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Fresh summer craft ideas to keep your hands busy and your creativity flowing.

 

 

Looking for summertime crafts to try that don’t require a ton of supplies? This DIY roundup features creative projects you can make with things you likely already have at home. Think recycled materials, natural elements, summer fashion accessories, and simple household items.

 

These DIYs are perfect for filling long summer days with creativity and many can double as handmade gifts. Whether you’re a seasoned crafter or a total beginner, you’ll find plenty of inspiring summer DIY ideas to try.

39 Summertime Crafts to Try

Summer Crafts for Adults

A lot of the projects in this section are related to fashion, but there are outliers as well – like how to make envelopes, beauty products, and candles, etc.

1. Make a DIY dress for summer from a tablecloth. Yep, a tablecloth! I love this one – total picnic vibes.

 

2. One of the easiest DIYs to try – rolled beeswax candles. Great for anytime of year, really. But the beeswax smell makes me think of summer for some reason.

 

 

3. Learn how to make a leather drawstring bag that you can use as a purse, a mini pouch for your bigger bag, etc.

 

 

4. Throw some DIY natural lip balm in your purse and you’re ready for the day.

 

 

5. Here’s an easy trick to learn how to embroider that’s basically fool-proof.

 

 

 

7. You can turn any paper to an envelope in under 60 seconds. So lets’ declare summer pen pal season and write love notes to family and friends.

 

 

8. After a long day outdoors, rest up with rose petal bath salts and have a soak.

 

 

 

11. Can you believe this diy beach bag is made from placemats?! It’s true!

 

 

12. Transform a pair of shoes multiple ways with this diy shoes tutorial.

 

13. Patchwork together a diy towel picnic for the beach and beyond.

 

Summer Crafts for Preschoolers

I know doing crafts with kids over the summer, especially, since everyone is out of school. Preschoolers are probably the most fun to craft with, imo, with their free spirits and endless imagination. Here’s a handful of ideas the will keep them entertained. And maybe some of the big kids will enjoy these too.

 

 

 

 

16. For my son’s construction birthday party one year, we did a cardboard car wash. It was a big hit and cost almost nothing to make. Lots of fun for the kids.

 

 

17. Keep tiny little trinkets, Legos, and beyond in a DIY drawstring pouch that anyone can make.

 

18. Heading to the beach, a nature walk, or road trip anytime soon? Check out my kid scavenger hunt printables and keep kids busy searching for  bit.

Summertime DIYs for Plant Lovers

Plants and flowers are bursting out the seams all summer long. So I put together some of my favorite plant and flower related projects that might peak your interest.

 

19. What screams summer more than avocados?! Everything I’ve learned from planting avocado pits and turning them into plants, that will hopefully one day day fruit: how to germinate an avocado seed.

 

 

20. My fave summer hat just got a little cuter with a quick flower hat idea.

 

 

21. A fool-proof guide to propagating plants the easy way! I’ve done this so many times now, I can’t even count ’em all.

 

 

22. This project isn’t practical for every occasion, admittedly. But if you have a special event, diy floating flowers might be in order.

 

 

23. I’ve been playing with making floral arrangements since I was literally a kid and have developed some easy hacks for arranging flowers over the years, if you wanna see if there’s any you didn’t already know.

Summer Decor Crafts

Obviously, I can’t have a DIY roundup without some decor DIYs. These summertime crafts with get your home looking cute way after the summer months are over.

 

24. I still have these DIY fabric cocktail napkins from way back when. They work great for parties and everyday coaster use too.

 

 

25. There was a time where I was dyeing literally everything I could get my hands on. And these colorful woven baskets were a part of that.

 

 

27. Along those lines, if you want a brighter color, try a mini plaster planter. You can get vibrant colors this way!

 

 

 

29. Sometimes teeny tiny things are the best option, like this mini clay vase diy.

 

 

30. A colorful mirror tint DIY that lasts and lasts and lasts!

 

 

Summer Entertaining Ideas

Entertaining was made for summer! Here are some of my faves to get you hosting in no time!

 

 

 

 

 

35. Time to party with unique diy ice chest that can literally hang from the trees.

 

 

36. Here’s a simple project for a painters drop cloth fabric turned picnic blanket. Great for the beach too. Would be fun to have kids paint and draw their own little doodles all over one of these blankets too.

 

 

37. And some color and personality to simple DIY drink stirrers with clay.

 

 

38. Take these DIYsilverware wraps on the go for a picnic on the beach or at the park.

 

 

 

Bonus summer craft ideas

Last but not least, I have 17 seashell crafts to try during beach season. And that’s it for summertime craft ideas. Have any faves? Let me know in the comments below.

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