r/handmade • • 28d ago

Rule Changes and Community Updates!

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Hello everyone!

Some changes are gonna be made around here.

This subreddit has essentially turned into a clone of r/crafts and I'm seeing a lot of posts double posted to both. We've also realized that there isn't a hobby or art sub that isn't crawling with people making covert ads and completely ignoring or just barely skirting the rules of the subreddits they're posting in.

We want to create a space where we can look at handmade things without ads. We want to create a community that's free of advertising and where we can actually share and discuss crafts.

So, that leads us to the first new rule, we're going to allow craft and crafting discussion here. If you have crafting questions, then feel free to ask! This used to be the case before the last mod and now we're making it a discussion inclusive subreddit again!

Second change, we'll add some flair! So you can mark WIP, discussion, question, etc...

Third change is that you're not allowed to tell people to monetized their hobbies or that they should sell something. Our first is and will always be that this is a no promotion subreddit. So no links to your shop or social media are allowed. No talks about selling as fairs or shows or how to do that, etc...

The fourth rule is that if you sell crafts, you're no longer allowed to post the for sale crafts here. Feel free to post crafts that you don't sell, but no more crafts that you're selling. We've had far too many spam and dropshipping posts lately and people just outright breaking the rules. If you do post here, you're not allowed to use an account that has Etsy or other links to sale sites/sites or social media that promote your business. You will be banned on site for that. You may appeal this ban if you remove all links and keep it that way for at least a week. We will check.

These rules start now, but we'll be allowing about a week or so for adjustment before we start giving any real consequences for things (temp bans for 3 days, for example.)

Just a reminder also that we still have a no selling or buying rule and no talking about selling or buying. This includes not telling people to monetize their hobbies or asking about craft fair things.

You will start to see the rules and report reasons he updated as we go this week. We want this community to be one for and by crafters and not by dropshippers, AI users, or spammers.


r/handmade • • 1h ago

I made a bag for my niece’s crochet projects!

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The most complicated pattern I have followed to date. This is the first bag I have sewn; I learned how to sew last summer and would consider myself an ambitious beginner still. The pattern is the Quilted Tote Bag Pattern by porchepatterns ☺️ (cannot take credit for the design).


r/handmade • • 15h ago

My oil painting, Deep Cut, in progress

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r/handmade • • 5h ago

Part 1 /3 Dali

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Every great piece starts with a single cut.
The first step in bringing my Dalí-inspired 3D portrait to life is hand-cutting the cardboard, layer by layer, using a razor blade. Each cut helps build the shape, depth, and character of the final piece.
No shortcuts, just patience, precision, and a whole lot of cardboard. This is where the transformation begins.
Follow along to see this piece come to life!


r/handmade • • 1d ago

Rapido art

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r/handmade • • 2d ago

A little follow-up on my previous post: Made a small hamster for my little girl who just loves all things cute and cuddly.

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I mentioned that my daughter had just turned 5 and wanted a hamster pet, but I felt it was too soon to get her a real-life one, so I made this instead as a surprise gift.


r/handmade • • 3d ago

I made a No Face Cyclops Beastie frankenplush put of scraps from previous beanie baby projects

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r/handmade • • 4d ago

Best adhesive

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To attach tiny ornaments to small wooden Christmas trees like these, what would be best: hot glue, elmer's glue, super glue? I appreciate any advice!


r/handmade • • 4d ago

Bringing another worry stone to the collection

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Made another worry stone took a Halloween theme to it hand carved pumpkin face with purple glow in the dark under it and the bat side is super uv reactive colors so its also super bright under uv light


r/handmade • • 4d ago

Made my son a pumpkin head doll!

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My 2yr old is obsessed with all the pumpkins he’s seeing around for spooky season! Always calling out “pumpkin head!” I figured I’d try to make him a doll (my first try). He came out a bit janky but I hope to get better with the future dolls I’ll make!


r/handmade • • 5d ago

I made this graphic T shirt: Graphic design, printing, pattern and sewing by myself

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I started to make my own T-Shirts a while ago because I like to make them look and feel how I want.

I made this one from scratch, designing the graphics, preparing the screens, screenprinting blank cotton and sewing them to a complete shirt using my own drafted pattern.

