Best DIY Cottagecore Crafts (Cute Ideas for Decor)

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Best DIY Cottagecore Crafts (Cute Ideas for Decor)

Today's post is full of cottagecore style, homemade gift ideas, inspirational ideas, and a touch of thoughtfulness!

Cottagecore is in the opinions of the individuals, but this list of cottagecore craft ideas should be able to spark your creativity too!

It's a great way to get inspired and go with your favorite ideas!

Cottagecore is an aesthetic and lifestyle trend that romanticizes rural life, particularly the idyllic image of quaint cottages nestled in the countryside.

It embraces themes of simplicity, nostalgia, and nature, evoking images of bucolic landscapes, traditional crafts, and wholesome activities.

Cottagecore enthusiasts often seek to incorporate elements of this aesthetic into their daily lives through activities such as gardening, baking, crafting, and enjoying outdoor pursuits.

The aesthetic is characterized by its focus on natural materials, vintage clothing, floral patterns, and a sense of escapism from modern urban life.

It celebrates a slower pace of living and a deep appreciation for the beauty of the natural world.

Which of these 20 Cottagecore Craft ideas is your favorite?

Air Dry Clay Mushrooms Decor Cloche

Learn how to make fake mushrooms in a cloche, appearing to be a delicate eco system terrarium, for the perfect home decor!

Handmade pieces like this close are the perfect addition to a coffee table, bookshelf or mantelpiece.

The good news is these last forever and need no care--get the look and feel of nature with no maintenance!

Watercolor Floral Notebooks

Make your own notebooks for a great handmade gift, keeping track of wonderful doodles, journaling or just because!

Make a wire bound notebook in just a few minutes.

How to Make Hanging Scroll Art

This elegant and simple painted floral scroll makes a great gift or gorgeous home decor.

This great scroll-like technique works for any type of art or vintage fabrics--with very few craft supplies needed.

Spring Bouquet Slat Sign

Paint a big, beautiful Spring bouquet for the perfect home decor piece reminiscent of a simpler time.

Great for hanging on the door as a wreath, in the entry way or it even makes great gifts!

How to Make Butterfly Popup Cards!

Make the cutest cards for quick gifts, thank you notes or just because cards!

These butterfly pop-up cards are easy to make and take less than 5 minutes from start to finish.

Vintage Button Heart Frame

Pull out those old vintage buttons in the cookie tin and turn them into a beautiful piece of decor for the home.

If you are like me, you have a whole host of buttons or other vintage treasures in a cookie tin somewhere that would be perfect for this homemade goodie.

Make a framed piece of art and home decor, or sew them right onto a denim jacket for gorgeous cottagecore fashion.

Vintage Button Heart Frame Pull out those old vintage buttons in the cookie tin and turn them into a beautiful piece of decor for the home. If you are like me, you have a whole host of buttons or other vintage treasures in a cookie tin somewhere that would be perfect for this homemade goodie. Make a framed piece of art and home decor, or sew them right onto a denim jacket for gorgeous cottagecore fashion.

Mini Leather Refillable Notebooks

Make a mini leather refillable notebook for the perfect notebook on the go.

One can never have too many notebooks or sketchbooks.

No sewing machine needed!

Mini Leather Refillable Notebooks Make a mini leather refillable notebook for the perfect notebook on the go. One can never have too many notebooks or sketchbooks. No sewing machine needed!

Hello Sign with Felt Flowers

Perfect Spring decoration for the mantle, bookshelf or in the entryway.

The magic of cottagecore is finding your vibe, embracing the beauty of nature, adding a touch of nostalgia and a fun craft project!

This fun craft would be easy to turn into a craft kit and host a class for a vibrant community of real people--at the local library, for a church group or Summer camp.

Hello Sign with Felt Flowers Perfect Spring decoration for the mantle, bookshelf or in the entryway. The magic of cottagecore is finding your vibe, embracing the beauty of nature, adding a touch of nostalgia and a fun craft project! This fun craft would be easy to turn into a craft kit and host a class for a vibrant community of real people--at the local library, for a church group or Summer camp.

Butterfly Bookmarks

Learn how to make a folded butterfly, heart or flower book mark using a few simple supplies.

Attention book lovers, make the perfect bookmark for keeping track of your page as well as looking beautiful for Spring!

Monarch butterfly bookmark and rainbow heart bookmark peeking out of the top of notebooks on a table.

The easy way to make this trinket tray--simply fill the tray with kind items from the junk drawer or little heirlooms that sit in a jewelry box collecting dust...it's the most knick-knacky of knick-knacks!

Be sure to take extraordinary care in placement so the whole thing is visible!

