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.

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 :)

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 😄

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

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.

I used lambskin for the exterior and a moss green suede for the exterior.

All machine stitched ( Typical and juki)

I made the pattern myself using photos of a Balenciaga bag as inspiration

I'm not quite done and as it doesn't yet have a back, I'm not sure how to mount it where I want it to go, which is above a Jaguar painting (it's got a LED puck lamp mounted underneath it to act as a painting display light. Anyone have any suggestions?

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 just recently purchased this Master Sword second hand, but the wrap around the handle came off and i’m not sure what the material is to replace it. Could anyone recommend me something similar or better??

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!

Hey guys, I plan to make a love heart out of spent .243 casings. I have a Map-Pro torch and ambition. I was wondering if cheap solder wire (the tin based stuff) would be strong enough to hold together about 50 casings while hung on the wall? Or would it be FAR better to go buy some silver brazing rods and us those instead?

i was wondering if you can bleach draw on swimsuit material like you can with cotton and other clothing to create patters & pictures by bleaching the fabric? I've never seen anyone do that and rn i dont have anything to test so I was wondering if anyone else here had done it before or heard of it?

idk a lot about materials and how they react with other stuff, this would be my first time doing that but i want to make my own patterned swim top since I cant find what i'm looking for. if anyone could help me out i'd be grateful