When I think of crafts, I picture these weird-looking items floating on Etsy like eternal shipwrecks that rise to the surface every time you genuinely need something. I mean, there’s nothing wrong with pursuing your hobby, but it’s a whole different story if you’re trying to make money out of something you wouldn’t buy yourself. Hence, there’s an entire craft-shaming movement that humorously mocks such instances.
But there’s a whole different side to craftsmanship and here we are talking the perfect fusion of idea, execution, skill, and patience. Mix them together and you see pieces of handmade art that put the mass production industry to shame.
And thanks to the subreddit r/Crafts, we have the most eye-watering collection of crafty objects that prove there’s no limit to human imagination. With a whopping 1.6m contributing to this online community, it’s easy to fall in love with crafts even if you weren’t a big fan of them in the first place.
#1 My Quarantine Project: I Painted A Mandala On An Old, Beat-Up Table
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#2 Needle Art - I’m Currently Going Through Ivf. This Is What My Husband Made Me Using My Discarded Meds. Got Me Laughing
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#3 I Made A House For My Cat And Im Super Proud Of It. Also My First Time Doing Something Like This, Because Im Just 14
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#4 I've Been Working On Some More Of My Little Pebble People
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#5 This Octopus Candle Holder That My Sister Hand Made At Her Pottery Shop
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#6 My Hand-Painted Food Rocks
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#7 Trying To Keep My Kids Busy! Painters Tape + Washable Markers. Looks Like Stained Glass!
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#8 Hand Embroidered Bubbles
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#9 Finally Finished This Dress!
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#10 I Painted Birch Trees On My Window
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#11 I Turned Some Unused Circuit-Boards Into A Map
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#12 I Made A Hoodie!
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#13 I Needle Felted Ice Bear (Made 100% From Wool)
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#14 This Is How We Dye Easter Eggs In Serbia Using Only Natural Ingredients
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#15 My Wife Presses Flowers Then Creates Pieces Like This. I Love This One
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#16 When The Veil Is Torn Away. Life Sized Needle Felted Wool Sculpture Made By Me. Thanks For Looking!
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#17 Leg Bling In Full View From My Swarovski Post
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#18 80 Hours Crocheting To Make This Parasol! Worth It!
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#19 Finally Done With My Hand Painted "Wallpaper"!
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#20 My New Niece Is Going To Have A Bee Themed Room So I Crocheted Her This Blanket
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#21 Lord Of The Rings Messenger Bag I Just Finished!
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#22 I Made This Dumbledore Art Quilt Using Scraps From My Fabric Stash. 48”x64”
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#23 Re-Upholstery Of A Chair Using Used Jeans. Satisfied With Result
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#24 Made This Dress A While Ago, But It Is Still My Most Ambitious Project To Date!
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#25 Lost Both Of My Jobs Due To Covid-19, Decided To Try Something New
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#26 First Paper Sculpture
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#27 I Made Myself A Pair Of Shoes - All By Hand Stitching
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#28 My First Selfmade Bookshelf Insert.it‘S Not Perfect But I Love Looking At It
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#29 As I Am Only 100cm Tall, I Sewed Myself A Jacket Out Of A Pillowcase
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#30 Here's My Embroidery Inspired By Klimt
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#31 Ottomans That I Made With My Wife. She Knit And Upholstered, And I Did The Woodworking
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#32 Extreme Impulse Project - Painted Over My Fireplace Tonight And Now I Need Validation At One Am
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#33 My Mom Is A Painter. Here Is One Of Her Latest Pieces!
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#34 Dresser Ive Been Working On For My Sons Nursery
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#35 2nd Week In Isolation. I Made This Multilayered Marine Turtle
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#36 Thought I'd Share My Fav Recent Watercolor With You Guys
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#37 Can't Afford A Backsplash So I Painted One!
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#38 My Boyfriend Wanted To See An Insult Version Of Those ‘Why I Love You’ Bottles. Here’s What I Made Him For Christmas
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#39 Finally Finished Homer Descending Into French Knots!
