u/OakenArk

Hey everyone! I wanted to share one of the most emotional moments in my craft journey so far.

A few days ago, a sweet customer ordered our classic teacup wool piggy and had it shipped directly as a surprise gift to YouTuber Piggy Pens (@PiggyPensTube), who was going through a stressful, anxious time.

She unboxed it completely live on camera without knowing who sent it. Seeing her notice the tiny details—like the little foot pads, dress pocket, and curved tail—and watching her get emotional over how much comfort it brought her completely melted my heart.

With her permission, I clipped this highlight of her reaction. It reminded me that our handmade creations can truly become bridges of warmth across the world.

🔗 If you’d like to see her vlog and show her channel some love, here is the full video on her YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZizVAZiFEqQ&t=1517s

Have you ever had a moment with your handmade work where you thought, "Yes, every single needle poke was worth it"? Would love to hear your wholesome stories!

Designed with a fun surprise—from the back, the silhouette looks purely like a mushroom cap and stem!

Hey everyone! Just wanted to share a major Fan Art commission I recently completed (concept created by my client Rebecca).

Hey everyone! Just sharing a custom request I finished up. The client envisioned a pirate captain mouse with a standalone cat figurehead and an openable chest so they could put their own real micro-gemstones inside.

Hi everyone,

I’m an independent artisan, and my partner and I run a small shop dedicated to hand-awakened, realistic needle-felted crafts. We pour our hearts into every single fiber texture. Recently, a couple of our buyers alerted us to something that has completely broken our hearts and honestly made us feel sick.

A fraudulent website has completely duplicated our shop—copying our exact branding, titles, descriptions, and variant choices. While we all know that being copied or "inspired by" is unfortunately common in the creative industry, what they are doing to fake their reviews crosses every boundary of business ethics and customer privacy.

They have gone into our store (and our Etsy listings), stolen the real review photos uploaded by our wonderful buyers, and used Photoshop or AI to erase our handmade creations and overlay their own items (or AI-generated images) onto our customers' home backgrounds.

If you swipe through the photos, the proof is undeniable:

• Image 1 vs 2 (Product1_Original.png vs Product1_Photoshopped.png): In a verified review from our customer Stacie B., they used Photoshop to replace our red-dressed felt mouse with a boxing mouse. They completely kept the exact same vintage clock underneath!
• Image 3 vs 4 (Product2_Original_ETSY.png vs Product2_Photoshopped.png): Look at the lavender mug and the wedding picture frame in the background. They literally erased our little mouse with the pink scarf and slapped a cartoonish elf over a real customer's home memory.
• Image 5 vs 6 (Product3_Original.png vs Product3_Photoshopped.png): The exact same gift box, crinkle paper, eucalyptus branch, and burning candle from our buyer's house, but they swapped our mice for their own products.
• Image 7 vs 8 (Product4_Original.png vs Product4_Photoshopped.png): The exact same patterned plate, the Reese's candy wrappers, the glass candy dish, and the brass bell on our buyer's dining table. They just pasted a boxing mouse over our heart-balloon mouse.

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It’s incredibly frustrating because our real community built these reviews based on trust and the genuine quality of hand-poked wool. Now, this scam site is weaponizing our buyers’ personal spaces to trick innocent people into buying what are likely cheap mass-produced dropshipped items or non-existent products.

I'm currently working on filing DMCA takedown notices with their review app platform (looks like Judge.me) and their hosting provider, but I wanted to share this here to raise awareness. Please be careful out there, and remember to always double-check the authenticity of independent shops.

Has anyone else dealt with copycats going this far to fake reviews? Any advice on how to get these fraudulent sites taken down faster would be greatly appreciated.

Hey everyone! Just sharing my latest finish. I had a blast staging them in my miniature bakery prop setup—the contrast between the derpy dinos and the tiny pastries turned out so fun.