Do you want to customize your kitchen utensils, fancy up your clothes or level up your picnic game? Then you’re in the right place.
Keep reading and find out easy DIYs that will make you look like a craft pro to your friends!
1. Glass-Etching
If you want to customize your glassware, then here’s how. You will only need some etching cream and a piece of vinyl with adhesive back. The outcome is impressive!
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2. Happy Cress Cups
This is a super easy project, but it will make your kitchen- or any room you decide to decorate with them- so much cuter. See how to make it here.
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3. Easy Cake Writing
If you find writing on cakes really difficult, then you can prick the cake with a toothpick, writing the words you want, and then go over it with the whipped cream or icing. See the details here.
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Lauren Conrad
4. Picnic
Going on a picnic and don’t want to carry with you the plain old cooler? Fancy it up using some paint and contact paper like so.
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5. Cheese Platter
If you like to serve cheese platters at parties but hate being constantly asked what kind of cheese is this or that, then a platter coated in (food-safe) chalkboard paint might be just what you need. Here’s how to make it.
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6. Bottle Stopper
Make stylish bottle stoppers for your gatherings, by hot-gluing fake gems to corks. See the details here.
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7. Matching Cake Stands
If you want to brighten up your cake stands, but can’t afford to buy the fancy ones, here’s how you can make new ones with just wooden candlesticks and paint.
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8. Custom Napkins
By using a bleach pen from the local store, you can make patterned napkins that noone else will have! See here for details.
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9. Unique Glass Plates
Mod Podge fabric to the back of clear glass plates or salad bowls and make unique pieces for your gatherings. Find out how to do it here.
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10. Custom Candles
Customize your candles by melting crayons and candles together. Find the detailed instructions here.
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11. DIY Lunchbox
This one takes a little more skill but it’s so rewarding when you finish it. Make your own lunchbox out of a milk jug like this.
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creme de la craft
12. DIY Lapel Pins
These might be a little more time consuming, but they turn out so cute! Find all the details here.
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Persia Lou
13. As Good As New
If your white shoes have gotten all dirty, then you can use some water, baking soda, and hydrogen peroxide and follow these instructions to make them look as good as new.
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14. Simple Hack
Do your shoes look old and worn? Simply attach leather scrapt to the worn parts and make them new again!
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15. Clutch From Scratch
Make a summer clutch out of a placemat, simply by following these detailed instructions. How cute is it really!
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a kailo chic life
16. DIY Copper Earrings
These are so simple to make and so elegant to wear. You can make them at home just by attaching a piece of copper to an earring back, like shown here.
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17. DIY Tassel Bag
This one is super easy to make and requires just a handful of materials. Follow the instructions and impress everyone with your new tote bag.
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18. Custom Summer Shoes
Instead of going for the expensive ones, buy a pair of cheap summer shoes and decorate them yourself! Here’s how.
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19. Mani-ficent
Here’s how to get yourself an easy but super cute manicure, using old magazines. Would you try it?
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20. Glam It Up
Make your clear phone case more glamorous but sticking adhesive glitter vinyl to it. Here’s the tutorial.
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Persia Lou
21. Extravagant
Make your own custom extravagant shoe by hot gluing a raffia pom pom (or practically anything) to a shoe clip and then attaching it to the shoe. Here’s how to do it.
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damask love
22. Polka Dot Vase
This one practically takes ten minutes. Just attach stickers to a pickle jar and there you have it- couldn’t get any simpler. Here’s the details.
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the crafted life
23. DIY Faux Molding
This project takes some skill and time, but it’s all so worth it in the end. Here’s the instructions if you want to recreate it.
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24. Basic No More
Are ikea tables too basic for you? Dress them up like this to make them look a little fancier.
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25. Personalized Doormat
Customize your doormat using only a permanent marker and stencils. Here’s how to do it.
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26. Old Clothing Hamper
Repurpose your old clothing hamper by ripping off the fabric, turning it upside down and attaching a piece of wood on it. See the details here.
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27. Seashell Mirror
Here’s how to make a seashell mirror at home. Isn’t it so pretty?
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28. DIY Rope Coil Basket
Here’s an easy way for you to make a rope coil basket at home with minimum effort. It looks really cute.
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29. Chic Vase
A little scrapbook paper can go a long way. See how to turn your plain vase into an expensive looking-one in no time here.
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30. Vintage Calendar
If you’re into vintage stuff and love having these around your home, why not make an old-fashioned paper calendar for your home/office? Here’s how.
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all things pink and pretty
31. DIY Window Shade
This is a super easy way to make your own window shades out of some fabric and pieces of wood. Wanna know the details? See here.
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young house love
32. Cutlery Holders
Here’s a super easy DIY project that will upscale your picnic game and make your basket look much more elegant. Did we mention it’s practical too? Here’s the details.
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33. DIY Pillow
Turn your boring, plain case into a more interesting one by gluing pompoms on it. Here’s how.
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34. Forget About The TV
Do you want to avoid the temptation of turning on the TV whenever you have visitors? Here’s how to mount sliding frames in front of it to hide it when you want to.
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35. DIY Projector
Here’s how to turn a shoebox into a projector for your phone so that you can enjoy the latest videos with your friends.
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36. Housewarming Gift
If you’ve been invited to a housewarming and have no idea what to get, then put together all the ingredients you need to make lemonade, put them in a jug and accompany them with a nice message. Your gift’s ready.
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37. DIY Retro Umbrella
Find out here how to turn your standard patio umbrella into a vintage one, just by using some yards of fringe.
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38. Unique Mouse Pad
Make a unique mouse pad by mod podging fabric on a cork round. Here’s the detailed instructions.
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the crafted life
39. Paint Chip Calendar
This is the cheapest calendar you will ever find. It doesn’t get any easier than that- why not give it a try?
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40. DIY Bathmat
Follow these instructions and make yourself the cutest bathmat you’ve ever seen. Doesn’t it look gorgeous?
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41. Bobby Pin Holder
If you don’t want to throw away prescription bottles and waste the plastic, you can decorate them and use them to store bobby pins and anything else you want really.
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42. All-season Lights
Use ping pong balls like this to turn your Christmas lights into all-season ones. Brilliant!
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43. DIY Water Bombs
Use sponge strips instead of balloons as reusable water bombs. How? Find out here.
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44. Framed Ferns
Framed ferns make for cheap yet chic decoration. Find out how to do it at home here.
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45. Cardstock And Tassel Bookmarks
How does having custom bookmarks sound? Genius, that’s what we thought! See here how to make them.
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46. DIY Mancala Board
Make a mancala board easily at home by gluing together cardboard jewelry boxes. See how to do it here.
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47. Affordable Aromatherapy
Enjoy the smell of coffee by putting tea lights on top of fresh coffee beans- magical!
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48. DIY Bathbombs
Use basic ingredients you already have on hand to make scented bathbombs. See the tutorial here.
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49. Custom Laundry Hamper
Make your laundry hamper a bit more personalized by painting it and attaching a quote. Here’s how to do it.
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50. Self-Watering Bottle
Are you planning to go on holidays and have noone to go water your plants? Here’s how you can arrange for them to self-water in your absence.
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Now that you got some ideas, we’re pretty sure you’re ready to get started with the DIY game. Good luck!
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