For those who think that few good things, if any, came out of the pandemic, let me remind you how we all became at least a little bit more mindful and self-reflective. After all, many people developed new hobbies (or at least tried them!) like knitting or baking, while others took on projects they never had time for, like renovating an old garage in their backyard.
And those who were especially dedicated have turned up with some seriously impressive results. Thanks to the corner of Reddit known as “Something I Made,” we have an amazing collection of DIY projects to get you inspired.
Think of a beautiful handmade gown, a Roman bust aquarium, iridescent stained glass—it seems like nothing was impossible for these creative people who gave their idle hands some work to do.
Psst! Part 1 of the article with more incredible stuff people made while in quarantine waits right here.
#1 My Handmade Gown. Please Rate My Work
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#2 I Made These Two Pieces By Painting On Top Of An Acrylic Pour
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#3 I Make Backgammon Boards Out Of Pressed Leaves And Foliage, This Is My Favourite One So Far
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#4 I Make Bumper Stickers That Challenge Stereotypical Narratives About Women
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#5 I Made The Yarn, The Hat, And The Human Wearing It
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#6 Made A Fake Security Camera Birdhouse From Scrap Wood
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#7 I Created A Giant, Stormy Wave Painting That I Am Very Proud Of
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#8 I'm A Beekeeper And I Preserve Natural Pieces Of Honeycomb I Find Inside Hives With Resin Into Pendants And Art
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#9 Did It All Myself. Proud Of The Result, Let Me Know Your Opinion
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#10 My Crochet House Plant Collection!
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#11 Our Nursery...my Wife Had A Vision And It Deserves To Be Seen
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#12 Some Turquoise Glow Pieces I Made Using Precious Metals, Resin And Glow Pigment So It Absorbs Light To Emit Light
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#13 My Sister Is Starting Her Own Business Doing Hand-Made Home Decor. She Seriously Doubts Herself But I’m Really Proud Of Her And I Want You To See The Beautiful Stuff She Makes
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#14 I 3D Printed Some Purposely Visible Hearing Aids Because My Normal Behind-The-Ear Hearing Aids Suck
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#15 Giant Safety Pin Lamp I Made From Aluminium And 3D Printed Parts. It Turns Off When You Close The Pin And There's A Second Switch In The Point
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#16 I Hand Painted This Helmet!
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#17 I Made Some Shelves
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#18 I Invented My Own Alphabet And Turned It Into A Font For A Book I Made!
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#19 My Handmade Wedding Dress
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#20 Little Triceratops With Flowers
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#21 I Made A Pair Of Boots For My Partner
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#22 Turned My TV Into A Nintendo Switch
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#23 White Oak Eagle Stump Job
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#24 Favourite Bouquet Of The Week, I Loved Making This!
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#25 Someone Threw Out My Mum's Wedding Purse And It Was Ruined In The Rain. I Managed To Save It And Make A Keepsake Pillow. Hoping To Gift It For Her 27th Anniversary. What Do You Think?
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#26 Hello Everybody! I Am Engaged In Deer Antler Carving (Just Want To Inform You That You Do Not Need To Kill Deer For This. Every Winter Deer Shed Their Antlers To Grow New Ones) These Are My New Hairpins. I Want To Share This With You
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#27 My First Rug I Ever Made!
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#28 A Lakeside Firepit I Built (100% Solo!) With Native River Rock. This Is The Biggest Freestanding Stone Structure I've Ever Built
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#29 Lord Of The Rings Bag And Book Cover Combo I Just Finished
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#30 I Made This Quilt That Looks Like Stained Glass
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#31 Grumples The Mushroom Mug (Mushroom Cap Comes Off), The First Of His Species
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#32 Up Cake!
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#33 I Made This Little Raccoon Out Of Polymer Clay!
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#34 I Made Grilled Chicken Sandwiches On Ciabatta Bread Out Of Clay
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#35 Beth Harmon's Mint Green Dress From The Queen's Gambit Recreated
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#36 I'm Making 1,000 Of These 3" Tall Hearts To Sew Together To Make A Quilt. Laying Them Out Like This After 3 Months Of Sewing, Cutting And Stuffing Was Incredibly Satisfying. I'd Like To Share The Fruits Of My Labour With A Group Of Folks Who Will Appreciate It. I Hope You Enjoy This Image
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#37 My Daughter’s 11th Birthday Cake. 12” Diameter, 10” Height. All Frosting, Filling, And Cake From Scratch. Not Bad For A Dad
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#38 My Best Tie Dye Work Yet! What Do You Think?
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#39 I Made A Gemstone From A Piece Of Glass From A Beer Bottle
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#40 3 Years Of Watercolor Progress!
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#41 I Made An Iridescent Stained Glass Handsome Squidward
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#42 I Made This Small And Flat Bluetooth Speaker!
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#43 I Made A Roman Bust Aquarium!