This I spy game resin serving tray filled with miniatures and trinkets is a fun DIY and would make a great gift! Fill the tray with little things from the junk drawer or little heirlooms that sit in a jewelry box collecting dust. With a thick layer of glossy resin, the trinkets stay in place and offer a smooth surface for using the tray for serving or a coffee table catch all.

Vintage Resin Lucite Grapes DIY

No cottage is complete without the very classic Lucite grapes for a tabletop centerpiece, hutch adornment or sitting on the mantle.

Traditional methods of resin casting used to make these grapes, a staple piece in every early 1950's home.

Add this to the special gift ideas for nostalgia!

How to make Vintage Resin Lucite Grapes DIY with easycast resin

Rolled Paper Flowers on Eggs

Celebrate that rural life with mini rolled paper flowers on little plastic eggs.

Marrying the everyday life of the farm with florals!

Make rolled paper flowers using the Cricut Joy to decorate Easter eggs for place settings or home decor.

Vintage Frame Velvet Ring Display

Upcycling an old vintage frame into a velvet lined ring holder display is the perfect piece for decor and function.

This fabulous tutorial on upcycling vintage Frames into Ring Display cases was done in 2012. It was posted so long ago, I knew it was time to dust it off and push it out again. Did you see it the first time back in 2012? If you did, you deserve a medal. 🏅 Gorgeous right? I just love to see ALL my rings in one place! These cheap cocktail rings double as home decor now!

Miniature Guitar Studio and Plants

No Cottagecore aesthetic is complete without a miniature display or little book nook somewhere in the home.

Make a darling little acoustic guitar, plants and a hair pin leg chair for the perfect element.

Story time: My mom was a master crafter. She loved crafting and had a room full of supplies...it was literally called "the supply room". She loved making little miniatures. Her miniatures were all to 1:12 scale. She had many little buildings filled with miniatures. She had a front porch, with miniature polymer clay people that she styled after Anne of Green Gables (Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert and Anne with an e). She had a bakery. It was filled with mini donuts, cookies, pastries, and a tiered wedding cake. It was owned by a polymer clay person, styled after Rachel Linde from Anne of Green Gables. She had a Toy Store! This one was my favorite. It was filled with toys, all to miniature scale, included little tiny cabbage patch dolls she hand sewed. There was even a tiny gumball machine. So many little things for the eyes to look at. I remember my mom would host "craft nights" at our house. I was about 5-8 years old during this time. Craft nights were about once a month and it was when I was supposed to be going to bed. I knew that if I was SUPER well behaved and didn't make a sound, I could watch my mom, my aunts and their friends craft together. I learned so many things as I just stood there, peering over the table, watching them at work. My mom passed away when I was 16, so I never got to craft with her as an adult. However, last week, for some paranormal reason, I got this desire to put together a little miniature scene. I am pretty sure it was my mom whispering this desire in my ear. I have never wanted or been interested in miniatures, until now. I was doom scrolling on instagram and came across Hannah Lemmon Art. Check her out. Her little miniature plants are incredible! Needless to say, I was inspired.

3D Butterflies with xTool M1 Laser Cutter

Add a touch of 3D whimsy to your home decor with these butterflies!

If you've got powerful tools--like an in home laser cutter you can make these in a matter of minutes.

Great for small businesses and creative entrepreneurs.

Free pattern available at the link as well!

3D Butterflies with xTool M1 Laser Cutter Here's the perfect craft to absolutely WOW your guests and it only takes a few minutes! See how easy and fast it is to make these darling dimensional butterflies with basswood and the xTool. Gorgeous on the festive holiday table, as stunning Christmas tree decorations/ornaments or just because.

Floral Ceramic Mugs

Transform plain cups into amazing works of art with colorful paints.

These cute mugs are great for morning coffee or as a colorful planter!

These cute ceramic mugs are painted with a folk art vibe! The loose florals of acrylic paints are such a fun Spring craft to spruce up some mugs, cups or water bottles. These florals are simple to paint, seriously, easy enough for beginners! Blobs of paint, swirls layered on circles, lines and curls! Which mug is your favorite? I love that bright yellow!

Display Easels with Curtain Drapery Hooks

Display Hand Painted Rocks, Art or other Knick-Knacks and special goods with these little DIY easels!

You'll need a few of these on your shelves to display your creativity!

Learn how to easily display all your beautiful painted rocks with these small easels made from curtain hooks. These drapery hooks are easily formed into the perfect little easels for painted rocks, handmade cards or any other knick-knack that you want to display in your living space.

How to Make an Envelope Pillow Case

No cottagecore decor is complete without custom made envelope pillow cases.

Just like how the ancestors used to make them.

Pick your favorite fabric, maybe make a patchwork quilt design, or upcycle an old quilt and turn it into the stuffed animals of adulthood--throw pillows.