The best creative interior design ideas don’t have to cost a fortune – or take up a lot of space.
Michelle Ugalde, a TikToker, accompanied her sister during her hysterectomy and later convinced her to repurpose her uterus as home decoration.
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Her sister has five children, the last of which were unexpected twins – and she was certain that they would be her last.
“Two babies grew inside this womb at the same time. There’s no way we’re throwing this bad boy away,” Michelle (@michellemariewhatever) said of the womb.
The couple went on a shopping trip to HomeGoods to pick up materials for the eccentric DIY project.
Originally, Michelle’s sister wanted to divide her uterus into two jars so she could take a piece home with her.
“This is a damn stupid idea. It’s her organ, but it’s my idea, so it will remain as a wet specimen in a jar for her to visit whenever she wants,” Michelle said.
While shopping, the sisters carried out a “quality test” of the lucky jar in which their “baby maker” was to be housed.
“We had to make sure the transparency of the glass was sufficient to showcase her feminine parts in all their glory,” explained Michelle.
“This is probably the coolest idea I’ve ever had and it will definitely be one of the coolest decor pieces in my home,” she said.
The video, which went viral with over 3.4 million views, caught the attention of shocked and fascinated viewers.
“Someone asked if I would pickle it. It sounds so gross,” she told the US Sun with a laugh.
Back home, they put on N95 masks and gloves to assemble the uterus, which had been sliced and placed in a 10 percent formalin solution to preserve the organ.
Using forceps, the nurses picked up the pieces of the uterus, placed them in the large glass jar and filled the container with water.
“It looks like mushrooms, it looks like portobello,” her sister said.
Michelle, however, disagreed.
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“It looks like turkey. It looks like you can’t even eat something like that,” she said.
She told the US Sun she was told she had to soak it in water for 48 hours before taking it “to its permanent home with a 70/30 mixture of alcohol and water.”
In a follow-up video, Michelle reflected on the process, saying that even though the waters had been “cloudy” the day before, she planned to put the uterus back together in one piece.
“Basically, it’s just a mystery at this point. I knew it was going to be split, but I didn’t think it was going to be split this badly,” she said.
“I thought four, maybe eight pieces, but that’s a lot. Do I really want to be the girl who sews her sister’s uterus onto parchment paper? But we want to see it together, don’t we?”
“It looks like it wouldn’t be that difficult and I’m 100% sure it would look a lot cooler even if you see the seams on it.
“It would be a million times cooler to see the whole thing patched together, almost like Coraline.”
After watching a few videos and practicing sewing for three hours, Michelle was able to piece the uterus together into one complete piece, Frankenstein-style.
Viewers were shocked by their dedication and commitment to the project.
“This show was absolutely insane and I’m here for it,” said one commentator.
“I’m impressed with the effort you put into this. I would have tried to do the same,” said another.
“If my mom ever needs a hysterectomy, I want to do the same. (It would be) nice to see my first apartment again,” joked one viewer.
“Yay! Frankenuterus!!! You did so well!” said another.
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