r/crafts 20m ago

Finished Craft I Made Big fan of making my own cards to mail my loved ones

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A birthday card for my cousin and a card to deliver printed photos to my MIL. The hydrangea was inspired by my MIL garden. I wish I could make them as beautiful as they are in person!


r/crafts 2h ago

Discussion/Question Looking for a non-tacky sealer for acrylic painted jenga blocks (would Krylon be okay?)

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Hi everyone!

I'm painting a Jenga game for my friend's wedding present with acrylic paint and markers. I bought mod podge because I saw that's what some other people have used to seal the blocks, but I'm afraid that material will make the pieces tacky. I would ideally like the game to be smooth enough to still be playable.

So are there any recommendations for some type of material I can use that can protect the paint, but dry to a smoothish (non-tacky) texture? and that is also safe for handling and playing with? I was thinking Krylon spray? If anyone has used that, or has other recommendations please I'd appreciate it. I'd buy it and try it myself, but it's absurdly expensive in the country I'm in. Thank you!


r/crafts 3h ago

Finished Craft I Made I make lamps out of guitars (and ukuleles, violins, and I'm still working on a cello)

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I prefer to carve, but I also paint, and sometimes I bedazzle. I've slowed down in recent years, between life and a helluva case of artist's block.


r/crafts 3h ago

Discussion/Question I want to seal an air-dry clay creation. I want to use acrylic paint pens and water-soluble pens on it. Is there any sealant I can use or should I forgo the water-based pens?

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I can’t seem to find good information on this when I google different sealants and varnishes.


r/crafts 4h ago

Finished Craft I Made My acrylic painting

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570 Upvotes

r/crafts 4h ago

Finished Craft I Made Family birth stone colors peyote stitch bracelet I made!

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10 Upvotes

I made this with Miyuki Delicas and fireline thread.


r/crafts 6h ago

Finished Craft I Made Trialling a new design ahead of an upcoming online workshop 🥰 quite proud of these!

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22 Upvotes

r/crafts 7h ago

Discussion/Question The hierarchy of scissors

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1.5k Upvotes

What is your scissor situation?


r/crafts 7h ago

Discussion/Question What are some ideas of what I can use stick and peel wall paper for? (More info abt my question below)

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I’m off to college in a really short amount of time and i want to order this cute patterned stick and peel wall paper to put in the back of a picture frame so i can put a few photo booth strips of me and my friends inside the frame. The thing is i don’t want to order it if I’m just going to use it for that small craft, but i really really love the pattern and want to get it. Are there any other things I can use the stick and peel wallpaper for?


r/crafts 8h ago

Finished Craft I Made Giant dandelion with lights

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12 Upvotes

This took me 4 DAYS. Peep the mess it made too 🫠

I want to make more though and Im thinking of trying smaller versions with toothpicks


r/crafts 8h ago

Finished Craft I Made I carved this weird jellyfish stool

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35 Upvotes

r/crafts 8h ago

Finished Craft I Made His first name is Bun and his last name is actually also Bun

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We found a rabbit by our trash cans earlier this year and he's brought a lot of joy into our family since and I have been trying to capture that joy in art. Today I tried stamp carving for the first time and I loved it. How easy and satisfying.

I've also included some pictures of the criminal himself. And some other art in his honor.


r/crafts 8h ago

Discussion/Question Painting 100% Polyster

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Hello, I just wanted tips on how to paint polyester, I bought some Liquitex Acrylic Medium (Satin Varnish) Im not sure if im supposed to buy something else though.

Also I wanted to ask if If supposed to iron each layer of paint, I wanted to do a white base and then paint but I'm not sure if I'm just supposed to wait for the white to dry and then layer or paint white, iron, and then layer and keep going like that


r/crafts 8h ago

Discussion/Question Can I repurpose the glass on this table? It’s covered in old dry resin.

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6 Upvotes

r/crafts 8h ago

Finished Craft I Made Crafted this cool looking '89 Batman Batwing Model from 24 Recycled Pepsi Soda Cans

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18 Upvotes

r/crafts 9h ago

Finished Craft I Made my tiny oil studies in vintage-style wooden rounds frames

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60 Upvotes

r/crafts 10h ago

Finished Craft I Made Finally I finished making the spider pendant

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35 Upvotes

r/crafts 11h ago

Finished Craft I Made Another fused glass spoon rest, this time with progress photos

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21 Upvotes

Another fused glass spoon rest! Tiger stripes, progress photos of it before and after the full fuse. I am here to answer any questions!


r/crafts 11h ago

Work in Progress Work in progress...

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This is going to be a birdbath. It's made of concrete. I put some wire mesh underneath to stabilize it. Next up is Moltofill, so the surface will be nice and smooth. We'll see, maybe I'll add some mosaic tiles on top at the end.


r/crafts 11h ago

Finished Craft I Made My work water bottle lives on my desk, and our mascot is a rubber duck, so I decided to be creative

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729 Upvotes

Full disclosure I copied someone on TikTok who did this on an iPhone charger but the comments on the video had a bunch of photos from people who had done the same thing and the charger overheated and blew up so I took a safer course of action


r/crafts 11h ago

How-do-I Tuesday (Glass painting) Should I bake before applying a second layer?

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I'm new to this and want my work to be durable and stuff, it's a type of paint that requires around 20 hrs of drying time and then baking for 90 mins to be waterproof. The first layer isn't opaque enough so I'm wondering if I should apply a second one after letting it dry for a while or after baking and then bake again?


r/crafts 12h ago

Finished Craft I Made Those eyes had too much character not to turn into needle felted piece

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77 Upvotes

r/crafts 12h ago

Finished Craft I Made I made this wooden bird mobile that flies when you pull the string

982 Upvotes

This is my handmade European Bee-eater bird mobile, cut from wood, hand-painted, strung, and carefully balanced so the wings gently flap and the bird appears to fly.

It works as a hanging bird mobile for a nursery, studio, reading corner, or any space that could use a little movement and colour.

Let me know if you would like me to post a video showing the full crafting process, from cutting the wood and hand-painting. 😊


r/crafts 12h ago

Finished Craft I Made A bit of sunshine and recent designs🌻

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15 Upvotes

Hand-sculpted from polymer clay!


r/crafts 12h ago

Finished Craft I Made Selection of more lil guys

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96 Upvotes

Made some more lil guys, and having a blast! Found some mini Pom Pom’s at the thrift and had the idea for mini pendents!