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#44 Some Bud Vases I Made Recently
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#45 A Pet Portrait I Completed In Pastel Pencils And Panpastels ✏️
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#46 I Made A Ball Gown! Here's My Original Design Sketch And The Completed Dress
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#47 Wood / LED Desk I Made From Scrap Cuts. Probably My Favorite Commission To This Day
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#48 I Painted A Watercolour Portrait Of A Pitbull Enjoying The Sun
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#49 I Made A Chair And Wanted To Show It To Someone
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#50 I Made A Board And Batten Accent Wall In Our Living Room
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#51 I Made All Of These This Week. Rather Than Listening To Negative Persons Who Called Them Ugly Earlier Today, Im Still Proud Of Them
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#52 We Turned Our Son’s Race Car Bed Into A Pirate Ship
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#53 Amigurumi Couple Avocado Free Pattern
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#54 My Very First Welding Project!
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#55 This Is How I Make My Polymer Clay Notebook Covers Just Waaay Slower
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#56 0:13 I Made This Ring From Solid Bello Opal, I Call It Aurora
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#57 So I Sewed A Sewing Machine...
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#58 I Draw Cats And Dogs!
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#59 I’m An Adult And My Friend Is Moving Away. I Made Her A Friendship Bracelet As A Parting Gift
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#60 Social Distancing Romance
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#61 One Of My Favorite Crochet Pieces
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#62 I Made These Mini Cloud Earrings!
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#63 This Is A Backpack That I Created From Scratch! What Do You Think?
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#64 Secret Room Tardis. Our Son Always Wanted A Secret Room So I Built Him This Dr Who Tardis. It’s Bigger On The Inside!
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#65 I Made A Knife With A Handle Of Old Skateboard Decks
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#66 Drew Tommy Shelby From Peaky Blinders
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#67 A Portrait By Me
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#68 A Mother's Day Present For My Mom. Only Two Weeks Late.
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#69 Back To Wearing Masks At Work, So I Made A New One Out Of 4mm Eva Foam And Foam Clay. I Made The Cigar Light Up With Some Flickering Tealight Leds And Made A Switch I Can Press With My Lip. Pretty Happy With It
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#70 10.5 Carat Yellow Sapphire. I Cut It Like A Sunflower
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#71 Juicy Citrus Earrings Made By Me
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#72 Painted Our Wheelybin
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#73 Had More Time To Dedicate To My Hobby During Quarantine, Here’s What I Painted!
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#74 Mechanical Owl Key Hooks That I Designed And Printed
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#75 Painted A Blank Birdhouse I Found!
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#76 Giant Push Pin Lamp I Designed And Made
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#77 I Make A Goosebumps Skirt And Shirt Set From Some Bed Sheets
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#78 I Made A Sloffee Table To Match My Last Bit Of Furniture
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#79 I Created This Sand Raking Art On The Beach. Dana Point, Ca 2021
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#80 New Oil Painting
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#81 This Ghost Lady I Made With Chicken Wire
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#82 I Made Little Dinosaur Pendants
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#83 We Had To Make A Solderless Bracelet As An Exercise For Class. All My Creative Ideas Were Rejected. So I Made This.
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#84 55 Hours Of French Knots Later. Finished This One A Few Weeks Ago But I Still Can’t Stop Looking At It
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#85 It Took Me An Entire Month To Create This Homage To My Favorite 90’s Cartoon, But I’m Very Pleased With It!
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#86 I Made Some Lino Prints Of Hawaiian Shirted Birds.
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#87 My First Set Of Handmade Resin Clocks
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#88 My Mario Bar I Made.
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#89 I Made A Stained Glass Mr Krabs From Spongebob Squarepants
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#90 My Partner Took Me To Make A Sword For My Birthday!
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#91 Took Me Tens Of Hours To Sort This Mess. Hope You Like!
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#92 Close Up Of A Bird I Hand Embroidered This Week! (Gartered Trogon - Native To Central America)
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#93 I Made Gengar Out Of Polymer Clay
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#94 ~i Made A “Bob Ross Set” Out Of Glass.~
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#95 A Hand-Tufted Rug I Made Recently! Can You Tell Who It Is?
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#96 I Made Doritos Keychains!
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#97 For Over 3 Years I'm Running Art Project Called Very Ugly Plates. This Plate Is Collaboration With One Of The Polish Artist Momo Młynarska Who Made Those Awesome Pigeons
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#98 Toast Art I Did Of Salvador Dalí And His Painting The Meditative Rose
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#99 My First Attempt Following A Bob Ross Tutorial. I Think It Turned Out Pretty Good.
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#100 I Made A Partially Functioning Model Of A Binary Typewriter!
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#101 Forest Inspired Candle Holder
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#102 The Biggest Painting I've Made So Far At 18x24in. I Think My Practice Is Really Paying Off!
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#103 I Made A Trophy For Myself, In Celebration Of 1000 Miles Of Riding My Bike, Using Only The Stuff That I Found In The Road While Riding (And Hot Glue). Yes, I'm Weird. Enjoy
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#104 My Wife Painted Our Deck With This Pattern By Hand.
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#105 I Crocheted A Funky 70s Inspired Cardigan
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#106 Spoon Made With Purpleheart Wood
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#107 I Made A Dress! No Pattern, Just Granny Squares And Leftover Thrifted Yarn
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#108 I Designed, 3D Printed, And Hand-Painted This Mini Pizza Monster
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#109 My Universal Knife Block
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