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#40 My Ariel. Colored Polymer Clay
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#41 This Is My Favorite Thing I've Ever Made Wisteria Mobile In Felt
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#42 I Got Into Making Stained Glass During Quarantine - My Favorite Things To Make Are Corners Like This
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#43 My Creation And My Muse
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#44 My Mom Is Am Essential Worker In Mental Healthcare. She Is In Her Latte 60's And Working Full Time To Help People Stay Positive. She Is Also Working All Evenings To Make Masks For Those That Are Saving Lives In A Different Way. I Am Really Proud Of Her. Please Help Me Show Some Support
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#45 I Made A Bunch Of Paper Cranes And Attached Them To A Branch. Hope You Guys Like It!
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#46 I’ve Been Teaching Myself How To Bead During Isolation. My First Finished Piece! An Ode To My Childhood
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#47 Nearly 9 Months Later And This Monstrosity Is Finished! First Truly Big Crochet Project And I’m Extremely Proud
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#48 I Spent Way Too Long On This.. Addams Family ‘Polly Pocket’ Style Playset
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#49 My Quarantine Project! Made My Favourite Childhood Home, Simpsons ‘Polly Pocket’ Style
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#50 As A Blacksmith, I Normally Work With Steel, But Copper Is So Beautiful. This Is The First And Only Copper Hair Stick I Have Made. I Think It Came Out Pretty Well
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#51 My Wife Had Dresses Made From My Old Shirts For My Girls To Wear On Fathers Day
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#52 Some Armor I Made For Fun, Have Some New Designs In A Notebook So Comment If You Want To See It
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#53 I Make Pottery Out Of Dirt That I Dig Up Myself. These Are Made From 9 Different Wild Clays From Around The Brisbane Area
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#54 My Wife Is Studying To Be A Goldsmith And Made This Silver Pendant
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#55 I Painted Another Rock!
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#56 My Husband Made This Mountain Shelf As A Gift For A Baby Shower. It’s His First Try At Woodworking And I’m So Proud!
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#57 Día De Los Muertos Rocking Horse. Before And After
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#58 And Here Is The Finished Piece! The Color Change Is Always So Mesmerizing!
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#59 I Made A Beaded Sneklace
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#60 I Made A Necklace Of Beads
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#61 I Made This Without A Sewing Machine...it Took So Long And My Fingers Hurt But I’m Proud!
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#62 I Started This Before Quarantine And Have Now Spent Over 100 Hours On It, Finally Finished!
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#63 Built My Fianceè A House With A Secret Draw To Propose To Her
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#64 A Ceramic Vase I Made To Display My Most Prized Grape
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#65 Painted This A While Back. Just Some Fishes Swimming In A Forest
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#66 Told My Boyfriend I Was Painting Flowers. I Was, In Fact, Painting Shrek
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#67 Painted My Son’s Fave Animal With A Melted Crayon Background For His Room
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#68 Peonies I Made From Paper
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#69 Spent 30+ Hours Crocheting A Rug For My Room!
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#70 I Made Myself A Marauder’s Map Mask
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#71 Extremely Happy With My Improvement In Just One Year
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#72 I Made My Cat A Hoodie Out Of A Throw Blanket. I Can’t
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#73 My Handmade Geode Soaps
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#74 I Dotted A Rock!
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#75 My 15 Year Old Granddaughter Decided To Try Watercolors, I Think She's Off To A Great Start!
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#76 I Made My Own Wedding Invitation And Am So Happy With How They Turned Out!
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#77 Finished My Sister's Birthday Present
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#78 I Recently Started A New Hobby, Polymer Clay. I Made A Whole Lot Of Tiny Plants And Cactuses To Practice ?
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#79 Introducing My Latest Handmade Embroidery On Tulle: « Marty Byrde »
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#80 I Love Making Notebook Covers Out Of Polymer Clay
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#81 I Painted A Whole Bunch Of Rocks During Quarantine!
