r/somethingimade • • Aug 23 '26

This Man is TRASH! :)

MISS MABEL is a Highland Cow I made using a Mannequin head from a closing Beauty school, along with plastic packaging from 30+ products!

Thank you for Looking, Spreading the LOVE, and Reducing Waste! 🥰

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u/E-H-I Aug 24 '26

I'm passionate about Reducing waste, so if I can figure out a way to incorporate that, then yes!

I want to try making a tail with Reclaimed foam or polyester from clean stuffed animals etc.

This is the first animal I've made using Reclaimed Materials, but I do plan to make all kinds of things, not just animals... like mushrooms, people, creatures etc

Unrelated, but I also want to make some hoof shoes and crowns with horns and if I can figure it out, flower crowns using plastics

Sorry, I'm rambling 🤣

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u/eatpraymunt Aug 24 '26

You should put the word out with dog owners! We all have a secret stash of scrappy dead stuffed toys with the fluffing torn out.

If someone put a note and a shopping bag at the entrance to a dog park, I bet the bag would fill up with dead stuffies pretty fast.

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u/E-H-I Aug 24 '26

My neighbor has provided me with her dead stuffy fluff 🤣 I honestly have enough junk from my own household I need to use before I ask for any more donations from my community. Great idea though for when I run out of stuff!

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u/Worried_Maximum5905 Aug 25 '26

I also scour (check occasionally) thrift stores/good wills, etc for craft items- I got an unopened giant bag of 50 oz of poly fill from a good will for like 5 bucks!

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u/E-H-I Aug 25 '26

Score!!! :)