I choose to make a heavier shirt with a high neckline, maybe a tad too high for this type of shirt but I like it.

What do you think?


r/handmade • • 6d ago

My mom spends hours crocheting these bags by hand, and I just wanted to share her work ❤️ ( this is second time sharing my mom work by hand )

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r/handmade • • 6d ago

My little bunny 🐰

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r/handmade • • 6d ago

Starlight is hidden in this lacquer plate. Can you see the sky full of stars?

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This urushi lacquer plate is inlaid with natural abalone shell. When light sweeps across its surface, delicate pearlescent glimmers unfurl, as if a quiet stretch of starry sky has been captured within this small space.

Crafted with the ancient mother-of-pearl lacquer technique, it goes through dozens of refined steps. Repeated lacquer coating, shell inlay, curing, sanding and polishing. Every coat of lacquer cures slowly with no rush. It takes months of quiet patience for it to come together. The iridescent glow of the shell shifts gently with light; no two pieces carry the same starry pattern.


r/handmade • • 8d ago

Made these jhumka earrings using resin

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r/handmade • • 10d ago

Just finished this crochet shawl for my mum!

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r/handmade • • 10d ago

Upcycled chestnut 3 stringer (WIP)

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Entirely handmade and from fround jobs items objects my 3 string (gasoline can) guitar in the works


r/handmade • • 10d ago

it's Mutant Plush Monday! meet Lunch Leaves the Multi-Eyed Hellhound frankenplushie

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r/handmade • • 11d ago

Adorable handmade gourd bowl, what would you use it to hold?

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This small bowl is crafted from a natural dried gourd. I hand‑painted this fun cartoon face, finished the rim with thick rope and added soft fabric lining inside.

I want to set it on my coffee table or desk, fill it with nuts like almonds and walnuts for casual snacking. It also works great for candy and little desktop trinkets.

It is fully handmade, with unique little details only this piece has.

Do you have any good ideas to share?


r/handmade • • 12d ago

hello everyone , uh just want to show u a bunch of handmade jewelry that my mom make ❤️🥹( hope u like it )

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r/handmade • • 14d ago

Polymer clay sculpted Alien Xenomorph Cameo pendant

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325 Upvotes

r/handmade • • 14d ago

Mini bird bath prototype (Ceramic stoneware)

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My first successfully finished mini bird bath! Hand sculpted bowl, birds and snail, molded flowers, leaves and insects. Overall I am pretty happy with the finished product, although there are several structural things I plan to change in my future attempts at seasonal mini bird baths! My first attempt did not make it out of the bisque fire, but the overall pedestal and bowl shape were better. This one is squattier, while the birds also weighed down the bowl and caused some sagging. For now, this first prototype consists of a Northern Cardinal, Ruby Throated Hummingbird, Common Buckeye butterfly, Eastern Tailed Blue butterfly, a blue shelled snail, a lady bug, and a bumble bee, as well as several different leaves and flowers. I hope you like it as much as I do!

Glazes:
Flowers - Mayco fundamentals underglazes (I mixed various colors and applied them to bisqueware)
Bowl interior and over the flowers - Amaco glacier celadon (2 coats only)
Bowl exterior and pedestal - spectrum 1196 Hot Pink
All other glazes for animals and leaves were Mayco Stroke and Coat (I mixed various colors as well for these)

White 563 Clay, fired to Cone 6 in a community kiln after drying slowly over 3 weeks.

If you have any questions about glazes or construction, feel free to ask!


r/handmade • • 15d ago

Today’s bouquet for the Mrs.

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r/handmade • • 15d ago

Is this mother‑of‑pearl tissue box more elegant?

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African Blackwood base, traditional mother‑of‑pearl inlay craft.

Deep‑sea abalone shell is processed and cut into delicate shapes, then inlaid into carved wood grooves. It goes through hot‑wax finishing and polishing over dozens of steps.

The flower‑and‑dragonfly motif carries a refined, premium feel. Soft iridescent shimmer from the abalone shell glides across smooth wood surfaces.

Do you like this aesthetic? Feel free to share your thoughts and opinions, thank you.


r/handmade • • 16d ago

Dragon art dolls I made recently

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Fully posable with a wire armature, faux fur body, and sculpted clay heads.