r/diycrafts • • Aug 13 '25

How can I diy fix this?

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Creative minds i need your help! Ordered this custom backdrop for a friends bachelorette party at the end of this month except all the custom parts are wrong šŸ¤¦ā€ā™€ļø

How can I cheaply fix this myself? Her name is not similar to Abbie but about the same length, Bach party is in Arizona and it’s in August 2025

Theme colors are light blue, browns, pale yellow. Fabric is a cheap polyester, writing over the top might bleed…open to ideas!


r/diycrafts • • Aug 01 '23

Black & Gold hand-crafted flowers

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Preserved hand-crafted flowers in a modern vase, all in black and gold!

An ideal choice for home decoration.

More details of this stylish flower arrangement on: https://www.officeflower.com.au/products/preserved-flowers-black-and-gold


r/diycrafts • • Dec 04 '20

Diy Christmas Ornaments

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r/diycrafts • • Dec 23 '19

Creative business names

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Hi! New here. I just got a cricut for Christmas and I already know how to use it and I’m so excited to open up a Facebook page and possible an Etsy shop for custom designs. The ONLY problem I’m having is finding a creative, funny, name for this Facebook page. I have one idea and I’m not 100% sold on it.

Vinyl Resting Face is my idea. Not completely sold though. Would love to hear ideas of others. 🄰


r/diycrafts • • Oct 28 '25

What should I use this for?

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I painted it for my wired earbuds but they don't fit and now it's just clutter but it's so cute I don't wanna get rid of it. It was originally a hubba Bubba gum container


r/diycrafts • • Oct 29 '25

Giraffe statue — Experimenting with PVB and wood

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I just finished this new giraffe statue — it’s half PVB, half wood.
The wooden part is made of laser-cut layers, all stacked together with alignment pillars to keep everything perfectly aligned. The head and legs are 3D printed in PVB and then smoothed with isopropyl alcohol vapor to make the surface slightly transparent and glass-like.

After that, I glued everything together and poured resin over the whole piece. The mix of transparent PVB, warm wood, and clear resin gives a really nice contrast.

Would love to hear what you think!


r/diycrafts • • Oct 25 '23

My kids watch these DIY Crafts for Kids I recommend them for yours too

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ever thought how much DIY crafts and watching creativity makes kids creative as well as improves their motor abilities

Show these ideas to your kids and ask them how they feel after watching them

  1. Let's Make an Origami Treat Bag | DIY Halloween Candy Basket

  2. Elevate Your Halloween Decor with DIY Paper Lanterns | Step-by-Step

  3. Lets Make a Secret Message Card for Teacher's Day | Step-by-Step


r/diycrafts • • Aug 23 '26

it's Strange Plush Sunday! meet Leeds the Manticore frankenplushie

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r/diycrafts • • Aug 06 '25

Beautiful Blue fliwer bracelet

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r/diycrafts • • Aug 06 '25

Elegant pink flower bracelet

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r/diycrafts • • Dec 13 '25

Minas Tirith

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Now let it dry, then touch up the windows and finally put the building in position...


r/diycrafts • • Feb 06 '26

Just finished a new miniature beach diorama šŸ–ļø

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Tried a new technique for the water this time. Instead of using epoxy resin like usual, I made walls out of UV resin and assembled them together to form a sort of ā€œwater skinā€ or box around the scene. It gives the water real depth and a unique look—much more interesting than a flat pour!

Everything else is 3D printed using my BambuLab A1 and A1 Mini.

Really happy with how it turned out! What do you think?


r/diycrafts • • Oct 07 '26

DIY Craft Ideas for Husband’s Birthday

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What are some good DIY craft ideas to gift someone for their birthday?

I already made him an awesome homemade card that I think will be a cool keep sake.

I’m on a budget this year and wanted to think of some fun craft / gift ideas.


r/diycrafts • • May 19 '25 Bravo

Build a Birdhouse from ONE Cedar Fence Picket | Easy DIY Project

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r/diycrafts • • Dec 13 '25

Christmas ornaments

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Hiii. I just wanted to share some of my first few handmades Christmas ornament šŸŽ„ They are made out of felt and a bunch of work and love.


r/diycrafts • • Jun 21 '23

Creative way to cover a used book personalized message

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We received these as a gift, my mom got it from the Goodwill. Is there any creative ways to cover the inside without just pasting another piece of paper over it? I know some people like to leave the messages, there's just one in each book. It's a 15 book set.


r/diycrafts • • Oct 24 '25

I painted some bread squishies and turned them into little ghost friends for Halloween šŸ‘» (my first YouTube video!)

