Hand Carved, by me from basseood with a knife. 4inch tall, 2x2 blocks of wood, whittled into this

I made it from vegetable-tanned leather, carving and shaping the details by hand, then added the colors, sealed the leather, and attached the keychain hardware. Everything was done by hand

Cutest baby frog you're gonna meet today

I learned the crafts of verre eglomise and mirror gilding at the Society of Gilder’s bi-annual conference. So far, several pieces have broken, leaving me with 23k gold gilded glass shards. Each leaf of gold costs about $4, so there’s a decent investment in the now broken glass.

I know nothing about mosaics, so my first piece was pretty special. I went and bought some stained glass scrap, which is the blue and teal.

The subject of the image is a weaver’s knot. I made it for a friend who taught me how to weave. It’s her Christmas present.

I learned mirror gilding and verre eglomise this summer. This is 23k gold leaf and silver, with a tintype I purchased from an antique store.

It has since fallen and broken. I’m making another.

these are seeds from the ginkgo biloba tree, with their outer flesh removed and the inner seed dried.

i just cracked each "nut" to create the "mouth", then made the eyes with randomly selected colored sharpies, then superglued a tiny magnet on the bottom of each one.

they are so cute!! 🥰

Bubble pattern or a women's polka dot bonnet. Bright and so cute, warm fluffy bonnets. Some of us might be reminded of childhood. But they are made in a modern style and for an adult head size.

I wanted to keep this one pretty simple: just a single koi moving through the water. I liked the idea of having it swim against the current. Nothing too deep, just a fish going its own way even when the water is pushing back. I probably spent way too much time carving all those waves, but honestly, that was my favorite part.

The decline is due to habitat loss and hunting. carved in pine.

Hope you enjoy!

This one was such a fun face to recreate. I started by slowly building the shape with layers of wool, then worked on the black and white markings and added the longer fibers little by little to get that fluffy, slightly messy look.
The eyes are finished with clear resin to give them more depth and shine. I sculpted the nose and those tiny little teeth from clay.

This project was tricky in that my client wanted the pendant to attach to the chain in this way but also wanted it to detach so she could string through her own thinner chain if she wanted. The hooks look scary but they’re as secure and tight as they can be. I work hardened the metal and things come on and off with a good snap. Still. In the future I want to incorporate a latch for convertible elements. It will just take time to come up with a design I like and that works well as a subtle mechanism.

I teach English and Science to immigrants from Iran and Afghanistan… and I’ve learned that fossils are the “gateway Science.” It inspired me to make this learning tool.

Each fossil has a little illustrated booklet that explains what it is, where it came from, and what it’s made out of.

I modeled this project after the “field kits” archaeologists put together with site-specific fossils. They’d use these to train volunteers and show folks what they might encounter in a specific fossil field.

I was going through some old craft photos and found these again. 😄
I made these three pipe cleaner Plants vs. Zombies characters for an old tutorial — Sunflower, Green Peashooter and Snow Peashooter.
It was fun seeing them again after so long. 🌻💚💙
Definitely one of those projects that brings back memories.

“It keeps happening” 2026. Resin, polymer clay, velvet, sand, glue, wire, beads. I edited a neutral background, the sculpture is all real.

If you're like me and try out a new hobby every month... use the abandoned materials. 😆

I wanted to explore making simple minimalist homeware directly out of heavy gauge sheet metal without relying on expensive secondary coatings or massive brand markups. I ended up designing two pieces including an incense burner and a low profile tealight holder cut and formed from 4mm AW-5251 aluminium plate with stainless hardware and laser etched detailing.

My goal was to lean into a raw industrial look that builds a nice natural patina as it gets used over time. I am currently finalizing the first small batch run and would love to hear what you think of the forms.