Best DIY Kickstarter projects to watch
8 live DIY projects ranked by Lens Score — a 0-100 composite of funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick signal.
Pulled from 8 live DIY projects (category averages 177% of goal, $8K total pledged across the category). Updated September 2026.
- 01AU
Cloisonné Enamel Art Kit Made Simple: Create, Relax & Enjoy
A beginner-friendly cloisonné enamel craft kit that brings Maya cultural stories to life through colors and patterns.
$1K raised953% funded16 backers+6.7% 24h45LENS SCORE - 02JP
TESHO Knife V2: Curved Steel, Uncompromising Sharpness
A gently curved blade for smooth, effortless cuts, paired with a hamon pattern found nowhere else. Limited to 20 knives
$5K raised281% funded28 backers+0.1% 24h42LENS SCORE - 03US
Blind Date with a Kindle
💕 Blind Date With a Kindle - Your next favorite read is waiting for you… but there’s a twist. 📚✨
$240 raised48% funded4 backers0.0% 24h12LENS SCORE - 04GB
From Tea Stems to Soap: A New Way to Experience Chinese Tea
CHAA CHA gives tea stems a second life through handcrafted soap, turning Chinese tea culture into a new everyday ritual.
$319 raised23% funded6 backers0.0% 24h8LENS SCORE - 05🆕 NewUS
Luxurious Handcrafted Damascus Steel Ashtray Set
A Unique Handmade Damascus Steel Desk & Decorative tray
$0 raised0% funded0 backers5EARLY MOMENTUM - 06US
A Local Collective - Local Small Businesses Community
A indoor market where local high desert businesses can become a community under one roof. Each will have their own shop within.
$10 raised0% funded2 backers0.0% 24h2LENS SCORE - 070EARLY MOMENTUM
- 08🆕 NewGR
Reclaimed Soul: Sculptural Lighting & Custom Metalwork
Transforming seemingly dead metal, wood, and glass into fine art. Support the creation of our custom artisanal studio.
$0 raised0% funded0 backers0EARLY MOMENTUM
How this list is built
We pull all live DIY projects on Kickstarter (refreshed every 8 hours), then rank them by either Lens Score (for projects with at least 24 hours of data) or Early Momentum (for projects in their first 72 hours). The top 10 land here.
No editorial weighting — the ranking is the math. The list updates automatically every hour, so the projects on this page next week may not be the same ones you see today.
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