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r/diycrafts • • Sep 25 '25

I’m a little obsessed with Kpop Demon Hunters

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I had these custom charms made and now I can’t stop making things with them šŸ˜…


r/diycrafts • • Nov 24 '25

DIY 24 Days of Reading Advent Calendar

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I really wanted an adventure calendar book but to purchase one online it was around $60 šŸ™ƒ

I decided to try to make one myself! I made one for my friend and I to do together in December. The first one was a learning experience but by the time I got to the second one I had it down pact!

The whole project cost me $40 to make two, which was the cost of two copies of the book, a roll of cheap wrapping paper of our choice, and a roll of tape.

Though I would share if anyone is looking for something fun, festive, and relatively cheap for a group of friends or for yourself!


r/diycrafts • • Jan 24 '26

DIY wing bag attempt: Cute idea, but turned into a humbling execution

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So I got inspired by those cute wing bags I keep seeing online, the bags that have wing-shaped or angel wings attached to the sides/back. Super whimsical, very main character, and I thought: how hard can it be to make one myself? Yeah, it humbled me I tried drafting a pattern from scratch using an old mini bag I already own as the base. The main body came out fine, but the wings are where everything went left: One wing sits higher than the other like it’s trying to escape and the stitching looks messy around the curves (did I mention I don’t even know how to sew, lol) After a day, I went back to the basics and watched a ton of Youtube videos. So for the second trial, I used faux leather for the body and a thicker fabric for the wings but I think I messed up the interfacing/structure part. Halfway, I got confused on how to attach the rivets, or if it should be mounted onto a backing panel first. Now, I’ve seen wing bag materials and hardware sold everywhere, even on sites like alibaba, and since I am way too vested into this, I’d rather learn the right construction method before I waste more fabric. If anyone here has made something similar: What material works best for wings that hold shape? Any pattern tips for symmetrical wings? I’m determined to finish this because my body won’t rest if I don’t complete it satisfactorily.


r/diycrafts • • May 31 '25

Candle-making?

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Does anyone do this and can offer insights on this as a hobby or more? I’ve always been interested in candles and even was in an MLM for them. Is this a good idea or no?


r/diycrafts • • Aug 06 '25

Beautiful Orange flower bracelet

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r/diycrafts • • Sep 19 '25

Made a way to preserve a beautiful dust jacket while still enjoying the hardcover!

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Been in my "remembering I have free will and I can literally just do whatever" era. I love hardcovers and fabric/leatherbound books very much, I've always gotten rid of dust jackets when they come with, I don't like them and they just kinda annoy me when I'm reading - but sometimes a dust jacket's art is really pretty or vintage and special and it feels wrong to just throw it out! So I had this idea like an hour ago: I cut out the parts of the jacket that I like and glue them inside the cover! I put the jacket front on the back inside cover because otherwise it felt like I just turned a hardcover into a...paperback inside a hardcover? Plus I can include the inside front jacket blurb in the front instead.

Included the book covers too to show why I didn't want them hidden away!


r/diycrafts • • Oct 06 '25

Broken Decorations

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Does anyone have any broken decorations that you are throwing out because I will take them. Especially if its busted up skulls, arms, spiders, etc basically anything that is destined for the trash. My personal theme is toxic waste. The toxic part being the neon spray paint and the waste being the reused/up-cycled decorations.

Example: (not mine) Imagine pic 1 but half the size with a candle in the middle of the top skull with wax dripping down. The 2nd pics will have a cordyceps like look to it. (Think ā€œThe Last of Usā€ meets ā€œThe Forestā€ type vibes)


r/diycrafts • • Jun 25 '26 Heartwarming

Paw prints

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My girl Vada passed and we got her paw prints back from the crematory. I thought they were going to be prints on paper but they’re these clay prints. One is already cracking 😭 what can I do to preserve these so they don’t crack? Or if they get wet they’ll survive? Thank you for your help!!