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116 Creative DIY Projects That Left People Seriously Impressed (New Pics)
We’re pretty lucky to live in a world where almost anything we need is just a few clicks away. Whether we’re looking for a flower vase in the perfect shade of blue or socks covered in tiny frogs, chances are we can find the exact item online. Still, most of what we buy is mass-produced, which makes creating something with your own hands feel especially meaningful.
Below, we gathered some of the most beautiful crafts and DIY projects shared on the Something I Made subreddit. From impressive paintings to clothes that took hours of work to bring to life, these posts show just how much care and talent can go into putting a piece together from scratch. Check them out, and don’t forget to upvote your favorites.
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#1
A Prom Dress
A Prom Dress Fabric: I tried to create something that feels like movement. somewhere between flames and petals, flowing across the body instead of just sitting on it.
Hand-beaded entirely with glass beads on orange tulle, every line is placed to shape and guide the form.
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#2
Manta Ray Ceramic Sconce I Made
#3
I Decorated The Side Of My New Shed With Trees Made From Old Fence Boards
#4
Painted Using Bleach (I Am Different)
#5
What If Not All Unicorns Are Optimistic?
#6
I Call It The “Peacocking Shawl”—crocheted W A Lot Of Blood Swears And Tears
#7
Maple Leaf Bowl I Carved From Walnut
#8
Hand-Felted A Wool Portrait Of My Friend's 17-Year-Old Cat. Learned A Lot From This One
#9
Empty Bed. Original Charcoal And Pastel Art By Me
#10
A Ceramic Lion Lamp I Made While Serving In Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps
#11
I Made This Leather Backpack Called “Toshiro” Using A Pattern My Dad Created
I recently finished this handmade leather backpack called Toshiro. It’s crafted from veg tan leather, hand-dyed, and lined with pigskin.
The design comes from a pattern my dad created years ago, and I took it on as a project to build it myself and bring it to life.
Pretty proud of how it turned out and wanted to share it here. Let me know what you think or if you’d like to see more of the process!
#12
Handcrafted Clay Lily Of The Valley
#13
I Made A Ceramic Incense Holder Where The Incense Stick Becomes The Violin Bow
I’ve been experimenting with small ceramic objects that still feel sculptural when they’re not being used.This one is meant to hold an incense stick so the stick becomes part of the form.
#14
Lost My Job Last Year, Flourished With Watercolor In My Free Time!
#15
Handmade Italian Leather Cat Coin Purse
#16
You Still Walk With Me. Original Wet Charcoal And Pastel Art By Me
#17
I Spent 6 Weeks Growing This Cluster Of Crystals From A Common Fertilizer Called Monoammonium Phosphate. Looks Like A Starburst!
#18
I Made This Dress For A Customer Who Is Eloping In Spain Next Month
#19
My Cat Stayed When Everything Else Felt Gone My Recently Printed Linoprints
#20
A Hand Carved Jewelery Box
#21
My Watercolor Pigment Cabinet! 168 Hours Later, She’s Finally Done
nomnomborkbork 2 months ago
This should be much higher! Anyone who has ever tried to do a serious watercolor has to appreciate the detail and skill requirred for this. Just WOW!
#22
Tiny Flowers On Buttons
#23
I Make Little Vintage Robots
Sara Frazer 2 months ago
Oh, I recognize the "head"; collapsing pocket binoculars! I have a green pair from the 70s
#24
I Renew My Old Shirt By Hand Embroidery. What Do You Think? Thank You
#26
The Beads Bouquet I Made For My Mother
Just finished my first project with beads; I wanted to make something unique and nostalgic for my mother. She loves watching the sun go up in the morning, and I've always made her flowers in various forms and materials as the years went by. I wanted to make her the most beautiful bouquet I could, and it just is so beautiful when the sun hits it right! I also made the pot with a mold and some mix2mold casting clay thingy (I'm not sure how it's called in english, even in my language lol)!
