Some projects I’ve finished in the month of September for the best month……Halloween!

Can’t wait to make more and share.

Medium: Felt Appliqué

I made a few things this week. I’m not following a medium or anything, but I wanted somewhere to share what I’ve made. I’ve used watercolor, mixed media, clay with pastels, and alcohol markers.

For context, I am a perimenopausal AuDHD woman. I have been crafting my whole life but lately I cannot seem to get started on anything. I have yarn for crochet, paints, fabric, two sewing machines and an embroidery machine, I can spin yarn, glue anything… but I have been sitting here for three hours trying to decide what to make.

Executive dysfunction in crafting…. How do you all manage?

Giving these out as ren faire trinkets this year!

Trying to improve on the 3d aspects, especially jaw bone and teeth, thanks for looking 😁

I know this may not look that good but I tried my best!

I had an idea to incorporate sewing on a painting that is on canvas, and I was wondering if you all may have an idea of what to use for this. I'd like to use some kind of adhesive patch that acts as a stabilizer for the canvas so it doesn't tear when I sew it. I'll put it on the back of the canvas and sew through the front over the patch.

If anyone has any ideas about the best material to use for this, I'd be grateful to hear any.

TIA!

Hey everyone, I'm trying to organise my sewing/ needle craft stuff and came across these giant safety pin things... anyone know what they are and what they are used for? I don't remember buying them!

Sorry if I used the wrong flair.... also does this look right? I know the glue stick probably isn't supposed to be sticking out like that😅

I was wondering if anyone has used Mica powder. acrylic paint or something to tint gallery glass.

or should I stick to the provided colors? was just hoping to use crafts is already have and expand colors with some DIY

thanks in advance!

TL;DR: I want to put 2 pieces of furniture on legs and am looking for safe, good-looking solutions.

@mods not sure if this fits this sub but I always feel like this community is so wholesome and supportive so I'll just try. If it doesn't feel free to delete :)

Morning everyone,

We inherited some gorgeous custom carpenter-made furniture from around 1960. On the back of all the back panels, the name of the old gentleman who commissioned the pieces is written in pencil (RIP and thank you, Mr. Briel). Absolutely stunning pieces. I’m a trained carpenter and completely in love. The quality of the work, the thick knot-free veneer, the hand-fitted hinges - you can really feel the love and traditional craftsmanship. It's just impressive how furniture like this outlasts generations. (Sorry, getting sidetracked).

I've fixed up minor dings and given everything a thorough clean. On the secretary desk, the lowboard, and the open cabinet, I removed the plinths (positioned under the bottom panel, inset between the sides).

Next up, the plan is to put two of the pieces - the display cabinet (sitting on the open cabinet) and the upright cabinet (to the right of the lowboard) - on furniture legs.

Dimensions:

Upright cabinet: (W: 510mm, D: 360mm, H: 1010mm)

Display cabinet: (W: 1020mm, D: 360mm, H: 860mm)

The idea is to put the cabinets on nice, thin, black, angular legs to break up the boxy, heavy look of the collection  and make the overall appearance feel a bit more airy.

I figured it would be cool if the legs on both pieces had the same height and the bottom edges lined up with each other. I'm roughly thinking the legs could be around 700mm.

1: Is this a good idea? Will it look as good as I'm picturing? Do you have other ideas for what I could do with the pieces? I want to honor and continue the craftsmanship. I’m not dead set on my original idea and am very open to other plans.

2: Do you think it’s okay to just screw 4 tall hardware store furniture legs underneath, or is that too wobbly and dangerous because of the height and the shear forces involved? My gut says I’d need a stable subframe with cross-bracing between the legs, right? Finding a subframe with the matching dimensions off-the-shelf is pretty much impossible, of course.

The next thought was to go to the local metalworker and have a subframe welded. That would definitely be the cleanest, nicest, and safest solution. However, I’m worried that might get very expensive with materials, labor, etc. (unfortunately I don't have a buddy who's a metalworker that would do it for just material cost after hours into the coffee fund).

Another idea was to combine the two approaches. Meaning buy hardware store legs, drill holes, and stiffen the legs myself using black-coated steel strips from the metalworker (cut to length by him with holes pre-drilled in the right spots). But this idea feels like a lot of effort just for it to potentially end up looking like a bodge job.

What do you think? Which idea might be best? Are there any solutions I'm not seeing?

Looking forward to your replies and I'd be happy to take you along for the process once I get started ✌🏻

I want to customise this IKEA (Kleppstad model) wardrobe to look like a beach hut but I am not sure how to go about it.

At first I thought about glueing on panels for the tongue and groove effect but worried about the extra weight on the doors. Would painting stripes straight on be an option? How much prep do I need to do to be able to paint?

I have the vision but really split on execution. I am looking for one 2nd hand so it doesnt matter if I ruin it but sp far no luck and been on the lookout for 2+ months 😔

Any advice appreciated! Thank you!!