Friendship String Bracelets
I spent 2 years trying to make one for every person I knew at school. Ultimately, that proved to be somewhat of an unachievable task – as expected, but I ended up making 210+. I don’t have a precise number since I lost track after a while, oof.
I either mailed them off to people, or enthusiastically stopped them in the hallway to give them their bracelets.
Laser Cutting
Undergraduate Association (UA) Winter Craft Market 2024
The UA hosts an annual winter craft market. My friend Adelene and I laser cut a bunch of coasters, ornaments, plaques, and other gifts for Christmas!
(Event photos: Adelene Chan)
We made everything in Metropolis, which is one of the communal makerspaces. Adelene and I are both project mentors there! We may or may not have been laser cutting on a Thursday night til 5 AM…. but it was probably our most fun day of the semester.
More Laser Cutter projects
Crocheting
Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Mini-Grants
MIT’s now-retired MindHandHeart initiative offered RAK mini-grants (<$250) for community members to execute a project that promoted kindness! I applied for mini-grants in spring 2024 and spring 2025 to crochet a bunch of keychains and then mass distribute them in our main hallway, underneath the Big Dome.
March 2024
35-40 whale keychains
Distributed with my friend, Cher
February 2025
100+ ducks, fishes, and bears
Made and distributed with 2 of my friends
The Esteemed Council of Ducks: (my crocheted magnum opus)
Giveaway Event on Valentine’s Day, 2025:
(Event photos: Adelene Chan)
Other random crocheted things!
Calligraphy Cards
Hand-drawn Nametag Backgrounds!
For Cru’s weekly large group meetings during the 2024-2025 school year, I made about 600 nametag backgrounds per semester. During the 2025-2026 school year, I made ~800 per semester and also recruited others to make their own! (cause it’s more fun that way)
Sewing/Quilting/Weaving
Clay
My cousin, Young, made half of these with me. He’s the one who taught me how to use modeling clay.
Comics for Overthinkers
Painting/Drawing at MIT to make it less dreary
GRAMMY trophy
This was a loving/humorous gift that I spent way too much time on, involving:
- 3D printing
- Hand painting, spray painting
- A bit of laser cutting
- Lots of super-glueing
- Lots of protective coating
I erased the recipient’s name in order to spare any potential embarrassment.
Uno reverse cards (the model links used to be available on Printables but now they’re unavailable :()
I just switched around the filament colors to be Christmas-themed or classic colors.
“The Uno reverse card you gave me changed my life.” — satisfied customer who met her fiance cause she used my uno reverse card, 05/2025
