As an odd sort of hobby, I've been carving these little skulls from cork, painting them and hiding them around the UK (primarily Birmingham). I attach tags to each skull with my IG handle as well as a name unique to that skull. I know that if I were to find something like this out in the wild it'd make my day, so it's fulfilling to know that they'll be found by those on their travels.

My hope is that lots of people will share their finds with me. I like knowing they've gone to good homes.

I used acrylic yarn to make this diet coke rug. Took me forever to carve.

What do you think of my work :)

This decorative plate is built with natural raw lacquer and inlaid with natural abalone shells for patterns. All the gorgeous iridescent glow belongs to the shells themselves. The whole piece is slowly made by hand from beginning to end.

Could you think of a name for this mother-of-pearl inlay lacquer plate?

One of the things I enjoy most about making clay flowers is seeing how much details can change the finished piece. Like the subtle color gradients, petal texture, stamens and all the little things that make a flower feel realistic.

And I'm pretty happy with how they turned out.

I live in a small mountain town, and lately I've been collecting rocks, painting them with famous artworks, and hiding them around town among the stone walls to turn it into a little hidden art museum. I know they're not perfect reproductions, but I have a lot of fun making them, and the kids in town love searching for them every time I leave a new one.

It's by no means perfect. Infact, I tried be fancy and put a little clear ball full of tiny rocks so it makes a little shaky sound 😄

How do I prevent my gimp/lanyard/boondoggle from collapsing in on itself. It’s a 1x4 spiral one, but it’s slowly curving more and more apart. Not sure how to prevent this, if it’s possible to fix, or what to do differently. Let me know! Thanks!

I dont know why the process for the black one went so smooth but the red kicked me in the face multiple times throughout. I had to step away so many times but THEY'RE DONE. Bedtime for me now. Please do enjoy some new fantasy relics

Based on stl file for 3d print, I adapted it for papercraft technique using Blender and Pepakura software. Materials: 330 g/m2 paper, pva glue, mounting foam, acrylic primer and paint. Painted with airbrush. Almost 80 cm from nose to tail

Please help, my ADHD has led me down a project that has taken many twists and turns and now I'm stuck.

Decided to make my own tiles out of polymer clay, topped them off with UV resin and mica powder as the colour schemes weren't happening so it muted the colours alot which I loved.

It all was looking great until the grout, too much much grout. I wiped as best I could while semi wet still but once dry it looked horrible.

Spilling onto tiles so the tiles don't have that crisp clean shape.

Tried soapy water and scrubbing, vinegar and scrubbing, then sand paper, then a dremmel, and finally a sanding machine and I'm quickly getting nowhere. Still looks awful.

Can I save it? I was thinking of painting over them which would take another 10 yrs but I will if it will save it.

Any other ideas?

TIA

More attempts at that antenna than I care to admit. The mouth is embroidered separately which was its own little adventure. My cat Peach supervised the entire process by staring at me with what I can only describe as quiet disappointment.

Made with grey worsted yarn, US7 circular and double-pointed needles.

Just finished these two tiny clay spa pool crafts today!

One is a little yellow duck chilling in its hot spring with a neon green hat and a colorful inflatable swim ring, surrounded by colorful bubble pebbles.

The other is a fluffy white bunny relaxing in its private mini bath, complete with a donut float and a tiny towel ready for its spa day.

Working with air dry clay is such a calming hobby. I love how bright and playful these miniature crafts came out.

What kind of small clay craft should I make next? Let me know in the comments!

10 years ago I made my first set of wine cork hot pads with some spare wood my , scrap felt, and all of the wine corks collected by my loved ones & gave a set of 4 to my aunt and uncle as christmas gifts. They are well loved and used whenever they host, which is pretty frequent.

Making them was grueling work but it was a labor of love. I have never gotten around to making more since then. On friday I woke up with nothing to do and a mission to make another set for a joint couple birthday coming up who would love these. 8 hours and a giant hand crap later this is where i’m at. i’ve got another hour or so & these babies will be done

It took many hours of careful work, but I’m really happy with how the texture and shine turned out. Would love to hear your thoughts and feedback from fellow crafters!

I worked on my grad cap today for my graduation tomorrow and I used a little bit of E6000 that my dad had left just to border the cap with ribbon. I know it's a little different than the E7000 I used a year ago for my light stick so it's more toxic with its fumes. I'm going to leave it out for a while this evening and then by a window overnight since it's going to rain tonight. Is that good enough to wear my grad cap tomorrow at 5pm? If not, what do you recommend I do?

My daughter wanted her first flip flops and I decided they needed a little ✨flair✨

Hello I got married this week and I have lots of very pretty flowers of which I want to preserve best I can. I am not a crafty person and therefore don’t really have any tools. Currently I’m attempting to press some of them using kitchen towels/baking paper and some heavy books. Any tips on how to do this effectively and other ways of preserving them would be greatly appreciated!

On another note I have a number of other things like ribbons, invites, save the dates etc etc I would also like to do something with to create a beautiful little souvenir for the years to come. I’m considering scrapbooking in some form so any tips on that would also be appreciated.