I hope this will inspire you in your projects :)
#27
I Have Made A Funny Squirrel Of Wool And Selfmade Eyes
#28
I Made This Oil Painting And I’m Really Proud Of It
#29
I'm Making Some More Cute Kitties
#30
I Made A Mural For My Local Park
#31
Optical Illusion Rug - Princess Donut
#32
I Made Cherry Candles. How Do You Like Them?
#33
I Walked In Half Of My Porch End With A Giant Suncatcher!
#34
The Most Dramatic Role Of The Possum
#35
I Made Pressed Flower Frames
Sara Frazer 2 months ago
Cat! Also that is insanely beautiful! Maybe I should try with flowers from my garden...
#36
Drowning. I Used Magnifying Glasses For This Drawing. It Has Over 12,000 Tiny Faces In It
#37
I Built A Custom Hand-Carved Alien-Themed Guitar From Scratch By Hand (Before → After)
#38
Presenting The Legendary Charles De Mills Rose, Handcrafted By Me In Full Scale With Meticulous Detail. What Do You Think Of This Project?
nomnomborkbork 2 months ago
So very realistic! Made in two types of clay, according to the OP. Mad skills!
#39
I Know It's Not Much, But Here's All My Paintings I Made In March
#40
Can I Post For My Partner Who Doesn’t Use Reddit? He Makes These Little Animals Sometimes And I Think They’re So Cute
#41
Butterfly Sword(S)
#42
Made Something For The First Time In A Decade Because I Was Told I’m Terrible At Art By Someone I Looked Up To
langstonroberta9 2 months ago
don't listen to them they're probably jealous even if they're not jealous you're just being Who You Are
#43
I Made This Floral Landscape Using Clay
#44
A Little Free Ceramic Library
Got ahold of an old newspaper box and painted it then filled it with leftover ceramics I’ve made over the years and never sold.
#45
I Made My Daughters Prom Dress With No Sewing Experience
#46
I Found A Painted Rock In The Park The Other Day And It Made Me Happy. Apparently People Hide Painted Rocks All Around The World. So I Painted Some Of My Own For Others To Find
#47
Finished This Needle Felted Goose Today
#48
Rishi, My Hand Sculpted Balljointed Doll
#49
This Magritte's Son Of Man Lives In The Shadows — I Made This From 2,000 Wooden Tiles, Visible Only With The Light Source On. Glad How It Came
#50
A No Soliciting Sign I Made
#52
I Started Painting On Real Fallen Leaves While Recovering From Brain Surgery
#54
My First LEGO Wreath!
#55
I Turn Real Flowers Into Hairpins
#56
Slightly Colorblind But Here’s A Strawberry I Drew Years Ago
#57
I Made This Cutie Butter Lamb To Bring Some Levity To Our Easter Table
#58
I Made A New Bookshelf, Designed By My Fiancée And Myself!
A while back I posted on r/woodworking asking for feedback on a bookshelf design. Well, here it is all complete! Took longer than I would’ve liked, but I really like the result. I love unique furniture, and it makes it more special that we designed it together! Really, the idea was all hers, I just did the CAD and the building :)
#59
Even Though This Was The Most Emotional Project I've Ever Worked On, I Wanted To Share
🫀🎨 I lost my niece to a genetic disorder this past year and I made some memorial jewelry for her mom & closest family members recently. This is my first time doing anything like this and I'm proud I was able to help my sister continue to move with her grief and make a tangible way for her to remember her by. 🦋 art: her hair with real flowers in resin
#60
Got My Heart Broken And Made A Painting
#62
I Made My Childhood Goldfish Out Of Beads! :d
#64
Collage Quilt House Portrait For A Friend
#65
Spent Weeks Making This Custom Dog Car Emblem
#67
I Like To Paint Waves.. Curious Which Of These You All Prefer?
#68
I Made An Ornamental Key Head For My House Key
Posting as im super proud of myself. Ive been wanting this ornamental key design for my house key after seeing a US based company do them.
Could not find anyone in the UK, so as you do, decided late last year that im going to make one for myself.
After multiple rounds of 3D modelling and moulds, ive managed to make this gold plated version that im happy with.
The blade isnt done yet, but the hard part is definitely over!
#69
Paintings Of My Cat, Noodle
#71
Just Saw Someone Else Posted Their Painted Hat!
