This was a combination of needle felting, hook latch and purchased lighting with a healthy sprinkle of glitter.

The “galaxy” fit perfectly within a shadowbox that I purchased, and I strung the lights through the back. The moon is another light that I purchased but other than those things and her urn everything else was made by me over the course of several months.

She was very loved, so I poured all of my love into this project. She was never a fan of the dark, so I made a cozy place for her to rest where it is always magical!

No filters- this is exactly as it appears in person. If anything, it looks a little more enchanted.

I am so proud of this project! It’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever made and she was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever known..

Edit: I also painted the cheap moon light to give it a bit of a glow!

Red Coral, Carnelian, Glass, Agate, Amber, Brass, Tiger's Eye, Shell, Calcite, Fluorite, Moss Agate, Jasper, Unakite, Peridot, Jade, Sea Glass, Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, Sunstone, Tahitian Pearl, Amethyst, Rainbow Pyrite, Rhodonite, Moonstone, Quartz, Howlite, Pearl, Rose Quartz.

18 and 24g Copper Wire.

Inspired by the full moon.

Holy shit this one took a lot of work! Just wanted to show it off because I put a lot of time and energy and joy into it- once I got started I couldn't put it down... 7 hours later, the real moon was out, the final handmade jump ring was closed, and I was wandering around in a daze feeling like I'd just emerged from a hollow hill.

I'm usually not great a photographing my pieces but I think I got some okay ones.

Just finished this hoodie for a family member! I cut out appliqué pieces from scrap blanket material and used a secondhand hoodie as the base. Let me know what you think! :)

Hello everyone! 🌷

I’m from Canada, I love vintage fashion, and designing lingerie is my passion.

I wanted to show a set that I made in 2021.

It’s a wireless padded bra with matching high-waisted thongs decorated with ruffles and bows.

Materials used:

lace, mesh, cotton jersey, satin ribbon, straps, scalloped elastics, bra foam lined with cotton jersey, wire channeling, closure, sliders, rings.

I’ve never actively shown my works before.

What do you think of this lingerie set?

This started as a silly little creative experiment I’ve been tinkering with lately.

I’ve always loved odd, whimsical natural art, so I decided to build a tiny woodland jazz ensemble. Every beetle here is prepared, posed, and mounted entirely by my own hands. I fitted each performer with these miniature brass instruments — saxophones and a French horn — then set them onto small tree slices I collected, to give them their own little forest stage.

Putting them together was trickier than I expected. Getting each beetle balanced just right, lining up the tiny instruments, and making sure everything stayed in place took a lot of slow, careful work. Each one ended up with its own subtle pose and personality.

I really enjoy the contrast between the deep, glossy shells of the beetles and the bright, shiny little brass instruments. It feels like they’re all about to start a quiet jam deep in the woods.

Asking for a friend!
She’s trying to make a simple pair of fawn legs, so she has a pair of leggings and just wants to add some padding out of foam. Seems more like upholstery foam to me?

Helped her get the padding shaped out, no problem
Probably is the foam if a bit thick and where it’s flat on the bottom it doesn’t want to bend properly over her legs to be able to adhere it properly

This is more of a quickly put together costume, not something super high effort, but I’m trying to still help her have it turn out the best it can!

Should I carve a bit out of the back of the padding we made so it’ll fit over her legs better?

Also what adhesive would be recommended for getting the upholstery foam to adhere to fabric? She was attemptingggg to use hot glue and it’s not really working out

(Ik these aren’t exactly the proper materials or anything, I have a bit more experience with stuff like this BUT since it’s kinda rushed/minimal budget I’m trying to figure it out)

Basically needs to be like the image below, just more minimal padding

Our little Gator suddenly got very sick a couple months ago and deteriorated quick. My family and I had been considering euthanasia given the circumstances and the appointment got hopped onto me last minute. I had planned to make ornaments of his paws (the bottom have our other little dogs paws too) to remember him by so I ended up whipping these up last minute. I made the clay following a TikTok recipe; 1/2 Cornstarch, 1 cup baking soda, 3/4 cup water. Combine all, stir over medium heat until mashed-potato esc., knead, and roll out flat before printing their paws. The creator said they air dry best as opposed to in an oven, so I did, but it’s been a few days now and they came out like this. I’m so disappointed. Can they be saved? How can I fill in and/or fix the cracks please? I want these to go to my family and I and last for as long as possible, they were made in a rush so they’re not perfect but I did follow the recipe as closely as possible.

