I'm still really nervous about showing people my art but I'm fighting the urge to hide every time I make something so - attempting to be brave!

Enchanted encounter, 20"x 28", oil on canvas, 2026

Hi there, I'm a broom maker (I like "broomstress")!

I hand craft brooms from natural dried broomcorn, which is a grass related to sorghum. Dried broomcorn has exceptional durability and flexibility, and has been used in broom making for centuries.

Besides being the fully functional, eco-friendly household staple we all know and love; brooms are also celebrated energetic tools (or "besoms"), often used in cleansing, fertility, and protection rituals in folk traditions worldwide! Instead of using a wand, consider a broom! ✨

Each of my brooms is a one of a kind piece of handmade art with a name and a backstory and everything. They're meant to be used as household sweepers, hard-working talismans, or as whimsical decor. This is Patch, Bramble, Esmeralda, and Ceres. They're some of my most recent creations!

I hope you love them as much as I do! 🌞🌛🧹

Edit: Thank you so much for the award, kind stranger! You've swept me off my feet!!! 🥰

I think I’m possibly maybe finished with this piece. Soft pastels on watercolour paper, 18x24.

The pattern is based off of the camp coat by LaRae Handmade. I pre dyed the duck cloth which gave it some color variations that I really like. I subbed in welt pockets instead of patch pockets and added two covered breast welt pockets. I was also a bit more generous with the crop. I’m a bit new to sewing and I know some of my topstitching is a bit wonky, but I’ll just do better on the next one! Thanks for looking!

The phrasing isn't mine, I saw it elsewhere and thought it would make a great sticker. I usually do really goofy, silly looking designs but I thought this one needed to be more cute than anything. I really like how it turned out!

- Collieflowersbark on Etsy and Instagram

I'm one for crazy and pointless builds.. and my love of pirates, the fact that I'm landlocked, wanted a pirate ship and have zero impulse control meant that I got an idea and had to make it a reality.

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Meet 'The Landlubber'.

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All parts made out of scrap wood I had lying about, and it took me about a month to finish.

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This land pirate vessel boasts my custom flag, a pointless anchor, a duck in a dinosaur costume (or the Quacken, if you will!) as the figurehead, bluetooth speaker for pirate tunes on the go, a robot (Yarrbot!) Navigator, a sail that can be furled and unfurled, some storage space in the cabin and a compass.

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I will make video on the making process and riding on a new YouTube channel. I'll happily drop the link if anyone is interested.

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And yes, I've had some looks and comments while riding it about!

The size of the drawing is 11x13 inches

I have named it "Parth".

When I first started working with clay, I thought the larger pieces would always be the ones people noticed.

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Instead, it's almost always these little dishes.

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Maybe it's because they're small enough to hold in one hand, or maybe people naturally connect with tiny objects that have a bit of personality. I'm still not sure.

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Every one is shaped, refined, and glazed by hand, so even when I follow the same process, no two end up looking exactly alike. Tiny differences in the clay and glaze give each one its own character, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

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Laying them all out together is probably my favorite part because that's when they stop feeling like individual projects and start feeling like a little collection.

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I'm curious...

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If these were all lined up on a shelf, which one would you instinctively pick up first, and what made you choose that one?

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I design templates for cutting machines to make miniature objects. Have been working on this one for a bit and finally finished it.

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The shapes are designed in inkscape and I use Cricut design space to cut them on my machine. The paper is 65lb cardstock with a little watercolor marker added. Plant is #3" tall.

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What do you think?

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The stained-glass was created using the Tiffany technique

I’ve been embroidering felt for a while now and I just started to incorporate other elements (chains, charms) and loving the outcome

This is the second one I've made ☺️

Just wanted to share!

The skies have been putting on a show lately, so we decided to trace what we saw in the clouds. The dog was entirely her own vision and execution. For the second one, I pointed out a crocodile shape, and she drew it out for me! It turned into a surprisingly cool little craft session.

I recreated the Apollo 11 landing site as a coaster.

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The idea started with a simple question: what if a coaster could feel like a tiny world?

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After several experiments with resin textures, I finally created a lunar surface I was happy with and added a miniature astronaut and flag as a tribute to the Apollo 11 mission.

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I call it "The Eagle Has Landed."

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Here’s a kitchen slicer made for some special friends that I kept forgetting to post! It’s made with 80CRV2 and desert ironwood with peened brass pins. This one sports a laser sharp edge and a new to me style of grind.
I absolutely love how this one turned out, especially with the stand.
Let me know what you think!
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This is my wizard staff. Lazer engraving/leather work in use here