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Crafts & DIY Projects Holigays Shopping

What Supplies To Buy for All Kinds of DIY Holiday Gift Projects

From clay projects to candle making, here’s what you need to DIY your holiday gifts this year!

Em Win December 4, 2024 1 Comment
A DIY no-sew blanket in fleece fabric with blue whales on it, in a a close up photo.
Crafts & DIY Projects

Let’s DIY Some Cozy No-Sew Blankets!

It’s January, so you know what that means. It’s time to retreat to our beds and cuddle up! In honor of hibernation season, I’m coming to you with a very fun, simple DIY project: making no-sew blankets!

Em Win January 25, 2024 4 Comments
A variety of homemade soaps in neutral colors on top of white tissue paper.
Crafts & DIY Projects Holigays

Join Me in Making DIY Holigay Soap

It’s the holigay season! It’s time to do cozy things and get gifts for your loved ones. I figured I would do you a solid and tackle both of those things in one fun post!

Em Win December 16, 2023 1 Comment
Crafts & DIY Projects Holigays

Join Me in Making Some DIY Holigay Candles

The holiday season is quickly approaching so you know what that means… decor! gifts! homey things!

Em Win November 2, 2023 7 Comments
a beading kit and elastic cord
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Wanna Trade? A DIY Guide to Making Friendship Bracelets

Let’s make some gay bracelets.

Em Win September 13, 2023 4 Comments
a red card with a white heart on it peeping out of a pink envelope. there are three felt red hearts next to it.
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How To Make Valentine’s Day Cards for Your Friends

We’ve been through shit, and sometimes we need to thank the people who got us through it.

Em Win February 7, 2023 3 Comments
Musical instruments overlaid with three broken heart emojis in a row
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To Hobbies I Have Loved (and Lost) Before

I have ADHD, and I love learning new things, but I have all the stick to-itiveness of a bumblebee in a field of wildflowers.

Darcy November 29, 2022 20 Comments
A series of tiny replica novels laid out on a bright blue cutting mat with craft supplies splayed out around them
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Honey, I Shrunk the Books: A DIY Guide to Making Miniature Book Replicas

Every time I finish reading a book, I get to work on its tiny counterpart. Now I’ve got a shelf full of minis that make me happy every single time I look at them. Wanna make one with me?

Darcy July 30, 2022 26 Comments
Pressed flowers against a blue background
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Crafts I Intended To Try This Winter but Now It’s Almost Spring so I Guess I’ll Put Them Off for Another Year

I don’t know about you, but every single year when the cold depressing months come around, I cheer myself up by putting together a list of potential crafts I could do to pass the time.

Vanessa March 15, 2022 19 Comments
Heather's vision board
Crafts & DIY Projects

Show Me Your 2022 Vision Board!

Grappling with life’s big questions — in the middle of a never-ending pandemic — is a lot less intimidating when you’re cutting out photos of Viola Davis at the same time.

Heather Hogan January 6, 2022 7 Comments
an illustration of eight potion bottles sitting on a shelf; the color scheme is blue and orange
Crafts & DIY Projects

Notes for a Queer Homemaker: Spells and Potions

You aren’t just cleaning your space, you’re making a world where you feel like you can breathe deeply and be your whole self. Put some love into it.

Ari October 22, 2021 14 Comments
Crafts & DIY Projects

Happy Hour at Home: Have Some Very Gay Zoom Backgrounds

Drink poolside at Bette and Tina’s! Dance on the sticky dive bar floor at Vida’s! Have a champagne toast in Villanelle’s apartment! We’re all doing our best!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya May 21, 2020 9 Comments
Crafts & DIY Projects

How to Make DIY Face Masks for Coronavirus

From no-sew options to fancy patterns, there are a lot of options.

Vanessa April 10, 2020 22 Comments
Christmas Crafts & DIY Projects

Get Cozy With This Custom Queer Cross Stitch Pattern

Cross stitch involves stabbing things with needles thousands of times, so it’s great for getting out all that frustration you’re holding this time of year!

Ari November 26, 2019 9 Comments
Christmas Crafts & DIY Projects

Be a Holigay Potion Master with These Three DIY Bottled Gifts

This series may not be Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger, but it’s the closest things we muggles can get. All you need is a stove, a few fancy ingredients, and some time to whip of an apothecary full of gifts.

Laura November 29, 2018 7 Comments
Crafts & DIY Projects

How to Make a Sexy Leather Wallet (and Learn Basic Leatherworking Skills!)

Sew up an A-Camp craft right in your own home!

Katie May 15, 2018 3 Comments
Crafts & DIY Projects

How to Make a Vision Board (From a Vision Board Skeptic Willing to Change Her Ways)

It’s time to do your favorite thing: focus on your feelings!

Carmen Phillips January 12, 2018 36 Comments
Christmas Crafts & DIY Projects

DIY Soy Massage Candles For The Holigays (and Beyond)

Pour hot wax on your partner! The perfect activity for chilly winter nights.

Laura Mandanas November 28, 2017 11 Comments
Crafts & DIY Projects

Make Your Own Chapstick and Lipstick For Every Pocket

Depending on the day, you may be feeling more lipstick or chapstick, and with this simple recipe, you can make both!

Katie November 9, 2017 4 Comments
Crafts & DIY Projects Queer Fashion

Sew Your Own: Your Favorite Queer Characters’ Wardrobes

For Halloween or for every day, here’s how to stitch up a look inspired by your favorite fictional queer women.

Shannon October 25, 2017 7 Comments
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