23 Easy Summer Crafts Perfect for Your Home, Patio, and Garden

Can’t get enough enamelware? Pair a mug and a plate to create a one-of-a-kind cake (or pie!) stand. Secure the pieces using a two-part epoxy.

Set the mood for merriment by folding vintage hankies in half diagonally and hanging on lengths of sturdy jute twine using small wooden clothespins.

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Presenting the perfect perch for gardening tools and that hard-to-wrangle hose.

To make: Cut a piece of wood to fit inside your enamelware basin; screw through the bowl and into the wood to secure. Once your caddy is attached to the wall, store your hose by wrapping it around the outside. Stash gloves and small gardening tools on the shelf.

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Pot herbs or display garden pickings in this whimsical stand that's crafted from vintage or new bowls.

To make: Gather three bowls in descending sizes, plus a 1-inch dowel cut in two (lengths will depend on desired height) and a round wood plaque, both painted white. Set the largest bowl on the plaque and drill upwards through the center of both and into one length of dowel; screw together. Drill holes into the dowel’s top, one end of the second dowel, and up through the center of the middle bowl; use a double-ended screw to connect. Lastly, drill a hole into that dowel’s top and through the small bowl, holding the bowl in place on the dowel with a screw.

Decorate the garden and keep it organized with garden identifiers made from shortened croquet mallets.

To make: Trim the handles of croquet mallets to about 10 inches long. Paint centers of mallet heads with black Annie Sloan Chalk Paint®. Once dry, write vegetable or flower names on painted areas with chalk, and place in garden.

Napkins are often the focal point of a nice table setting, and these cane webbing printed linen napkins will not disappoint in that department.

To make: Create a stamp by cutting out a four-inch square of
caning. Brush fabric paint on the front side of the caning, and press caning on an off-white linen napkin. Repeat, lining up the pattern as best you can, until one side of a napkin is fully covered.

Bright and cheerful like a day next to the pool with a cool drink in hand, these cane covered coasters take only as much effort to make as it takes to get a few more cubes of ice and splash of soda.

To make: Paint unglazed ceramic coasters desired color. Cut pieces of caning that are just larger than the coasters. Spray the backs of the caning with adhesive spray, such as Super 77, then attach
to the coasters, pressing to adhere. Trim excess caning with scissors.

You only need a few easy-to-find supplies to make this snazzy picnic blanket.

To make: Wash and iron a desired size hardware-store canvas drop cloth. Use fabric paint (or mix fabric paint fixative with acrylic paint per package directions). Tape off desired pattern with painter's tape and paint drop cloth. Allow to dry and head outside.

Carry BBQ condiments to the picnic table on a colorful tiered stand crafted from parts of a croquet set and wood rounds.

To make: Drill 1-inch holes in the center of one 9- and one 12-inch wood round or cutting board. Stain rounds and paint edges desired color. Using a saw, cut a mallet handle to desired length, slip through the holes, then glue in place. Drill a 1-inch hole in a croquet ball and glue to the top.

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Colorful croquet balls transformed into candleholders will take pride of place on a summer table.

To make: Drill holes in croquet balls that are the same diameter as the bottom of a taper candle. Use an epoxy glue to attach a 1-inch metal washer to the bottom of the ball to keep it from rolling. Insert candles into drilled hole.

Ferry juice to the breakfast table or wine to the porch party on this nifty cane webbing tray that's created using a simple picture frame and twine-wrapped handles.

To make: Insert a piece of caning that is the same size as the opening of a picture frame (here, a 16-by-20-inch frame by Barnwood-USA). Hold in place with craft glue or glazing points. Attach three-inch cabinet-style handles (wrapped with twine, if desired) to the short ends of the frame. Insert a piece of glass that covers the full opening, if desired.

The perfect office decoration, these cute hanging planters are made from vintage (you can also use new) baking tins.

To make: For the Bundt pan, thread twine through a series of craft beads (making sure they are large enough to not slip through the center hole of the pan), tie a knot in the twine to keep it in place. Thread the twine up through the center hole of a small Bundt pan. Add more craft beads on top, for decoration, then tie a loop in the top of the twine for hanging. Fill pan with pebbles, soil, and desired plants.

For the loaf pan, thread craft beads through two separate pieces of twine, tie knots in the twine to keep them in place. Thread one piece of twine through each of the holes in the loaf pan handles. Join the twine above the pan and add more craft beads for decoration. Tie the two pieces of twine together at the top for hanging. Fill pan with pebbles, soil, and desired plants.

Celebrate the summer holidays by adorning a plain ol’ white pillar candle with red, white, and blue star-shaped pushpins. Simply insert pins into the side of the candle and light!

The cicadas are buzzing, the wine is flowing, and these festive cane webbing-covered votives are certainly setting the mood at your backyard cocktail party.

To make: Measure the height and circumference of a glass votive holder. Cut caning to fit around the holder. Spray the back with adhesive spray, such as Super 77; attach to the glass. Cut pieces of flat reed the diameter of the holder, and attach to the top and bottom edges with hot-glue.

Save any extra wine by plugging your bottle with these colorful handcrafted wine stoppers. Simply glue a wine cork to a vintage spool. Voilà!

Transform your summer table into a real showpiece by decorating it with these easy (and we mean really really easy!) DIY napkin rings.

To make: Cut out a piece of caning that is 8 inches long by 2 1/2 inches tall. Use hot-glue to adhere the ends together, creating a ring. If desired, remove some of the cross canes to create a loose edge.

In honor of longer, sunnier days, brighten up your kitchen with a pendant lamp sourced from a one-peck apple basket. To start, paint the basket white, then cut a small hole in the bottom. Use the opening to thread a single-bulb light fixture through, then wrap the cord with natural rope and secure the ends with hot-glue.

All it takes is a bit of extra paint to transform your frameless entryway mirror from a bore to vibrance galore. As for the white dots, simply paint over small, round pricing stickers and remove them when dry.