Nigerian singer Tems offered to purchase a crochet portrait made by a fan, Odum Ifeoluwa, who spent 70 hours creating it, eventually sending her N3 million

Nigerian singer and songwriter Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, recently responded to a fan who created a stunning crochet design of her.

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The fan, named Odum Ifeoluwa, had posted photos of her intricate work on her X page on Tuesday, revealing that the piece took her an impressive 70 hours to complete.

“I hope @temsbaby gets to see this coz I don’t have much followers on here, but after 8925 Stitches and 70 hours, I finished this crochet portrait of Tems. I made this to mark the 1yr anniversary of when I started crocheting. It’s also my first time doing tapestry. I love you Tems,” she wrote, hoping her idol would notice.

The Grammy Award winning singer quickly saw the post and was incredibly impressed, asking if she could purchase the unique piece.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

“Yo this is unbelievable, You are incredible! I NEED IT RIGHT NOWWW. Can I buy it please?” Tems enthusiastically wrote back.

Just a few hours later, an ecstatic Odum shared a screenshot of an alert she received from Tems.

She revealed that the singer had sent her a sum of 3 million naira for the portrait. “OMG this has to be the best day of my life.

@temsbaby thank you so much. @yvonneonyanta you’re amazing. The rebel gang is the best community ever, thank you to everyone for your positive comments.

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Thank you so much,” she wrote in her post, clearly overjoyed by the unexpected generosity.