As some of us doomscroll on our phones, a not-so-quiet revolution is happening in many garages, basements, and even on kitchen tables.
People are dusting off glue guns and pulling out paintbrushes to turn random everyday objects into something pretty amazing.
Someone’s back door now tells a colorful story of their dog. Someone else built a table out of used skateboards. A woman even made her own wedding dress from scratch at home.
There’s a whole community of DIY (do-it-yourself) artists out there sharing their work with the world on the subreddit r/somethingimade. And we’ve listed some of their best projects right here.
#63 I Made My Wedding Dress!
I had only ever sewn a button before last September. I couldn’t find what I wanted for a wedding dress so I decided to try and make it! I used vogue pattern v1965 but changed the skirt to a circle skirt and lengthened the sleeves. The ruffles were also not part of the pattern! The fabric is taffeta and a polkadot tulle overlay.
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99points
#64 Every Year, I Freehand Crochet Punny Valentines For My Daughter’s Class. This Was The 7th And Last Year Of Making Them
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97points
#65 I Made These Fox And Elephant Which Items Or Accessories Do Like To See They Have ? For Future Creations
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95points
#69 I Made These Stained Glass Clown Hat Lamps, They Sit Over An LED Base And Have A Handmade Pompom On Top! Out Of Many Of My Glass Projects, These I Am Very Proud Of
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88points
#71 Our 4y/O Has His First Adult Teeth Coming In So I Made A Tiny Wax Sealed Thank You Note From The Tooth Fairy
In cursive it reads “To (son’s name), Thank you for the tooth! Don’t forget to brush your teeth! Love, The Tooth Fairy”. I had some leftover envelope sealing wax from another project. This idea was influenced from my wife and I just finishing Game of Thrones.
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86points
#72 Everyone Got A Tin From Me At Christmas This Year:)
These were super fun to make. I used felt for each of the animals and hand-stitched them, the bedding I made with my sewing machine. I used random things to make the other decor like bits of wood I had left over from a book nook kit, random beads I had, scraps of fabric etc. I tried to be as sustainable as possible by buying all my fabric from a “Scrapstore” charity shop and using materials I already owned for the rest of it, the only things I had to buy new were the tins which I couldn’t find anywhere else unfortunately. Tried to make each one super personal for the recipient and they went down a treat:)
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86points
#76 I Made This Rage Collage With My IUD After Finally Getting It Taken Out
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65points
#77 I Make Puking Clown Earrings. Sadly Shein Swiped The Idea, But Now You Know The Artist Behind Them!
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62points
#78 I Made A Giant Shrimp Head
Very proud of myself! Made this giant paper mache shrimp head as well as a dress out of chip bags and then had a photoshoot in an Asian grocery store. It was for a contest and I won :)
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61points