On March 28, 2017, it was announced that
NBC had straight-to-series ordered the unscripted "Crafts Competition Reality Series" with the working title,
The Handmade Project from
Amy Poehler's
Paper Kite Productions. It was also announced that it would be hosted by Poehler and
Nick Offerman. NBC later announced that the show would premiere on July 31, 2018. On August 21, 2018, NBC renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on December 2, 2019, for the holidays and aired over two weeks. On January 11, 2020, NBC renewed the series for a third season which premiered on June 24, 2021. On May 16, 2022, NBC shelved the series indefinitely. ==Contestant progress==