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This subreddit is for sharing your tutorials, tips, images, 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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Made my first Apothecary/Witch Cabinet

2 Comments
2023/09/23
23:19 UTC

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Woman of ambition. Original art by me using a combination of wet charcoal and pastels on a mixed media 250gm2 paper.

6 Comments
2023/09/23
22:01 UTC

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In the bed. My oil painting on hardboard

1 Comment
2023/09/23
21:58 UTC

1

Halloween costume

Hey I need some help for an idea I have for costume. I want to do the Halloween trend where you carve a pumpkin and wear it as a mask for Halloween but I don't want to use an actual pumpkin instead I want to use a styrofoam one but the ones I see on Amazon are super small or don't give the dimensions of the product so that I can know for sure I would be able to fit it. I am a male adult with a pretty big head , does anybody know any craft stores that might sell the correct styrofoam pumpkin I could use?

1 Comment
2023/09/23
20:44 UTC

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Little miss mouse

I wonder what flavor of pie has she baked? This is a drawing I did in colored pencil.

0 Comments
2023/09/23
20:28 UTC

1

Tips for sourcing coins for traditional crafts (eastern Europe/Western Asia)?

Quick context: this isn’t a buy/sell post I’m just frustrated from finding fakes online and need some tips to get around them!

A lot of cultures use the same basic flat silver coins for headdresses and other ornament. I’m trying to make some wearable art inspired by my cultures but I’m having a hard time sourcing material. If you need an example look up something like Bulgarian or chuvash coin headpiece and you’ll see what I mean.

The coins are more difficult to find than you’d think. I feel very weird buying through some “tribal” store because I generally take issue with “tribal” aesthetics because they’re not done in good faith and I don’t want to support it. If anyone has had a similar struggle please let me know how you found more reliable sources!

0 Comments
2023/09/23
20:25 UTC

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I want to add rhinestones to my grad cap but I need some help!!

Hello!! I'm graduating in a few months, and with graduation comes decorating a cap! I wanted to bedazzle some words onto my cap, and I have the font and everything sorted; I'm just not too sure how I can transfer the text onto it. I thought about using a projector to project the words onto the cap and I could just trace them, but I'm not too sure if it would work well? If anyone here has a better idea I would be very happy to hear!

2 Comments
2023/09/23
20:00 UTC

2

Request: Ideas to make bunny onesie ears stand up

Hi, basicly title.

Have this bunny onesie I want to use for Halloween but the ears are floppy/dangly and when they're down, it looks more like a donkey than a bunny lol.

Any ideas to make the ears standup while wearing it would be appreciated. Should last for a night atleast and hopefully not ruin the onesie for further use.

Thanks in advance!

9 Comments
2023/09/23
19:49 UTC

5

So this happened

My husband is crafty & loves Halloween. Tried something new today in advance of the season. Butternut squash, googly eyes, burlap and the wrist band of a stretch-to-fit glove.

0 Comments
2023/09/23
19:46 UTC

8

Just finished this leaf, twig, and crystal charm pendant necklace!

1 Comment
2023/09/23
19:44 UTC

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Hand sewn doll. It was fun to make

0 Comments
2023/09/23
19:14 UTC

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Request: Non-crafty mom of kid with autism, help me find a fabric ear?

Instead of sucking his thumb or something like that, my son soothes himself by stroking his ears, and the ears of people he's close with if he's having an especially hard time. Bedtime with him has gotten untenable so we are working with our ABA team to sleep train him.

One suggestion they had was to get a pillow with my picture on it so he had a comfort item (because right now I'm his comfort item and mama is *tired*.) I'm ordering one. I think it would be waaaaay more effective if it had some ears attached that he could stroke as he has been able to be redirected to stroke stuffed animal ears while I'm in the room to give my ears a break. I assume fabric would be easiest to attach.

I feel confident I can sew on premade ears. In searching I've found plastic ears for dolls, cosplay ears, animal ear headbands, etc. but to finished fabric ears. I found some tutorials on how to make your own cloth ear to attach to a doll but I don't think I could make them and have them come out actually looking like ears and being durable enough to be stroked nightly.

Could anyone point me to some premade fabric ears to purchase? Point me to a way to attach plastic ears? I was even thinking of just some Mr. Potato Head ears if I could figure out how to securely attach them. Or would be willing to make some that I would gladly purchase?

Thanks!

11 Comments
2023/09/23
18:47 UTC

6

Making Abandoned Miniature Wall Panels and Wallpaper

5 Comments
2023/09/23
18:10 UTC

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I've always wanted my own Hocus Pocus book, so I decided to make one for Halloween this year.

Is it perfect? No. Do I love it? Yes.

0 Comments
2023/09/23
17:08 UTC

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Found this lovely rock and I want to be able to make similar rocks somehow using a mold myself for a project - does anybody know how? Is it even possible? Thanks!

6 Comments
2023/09/23
16:57 UTC

16

Cozy owl knitted cup sleeves.

2 Comments
2023/09/23
16:16 UTC

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I want to paint this! It seems to be some type of ceramic? What kind of paint/enamel shall I use :)

I’d like to paint it with something that won’t chip off immediately, definitely down to bake it in my oven if need be. I’m assuming I’ll be doing like, an under painting with a clear sealer over top. Help me out!

0 Comments
2023/09/23
14:32 UTC

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Painted salad servers I made!

2 Comments
2023/09/23
14:09 UTC

342

My Painted Pumpkins

8 Comments
2023/09/23
13:45 UTC

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