40 Fun Facts About LaurDIY

Forbes dubbed LaurDIY the millennial version of which American homemaking mogul, a label she has embraced?

Martha Stewart was the comparison that stuck. LaurDIY leaned into it with licensed craft kits, stationery and jewelry sold through big-box retailers.

On her DIY Master series, LaurDIY learned to use which tool and then tried it out on a friend?

Tattoo gun was the tool, and she really did ink one of her friends with it. DIY Master was built around bigger projects she had never attempted on camera.

What is the name of LaurDIY's first dog, a regular guest in her videos who was a ring bearer at her wedding?

Moose shared ring-bearer duty with her second dog, Diggy. LaurDIY called including the pair the most sentimental element of the day.

Which fellow YouTuber did LaurDIY date for three years before the pair announced their breakup in a joint video?

Alex Wassabi and LaurDIY were known to fans as Laurex. The tearful video in which they explained that the split was mutual drew about 10 million views.

Craftopia, the kids' crafting contest LaurDIY hosted, was a launch-day show on which streaming service?

HBO Max went live on May 27, 2020 with Craftopia in its opening line-up. LaurDIY was an executive producer as well as host, and the series ran for two seasons.

LaurDIY guest-starred in season two of Escape the Night, a YouTube series created and hosted by which vlogger?

Joey Graceffa plays the Savant, a version of himself whose party invitations keep stranding his friends in the past. There they are picked off one by one before sunrise.

For their wedding first dance, LaurDIY's husband secretly recorded his own cover of a ballad by which singer?

Elvis Presley's Can't Help Falling in Love was the song. The groom travelled to Orlando to record it with the a cappella group Voctave, and she knew nothing about it.

In a newspaper profile from her student days, LaurDIY called herself a professional lover of which craft supply?

Glitter was the answer she gave The Globe and Mail, which profiled her as a fourth-year student who had already turned her videos into a six-figure business.

Which former Nickelodeon sitcom star, a friend of LaurDIY, has teamed up with her for collab videos?

Josh Peck, of Drake & Josh fame, turned up on her channel as she moved from back-to-school videos toward personality-led content for fans growing older with her.

LaurDIY's father is of Finnish and Ukrainian descent; which heritage, the one she grew up closest to, is her mother's?

Japanese culture came down her mother's side. LaurDIY has praised her Nana's cooking, though nobody in the family still spoke the language.

LaurDIY grew up in St. Catharines, a city in which Canadian province?

Ontario is where she grew up, near Niagara Falls, an only child whose mother encouraged her early love of arts and crafts even though neither parent was crafty.

LaurDIY began as which kind of online project in her first year of university, before video took over?

A blog came first, started because her university program left her feeling creatively stifled. Writing out instructions grew tedious, so she began showing the steps on camera instead.

What does LaurDIY call her fans, a nickname she also writes as a hashtag?

Pretty Little Laurs is the name, and she sets aside time for them: the first hour after a video goes live is when she tries to answer comments.

Who did LaurDIY marry in April 2024, years after the two first worked together on a project?

Jeremy Lewis and LaurDIY married at a Spanish-style villa in Southern California in front of fewer than a hundred guests, with both of her parents walking her down the aisle.

What is the name of the podcast LaurDIY has co-hosted with her husband, which also has its own YouTube channel?

Wild 'Til 9 sits alongside her main channel and a separate vlog channel. Her official biography lists podcaster among her jobs, next to angel investor.

To which US city did LaurDIY move from Toronto to run her licensing business and film collabs more easily?

Los Angeles won out by 2016, after she had been living out of a suitcase between the two cities. She has described the pace there as far more relaxed than Toronto's.

LaurDIY was a featured creator at the tenth edition of which online-video convention held in Anaheim, California?

VidCon put her on meet-and-greets and panels, including a session on how video creators have become direct-to-consumer brands in their own right.

LaurDIY featured several years in a row in which annual video recapping the platform's biggest trends and creators?

YouTube Rewind included her every year from 2015 to 2018. The last of those overtook a Justin Bieber music video to become the most-disliked upload in the site's history.

Craftopia, the crafting show LaurDIY hosted and executive produced, was nominated for which television award?

Daytime Emmy voters nominated the series in 2021 for its art direction, set decoration and scenic design: the giant studio where contestants raced to fill their carts.

Each guest on Escape the Night plays a period persona; which title was LaurDIY given in season two?

The Engineer was her persona. Castmates that season included Liza Koshy as the Explorer and Tana Mongeau as the Saloon Girl.

