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Need a gift? Want something handmade? Buy from your fellow crafters!

This subreddit is for sharing your own images, tutorials, tips, and questions on all things craft related! Before posting please follow these rules:

1.) Be kind and remember the human. Comments that dismiss or insult other users or the craft they share, will be removed. Constructive criticism is greatly encouraged, but remember the constructive part. Comments on a user's appearance, especially those of a sexual nature, creepy, gross or any comments that are similar to that, will be removed and the user banned from this subreddit.

2.) Do not post shop, social media, or self-promotion info/links (i.e. etsy, social media, a shop's facebook, youtube channel, sites selling crafts, sites selling a product, or sites asking for followers/donations/votes) outside of the monthly shop thread. Not as a post, in a comment, or in the description. You will be marked as spam and possibly banned. BUT you may use the flair next to your username to advertise your shop.** This includes posts that have affiliate links to buy items. They will be removed and marked as spam. See the list below as to where you can submit those types of posts.

3.) Blog posts/articles are no longer allowed unless you are posting a free tutorial directly on your site. If you'd like to share pictures of something you've made, you must use an image hosting site (imgur, flickr, etc.), not your blog/personal site/social media etc.

4.) Please limit posting to only one post every 24 hours. Either compile an album on a picture hosting site or post subsequent pictures in the comment section. More than one post a day will be subject to removal.

5.) Video links are not allowed as their own post. Either post a picture of your finished craft and link a tutorial in the comments or post a short clip (under 60 seconds) on an image-sharing site or reddit itself. Short clips are still subject to the no self-promotion rule.

6.) Any poster that is considered "low effort" will be removed. Our subreddit is starting to crack down on low effort posts. When we say low effort, we mean users that only post their own links, only post social media video content, and/or people that do not leave comments or interact in another way with subreddits. It looks as if you post the same link 10+ times to a variety of subreddits with no other interaction. This is behavior of a spammer. If you continue to post like this, you will be banned from the subreddit.

7.) Memes, comics, and similar type of posts are only allowed on Mondays with the 'Meme Monday' tag.

8.) Keep all craft adjacent chat in the 'Craft Adjacent Chat' weekly post.

9.) Surveys are allowed in the monthly shop thread; not as a separate post.

10.) Tag your post with the appropriate flair. Due to a number of users wanting to filter out certain types of crafts, please tag your post with the appropriate flair so that posts don't receive unnecessary reports or automatic removals by AutoMod.

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Community Survey

Howdy, folks. We put together a survey about the most frequently reported content and would like your input. Take it here. We will close the survey on December 5th, however, we've only received 39 responses so far and would like more before closing it. We may extend the deadline depending on amount of responses. If you are unable to fill out the form but would still like to participate, please message us your responses by the 5th and we will factor that into the stats.

We also clarified some rules about what handmade means, dropshipping, and AI art. Read more here.

We will be reposting the survey link a few more times so that new users can see it daily.

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2024/12/04
07:53 UTC

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New hobby

I'm looking for a new crafting hobby, my sister just died and I need to prompt a new obsession and a way to stay busy. I have adhd and I am getting bored out of my mind and I need something crafty, preferably niche so I don't get bored of it quickly, but thats not a requirement, but something with like, steps and a process and that would be very new. I've gone through paint by numbers, crocheting, acrylic nail design, wood burning, water colour design, flower arrangement, writing, and a few others I can't think of. The best were wood burning and acrylic nails, they had processes and a designing aspect but we're very structured. They also smelled (smelt?) nice. I'm going out of my mind here, help a girl out.

4 Comments
2024/12/04
06:57 UTC

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where do i find the mylar (??) paper that sits on a button

the We R Memory Keepers button maker comes with mylar (idk if that actually the name but michaels said it was) paper but I can’t seem to find any without buying more pin materials but I honestly just want some paper right now. i also want some holographic ones. can i find them pre-cut in the specific mm of the buttons?

3 Comments
2024/12/04
05:35 UTC

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Need advice.

Small backstory. My bf and his best friend are comedians and the weekly show they created has been cancelled by the venue I'm going to make them each a shadow box to look like a stage with a microphone stand and bar stool. With a small piece of memorabilia from the show.

What I need help with: I want to put in a single light at the top to make it look like a spot light but I don't know how to go about it. Please help me 😭

5 Comments
2024/12/04
03:01 UTC

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My wife made some bag puppets “for work”

IDK what they’re for, but they look darn good.

12 Comments
2024/12/04
02:44 UTC

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Something special for the boyfriend’s tree! ❤️🎄🎮

Because it’s my fav two words at the end of the night! Adios amigos!😂✌🏻👋🏻

1 Comment
2024/12/04
01:59 UTC

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1stChristmas Wreath

I say it’s my first because it is my first complete Christmas wreath. My client loved it!!!

