We definitely need lights.

I have this idea to transform
basic string lights

and somehow make them
into hard candies.

So, I noticed these
takeout containers,

and I just thought
that they would

give really nice shape
to our hard candies.

Takeout containers, Christmas
lights, cellophane on top.

Like, she made
life-size hard candy.
And she's making
hard candy.

So ingenious.

Those look like
hard candy lights.

I had this great idea
for the walkway ...

like, a candy walkway.

I am going to dump a bunch
of these balls and start,

to see what
it looks like.
Okay.

Just to see.
Do it.

So, I made a
little cage, here.

There's not enough
ball pit balls.

It's very sparse.

It's just sparse
ball pit balls.

How are we gonna fill
this? There's no way.

This is impossible.

I mean...

oh, man.

Is there any more?

That's it.
That's it?

So what do I think?
We get ornaments.

Okay.

I found plastic ornaments.

I'm taking the tops off,
sticking them in there,

giving it some
texture, some pop.

no, it looks good.
That's awesome.

One of the things we want
to do on the house

is kind of swap out
those planters.

We want to make the front
look like candy buttons.

Two.

Three.

Gonna have to space it out
a little more than that, Sam.

We keep getting critiqued for,
like, things looking messy,

and I don't want it
to look messy.

One or two inches may
seem like nothing,

but there were a couple
of times that I stood back

and it just did not look right,
and the last thing I want

is for anybody's eyes to look
at the spacing that's off.

Hey. Type a.

I know. I know. I'm trying.
I'm trying. I know.
Let's go.

I look over, and Sam's
been measuring for awhile,

and now she's taking
the candy buttons off.

She's pulling the candy
buttons off the planter.

We are under
a time crunch.

This is so stressful.

hey. Type a.

I know. I know. I'm trying.
I'm trying. I know.
Let's go.

I look over, and now she's
taking the candy buttons off.

She's pulling the candy
buttons off the planter.

I'm not sure
what's happening.

Oh, my lord.

I am so happy that
I took the extra time,

because when I step back,
they look amazing.

Okay, I'm happy.
I'm happy.

You were right.

I was right.

Oh, yeah. That looks
way better. Okay.

see, now, the interactive
part is Mario's strength.

I feel confident he has
another trick up his sleeve.

Oh, always.
Right?

There was a fog machine
I found, and then I'm, like,

trying to hack this all to make
a switch with the light machine.

I'm using a microcontroller and
a relay to do all the hard work.

You open the lid,
everything turns on.

Press the button,
smoke in the mailbox.

This is not good.

I went down a rabbit hole

where I feel like I spent
most of my time.

I need another
power strip.

What am I doing? I'm
using the wrong tool.

So I don't know what's
gonna happen, at all.

Alright, guys. 90 minutes to go.
That's an hour and a half.
Wow.

So, Katie, you
making the sign?

I'm trying to make the sign,
so I'm hoping your thing works.

Let's rock it.

So, I decide to add the sign to
carry on that graphic element,

and also to just kick off
our interactive element.

Yeah, that looks great,
actually, like...
Yeah.

I feel like these ...
these should be colorful, right?

Totally. Because they're
like sprinkles, right?
Like rainbow sprinkles?

To bring a little texture
and flair to the cake pops,

I'm gonna make some sprinkles,
and we will glue them on top.

So I'm gonna add just
a little bit of paint,

to give it some color.

sprinkles.

And they're all painted.

It's like going to
craft battle.

You want to hold it,
maybe, and I drill?

Yeahhh.
Okay.

The house has this
big, empty space on

the opposite side of the window
that needs to be filled...

Yeah, like right there,
I think, would be perfect.

Really? Okay.
Actually, yeah.

...And cake pops are a
really cool way to do that.

Ahhh.

Alright, guys,
guess what? 20 minutes.

- Oh, my god.
- Oh, my gosh.

What?

if I painted a bunch
of broken spoons

from the first round, could I
try to make some yellow ...
you can try.

Very short amount of time
left, and then Mario

has the great idea
to use the spoon heads,

like we used in the tablescape,
paint them yellow,

and they'll be like
a little fake light.

I really love that,
you know?
They're so cute.

Oh, wow.

But like, if you look at
them from far away,
they look like lights.

And it represented so much
from the first challenge,

carrying it all the way
through to the third.
Mm-hmm.

There's eight lights.
Okay.

Here.
Alright.