LaurDIY was the first guest killed off in season two of Escape the Night; which creatures finished her?

Vampires ate her character alive after she lost a race to find a golden goblet. The guests had killed the creatures' king, and a life was owed in exchange.

In LaurDIY's season of Escape the Night, the guests are carried back in time to a masquerade ball in which era?

Victorian dress was the entry ticket: each guest received a costume to match an assigned character, and only those who wore it could see the carriage sent to collect them.

Served by LaurDIY, her 2017 series of two-minute recipe videos, premiered on which platform?

Facebook Watch was, in her managers' words, an open playing field for testing ideas. The short series was made by the production arm of her management company.

The debut episode of Served by LaurDIY featured an ice cream cone made to resemble which Sesame Street character?

Cookie Monster inspired the cone, filmed from overhead in the style of viral recipe clips. LaurDIY's pitch was that snacks and treats are as DIYable as crafts.

LaurDIY beat Andrea Russett and Baby Ariel to win the Lifestyle category at which ceremony for online video?

Streamy Awards voters chose her in 2017, the year the show was broadcast live on Twitter with the YouTube star Jon Cozart as host.

LaurDIY's Shorty Award, won at a ceremony hosted by Keke Palmer, came in which category?

House & Home was the category, a win she shared with The Sorry Girls. Her nomination praised seasonal decor ideas such as a foam pumpkin turned into a planter for succulents.

LaurDIY said whose daily vlogging showed her that viewers come to a channel for the personality?

Casey Neistat's daily vlogs convinced her that anyone can post a tutorial, so she began blending vlogs with crafts and launched series such as The DIY Challenge.

LaurDIY licensed her brand to which maker of phone accessories, alongside her own craft kits and stationery?

PopSockets, the stick-on grips that prop a phone up, carried her designs. The same licensing push put her name on beanies and graphic tees.

In 2017 LaurDIY joined Eva Gutowski, Coco Jones and Jordan Fisher as a spokesperson for which soft drink?

Fanta brought back its Fantanas that year, each member matched to a fruit flavor. The new line-up was the first to include a man.

LaurDIY's two dogs, the inspiration for her dog-walking accessories line, are which breed?

Miniature bull terrier is the breed. LaurDIY did not grow up with dogs, and has said that her first puppy opened a new corner of her heart.

LaurDIY played a character named Lisa in a 2017 Halloween comedy sequel written and directed by which filmmaker?

Tyler Perry made Boo 2! A Madea Halloween and, as usual, played Madea himself, along with her brother Joe and her nephew Brian.

LaurDIY has been a guest more than once on the syndicated talk show hosted by which pop singer?

Kelly Clarkson had her on in each of the show's first two seasons, once on the same episode as Tim Allen and Jay Leno.

After two missed connections on other platforms, LaurDIY finally matched with her future husband on which dating app?

Hinge did the job at the third attempt: he had spotted her on Raya and sent an Instagram message she never saw. She calls it the most millennial story.

LaurDIY's fiancé proposed at the end of a trail of roses on a beach in which California city?

Malibu was sold to her as a Christmas-gift weekend away. A rescheduled nail appointment nearly gave the game away, yet she still thought the picnic was for someone else.

LaurDIY was still a student when her channel passed a million subscribers; which Toronto school did she attend?

Ryerson University is where she earned a degree in graphic communications management in 2015. The school was renamed Toronto Metropolitan University in 2022.

What is the name of the dog-walking accessories brand LaurDIY launched in 2025 with treat pouches and walking bags?

Fuzzboy Originals grew out of everyday headaches on walks, such as pockets stuffed with waste bags and fumbling for treats.

LaurDIY played piano for a Billie Eilish cover performed by which singing group of sisters?

Cimorelli sang while she accompanied them at the keys. LaurDIY called it the most unique collaboration she had done.

Which castmate beat LaurDIY in the death challenge that eliminated her from Escape the Night?

DeStorm Power, playing the Railroad Tycoon, reached the golden goblet first. The pair had been picked for the challenge by cards the other guests chose.

LaurDIY's bracelet collaboration began after which California jewelry brand reposted photos she shared as a fan?

Pura Vida noticed her posts, then proposed a set of five bracelets in bright hues with crystals and charms. It arrived in a run of launches she named the LaurDIYDrop.

What is the title of the satirical music video LaurDIY released in September 2017?

DIY Queen drew millions of views within months. LaurDIY said fans love seeing a creator step outside her comfort zone, and that they welcomed the change of pace.