#72
A Wooden Piano To Store My Keys With A Latching Mechanism Inside Each Note
#73
Frog Bags With Tiny Roses
#74
As Promised - Here Is The Update Of My Flower Blanket!
#75
A 3ft Fuzzy Red Panda Plushie I Crocheted And Designed The Pattern For!
#77
Some Ocean Themed Clothes I Made :)
June Koziol 2 months ago
I love ocean themed stuff . when I was little my parents put up a huge under the water ocean mural in my room. its still here and I'm never taking it down
#78
I Spy Themed Birthday Cake That I Decorated Today
My 32nd birthday cake! It’s a grocery store sheet cake but I got all the decorations to make it an I Spy puzzle. Decorations are a variety of sprinkles, buttercream, pressed sugar, and hard candies.
The items to find:
•2 dinosaurs
•9 pink flowers
•6 citrus slices
•”HAPPY”
•”BIRTHDAY”
•”32”
•12 crayons
•2 curious cats
•4 green lego bricks
•3 autumn leaves
langstonroberta9 2 months ago
looks like you put a whole lot of work into that really nice. whoever's birthday cake it is will appreciate it I hope
#79
Just Finished My Patchwork Sweater
#80
I Wanted Cat Furniture I'd Actually Want To Display In My Living Room
#83
Acrylic Painting
#84
My Magnets Made From Paint Skins. Not Sure I Have Enough Yet
#86
A Cardboard Fish Head And Jacket
Scarlett O'Hara's Ghost 2 months ago
Fish heads, fish heads Roly-poly fish heads Fish heads, fish heads Eat them up, yum
#88
My New Craft: I Create Designs And Foil-Stamp Them Onto Pencils
#89
Was 6 Hours And A Bloody Finger Worth It? Hell Yeah!
#90
Nobody Asked For A Winged Tiger Brush Holder, But Here We Are
#91
I Surprised My Daughter With A Bag She Can Use For Cheer, Dance, And Choir. She's 9 And Accomplishing So Much For Age. She Is In Love!
#92
Pleased With How This One Came Out
My process is simple, using tape to set up each "line" and a palette knife to push the paint around within the set up area, then peel the tape. It's the endless repetition that is awfully long process that makes me question my own existence and everything else lol. Still, after about 2 to 4 months, I'm just in awe and glad to see these paintings before my eyes.
Kate Dell-Smith 2 months ago
I really like it. I read today that it’s all about the emotion that the colour represents. Great work x
#93
Made These Custom Matted Frames For My Art With Shirts From Goodwill
#94
My Husband And I Made Square Tube Pans, Then I Made This Cake In One!
#95
I Made An Everlasting Wish Jar
#96
Funny Display I Made For My Bathroom
#97
I Made This Fire Hydrant Look Like It Is Tied Into A Knot
#99
This Girl Has Never Recieved Flowers So I Planned To Give This To Her. Does It Look That Bad?
#100
Girly Heart Guillotine Mirror
#101
Tote Bag I Made At Our Agency Luncheon
#102
I Made A Little Backpack For My Beanie Lobster To Try And Make It Easier For Me To Find My Remote
#103
Forged A Silver Spoon For My New Nephew
#104
Mural I Painted For A Nursery
#105
Fruit Earrings That I Made Out Of Air Dry Clay
#107
The Chair Covers I Made For My Daughter And Son-In-Law
#108
I've Used The Exact Same Bookmark For Every Single Book In My Life, And Today I Finally Gave It A Frame
#109
I Made A Journal Cover Out Of Deconstructed Jeans. It Holds Up To 6 Notebooks + My E Reader!
Huddo's sister 2 months ago
I did this for my binder folder in year 10. Then when I stopped using it, I kept the pieces to use for something else (it's been over 10 years, but I'll find something eventually)
#110
Been Painting Weird Houses
#113
Which Dress Suits The Doll Better? Terracotta Or Pistachio?
#116
I Made An Edible Candle. How Do You Like It?
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Rebecca O’Donnell 2 months ago
Not useless if you could appreciate other people’s talents.
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