#crafts to make and sell

[ninelro]

DIY Rag Rug Basket

[rosymushrooms]

crying heart patch ❤️‍🩹 hand embroidery on felt, just added to my shop!

patreon // etsy

[psychic-waffles]

Recently seen another wave of people getting into resin casting hobbies and it stresses me the hell out so this is going to be a PSA

IF YOU ARE USING RESIN YOU NEED PROPER PPE

Resin is nasty stuff and just because it's sold in hobby kits now doesn't mean it's safe. Unfortunately a lot of resins marketed to casting craft hobbies will be marked as "non-toxic/low VOC/safe to use at home" however this can mean anything from 'fairly harmless' to 'slightly less toxic than some other resins'. Don't let anyone tell you you don't need PPE while using resin.

So lets talk about resin allergies

The components in resin and it's hardeners and dilutants are all powerful irritants and sensitisers. This means obviously they can irritate your skin and airways if you come into contact with them or breathe in the fumes, but this also means that you can build up a sensitivity over time. Because of this you can develop a severe reaction over time, you might have your first reaction to resin on the first day you use it, or you might develop an allergy after several years of using it. The more you use resin the more likely you are to develop an allergy.

The reaction is most often a form of dermatitis which could present as redness, ichiness, irritation, swelling, or even skin blisters. Fumes can also cause breathing difficulties and other complications, and with some resins these may be present in significant quantities up to a week after the resin has cured.

In the absolute worst case if you develop a severe epoxy allergy (or allergy to other related compounds) you may be restricted from using a significant percentage of glues and paints, you will need to tell your dentist before you have any work done, you may even be unable to use things like vinyl or plastic handbags. And that's not even the half of it.

So what can you do about it?

The best way to protect yourself from a resin allergy is the proper PPE. Always read any safety materials that come with the resin (these should be inclued with the resin, but you may have to check the manufactureres or sellers website).

Only use resin in a well ventilated space, preferably outdoors, DO NOT DO THIS IN YOUR BEDROOM or any other room you are spending a lot of time in, just because you cannot smell fumes doesn't mean they're not there. If you don't have a suitable space you will need to build a fumes tent: instructions here.

Use NITRILE gloves (latex gloves won't cut it)

USE A RESPIRATOR! You will need either a half face respirator and safety glasses or a full face respirator, and it will need to be able to filter organic gasses and vapors. Make sure your mask fits correctly and air isn't getting in through the sides, and check how often you need to change your filters. (note - you should also have one of these for things like spray painting)

Make sure you're wearing long sleeves/as much skin is covered as possible. If you get resin on your clothing it will ruin them so having dedicated old clothing for working with resin is a good idea.

keep your workspace clean and have materials to mop us spillages on hand so you can minimise the risk of cross contamination.

If you do get resin on your skin wash it off with soap and water immedaitely (you can also get special soaps that are more effective for washing it off of skin)

Finally just do your own research, this sounds silly but it's your own health (and possibly the health of anyone else or any pets living with you) that's at risk here, so make sure you understand the safety implication of the materials you're using.

Please don't take this post as the be all and end all, I've almost definitely forgotten something and this is just intended to be a starting point

[housewifebuck]

Okay SOOO i am tentatively soft launching my website for my handmade stuff!!!! I’m so excited and nervous!!!! There’s only a few things listed so far but I’m gonna be adding more like jewelry and ear warmers and maybe even amigurumi plushies. The site is a wip still but I’m impatient and want validation so I’m posting it early 🤪🫶🏻 if anyone has any feedback im totally open to it !!! Ty guys for all being so sweet to me about my crafts so far 🥺

[flamboyant-king]

Howdy, I'm still alive. Not many drawings lately, but a lot of ling fun time. I just wanted to share my crafts hehe

My niece had fun playing with the ling plushies, I taught her about the goolings, and she drew Wiwi a couple times. I made her a Wiwi plushie and I'm gonna make a Lewling and a Hoardling too since she really wants her own. Makes me happy. That's what they're made for to make folks happy.

But sewing is so tedious 😵‍💫

[solarpunkani]

Oh yeah speaking of going to chill with The Ladies, I hope to go tomorrow (and my mom wants to come too lmfao) and it will be the first Official Test of the sunflower bag of legend

First official test meaning first time I'm gonna carry it with stuff in it outside of the house.

All I really plan to put in there is some balls of yarn, some hooks, maybe some scissors, and my little flat tray of safety pins and yarn needles, so nothing too too heavy (well except for my 1 pound yarn balls but yknow) but I'm still both excited and nervous. If I really wanna test it out, I might put my ipad in there for good measure.

I'll report back with my results.

[roseverdict]

parents are gone on a cruise. time to tear through my room looking for the tatting shuttles i know i bought years ago and am 95% sure are not lost to The Old House

[daftpatience]

im giving this its own focus for a sec cus i really really like how they turned out!!! i like making charms, but maybe i might get into actually using them to make pretty things??? ooh!

two of these ~haunted house~ charm bracelets are avail at my shop for the halloween sale and mini restock!!!

[margo-mania]

Helo I have been busy not doing art (sad) but here's some of what I have been doing

I have also been sewing by myself for the first time

[theshitpostcalligrapher]

alrighty I’ve gone to Len’s Mills about the situation and I wanna make some plushies of the little flower guys from death’s door.

does

ANYONE

have a decent high-res character reference sheet for them??? Every time I try to hunt one down there’s never anything in nice enough detail

If not I can just boot up the game and do a buncha screencaps I spose...

The fabric I got was that nice n soft flannel that you can get in like, store brand there. 

[chimerical-creations]

Happy MAR10.

A bit late with these but it is still March 10 somewhere so it still counts.

Sandblasting on shot glasses and a bourbon glass. Knocked these out in about five hours total for all four, start to finish. Weeding and masking consumed the majority of the time. The sandblasting itself took less than five minutes; I spent longer setting up the equipment than using it. That's always how it goes with sandblasting: ridiculous amounts of prep work if you want good results.

I think I'm going to add some colour to them, in the little divots on the underside of each glass.

Turnaround video:

[jazzzzzzhands]

I made myself a Keychain!! I have just been so so busy!

And honestly internally crying over the fact that i havent had time to properly sit down and draw more Wally Fanart!

But I have been doing so so Well in my Inktober efforts

That I deserve a Reward!

And my reward is carrying him on my Keys and showing him to everyone I come acoss! A very important message!!

Here he is!! I printed him Quite Large!

So this is just a paper keychain! I printed it from Staples and used laminating sticker paper to make it more durable!! Feel free to do this yourself!! If you print it smaller, you can probably just use box tape! This is my first time doing something like this, and it is a learning experience! I may need to play around some more!!

[devsissues]

If I make snowjanus felt dolls

Should I give them canon height difference or use the same body model to make doing the clothes easier

[yihsch]

Finally got to finish him. I guess october's a little to late to start making christmas presents. Anyway he's done and I love him so much I don't want him to go ;_;

[coffeeworldsasaki]

I'm still rotating in my mind the idea of selling stuff I make but well. I do a lot of different stuff through different fiber crafts and I have no idea if it would help or not to have so much stuff instead of one precise direction

[dragoninahumancostume]

I was shaking off some dust of my Captain Underpants plushie and they literally had to put in the tag that it was free of child labour 😭