Finished a giant eye to round out our eye-vy and I’m very pleased with how it looks lit up!

I made this painting inspired by “Girl With a Pearl Earring” painting by Vermeer! I wanted to paint it in my own style and whimsy and this is the final result (turned them into journaling cards)! 🥹🥰🧸❤️✨

How do you like to add whimsy to your crafts? :)

Today I tried to make for the first time some flowers with shrink plastic... but not having a heat gun, I had some problems making them three-dimensional (especially the leaves) because it cools down immediately and I didn't have time to shape them😭

I'm also quite satisfied with the result but since I would like to make others I'm thinking of buying the heat gun... is it worth it or is there a way to be able to shape them well even without it, using the oven instead?

Hi everyone! I'm a needle felting artist from Taiwan~

I recently finished this little rainbow cube cat, inspired by a child's drawing!

The idea actually started when a relative saw a needle-felted charm I'd made based on my son's drawing. Her child loved the rainbow colors and wanted a rainbow body for their own little cat too!

I had a lot of fun experimenting with different materials for this piece. The heart-shaped nose was originally a little heart-shaped eye I found at a craft store, and I made the eyes myself using clay and paint.

I also had some colorful sprinkles lying around and thought they'd make a cute addition to the design!

But the biggest challenge was definitely the cube shape!

I thought using pre-made wool balls as a base would save time, but the wool kept compressing as I worked. I had to repeatedly add more wool to maintain the shape, and the colorful surface layers kept getting pushed deeper into the base.

Getting everything smooth, square, and colorful took so much more work than I expected!

In the end, I spent over 8 hours making this little guy. It was challenging, but I genuinely enjoyed experimenting and figuring things out along the way.

And honestly, I almost didn't want to let this little cutie go! 🥹

I'm really happy with how it turned out, and I hope you enjoy watching the process!

I'd love to hear about your experiences too. Have you ever made something that turned out to be much harder than you expected?

Thanks for reading! I'm looking forward to seeing more of everyone's amazing creations here! ❤️

Hello! I wasn’t sure where to post this question originally, but I feel like this is crafty enough to go here!

I work in an environmental lab and for my particular method we are only allowed to shake our samples by hand. (Trust me I wish this wasn’t the case but it’s the EPA). Since we have ~30 samples per batch, we have resorted to making shaker out of foam, cardboard, tape, and a dream. (I’ve provided a little sketch of what we have since I cannot take pictures in the lab). It’s long and can fit about 35 60 mL sample vials that have ~2.5 cm diameter. The inside is a kind of foam with holes for each vial and cardboard all on the outside.

The problem is that it’s not very durable and we have to tape it closed each time we shake it. This wouldn’t be too much of an issue, however we need to shake, add something to vials, then shake again— making the process very annoying in gloves. Every couple months we have to reinforce them with more cardboard since the shape warps a lot. I’ve been trying to think of ideas on how to improve this.

My question is, what material would be best to make a more long-lasting device? It still needs to be fairly lightweight so we can still shake it. I also wonder if there would be a way to have some sort of latch holding the 2 halves together? It’s also important to note that the device CANNOT be made of plastic, as my method cannot involve any plastic in the process. Does anyone think something can be 3d printed? I’m open to all ideas, this isn’t something my job asked me to look into, I’m just sick of tape getting stuck to my gloves lol.

Thank you in advance!

Hi all!! I came up with a very last minute and very labor intensive halloween costume idea for Cousin It. The cheapest way I came up with to make this happen is by using yarn but untwisting each individual strand by hand is,,, incredibly time consuming. I've also tried used a cat brush but it's doing more to pull the individual fibers out instead of brushing it out so it looks fuller.

I've considered throwing it in the dryer but I imagine that will just leave me with a big tangled mess. Does anyone have any tips or tricks for untwisting yarn? Thanks in advance!

Made just in time for halloween. Going to have this sat with my decorations this year :)

Hi art community!

I bought a button pin maker for a side gig and I thought maybe you have tips on how I should avoid on making it rust? I made a batch from a small event and I checked that it rusted on the side. I saw some plastic consumables (where the pin is) and planning on buying it but have doubts.

Any tips and many more for a beginner? 🥲

Thank you!