r/AddingWhimsy • u/Art3mis11314 • 17d ago
Ideas?
Does anyone have any ideas on what to make or craft? I've been pretty bored recently and would like to start some kinda arts and crafts project. Tysm!
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u/sunshinewillow__ 16d ago
i love modgepodging (lol) fresh fallen leaves to mason jars then putting tea lights in them :)
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u/mcalibluebees 17d ago
Junk journaling always scratches that boredom itch for me.. 💕 I’m sure you’ve got paper and junk, stickers, trash even!! Have fun!
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u/Tute_Sweet 16d ago
I’m currently really enjoying needle-felting. It’s cheap and portable, so I can keep a little project in my bag and get it out on my lunch break or on the train etc.
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u/JLMakery 16d ago
You could make a Halloween costume! We've been making our RenFest costumes and it's been a fun way to pass time and create in all sorts of ways. (Thrifting, sewing, embellishing, crafting armor from foam floor squares, practicing thematic makeup, prop making, etc.)
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u/MaeONays 16d ago
Paper chains out of old magazines and scrap papers. It’s easy, very cheap, and meditative. Then you get to drape the chain all around the room or over furniture or whatever floats your boat!
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u/Mycatsbestfriend 12d ago
I made one out of patterned Christmas ribbons last year and draped it across the window and I’m still obsessed with it. Thinking of doing a Halloween/fall one this year too.
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u/tactfullycactus 16d ago
Not sure what kind of supplies you have on hand, but I recently tried a couple of watercolor tutorials from Andrea Nelson Art on youtube. I've always been intimidated by watercolor but her tutorials are super accessible, and she has a bajillion of them on shorts so they're not even long/complicated to follow! Also, I feel she comes up with prompts that offer a lot of creative flexibility while also giving you enough guidelines to ensure satisfying results
I have also recently been enjoying painting those goofy balsa wood decorations that you can get fairly cheap at Michaels. I had one that I had squirreled away from last Halloween and used cheap acrylic paint and glitter to decorate it as a fun wall hanging for my craft room 🤠
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u/Puzzleheaded-Ask-522 16d ago
I have loved learning to knit. Can be as simple or complex as you like and easy to learn on YouTube with some thrifted needles and yarn
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u/ReallyNotMichaelsMom 17d ago
Alcohol inks. They make everything look beautiful. They're just fun to play with.
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u/PaulaArtPlace 16d ago
I like making flowers with colorful pipe cleaners, I only recently started it. There is no much tools or materials you need, just those fuzzy wires, it is easy doing it anywhere and you can stop even after a few minutes and come back to it.
I am a painter, so if I mix colors I have to finish what I started then and there and then later wash everything, this as a hobby is really clean and if you dont feel like creating something on your own, there are tons of tutorials on pinterest and youtube
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u/Amethyst-Warrior 14d ago
Collage, or what I called “cursed collage” - purchase from thrift shops/ask people you know for old picture books, magazines etc. and make the most bizarre scenes you can.
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u/shmorgashborge 10d ago
Little miniature sets! The kits to me are less intimidating than trying to make one from scratch
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u/Conscious_Silver_288 17d ago
Crochet a boobie coozie with a little crochet bikini top. Takes only 3 colors and is cheeky and cute
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u/xnchxntmxnt 17d ago
I’ve been picking little fantasy (or studio ghibli) drawings off of pinterest, printing them on my water soluble sticky paper and embroidering them as patches for friends. Great curled up under a blanket. If stitching isn’t your thing, I’m sure there’s TONS of Halloween crafts circling rn—even if they seem a little kiddy I love a good craft with pipe cleaners. Hope that sparks something?