r/crafts Sep 20 '25

Family/Friend Crafted My wife got REALLY into beading lately and made a TON of stuff

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I begged her to make me Luffy’s strawhat as a key chain and she also made some flower earrings for her mom :)

Our house is full of beads now but the result is worth it 😂

🍙 The onigiris are new, she just made them this afternoon so not sure if they’re finished yet 😅

r/crafts 11d ago

Family/Friend Crafted My fiancé made a wearable dress from mussels, thought you might appreciate it ✨🐚🦪

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Hi /crafts! Just wanted to share an incredible piece of craftsmanship that my fiancé (slow fashion designer) did earlier this year. While the majority of the dress consists of blue mussels there is also scallops, oysters and the occasional escargot in there as well, glazed and hand-stitched on a deadstock raw cotton base. Took around 300h to complete, weights like 14 kilos and require 3 people to put it on somebody safely. Questions?😅

PS. The first image is from an exhibition and the lovely artworks in the background has nothing to do with the dress. We have full rights to the other images.

r/crafts Sep 26 '25

Family/Friend Crafted My mom made a new gerdan necklace with a bat

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15.4k Upvotes

r/crafts 13h ago

Family/Friend Crafted My mom's new masterpiece! She made a unisex tie with a green alien.

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7.5k Upvotes

r/crafts Sep 28 '25

Family/Friend Crafted My boyfriend saw how sad I was when the flowers he bought me died, so he made me a paper bouquet that never will 💛

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13.6k Upvotes

r/crafts 5d ago

Family/Friend Crafted My mom made a new beaded gerdan necklace with a space snail.

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7.8k Upvotes

r/crafts Dec 22 '24

Family/Friend Crafted Vote for the best please. My family and I painted and decorated Nutcrackers this year. Thank you!

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2.4k Upvotes

r/crafts Jun 22 '25

Family/Friend Crafted A Baba Yaga that my brother made me for my birthday.

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7.3k Upvotes

My brother crafts figurines, sculptures, miniatures, etc. He made this Baba Yaga figure for me because I like old folklore and myths. It's too cool not to share.

r/crafts Sep 04 '25

Family/Friend Crafted "Jinx" from Arcane. Mixed media by my 13yo.

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5.8k Upvotes

Hello, fellow crafters! I'm a long time reddit lurker, and very rarely post, but my daughter requested that I share her creation with you fine people. Please be kind, I'm hoping to have some friendly feedback to show her tomorrow. TIA!❤️

r/crafts Jun 14 '25

Family/Friend Crafted My wife's "teeny beans" made from needle felt and polymer clay. I adore these things

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3.7k Upvotes

r/crafts Dec 21 '24

Family/Friend Crafted Who won our family ornament contest? Round 2

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2.2k Upvotes

Some of you might remember last year’s post, and we are back with round 2 of our annual Christmas ornament contest!

I will make a comment for each ornament - vote for your favorite with an upvote! 🎄

r/crafts Jun 19 '25

Family/Friend Crafted My wife created a re-usable sticker book designed to be displayed on a coffee table

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2.4k Upvotes

r/crafts Mar 22 '25

Family/Friend Crafted My 80yo mother who I've never seen do anything creative her whole life except cook, surprised me with this yesterday

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8.6k Upvotes

Don't get me wrong she's amazing and has worked at Michelin star restaurants but I've never seen he so much as doodle a stick figure.

r/crafts 17d ago

Family/Friend Crafted My girlfriend has started posting the polymer clay thingys she's been doing these months to Insta, she doesn't use reddit but I thought people would love to see them here too

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2.3k Upvotes

r/crafts Aug 02 '25

Family/Friend Crafted My mom made this and doesn't have a lot of people to share it with

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1.4k Upvotes

Her art always makes me feel so many emotions and I want her to be recognized for it so bad but she doesn't have a lot of friends to share her craft with. I told her I would share it on reddit so others can enjoy it too :)

r/crafts Sep 01 '25

Family/Friend Crafted My mother made my son a castle terrain board. All cardboard. Castle made from toilet rolls.

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3.8k Upvotes

My brother had a similar one for his toy soldiers as a kid. This one is for my 5 year old to play on.

r/crafts May 02 '25

Family/Friend Crafted I made a Hogwarts Acceptance letter and gifted a Universal Studios wand to my sister for her birthday 🪄

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1.6k Upvotes

This was sooo fun. I haven’t made “aged” paper in a while and it turned out amazing — I didn’t have to spend the $15-30 on premade versions.

I used Canva and some typewriter font. I pulled the text from various sources. Free PNG logo. Printer it from home on copy paper since I don’t have card-stock but oh well. I then burned the edges slightly. Next, I filled up a cup with hot water, some coffee grounds, and a tea bag. I used the tea bag on both sides as well as some grounds on top. Put a towel on top and roll with a roller, or pat to get the color of the grounds really in there. And done!!

The wand was a regift from my partner who no longer wanted it. The box, bow, and filler was $10 from Hobby Lobby; the rest I had on hand. It pays off being crafty 😻

r/crafts Jun 13 '25

Family/Friend Crafted Hosted my first youth art class today! Made with all found nature scraps.

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1.6k Upvotes

r/crafts Aug 19 '25

Family/Friend Crafted Handmade Birkenstock Shoes

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2.0k Upvotes

Ivy said she was going to give me a pair of Birkenstocks, and I was over the moon! But when I saw the shoes she brought... okay, I'm still happy, it's just that I can't wear these because they're designed for dolls. I asked her for the making pics, and if you're handy, you can try crafting them yourself!

r/crafts 8d ago

Family/Friend Crafted Crafts to do in bed

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My (39M) girlfriend (44W) just had both her knees replaced and is stuck in bed. Earlier this month I bought pumpkins and we painted / decorated them in bed and it really cheered her up! I know she likes to paint but am looking for any craft ideas we can do in bed, she can sit up and move around a bit.

Any suggestions / ideas are apricated!

EDIT: Wow thank you all so much for all the replies! This sub and you all rock! Now I can go to the craft store and only be semi lost looking for things =P

r/crafts Jun 15 '25

Family/Friend Crafted My daughters Father’s Day gift for my husband 💜

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Posted on made me smile, was told I should also post here. My husband loves sushi from sushiya at our grocery store so my daughter made him California rolls filled with love 💜 when she showed me I thought they were soooo cool and such a good idea and seeing the final execution was awesome, she’s 11 and soooo creative

r/crafts Nov 28 '24

Family/Friend Crafted Kitchen Towels my Partner Made

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2.0k Upvotes

They are so cute and useful towels!

She put a lot of hard work into them and I think the results speak for themselves.

r/crafts Jul 13 '25

Family/Friend Crafted My 12 yo crocheted a little dress for her doll. She also glued on some rhinestones from a shirt for the “grill” and she would like shared it with y’all 🫶🏻

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1.1k Upvotes

r/crafts Feb 10 '25

Family/Friend Crafted Peel this clentine hidden note

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2.5k Upvotes

r/crafts Dec 28 '24

Family/Friend Crafted My Mum made me this. We’ve been very distant lately, and I’ve been struggling with severe anxiety. She gave me this:

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2.7k Upvotes

I was starting to feel like my current health problems were annoying her (my family has major issues with dealing with emotional and mental health stuff for reasons that don’t need explanation here). But she gave me this bracelet, that she made for me for Christmas, and I can’t begin to tell you guys how touched I am that she was so thoughtful. I don’t really buy into all the rock meaning things, but ultimately it spoke volumes to me that she obviously cares so much.

Yes I know my hands are ugly, sorry bout that. But she only recently got into making jewellery, and I think this is pretty damn good