Yeah, I think
it's really cute.

Hey, crafters, guess what?

♪ five golden minutes ♪

The time has
gone by so fast.

I'm freaking out, because
we have to finish this house,

and there's just not
much time left.

Last few minutes, we are
in total scramble mode,

and we are just trying to
make this house look perfect

before the judges
come to see it.

Ahhh!

4...3...2...1. Hands up!

I'm just gonna, like ...
just take a nap.

Mario, Katie!

So, tell us about your holiday
sweet street confection house.

We've created the pop art
Christmas carnival experience.

It was really important to
us to continue our story

that we've been trying to
present over all of the rounds.

We wanted to also give
a few callbacks

to some of
the other elements ...

like we always love
to incorporate

a little bit of the black
and white graphic design.

And, you know, even just
a little leaf on the apple

And our little
Christmas light spoons.

Yes, oh, the spoons.
The spoons.

I loved those.

So, when you guys ...
whatever you want, you can ...

follow the directions.
Yeah.

okay.

so, when you guys ...
whenever you want, you can ...

follow the directions.
Yeah.

Okay.

oh!
Oh!

I love a good
smoke machine.

Hope we don't
set off any alarms.

Just so great, watching jay,
like, smoke and everything.

Posing in the smoke.

It's music video time.

We knocked it out of
the park. It was awesome.

Yeah.

You two ... I love this house.

I love that it is fun.

I love that it's kid-centered,
and I think that

the smoke machine from the
mailbox is super, super fun.

So, the negatives.

You focused on
three major elements.

There's a lot of space
that is untouched.

For me, it's a little empty.

So, I love the overall concept.
It's a big impact.

Obviously, you nailed
the sweet part of it.

It's candy, and it
looks delicious.

And the mouth again, it's
carried through the whole theme.

I think it's incredible.

But ... there is always a but ...

my biggest, biggest,
biggest disappointment

is the planter boxes ...

that I can see the bushes,
I can see the plastic.

They're completely untouched.

That, for me, is just one of
the big downfalls of the house.

Good luck to you, and
we'll see you soon.

Thank you.
Alrighty.

how are you guys holding up?

We're tired.
We're good.

So, talk to us about your home.

So you guys asked for
candy and sweets,

and we gave you candy
and sweets.

I love it.

Our home is really an
ode to all of these

fun childhood candies
that we grew up with

while still making it festive
for the holidays, right?

Absolutely.

With the interactive element,
we made a beanbag toss game.

I used to love that fruity,
striped, flavored gum

that lost its flavor
in five minutes.

Like, that's what
that's an ode to do.

Do you guys want to do
a close-up inspection?
I do.

I need to.
So, let's look.

I think we need to
look and play a little.

Yes.

that's a point!

Okay, so overall, I love
everything about this house.

For your interactive element,
I loved the candy toss.

It's so cute. It's clever.

That's great for kids
to just come up to the house

and play with that.

One of the downfalls, for me ...

I wish it was, like,
slightly more holiday.

You two ... I love this house.

I feel like we told you
we wanted it to be so sweet,

it made our teeth hurt
to look at it,

and you took the opportunity

to really make
everything a confection,

to give everything
a little sprinkle of sugar.

I love chalky pastels.

I think they're beautiful,
but I feel like

that's where my eye's going,
and it's a holiday house.

You want to
catch the eye, right?

So I think the color
palette, it's so soft

that some of the great work
is a little dampened.

Thank you again,
and good luck to you.

Thank you.
Thank you.

Good luck.

I have to say, that
was a delicious

stroll down sweet street.

Don't you guys agree?
Absolutely.

Both teams,

you both really wowed us
with your holiday crafts,

but unfortunately,
only one team can win

the sweet gift of $10,000
and the trophy,

which is dripping
in diamond dust.

This was a truly difficult
decision for these judges,

but unfortunately, only one team

can be crowned champion of
"holiday crafters gone wild."

and the winning team is...

...Sam and Charlotte.

congratulations!

Yes!

I'm shocked.

We are beyond thrilled,

but we're also just
proud that we did it.

You guys just earned $10,000

and the holiday craft champions
trophy.

we feel so happy that we did
weird, big, bold things, and ...

and did what we love.

You don't
need to be a pro.

You don't need
to have a huge budget.

You don't need to have
giant craft stores

to be the ultimate
holiday crafter.

Congratulations!
Oh, my god, thank you!