Internet Speechless as Woman Reveals New 'Unusual' Hobby

The internet has been left baffled but intrigued by a woman who showed off her totally unique hobby.

Content creator Grace regularly shares snippets of her life to her TikTok account @grassyass__, often short, humorous thoughts about life or random clips of her day.

But one recent video, shared on December 29, has proved a big hit, as she urged: "Unusual hobbies rise up."

Grace told Newsweek she began making small "collages" to use as bookmarks, and "really enjoyed the process and being creative in a way I didn't know was an option."

"It's been so fun finding weird household objects and old papers and turning them into something. Since then, I've made a ton of these little collages."

This collage-making turned into what she called her "pom-pom project—the subject of her viral video.

In the video, Grace explained she had heard someone talking about how they didn't have any "normal hobbies," and decided to share her own, and to say it's unusual is putting it mildly.

In the video, liked over 166,000 times and with more than 1.4 million views, Grace cuts ribbons from a pink-and-white pom-pom one by one, irons them straight, and puts it in her "flattened pile."

Content creator Grace has recently started cutting up an old pom-pom and gluing the strands to a piece of paper. She's not entirely sure what her end goal is with it. TikTok @grassyass__

But that's only part one, as she explains: "I've been taking this hot glue gun and this piece of paper, and giving it this little hair border."

The paper is bordered by pink and white strings, which she says has taken "four to five hours," and once that's complete, she plans to fold each piece over each other "like the lattice of an apple pie or something."

"And then from there, I'm not sure."

TikTok users were confused, but loved it, as one commenter put it: "I love the organized chaos of this project. Where is it going? Who knows. Great art leads us to questions, not answers."

"You're just really good at independent play," another said, as one declared: "5-Minute Crafts is kicking themselves for not coming up with this one first."

And as one said: "My favorite part was the totally unnecessary extra step of ironing the strips."

Grace has finished the border of the paper, and will see where it takes her. Pictured right, some of the collage bookmarks Grace has made previously. TikTok @grassyass__

Grace told Newsweek she "never expected people to like it so much," affectionately labeling it her "weird little thing."

"Unfortunately for many viewers, though, I don't exactly have a plan for this project. None of my collages ever really have a plan. I just see something and decide I want to make something with it — in this case, a pom-pom from when I was quite literally 13 years old."

This method works for her, she says, as it lets her "have fun in the moment, instead of being riddled with stress and anxiety like I often am, and I always end up with something I'm pleased with."

Making art as you age is good for your heath, according to research published in the journal Frontiers Public Health. A year-long study found that of 2,843 adults born between 1946 and 1964, those who took part in any recreational art activities that year had significantly better mental and physical health than those who didn't take part in any art.

To the newfound fans eager to see what she does with the pom-pom, Grace added: "I did end up finishing the border of the pom-pom collage, so hopefully that will satiate the masses for now!"

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