Enjoy 24 easy farmhouse crafts that are pretty, practical and budget friendly for creating a cozy handmade home you adore.
Hello my friends! Our Friday Craft Collection is getting a little refresh… and I am very excited about it!
From now on, we are going to be sharing all kinds of wonderful crafts that I think you will enjoy. You can expect everything from Farmhouse and Cottagecore to Boho, Seasonal, Holiday and so much more. There will be new projects, popular favorites and plenty of creative ideas that you will actually want to make!
This week, we are beginning with a beautiful collection of easy Farmhouse style crafts. These projects are low on time, kind to the budget and filled with practical ideas you can use, display or give as thoughtful handmade gifts.
So grab your favorite drink, settle into a comfy chair and take a look around… I think you are going to find more than one project calling your name! Please let me know what you think?
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Easy DIY Floral Notebooks and Journals
What a pretty way to turn an inexpensive composition notebook into something truly special! Decorative paper, simple decoupage and sweet metal label holders give these notebooks a charming custom look that would be perfect for journaling, list making or giving to a teacher, graduate or friend. I have made probably at least 50 of these… a great quick gift to have around! Wrap it up with a pretty pen and voila! Also… just think of all the styles you can make… endless!
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How to Make a Map Sailboat
Bring a little coastal charm into your home with this adorable sailboat made from found wood and colorful map paper. It is a wonderful summer project that comes together quickly and would look lovely styled with shells, books or other seaside treasures.
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Decoupage Shells With Maps
Turn ordinary seashells into meaningful little keepsakes by decorating them with maps from places you have visited or hope to see someday. These would be beautiful displayed in a bowl, tucked into a coastal vignette or given as a thoughtful reminder of a special vacation, where you met, where you were married, where your children were born and the list gos on!
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How to Decoupage Glossy Seashells
Pretty napkins and a high gloss finish transform collected seashells into tiny treasures that almost look like delicate porcelain. Display them in a favorite bowl, turn them into ornaments or use one to add an extra special touch to a wrapped gift. A great coastal cottage filler for your dough bowl too!
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How to Use Paper Clay
Have you ever tried crafting with paper clay? This helpful tutorial shows you how to form a lightweight decorative pot and add lovely botanical impressions with fresh lavender before finishing it with paint and sealer.
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Free Printable DIY Chinoiserie Note Cards
These elegant blue and white note cards are a beautiful way to make saying thank you, thinking of you or just hello feel extra special. There is a personalized design for every letter of the alphabet, along with printable files and a coordinating envelope… and they would make such a lovely little gift wrapped or placed in a cute gift bag with a tag!
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How to Make Easy DIY Moss Mushrooms
Create your own whimsical moss mushrooms using simple foam shapes, several varieties of moss and a little hot glue. They add such a sweet woodland touch to a spring centerpiece, garden inspired display or Cottagecore vignette without the expensive store price.
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Pretty DIY Magnolia Wreath
Only thirty minutes and three basic supplies are needed to make this full and beautiful magnolia wreath. Faux magnolia stems are attached to a simple wire ring with floral tape, creating an easy wreath that can brighten a door, wall or mantel throughout the season.
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How to Make a Box Frame Purse
This elegant handmade purse looks like something you might find in a lovely little boutique… but the construction is much easier than you might expect! Use linen, floral fabric, embroidery, needlepoint or treasured fabric scraps to create a completely personal accessory or beautiful handmade gift.
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A Magical Lampshade Flower Crown
Now this is a statement piece! A bare lampshade frame, soaked floral foam and fresh flowers are combined to create a breathtaking hanging flower crown that would be unforgettable above a dining table, garden party or special celebration.
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Three Simple Ways to Create a Faux Topiary
Love the classic look of topiaries but not the watering and pruning? This tutorial shares three approachable ways to make your own using faux greenery, dowel rods, simple flowerpots and moss… perfect for adding year round farmhouse style to a mantel, shelf or entryway.
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Seashell Artwork and Tutorial
Do not let those beautiful shells collected during beach walks sit forgotten in a container! This project arranges them inside a shadow box to create personal coastal artwork filled with memories, texture and natural beauty.
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Create a Fancy Bee Hotel
This sweet garden project gives a ready made bee hotel a charming makeover with paint, copper leaf and collected twigs. It looks beautiful among the flowers while also offering shelter for solitary bees… a craft that is both decorative and helpful!
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Easy Corkboard Placemat DIY
Old corkboard placemats can receive a completely new look in about ten minutes with temporary wallpaper and a little glue. The finished placemats are pretty, practical, wipeable and easy to customize for different seasons, holidays or decorating styles.
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How to Make a Floral Wreath
Fill your home with cheerful color by creating this abundant floral wreath from a foam form and your favorite faux flowers. The simple technique is very beginner friendly, requires only a few supplies and lets you completely customize the colors to complement your home.
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How to Make Lavender Sachets
Fabric remnants, old shirts and treasured linens can all be turned into the sweetest handmade lavender sachets. Tuck them inside drawers, closets, luggage or the linen cupboard… and be sure to make a few extras because they are wonderful little gifts!
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DIY Wooden Wall Sconces
Give plain walls some architectural farmhouse character with wooden sconces inspired by a much more expensive designer version. The project uses scrap wood and creates a charming cottage style display without requiring the designer price tag.
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DIY Scalloped Wooden Cookbook Stand
This scalloped wooden cookbook stand brings a sweet decorative detail to the kitchen while also being wonderfully useful. It is an approachable woodworking project with a designer inspired shape that would be just as pretty holding a cookbook, framed print or favorite piece of art.
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DIY Magnetic Bud Vase
Here is such a clever reason to look twice at old knives during your next thrift store visit! This creative project turns them into magnetic bud vases that can hold tiny fresh flowers right on the refrigerator… useful, unexpected and completely charming.
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How to Age Terracotta With Coffee
Your leftover morning coffee may be the secret to giving new terracotta pots a softer and more timeworn appearance. It is an easy, inexpensive technique that uses something you might otherwise pour away… and the warm finish looks lovely with herbs, flowers and farmhouse displays.
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Unique DIY Sunflower Decorations
From fabric and mason jar rings to cardboard, book pages and wood beads, this collection is filled with clever ways to make cheerful sunflowers. Many of the projects use scraps or recycled materials, making them especially nice for affordable late summer and fall decorating.
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Five Minute Statuary Figurine Makeover
Before donating an old concrete figurine, try giving it this speedy five minute transformation. A small amount of metallic gilding wax brushed over the raised details adds warmth, dimension and just enough shine to make the piece feel completely refreshed.
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Painted Flower Pots With Decorative Trim
Inexpensive peat pots become charming farmhouse decorations with white paint, lace, ribbon and pretty paper filler. Add small flowers or greenery and arrange them on a shelf, dresser or table for a soft seasonal vignette that costs only pennies to create.
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Recycled Cardboard and Book Page Sunflowers
Who would imagine that cardboard, old book pages and leftover packing paper could become such lovely neutral sunflowers? This creative recycling project is full of texture and farmhouse personality… and it proves once again that beautiful decorating does not have to cost a fortune.
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Well my friends… did you find a project that made you want to pull out your craft supplies immediately?
I love that these ideas are not only beautiful, but useful, affordable and approachable too. Some can be finished in just a few minutes, while others would make a lovely project for a peaceful afternoon at home.
Whether you choose a pretty wreath, a practical cookbook stand, sweet lavender sachets or one of those wonderful seashell projects, I hope you have fun adding your own personality to it.
Be sure to tell us which project is your favorite… and as always, happy creating!
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