The artwork is created using a meticulous hand-beading technique, with individual beads applied to a felt backing to construct the portrait. Rather than serving merely as decorative elements, the beads function as the primary medium through which the image is developed, defining its forms, tonal variations, and surface characteristics.

The careful selection and placement of beads of varying colours, shapes, sizes, and reflective qualities create a complex interplay of texture, light, and colour. Each bead contributes to the overall composition, allowing the artist to build the facial features through material, density, and chromatic relationships rather than conventional brushwork.

My daughter (9) drew this for her mom’s clear iPhone 16 Pro case. We printed a blank template for the phone, cut the camera hole, and she drew the ghost, witch hat, cauldron and pumpkin. Pencil shading behind the ghost makes it pop.

Cost: one sheet of paper. Swap it whenever she gets bored.

Tip: print at 100% size, and cut the camera hole last.

I told my Mom she needs to enter the things she makes in the fair! And she won first place! What do you think of it?

The beanie pattern is by VicCrochets and the mushroom pattern is by The Twisted Hatter!

Hi everyone, I thought I'd share these origami star ornaments ive been making from repurposed book pages. Its been very therapeutic making them and I love the esthetic!

Bookmark. Gold gel pen on green cardstock. Single line drawing.

I made these vaccine keychains for vet tech week, do we think the staff will like them?
Im going to add a edta tube as well to the keychain but Im waiting for my glitter to arrive. I used edible luster dust to make them colorful and sparkly and sealed the top with e600.

Hey all! I just finished up a batch of test swatches for concrete dyes to see what they look like at 10:1 so I can reference them for future work and I figured I’d give back and share the results so far. I’ve been unable to figure out exactly what sub would be the best home for this kind of stuff so I’m defaulting here to the more general crafts. It’s not really casting as that’s more resin and metals, and the concrete specific art and crafts ones are basically dead. If anyone can think of a better home for this content I’d love to get a referral!

The material used for this is Rockite, and the dyes you can see in the pics. My goal is to use them to make a cool custom chess board that can be polished and sealed. Something more robust than this pilot project that was tinted with chalk dust. Some of these colors are SUPER vibrant so I’m excited to put them to work!

This project took me a couple of weeks but my giant shiny diva is finally finished! The first few photos were taken by my husband yesterday while it was raining. Our neighbors officially think we are crazy and have Ring camera footage to prove it.

The following photos are some of the progression of building my Furby monster. I wildly over engineered the dome but I know for a FACT that it will hold up for a long time. The cardboard was water sealed and spray painted to give it longevity too. Adding the tinsel was the longest leg of this project. Apparently I forgot that shorter tinsel garland exists so I spent many hours cutting a curtain and laying each individual strand of tinsel on a piece of packing tape to make my own strips. Then I had to hot glue those strips to the body. This. Took. Forever.

I learned a lot of lessons and I definitely plan to make another Furby in the future. Diva needs a friend for sure!

Edit1: Wow you guys, I really wasn't expecting this amount of love and traction from this post. Thank you for being so lovely. Always remember to stay crafty!

I very recently became an uncle which was the perfect excuse to jump into a new project!

This is by far the biggest project I've done, it was made entirely with hand tools (that's all I've got!) and reclaimed wood from a pallet!

As a bit of a challenge to myself, and because I thought it would look nice, there are no nails or screws in the entire thing. Everything, even down to the hinges, is made with dowels to hold it all together. The only none-wood parts are some glue and the rope handles!

Very happy to answer any questions you may have :)

I know this isn't the finest work (there are some incredibly talented people in the sub!), but I'm really proud of this, and I hope my niece gets some really good use out of it!

He looks a little funky from the other side but for my first time I dont think its so bad!

I finished another box bag the other day and I wanted to share. I followed I found and it was fairly simple.

I started sewing back in May of this year and I'm hooked. This was the 3rd zipper I sewed. I was so intimidated to try and use them but I'm glad I did. Now I can try to work on other projects that have zippers.

I’m customizing boxing headgear and never done sewing before. What size thread and brand of thread should I use ?? The materials are leather and suede

Hey everyone!

Im looking for double sided metallic paper or craft poster cardboard. Im having trouble trying to find it. Or even thin metallic covered plastic. I would like to make some old fashioned Christmas decorations like in the 90s and 80s.

Picture for example.

Hence why i wanted touble sided lol.

Does anyone have the proper names for them even?

I know you can get proper plain coloured poster cardboard and paper, but I want metallic on both sides. Not just metallic on one side and white on the other D:

I’ve always used super glue for backpacks and stuff but it’s scratchy, any recommendations of a hat

hello all! I got a very special T-shirt with a hand-drawn picture fro my Camino de Santiago last year. A volunteer hand drew the cathedral of Santiago on it, it looks very great and is now a dear memory.

However I have realised that he did not draw with a waterproof pen, so I can’t really use the T-shirt as I won’t be able to wash it.

is there any way to get the drawing waterproof now after it has been drawn already?

thank you a lot in advance for suggestions!

Hey everyone! Excited to share my first time Halloween costume project ever — a full DIY Paper Mâché Pigeon Head!

Here is how I made it using mostly recycled materials:
The Base & Frame: I got some thick paper from Costco, cut it into strips, and glued them together using PVA glue to build the basic structural skeleton of the pigeon.

Shaping: I used leftover brown paper takeout bags glued over the frame to build up the main shape and contours.

Sculpting (Paper Mâché Clay): I made paper mâché clay out of shredded newspaper mixed thoroughly with PVA glue, then used it to sculpt all the details and features of the pigeon!
If you have leftover paper mâché clay, just wrap it tightly in plastic wrap (cling film) to seal it. It stays fresh and usable for your next sculpting session!

Painting Pro-Tip: I use acrylic paint but didn't have a paint palette on hand, so I wrapped plastic wrap over my table to use as a makeshift palette — worked like a charm and made cleanup super easy!

Super happy with how it turned out. Hope you guys like it, and happy Halloween! 🐦✨

I’m off to make wings!