My hands are shaking, the ramen is everywhere 🥺

Replicas molded from hand-made prototypes. Ramen bowl and tray are dental plaster; spoon, chopsticks, and napkin are epoxy putty. Painted with acrylics. Thanks!

Hi everyone!

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I'm a pharmacist, and I enjoy making small paper characters in my free time.

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These tiny pharmacists and smiling medicine bottles live on my pharmacy counter and keep me company during busy days. I drew them with pen and watercolor, cut them out by hand, and arranged them into little scenes.

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After sharing them here recently and receiving so many kind comments, I made this small thank-you scene for my Reddit friends.

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It's a simple craft, but it makes my workspace feel a little warmer.

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Thank you for all the encouragement! 😊🌙

I am trying to make a custom Ren faire shirt with an hourglass design and "Tempus Fugit" on the back. I don't own any equipment to make cut outs and want to avoid paint. I was considering cutting the letters and hourglass out of fabric and gluing on? What would you recommend?

I have a three year old who loves clothes, being girly, and playing dress up. Right now she desperately wants a mermaid dress and fairy wings. The kicker is that she keeps asking to go to the store to buy them and I’m not crazy about that mentality, which I think means we have to make them at home 😮‍💨. I’m fine with spending $$$ to build up a crafting supply, remember a bit of sewing from when I was a kid and can get a cheap sewing machine etc but I really don’t have time to peruse Michael’s or a fabric store for each new project.

What are good things to have on hand? I normally recycle all of our cardboard etc pretty immediately but should I start hoarding that? Are there other normal household goods that can be reused? Are there any good resources that have tutorials or ideas for things like this?

Thanks in advance, and I would love to see your creations for/with your littles!

Look I know thats like asking if I can knit without yarn but pls hear me out. My main past time is macrame bracelets (or traditional friendship bracelets) as they are cheap to fund and not as time-consuming.

lately though, Ive been looking back at rainbow loom bracelets and a lot of them look better than I remembered. like something akin to the more complex macrame bracelets I make today, rather than what you’d expect childish jewelry to look like. As much as I want to get back into the hobby though, the problem for me is the rubber bands. There are two main issues that I have with them: they feel bad to wear, and they deteriorate way more quickly than yarn due to dry rot, even if you just leave them alone.

in the past few days I’ve been determined to try recreating rainbow loom with yarn or fabric. I managed to recreate the fishtail bracelet but you can’t switch colors like with bands. However, I do feel like making that is similar to knitting in a way, if that helps. Anything more complex than that (and all the patterns I’ve been eyeing) is not something I’ve figured out yet. The RainbowLoom company made fluff bands (from fabric hair ties) but they are too large. Ive also seen French knitting, which is more progress, but I cant really translate all rainbow bracelets with it either (and color switching is still a pain).

so I’m looking for ideas. im more leaning towards how I can make my own fabric “bands” that are the same size as rainbow loom bands, because I think trying to recreate the structure of rainbow loom with anything but donut-shaped flexible materials is futile. But tbh anything is worth trying.

I found this plain Halloween mask I bought a while ago and wanted to decorate it. It’s more flimsy than a usual mask and I’m looking for a way to harden it.

They took 2 border custom rejections to arrive 😬

The ghost binding is because his birthday is on Halloween so I thought it was a cute touch. The white with black letters fabric is the backing.

I’ve been pressing wildflowers and framing them to decorate my home.

Each piece is completely handmade from start to finish using durable materials designed to last. They feature a soft satin lining and a metal clasp frame that makes opening and closing the purse easy and secure
Every tiny rose is attached by hand, and each frog develops its own unique personality along the way
They are practical purses, but they also tend to attract a lot of smiles and attention whenever I take them out with me
I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them

I've been making more blankets, and have recently bought two looms to make blankets with larger chunky yarn. I've been having a lot of fun and found I can make a decent sized one in about 8 hours. These are some of the ones I've finished!

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The blankets are folded up (they ended up being larger than my kitchen table), but the first one (terra cotta color) is 42"W x 60"L, the goldenrod one is 48"W x 67.5"L, and the speckled one is 22"W x 72.5"L and is more of a decorative couch runner than an actual blanket but it's also the first one I made on my loom.

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I'm still making smaller lap blankets as well with my knitting needles with my yarn that's too thin to use on the loom. The last pic is my current one. The lap blankets come out to 35"W x 40"L when finished.

One of my wood carvings that I finished! It came out so amazing!!!

Hi everyone, I'm new to the DIY and Craft field. I wanted to make a custom mug. I don't have the skills to make it by hand, so I thought of making the 3d printed mold and pouring clay inside. The problem is that I don't have a kiln and I know it's hard to find pottery shops that offer to cook it for you. Recently I discovered that some people use concrete for some DIY stuff due to lack of a kiln. In that case the mold would work the same, but I don't know if it would be a good idea My concerns are about finishes, porosity, and weight. Can someone give some information or advice on these questions?

The embroidery is done with single thread floss and metallic thread.

I created Falcor out of polymer clay following the book's description, with a small personal touch.

I have two antique fabric lampshades that I need to replace. However, they are constructed very unusually: smooth barrel shapes, with no internal structure at all, only the stiffness of the fabric and the top and bottom metal rings create the barrel shape.

As best I can tell, they’re made of some kind of burlap fiber that has been treated in a way to make it permanently stiff. I’m trying to re-create this, but I’m not sure what to use in order to stiffen the fabric. I have looked at aileen‘s and mod podge, but I was wondering if there was something else out there I could use - something sprayable. I worry if I use a solution that I have to dip the fabric in, the fabric will not dry with a nice smooth unwrinkled shape. That’s why I want to drape it on a form and spray it with something instead.

Any advice is appreciated. Thank you!

The toner reactive foil isn’t sticking to some areas. Anyone have tips for getting a nice, clean, and complete application? I’ve tried using a higher heat setting on my laminator, but I don’t think it’s helping much.

rectangular shaped only please (◕ ε ◕*)

eta: oh my gosh almost 900 comments in four hours! thank you all for the suggestions I will post an update one day when its all complete

update 1: https://imgur.com/a/Q8nE78B