7 DIY Crafts for Summer Decor

This article presents 7 DIY crafts for summer decor, which you can use in your home, that are easy to make and affordable.

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In the northeast, Summer is akin to vacation for those young and old. After 6 months of winter, being outside is such a luxury. Those in the northeast know how to celebrate and embrace summer. Whether its picnics, a day at the beach, backyard grilling, gardening, swimming or camping, there is always something to do. With all these summer activities, it can be tough to find time to decorate your home for the season. So, today I am sharing 7 DIY Crafts for Summer. These projects are easy to assemble, don’t require much time and are budget friendly.

7 Summer Crafts

These are ideas I have shared previously but compiled into one location. If you see something that appeals to you, simply click on the link associated with the image. There will be step-by-step tutorials for each project.

How to Re-use Architectural Salvage Balusters

If you love collecting architectural salvage pieces, then this post will be useful. We show you how to easily re-use and upcycle some antique porch balusters.

DIY Napkin Ring Ideas

Whether its Mothers Day, Memorial Day weekend, a wedding, 4th of July or some other occasion, summer is full of reasons to gather around the table for a meal. Here are some ideas on how to make your own DIY napkin rings that reflect your specific style or themed event.

DIY Star Wands

These DIY star wands were such a fun and easy project to make. I still bring out these stars every summer and add them to my flag bouquets. These stars take less than an hour to assemble.

Easy Summer Door Decor

Cosmos are some of my favorite summer flowers. In this post on easy summer door decor, we show you how to easily create a welcoming front door basket with Cosmos that will last the entire summer season.

Jute Rope Coastal Wreath

This DIY jute rope coastal wreath is perfect for summer. This was such a fun wreath to make and was on our front door all summer last year.

DIY Spindle Flag Holder

Here is another idea on how to re-use architectural salvage piece. This time, we show you how to take some old spindles and turn them into flag holders for hand held parade flags.

Antique Paper Stars

Many people liked this post showing them how to make these paper stars from old paper. Although, I made the stars for the 4th of July, they can also be used for Christmas.

Summary

Thanks for stopping by the blog today! Please visit again to see new summer projects, furniture makeovers and information about collecting vintage items.

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