Fashioning
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make, build or construct, especially in a crude or improvised way.
Making
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To create.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Process of growth or development.
Example sentence: The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake.