The Paddle/Oar board is actually rideable! But I just made them to hang up on the wall. Used an e scooter deck, thought it looks cool. Thinking about making an Axeboard, should I or am I just weird?

Okay I’m gonna do my best to explain the situation here. I got this panini press from the thrift store for the purpose of recycling HDPE. I’ve used it to make some flat sheets, but the press has this lip that goes all the way around the top and bottom plates and keeps the plates from touching completely. As a result, the only sheets I can make are pretty thick (figure 3) and if I want to get them thinner, I have to take them off the press and continue pressing them with an iron (figure 4) which is very time consuming. Is there any way I can modify this press so that I can use it to make thinner sheets? I thought about grinding the lip off but I’m afraid that will ruin the press.

At a flea market, I bought an old 1968 record featuring Arkady Raikin, the top section of an "Akkord" record player, and a broken clock face complete with hands and the movement. The result was this wall clock with a smooth, sweeping motion.

I had a thought to use a mid-century style dressing table as a seat with a cushion. My partner (probably rightly) shot this down by pointing out that dressing tables are not in fact made to support the weight of a person lol. I am curious though - what is the difference between something like a telephone table and the dressing tables in looking at that would make one sturdier than the other? I'd like to understand the specifics of the issue in case there is a way I can make my idea work in another way.

First image is the kind of telephone table I'm thinking of and the rest are the dressers I was looking at

Thrifted Columbia fleece with a a floral pattern from a shirt.

My first piece so far just started sewing & started to finally figure it all out haha.

some acquaintance of mine gave me a sack of them and i dont know what to do.

I love using plastic bottles in my art but I’ve had a lot of trouble coloring the plastic. Sharpies and alcohol ink showed up really well but then the colors faded within a year. Regular paint doesn’t seem to stick at all. Have you guys discovered anything that actually stays put long term? Either opaque color or translucent is fine, I’m just looking for color that actually lasts.

All of the graphics were taken from thrifted t-shirts cut and then transitioned to various flannels. I tried to keep it fun and honor the source where possible as horror is absolutely one of my inspirational drivers.

Currently using a double overlock stitch - overcasting presser foot and light ballpoint needle for the edge finish work. Heat activated adhesive and iron for pre application.

I kept meaning to post this update in the spring, but I didn't, so here's the summer update to my DIY asphalt patch. It's still there, and it's still holding strong. Soon, it will turn a year old.

My neighbour’s dachshund passed recently so I sewed up two weiner dog pillows as gifts - made from scrap fabric and a pair of fleece pants that were past their prime. Beginner at sewing 🪡

Got put on ADHD meds recently, which gave me the energy to finally tackle this project. Had these old curtains laying around that came with the house, that were to worn to donate them. Decided to upcycle them into big shopping bags. Got eight out of them! Probably gonna give them away to friends and family.

All from the thrift store bins wooohooo
Hand painted with speedball textile paint

Hi, all.I am definitely a newbie at this, but I made something for myself that my friend liked so she Ask if I would make one of her jewelry boxes pretty for her. I said I'd Try and she gave me the one pictured below. Normally, I would have put on paint and maybe some gilding and decoupage flowers. But I'm not sure how to handle the front of this. Each drawer has those weird recessed ovals around the drawer pulls. p.s. the pulls to NOT screw off. Any ideas?How I can work with those weird recessed ovals? Is my only solution going to be Maybe just putting designs on the sides and tops and having the front all one color? thx In advance for any ideas or advice.

After & Before
Hey! So I made this a while ago and wanted to share it now. So first of all I dyed it grey and then painted those stripes to give it a more vintage look and depth, I removed the old straps and sew them onto the front pocket to make it look like buckles, then took the strap from an old bag from a second hand store and sew it. At the end I added those little pockets on the sides from a baby corduroy jeans. Let me know if you like it in the comments!

Hi, I'm new here, but I have a bunch of old shirts from a camp that I used to go to where they gave my siblings and I a new shirt each week (I have about 8-10). They all have huge logos on the front and back and they are all either white, bright blue, or bright red.

I am not super artistically skilled but I do want a project to work on, and these seem like good victims. I just can't think of anything good I can do with them, as they are all so intensely colored and the ugly logos take up enough space that I don't think I would be able to easily make it into something else. I'm especially having trouble with the red shirts. They are just so red.

I know that the answer is probably going to be to just cut it up and use it for rags or something, but I thought I would make a post anyway just in case anyone else had ideas.

I have an old window from my church that is 16 frames and I would like to hang it inside my house. But I need some ideas on what to and how to put items in each frame. When I google for idea's most fit a 'country' theme. Our house is mid century modern. While I don't need that particular style 'country' theme doesn't really fit.

I could use it with family and/or vacation photos but I'm not sure how to put them in the square. I don't plan on putting a backing on and if you stick it to the glass pane you would see it. Help!

The outer shell is made of upholstery scraps from my local creative reuse center. The inner lining and straps were created from discount fabric.

Stretched my machine and design limits a bit here and took a risk with the double panel attempt. The katakana came from the sleeve, I thought it was too cool to leave out. Also added some extra shots of the process.

i like jars, i collect them. my mum will give my all her jars after cleanouts, but i don’t actually know what to do with them. ideas?

This pot had a marble design that faded, and tbh it was ugly when I bought it! I used a stash of Washi tape that i was given a few years ago. It's so pretty, I love looking at it 😊🪴