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#82 I've Tried The New Threads...that's A Result. Newborn Tree
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#83 I Made A Tiny Little Book With Tiny Piece Of Bark I Found
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#84 I Finally Gave Embroidery A Try! I'm Really Proud Of My First Project
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#85 A Year Or So's Worth Of Embroidery
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#86 I Wanted To Be A Jellyfish For Halloween. It Turned Out Better Than I Thought
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#87 After Six Months Of Stitching, It’s Finally Done And I’m So Proud
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#88 I Am Awful At Keeping Houseplants So I Made A Wire One That I Can’t Kill!
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#89 I'm Addicted To Making Felted Cats. What Do You Guys Think?
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#90 I’ve Finally Finished Crocheting This Blanket For My Russian Language Teacher! I Can’t Wait To Give It To Her!
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#91 I Made A Lilac Branch Out Of Cold Porcelain.very Long And Painstaking Work, A Lot Of Small Parts,stamens,but It's Worth It
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#92 Made Another Batch Of Resin Bookmarks. What Do You Guys Think?
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#93 These Are Some Ferns From My Garden! If You Dry Them Just After They Unfurl, They Stay Super Bright. They're Cast In Resin With Sterling Silver
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#94 A Headboard I Made For The New House
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#95 My Brother Made The Table And I Painted The Inside. It’ll Be Used As My Sons Craft Table When He’s Older!
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#96 DIY Tree Of Life Suncatcher
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#97 My Dad And I Made Some Sailormoon Inspired Rings! Let Us Know What You Think
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#98 Not Sure If This Counts, But My Neighbor Took Advantage Of The Freezing Temps And Made These Beautifully Simplistic Ice Sculptures
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#99 My Little Robin! What Do You Think, Do You Like It Too?
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#100 For Those Who Enjoyed My Fox Paper Sculpture ... Here Is His Pal, The Fawn! Hanging Sleepily In The Nursery
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#101 I Use Beach Pebbles To Portray Fond Memories. Here's Me With My Grandad
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#102 My Brother-In-Law Is Planning To Propose To His GF And Commissioned My Wife To Paint These Addam’s Family Nesting Dolls In Which To Hide The Ring
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#103 My Mom Had A "Flawed" Sculpture She Didn't Want To Sell. So Instead She Painted It In Two Colors I Chose, Now It's Mine, And I Love It!
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#104 Made A Wood Resin Comb, Inspired By Patronus
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#105 I'm Very Proud Of My Mum. This Is Her Newest Mosaic. "Camilla Of The Desert"
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#106 My Little Christmas Tree
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#107 Stained Glass Piano Box I Made During Pride Month!
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#108 Dahlia I Made From Paper
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#109 I Got To Tile A Bit Of Backsplash In Our Kitchen. Tiles Painted By Me, Put On The Wall By My Dad
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#110 Chubby Seals Crafted In Ceramics By My Mom
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#111 My Boyfriends Mom Taught Me How To Make Stained Glass Over Christmas! Very Proud Of My First Piece
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#112 Working On Some New Colorful Vase Shapes That Really Speak To Me, What Do You Think?
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#113 Yesterday My Little Brother Got Married And, Given The Times, It Wasn’t Your Typical Wedding. So I Made Him An Atypical Accessory: An Embroidered Pocket Beagle. He Loved It!
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#114 My Ribbon Embroidery
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#115 I Made A Whale For My Baby Boy.
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#116 I Was Going For A Faux Taxidermy Vibe. What Do You Think? Coloured Pencil On Cotton Paper
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#117 I Probably Have To Spend My 18th Birthday Alone With My Dad In Quarantine, But I Made Myself Birthday Crown
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#118 I Made A Cactus Pin Cushion
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#119 I Made A "Little Me" Inspired By The Movie Coraline
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#120 Guys, My Boyfriends Mom Is Incredible At Pottery And She Made Me The Most Beautiful Yarn Bowl!
