Who We Are
Hey y’all, we’re Evan & Katelyn Heling: a husband and wife team, amateur makers, and expert high fivers, who want to DIY ALL THE THINGS. We met when we were 18 and eight years later we got married, bought a house, and proceeded to DIY the heck out of it. We started with no experience, and everything we learned was from YouTubers and bloggers. After a few years of figuring things out, we wanted to start giving back in the same way we learned – by documenting our projects, sharing them with people, and hopefully helping others see that if we can do it, they can do it.
We mainly make stuff on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/evanandkatelyn
make random fun videos at: https://www.youtube.com/evanandkatelyn2
have crafting long form videos at: https://www.youtube.com/EvanAndKatelynUncut
play games at: https://www.youtube.com/evanandkatelyngaminguncut
live stream at:https://www.twitch.tv/evanandkatelyn
we used to have a podcast:https://www.youtube.com/evanandkatelynpodcast
We’re also on social sites:
Support
If you want to help support the content we make (and help us get better equipment and hire out some tasks so we can make more content) you can do that over at our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/evanandkatelyn where you’ll also get sneak peaks and extra content!
We tackle a lotttt of different project types: woodworking, 3D printing, concrete projects, home improvement stuff, home decor stuff. The list goes on, we are interested in continuing to learn new things so we plan on tackling whatever seems the most interesting. Hope you’ll join us along the way!
How We Met
If you want to hear the story of how we first met, we cover that in a 2019 podcast below:
Mailing Address
If you want to send us something physical, here’s the mailing address. If you’re a business, please do NOT send unsolicited products:
Evan and Katelyn
215 W Bandera Rd Ste 114-240
Boerne, TX 78006
What is that ___ thing you used in ___ video?
We usually include all links to tools and materials used in a project video in our description or our corresponding blog post here at evanandkatleyn.com :)
If you want to browse things we commonly use you can check out:
https://www.amazon.com/shop/evanandkatelyn
What were your old jobs?
Evan was an engineer and Katelyn was a graphic designer. We both also worked at small companies, large companies, worked full time, part time, and did some freelance work. We dive into all the details in our podcast (episode #18)
How did you get started making things?
Our first project was a set of 2-foot tall marquee letters (like these) for our wedding. We used a jigsaw, a drill, and a hammer and built them on our teeny apartment balcony. This led to a bunch more wedding projects, and before we tied the knot we also bought a house that needed a bunch of fixing up so we then tackled a bunch of house projects. Sometimes we needed things to go in the house too, so we started experimenting with some small furniture and home decor. The projects, tools, and skills grew little by little (and are still growing!). You could also check out episode #020 of our podcast where we touch on this subject some :)
Do you have any advice for starting, growing, or monetizing a YouTube channel?
YES, lots :) a whole 2 hour podcast! Best of luck!
I love your videos! How can I help support?
Thank you so much! Here are a few ways you can pitch in so that we can keep making free videos (and make even more and even better content!)
Throw us a buck or two on Patreon. We post exclusive videos there (Aftershows for every YouTube video we publish and Mini Vlogs) plus at least a few posts each week with sneak peeks and such.
We’ve got merch! Much fashion. Very t-shirt.
Subscribe on YouTube, share our videos, and follow us on whatever social media you’re into!
Use our Amazon Affiliate links if you’re buying something. You can find a bunch of tools we use/recommend here or in any of our YouTube video descriptions
Can I use your designs?
Our designs are CC Sharealike Non-commercial. This basically means you can’t sell our designs, but you can use our designs as long as you credit us (we prefer a link to our channel and/or the video itself as credit). Here’s some more detailed info about what that means: Creative Commons Website
How tall is Evan/how short is Katelyn?
Evan is somewhat of a giant at 6’5″ and Katelyn is a very normal person height of 5’6″ (I’m not short! haha)
Do you sell your [insert product here]?
While we do sell , we no longer sell products. We get asked especially about selling molds or selling the items we used to sell on Etsy. Since content creation is our full time jobs, we don’t have time right now to keep up with products too. Maybe one day in the future though! And if we do decide to sell things, we’ll announce it on social media and add them to our online shop. You can hear us talk more about the decision in this podcast episode:
I want to make things but I have no tools/experience – where do I start?
There are a couple ways we often recommend getting started. One, pick a simple project you’re excited about and buy just the tools you need for that project, just like we did for the marquee letters (see above question). YouTube is a GREAT resource for inspiration and tutorials when you’re just getting started. Another thing you can do is look for nearby makerspaces – you can take classes if there are specific skills you want to learn, and you can give new techniques or materials a test run (for example, we took welding classes at a makerspace!
You should totally make ____!
We should! Ahhh but we should also totally make the hundreds of items on our list! Seriously, the list is out of control. If you have an idea about something we should make, a better way to let us know is in a YouTube comment.
Do you want to collaborate?
In general we love collaborations, but we also never have time. We schedule our videos months out and are often over committed. We do have a few tips about collaborations in general. Before you reach out to someone you want to collaborate with:
Form a real connection so that the request does not come out of the blue
Prove that you’re serious and that you have growth potential
Bring something to the table
Make it easy to say yes
Any advice for getting into 3D printing?
Understand that at some point you’re going to be frustrated and will have to put lots of time into fixing your machine or software or design.
Research the right printer for YOU. There is no perfect one out there. It will always be a balance of price, features, reliability, etc. And there are a constant stream of new ones. Find a site that compares and gathers reviews.
Try designing something yourself. 3D printers really shine when they can make YOUR designs a reality. Printing things you find online is fun but we think the main point of buying a printer for yourself is so that you can make things that nobody else can to fit a specific need you have. Once you have a few designs built up you could try having them printed via an online service initially to see what to expect from a 3D print in terms of durability and finish, then you can make the decision to buy one knowing what you’re getting into.
We hope that ^ was not discouraging, we LOVE 3D printing, but we also want to be real.
