r/BrokeHobbies is a subreddit with 64k members. The most common kinds of discussions are ideas and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses painting, drawing, acrylic, jewelry, and flower.
This is a forum for hobbyists who are either unable or unwilling to sink massive amounts of money into their hobby. It's OK to just enjoy things without being elitist about it. All hobbies welcome!
For our subreddit theme, we use the homespun theme found on https://old.reddit.com/r/homespun/.
Popular Themes in r/BrokeHobbies
#1
Ideas
: "My artwork"
18 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "made this t shirt, what you think of it?"
4 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "Sharing my latest painting"
2 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "I started painting and damn it’s expensive"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/BrokeHobbies
#1
Painting
: "I made an acrylic Painting in the style of 1980s artist Hiroshi Nagai"
76 posts
#2
Drawing
: "a Drawing I made based on a nightmare I had"
34 posts
#3
Acrylic
: "Orange cat on the rainbow, Acrylic paint"
24 posts
#4
Jewelry
: "I crocheted a tree necklace. The stone is labradorite."
24 posts
#5
Flower
: "SunFlower bloom on my sketchbook 🌻💛"
21 posts
#6
Watercolor
: "Let me take you to the world of wavy impressionism with my Watercolor paintings"
17 posts
#7
Halloween
: "Halloween Magnets carved from Pine"
14 posts
#8
Art
: "I spent a year painting 12 cities around the world in watercolor — now they’re pArt of my 2026 calendar. Which city do you feel most connected to?"
13 posts
#9
Crafting
: "I feel proud wearing this on public!"
12 posts
#10
Craft
: "Stained glass succulent holder I made"
12 posts
Flair Used in r/BrokeHobbies
#1
Crafts
: "I made this Lily of the Valley bracelet out of clay"
36 posts
#2
Painting
: "I made an acrylic painting in the style of 1980s artist Hiroshi Nagai"
26 posts
#3
Drawing
: "Sunflower bloom on my sketchbook 🌻💛"
13 posts
#4
Art
: "Shirts I’ve made mad broke"
6 posts
#5
HOBBY TYPE
: "Carrying the night on your collar: gothic crow pin"
5 posts
#6
Photography
: "Handmade all these many years ago when I was like 17 out of a lot of random junk around the house and very cheap craft paint. Part of a long con where I had convinced my little sister little people lived in the walls."
1 post
#7
Woodworking
: "Halloween Magnets carved from Pine"
1 post
#8
Birding
: "Cordellia Cupp turned me into a birder and now I have installed apps to observe birds"
1 post
Member Growth in r/BrokeHobbies
Yearly
+12k members(22.8%)
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Last updated: June 11, 2026