Craftopia

Hey, guys! What's up?

It's Lauren,

and welcome to "Craftopia."

Who here is ready

to craft today?

Me!

Like a shopping spree!

Anything glittery.

Let's get crafty!

The possibilities

of crocheted items are endless.

Glitter fixes everything.

More glam, more glitter,

more glitz, more color.

60 seconds!

- No. - Panda!

Whoo!

I love Craftopia!

- We don't want you - to ever stop

Being your awesome,

creative self.

I... yeah, ooh.

This is "Craftopia."

- Let's meet - our craft-testants.

He's a crochet prodigy:

Jonah.

The possibilities

of crocheted items are endless.

- She's a pro - at papier-mâché:

Here's Annabelle.

I love horses the same amount

that I love crafting.

- Those are, like, - my two favorite things

In the entire world.

- Meet our master - of miniatures:

Natalie.

I'm probably the cleanest

crafter in America.

How are we feeling?

- So excited. - Very excited.

- Yeah, we're excited - to be here.

Very.

My mind is exploding.

LaurDIY has such cool

crafting videos.

She's one of my favorite

crafting YouTubers.

This is, like,

my wildest dreams come true.

We've got two super fun

crafting challenges

lined up for you today,

and by the end,

somebody will win "Craftopia"

and leave here with $5,000.

My God.

It's kind of a big deal.

Yes.

Let's meet our judges.

She's an amazing

tiny-toy maker:

Toya.

Next to her

is Mr. Handy Dandy himself,

James Worsham.

And our guest judge today

is one of the most whimsical

street artists out there today.

A master of crocheting,

she's created installations

for some of the largest

companies across the world.

This is London Kaye.

- Hi, you guys. - Hi.

Hi.

I am ready to be impressed.

We'll try our best.

Parties are a great excuse

to craft.

- That's why, - for today's quick craft,

You're going to create

personal party invites

for the fiesta of your choice.

It needs to knock

our socks off

with its theme

and execution.

You only have one hour

to finish your crafts,

- so to help you out, - we pretty much have

Every craft material

imaginable

at your disposal

in Craftopia,

- and while you're shopping, - keep your eyes open

For our prize panda...

Aww.

The cutest and glam-iest

mascot you've ever seen.

It's hiding somewhere here,

and if you find it,

you'll win a karaoke

Singsation.

Are you guys into karaoke?

- Can we sing? - Yes.

- Yeah. - For sure.

All right, guys,

let's get this party started.

Ready, set, and craft!

- What do I need, - what do I need?

Paint, paint, paint.

Good, good, good.

I'm a mounted archer,

so I ride horses

and I shoot my bow and arrow

off of the horses.

I wanted to create

an archery party invitation,

so I'm grabbing

a papier-mâché box,

an embroidery hoop and some

rubber bands to make the bow,

and little dowels

for the arrows.

Letters.

Lots and lots of letters.

- Most people would describe me - as bubbly,

Energetic, fun.

So my dream birthday party

is on the beach.

So I'm going to make

some 3-D flip-flops

that go along with

my beach birthday theme,

with foam, sticker letters,

sand, and...

Seashells.

- I really want - that prize panda,

But I can't let it distract me

from what I came

to Craftopia for.

Aww.

Strings of yarn.

I'm making a crocheted owl

- with a toggle button - for the nose,

Googly eyes, and an invitation

inside the owl.

It's gonna work.

I want this prize panda

really bad.

Foam!

- Half of me is saying, - "Okay, Natalie,

You have to focus."

The other half is saying,

"Go get that panda."

Maybe I'll find it.

Panda!

Panda!

My gosh! Okay.

Now focus, focus.

She's winning

a total karaoke station.

Just me?

Gonna be making a flip-flop.

So what I'm going to do is

I'm going to take

the adhesive foam sheets.

I'm gonna stack them together.

Hope I don't cut myself.

So I'm gonna make the bow

out of these, cut in half.

- I love when people - take found objects

- And make them - into other things.

- That's good. - That's good.

She has an arrow!

- Bow and arrow. - Yeah.

If she can actually, like,

shoot the bow and arrow

and hit a target,

this... this may be done.

My gosh!

I am a crocheting master.

- My jaw is on the ground - right now.

I can make a hat

in 46 minutes.

Scarf, maybe an hour.

- It's like breathing to me. - I don't think about it.

- Is this how fast - you can crochet as well?

I mean...

on a good day.

I think I probably would have

the fastest hands in the U.S.

- I feel like I'm watching this - in double time.

- People at home, - this is not sped-up.

This is real-time action.

- Can you even believe - how fast his hands move?

He's like...

And there's an entire thing

done.

That's our first 15 minutes