#actually handmade see

[merakisphere]

A wicked custom order came in on my Etsy shop, requesting for a "Space Themed" Fidget Bloom! I love how specific the details were, and I thought this would make a great video to share with all of you.

You will see that there is a "custom request" option for you to let your creative juices flow. Choose from hundreds of colours, and different types of materials. Simply let me know your creative vision and I'll do my best to bring that to life. I also have 40+ of my own styles and designs for you to choose from.

Quick Q&A: Do you ship worldwide? Yes!

What happens if my bracelet doesn’t fit? I will exchange it at no extra cost.

Do you have any promotions? Yes, 20% off right now across my entire shop.

How long does it take to make? Approximately 45 minutes. (from scratch)

[turkeydinner-jpeg]

I MADE A DRESS!!! MY FIRST SEWN CLOTHING PROJECT EVER AND IT CAME OUT REALLY WELL ACTUALLY!!!!

i made it from some big curtains i found at a thrift store, i wanted to practice patterning and constructing a dress because i have big ideas for future projects but they are Complicated. so i made this guy!!

it has big pockets in the seams between the skirts, removable shoulder straps, and a corset style closure because i was scared of a zipper and i wanted it to be adjustable and fitted.

im very happy with how it came out, even though its a rough job, it looks good from a distance! i wont show my terrible threads sticking through seams because i will cry

[improbable-implosions]

Another attempt at some sashiko! This one is in the same thigh-rubbing spot as previous, but on a different set of jean shorts. Given how much I have to wrangle patches in this particular spot, I'm genuinely tempted to just put one in right as I buy the pants, maybe with some cute fabric so it's gradually revealed?

I'm about halfway done here, and you can tell just how much drawing out the grid (in this case, with lines every quarter-inch) helped me get the pattern I was aiming for much more effectively than the last one, where I was freehanding the lines.

Originally, the plan with this one was to have all the zig-zags point the same way, but honestly? I kinda dig the tiered waterfall vibe on this one more! Quite the improvement, in comparison to the one previous, I'd say, and that all comes down to technique.

I really enjoy the process of sashiko mends, it's very satisfying to load up a few straight stitches onto the needle just so where they need to be, then smooth out the fabrics they pin together, over and over. Very meditative, which makes it a good way to keep the hands busy while listening to a podcast! (Like, say, my podcast, Paper Cuts, perhaps? :3) plus, after you're done, you get to return a piece of clothing to use you would have lost otherwise! Isn't that a delight on its own?

[the-alan-price-combo]

An Animals diorama I made, based on the Pop Gear music video of "House of the Rising Sun"!!

🌅🐾✨️

(Detailed pictures under the cut!)

[glamournessmygod]

Linda Wang Crochet, Skansen

[tj-crochets]

So it turns out if I make this pattern with actual canvas instead of what I thought was canvas (it’s duck cloth) it’s a softer, more “reusable grocery bag” kind of bag and less of a tote?

This one is for my grandma! I think I’m making them for pretty much everyone on my list for the holidays this year

[lee-blogs]

Still packing stuff and now i'm looking for a box for this.

My dad and i made it a few years ago for halloween, probably 2015/16 if i'm remembering right. It's made from a lays can, a wipes container from his work, and paper maché. I don't remember what the wires and front metal bits are from, but the middle actually lights up! It has one of those long battery-powered emergancy lights in it and some colored tissue paper

[magioffire]

i went on etsy and looked up character illustration commissions out of curiousity, and i was blown away by the fact theres people selling 'custom' AI ART (aka stolen art) for upwards of 80 dollars while real artists are charging like 20 bucks for a character portrait. wtf this is so sad

[sableeira]

my partner just randomly dropped photoshoot pictures of the most incredible cosplays on a random Saturday like it’s nothing

[theskywaslookingback]

❄️🍉💖

🍉 Are you a planner, or are you more of a “eh we’ll see how this one goes” -type of crafter?

I’m more of a “how hard can it be” type of crafter. I think of something and go “well, how hard could that be?” and then I either crush it or learn “much harder than expected, actually”. I have done that for literally EVERYTHING I currently make. Cricut? How hard can it be? Punch needle? How hard can it be? Resin? How hard can it be? Polymer clay? How hard can it be? Stained glass? [I am forcibly yanked off the stage]

💖 Which one of your creations are you the proudest of? Show off!

This fucking shadow box from hell that took like 20 working hours to make and STILL hasn’t sold but is one of THE most gorgeous pieces I’ve ever made in my entire life

❄️ Do you have any crafting (either craft or community related) pet peeves?

(Saving the best because im a petty bitch and have Many)

- This is really vendor specific but I HATE event vendor group chats So Fucking Much. They are full of the absolute dumbest people on God’s green earth made specifically to annoy ME. Just a laundry list of “your reading comprehension is piss poor / how dare you say I piss on the poor” ass people. I have so many examples but the worst most recent one was the day before Easter we had an event in town that had been discussed for MONTHS beforehand. The event coordinator had sent us the set up info on multiple occasions, like I’ve actually never done a more organized event. So we’ve been told many times the set up time was 9am, show time was 11am, okay? The night before the event coordinator sends a message saying basically “hey yall I need you to park on x side of the building and at 10:30am we’re gonna lock the x side entrance doors” and people fucking LOST IT. Like there were IMMEDIATELY ten messages being like “so we only have thirty minutes of set up??????” I hate vendor chats. These people are so fucking stupid.

- I’m in a bunch of Facebook groups for beginners to ask questions in and the thing that just drives me insane is when people are like “hey I bought x thing at the store, how do i decorate it?” like????? However you want?? It’s for you?? What are you even talking about

- Also Facebook related but anyone who can’t read directions on shit and then asks why their resin piece fucked up make me so annoyed

- Also also people who just post a picture and then say “what’d i do wrong” with no further elaboration?? Idk man, what am I looking at??

- craft specific: pet peeve when I get poked by wire when making ribbon wreaths

- also when I misjudge where my finger is when deburring resin and nick my finger 😠

- when fabric won’t lay flat for a fucking iron on

- when the transfer tape gets a crinkle on top of a decal and makes the decal go a little wonky is my fucking 9/11

[robinsnest2111]

just saw a recipe video for a cake that looks just like a cake my late grandma used to make and now I got tears streaming down my face oops

[orcelito]

Can't let anyone forget about my practically obscene love of mushrooms. I will post about it constantly.

[artificer-dice]

Well attempt #2 (clear) is almost passable and a lot better than attempt #1 (blue) but I'm almost done with a re-work of the mold and everything so hopefully #3 works out better..

We'll have to see sometime tomorrow.

[teaandinanity]

I saw your tags on my crochet eye sweater post by CarolineMoorenc. She unfortunately doesn't make/sell patterns, but here's the link to her website, not her Instagram (where I got the photos), anyway! :)

https://y2knots.com/

Oooh thank you so much! It's awesome to get to see more of her work, and it makes sense she's not selling patterns if she's selling the finished work instead.

Also answering this publicly in case anyone else wants to look at more of the artist's work and is like me and makes suspicious faces at anything directly connected to facebook 😂

[viciousewe]

Hand dyed silk hankies ❤️🖤❤️

Top is dyed w tea and touch of iron, the one under it is avocado pit and peel and the last is just the pit; both with alum mordant.

[vampiricsheep]

i guess my sona can have a little hair as a treat