Tinymakesthings is the online persona of a popular digital content creator known for her artisan keycaps and streams. She was born in San Jose, California in the United States on 16 March 1999.
Tinymakesthings produces miniature polymer clay sculptures and keycaps for mechanical keyboards. She sculpts detailed figures, animals, and pop culture characters by hand out of clay. These detailed clay sculptures are then cast in resin to create batches of keycaps. Her videos showcase the relaxing process of sculpting, painting, and resin-casting the keycaps from start to finish. She has 3.4 million followers on TikTok.
Tinymakesthings produces videos and live streams focused on making miniature polymer clay sculptures and keycaps. She accidentally stumbled into the niche while looking for a new creative hobby during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. What began as a therapeutic pastime soon garnered a dedicated viewership drawn to her soothing streams.
She started regularly streaming the keycap-making process on her Twitch channel in 2020. This allowed real-time interaction with viewers who could watch her sculpting and painting process from start to finish. She steadily grew her audience, gaining 50,000 followers in her first year on Twitch. She has since become a Twitch Partner with over 370,000 followers as of November 2023.
After gaining traction on Twitch, Tiny expanded her content to YouTube and TikTok in 2021. Her YouTube channel TinyMakesthings has over 231,000 subscribers. She posts relaxing videos of her keycap-making process from start to finish.
However, her biggest platform is TikTok, where she has amassed 3.4 million followers in just over 2 years. She posts short-form videos highlighting her keycap designs, artisan process, and completed keycaps. Her soothing niche of crafting miniatures resonated widely on TikTok, gaining her a large Gen Z audience. Tiny also engages with fans through comments and sometimes features their suggestions for new keycap ideas.
Beyond just sculpting, she expanded into resin casting to make batches of keycaps to sell. She opened an Etsy shop in 2021 to take commissions and sell her keycaps. Her custom keycaps now sell for $55 to $75 each.
As of 2023, Tinymakesthings's net worth is estimated to be $300,000 USD. As a TikTok and Twitch partner, she earns ad revenue from her high viewership and traffic. Sales from her Etsy shop also contribute significantly to her income. Her net worth comes from just over 2 years of content creation, indicating the lucrative opportuUSD 300,000rtists and creators in these spaces.
On Instagram, Tinymakesthings has over 207,000 followers. She mainly posts high-quality pictures of her finished keycaps and clay sculptures. She also shares some behind-the-scenes images of her art processes. Additionally, she utilizes Instagram to announce new product launches and sales. She rarely posts personal pictures, keeping the focus on her creations.
On YouTube, Tinymakesthings has amassed over 308,000 subscribers. She uploads in-depth videos documenting her full process for making keycaps and sculptural art from start to finish. These long-form videos provide an inside look at how she sculpts, paints, casts, and finishes her polymer clay pieces. YouTube allows her to showcase her creative journey.
Tinymakesthings was born on March 16, 1999. Very little is known about Tinymakesthings's personal life. She has not publicly confirmed being in a relationship. Her content focuses entirely on her keycaps and art.
Outside of keycap making, she enjoys cooking, baking, and gaming. She sometimes features these hobbies and her dog on her channels. Overall, Tinymakesthings has cultivated an aura of positivity, calm, and wholesomeness with her niche content. Her online persona focuses on her art form rather than her private life.
In this TikTok, Tinymakesthings shows off a Kirby inspired keyboard.
Tinymakesthings creates a Captain America inspired key in this TikTok.
In this TikTok, Tinymakesthings shows off one of her favorite creations.
You will love the Bulbasaur inspired keyboard in this TikTok.
In this TikTok, Tinymakesthings collaborates with Toyota for a custom keyboard.
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