2 Comments
2024/12/04
01:49 UTC

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is this good?

im too broke for a real knife so i built one, is it good? not tryna ask for pity points im like genuinley asking is it similar working to the real knife

5 Comments
2024/12/04
01:00 UTC

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How to paint/seal on clear acrylic boards

I have these clear acrylic boards i use at work as a dry erase board and i would like to get some to put a permanent painting (with acrylic paint or acrylic paint pens) that won't just wipe away. Is there any way I can do that? A way I could seal them? Or maybe a different kind of paint? Thanks.

2 Comments
2024/12/04
00:13 UTC

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what is this material called ?

it’s for the old school nativity scene its at least 50+ years old maybe older..

thanks

4 Comments
2024/12/03
23:55 UTC

2

Looking for a gift for my wonderful grandmother

Hi yall! I'm a crafter myself but I'm struggling to think of a gift for my grandma. When she was younger she bought every form of craft I can think of (especially fiber crafts). She was into knitting, crochet, cross stitch, embroidery, some sculpting, sewing, beading, etc. She's amazing at pretty much everything she tried and she's been passing her old supplies down to me. She's almost 80 now and she can't see super well and has trouble doing dexterity tasks like knitting anymore. She told me she would love to keep trying new crafts, but a lot of them are hard for her now.
She hasn't completely lost vision, she just has trouble discerning small things especially the colors of really small things. She can still do a lot with her hands she just can't repeat the same task over and over again or it will hurt her hands. Does anyone know of some fun crafts that I could get as a gift for her for Christmas? Something that she would be able to do at her age? I love my grandma so much and I would love it if she could keep crafting! All ideas welcome!

4 Comments
2024/12/03
23:51 UTC

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Tips for avoiding this issue?

This is a charm I made a while ago to put on my phone. It's made of shrink plastic, and then the front & back are covered in UV resin. As you can see, the very top of the charm has worn down and broken, causing it to seperate from the rest of the piece.

Any suggestions to better strengthen the charm to avoid this happening? I am making a necklace with a shrink plastic charm for a friend and I don't want it to break the same way this one did.

https://preview.redd.it/5a001aa6qp4e1.png?width=423&format=png&auto=webp&s=f752434c639366d66efde680f7a93d50d05ce227

https://preview.redd.it/c87h93t6qp4e1.png?width=423&format=png&auto=webp&s=96e830bbf41eb36a782b86c62b2318b18cd8b271

4 Comments
2024/12/03
22:50 UTC

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Any fixes for this?

Hello! My mom made this ceramic tree back in the 80s and I just love it but she accidentally made the holes too big and the twist lights fall out. Previously she tried hot gluing them in with various success but hot glue yellows over time so I carefully removed them all and we are back to square one. Is there something I can use to pop them in there so they will stay? Some time of gasket I could attach to the bottom? It would be nice if they were removable but I don’t mind a permanent solution. Ideally even a glue that will be transparent, fill the gap but still allow light flow to illuminate the blue pegs. Any advice is very welcome! Thank you!

6 Comments
2024/12/03
22:46 UTC

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Irish Ogham cups

Hi everyone! Just wanted to share with you these cups i engraved :) I've always been so fascinated with Ogham and I'm so happy with how these turned out. I showed some of my friends these and they loved them so im making some more for them. If you're not familiar with Ogham I would definitely recommend looking into it.

1 Comment
2024/12/03
22:45 UTC

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Best paint for plastic tablecloth?

I have a few plastic tablecloths from the dollar store that I'd like to paint a large honeycomb pattern on. What is the best way to go about it? I've heard some people say acrylic works but I don't know if i should look into primer or medium or anything else like that. Thanks!

5 Comments
2024/12/03
22:26 UTC

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A linocut shirt that I hand-carved and printed!

1 Comment
2024/12/03
21:31 UTC

85

Hand painted antique mantle clock

3 Comments
2024/12/03
21:28 UTC

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Drew on my arm- unfortunately I don't have baby powder or hairspray to keep it on longer- does anyone suggest anything (it's like 9pm I don't wanna leave the house)

5 Comments
2024/12/03
21:19 UTC

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Best adhesive/tape to temporarily hang felt crafts

I have felt crafts my kids made for each holiday. I’m having a hard time finding something to stick them to the wall, that won’t damage the wall. I’d like them to lay flat so not hooks. Painters tape doesn’t stick to the felt well enough. They’re not super heavy. Any ideas?

3 Comments
2024/12/03
20:31 UTC

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