Releasing around the onset of the pandemic,Animal Crossing: New Horizonsbecame a way for many gamers to escape the challenging issues going on in the real world. Offering an idyllic world full of charming villagers and beautiful houses, it was little wonder why it quickly became one of thebest-selling games on the Switch. Among the reasons for its success was its many furniture options available for players to decorate their homes. Recently, one fan decided to make one of these pieces of decor in real life.
In a post on Reddit, a user known as doucepaillette shared a picture of a recent building project they completed. What made this project stand out was that the creator decided to recreate the Sturdy Sewing Box, a piece offurniture seen inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. Based on the picture, the box featured a predominantly white paint color with a red handle on top. In addition, they painted a red flower just above a drawer situated at the bottom of the build. On top of the beautiful appearance of the box, the Reddit user made a clay Gyroid to compliment the design.
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Besides showcasing the Sturdy Sewing Box fromAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsin an image, doucepaillette provided several details about building the impressive creation. According to the Reddit user, they were inspired to make the Sturdy Sewing Box after seeing a video on TikTok of someone making a light wood version of the design. After seeing this, it spurred them to make their own red and white version. In addition to talking about the box, they noted that the accompanying Gyroid was sculpted out of Sculpey Premo clay and was given its brown color by using acrylic paint. Beyond this red and white design, the creator also noted that they plan to make more color varieties of the Sturdy Sewing Box in the future.
Since doucepaillette posted this impressive Sturdy Sewing Box recreation on Reddit, many members of theAnimal Crossingcommunity have weighed in. With over 2,300 upvotes in only a day, many believed that the look matched the in-game decor piece. In addition, some commented that they liked that it could be used in real life. “It’s subtle and functional — my favorite kind of fandom!” one person pointed out. Furthermore, others loved that the creator decided to includea miniature Gyroid figure.
It is exciting to see passionate fans come up with impressive real-life recreations of items seen inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. Besides this Sturdy Sewing Box, another gamer recently made acustom crochet doll of Bob, the lazy cat, from the series. It will be interesting to see what other creations are shared with the community in the coming days.
Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis available for Nintendo Switch.
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