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#121 I’m Really Pleased With How I’ve Progressed In The Past Year And A Half With My Ceramics! I Love Making Ceramic Animals
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#122 Glass Octopus My Husband Blows Glass And Makes Some Cool Stuff. This Guy Is One Of My Favorites
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#123 My Elderly Nana & Papa Make Trips Up To He Obsidian Mountain Areas And Haul Raw Ugly Rainbow Obsidian. They Spend Days And Days Hand Carving Out These Animals & Pendants. They Take Hours! Nana Says She Doesn’t Think People Like Them. They Don’t Really Use Phone, Can They Still Get Internet Points?
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#124 Hi New Here! My Mother Makes Homemade Cards And Just Recently She Entered In Her Card To A Facebook Contest. All The Old Women In The Group Don’t Seem To Like It And She’s Upset Because She Spend A Lot Of Time On This Card. I Want To Prove Her Wrong That People Actually Like Her Card! Thanks!
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#125 My Kida From Atlantis. Polymer Clay. Is She A Badass ?
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#126 Well, I Tried To Restrain Myself All This Time, But The Tension Became Unbearable. So Here It Is: Absolutely Useless Stained Glass Mask Made Of Beach-Found Sea Glass, Without Cutting
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#127 My Wife Has Been Having Problems With Anxiety Lately And Crafting Helps Calm Her Down. So I Made A Craft Corner For Her With All Her Favorites! And Some Bob Ross For The Extra Help!
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#128 My First Crochet Wearable!
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#129 Every Year My Family Makes A Whole "Gingerbread" House Village. We Use Grahm Crackers Instead Of Baking Gingerbread. I Got Married This Year And My Wife Helped With The Icing. She's Talented At Art And Henna. It Was A Fun Combined Effort Because I Like Woodwork And DIY And She's A Wonderful Artist!
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#130 I Recreated Regina King's Emmys Dress Out Of A Thrifted Graduation Gown!
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#131 A Tolkien-Inspired Embroidery Piece!
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#132 I Made Some Hogwarts House Banners For My Best Friends Baby Shower Gift For Her Nursery. First Time Sewing In Twelve Years. Maybe Not The Neatest, But I’m Proud Of How They Turned Out!
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#133 I Made Some Little Polymer Dinosaurs!
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#134 Just Finished A Humpback Whale Made From Recycled Aloha Shirts
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#135 I Make Seaglass Art Quilts Using Leftover Fabric Scraps. I Love Showcasing The Last Bits Of Favorite Fabrics
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#136 Many Many Many Hours Later
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#137 I Made Dani From The Movie Midsommar!
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#138 A Little Porcelain Snow Leopard With Silver Spots, Made By Me!
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#139 I Made A Yellow Rose With Play-Doh.
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#140 Pine Cone Shingled Roof For A Bird House I'm Working On
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#141 I’m Pretty Proud Of The Head Pieces I’ve Been Making!
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#142 I Crocheted My Baby Boy
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#143 This Kit Was From A 100 Yen Store. I've Never Done Basket Weaving Before, But The Instructions Were Easy To Follow. I Think It Turned Out Pretty Cute!
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#144 I Followed Along With Bob Ross For The First Time (First Time Using Oils Too)
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#145 I Have Been Practicing A More Realistic Embroidery Approach By Making Birds!
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#146 What Do You All Think About This Bear I Made?it Was The First Time I Did Needle Felting And First Time Sewing Anything. I’d Like To Make More Animals Too. He’s Made Completely From Scratch
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#147 I Made Pillows For The Whole Family Out Of My Grandma's Unfinished Crochet Projects
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#148 Making Wigs Out Of Anything But Hair Is My Thing. Here's One I Made Out Of Scratch Tickets!
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#149 Harry Potter Snitch Made Of Stained Glass - What Do You Think?
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#150 I Made A Sandworm Candy Chute For Halloween
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#151 My Uncle Pissed Me Off So I Made His 3 Young Sons Rubber Band Shooters For Christmas
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