SUCH an adorable DIY monster coin purse! (I want to make one now!) Tutorial at The Linen Cat.
Is it too early to start prepping for Halloween? Here's an inspiring ghastly DIY faux candle project made from pool noodles, glue and paint. By DIY: Do It Yourself Crafts on Facebook.
Lovely little DIY project for some everyday bling: a polymer clay mermaid box by Natasha at The Artisan Life. (Just topping a ready-made box with scales, not starting from scratch, fortunately.)
Cool DIY paint splatter jeans refashioning project by Amber Kemp-Gerstel at Damask Love.
The perfect fairycore / gnomecore strawberry crown! Sounds like someone made this from glass head pins and copper wire – kudos! Found via JP Oddball on Pinterest.
A bit of countryside (and sheep) in a mason jar, a cute home dec project by Sarah Ramberg at Sadie Seasongoods. (At first glance I almost thought the sheep were pandas curled up to sleep!)
And Happy Midsummer! I'm having a week off to celebrate the summer season. (It's a really big thing here in the north.) See you later in the month.
A lovely DIY birb leather ring – surprisingly effective despite the simple design. By unknown, found via Kristine Richer on Pinterest. Makes me wonder whether you could make a dragon with the same technique. I don't see why not, depending on the size of the wings, but leather isn't my typical material.
A simply stunning, jaw-dropping transformation from dollar store crap to a DIY steampunk ray gun!!! So, inventive, so awesome – really have to admire people who can do this! Tutorial by Jen at Epbot.
A unicorn pumpkin with serious staying power (it's a plastic one, so no rot here) by Michelle at Crafty Morning. I don't normally care for this style, but this unicorn is so sweet I can't help it. (And yikes—how did it get to be just about four weeks till Halloween? Already!?!?)
Ooh—DIY cement Pac-Man fridge magnets. Grown-up materials for grown-up crafts – and if someone comes to complain Pac-Man isn't for grown-ups, you can eff right off. (Although I'm sure you could make them from air-dry clay, too, or something, if you don't like concrete.) Tutorial by Naomi at Plaster & Disaster.
Eek! Cuteness overload! Simple and effective DIY ghost tea light covers from oven-bake crafting clay by by Caitlin and Manda at The Merrythought. Not just for Halloween, if you ask me.
Very cute DIY bat wing embellishments for your shoes – bats don't necessarily have to be (*scowls in Batman, with the voice*) just dark and broody. Tutorial by Angelyn.
How cool! DIY plastic dino mood lamps from cardboard, battery-pack lights, texture paste, and toy dinosaurs, of course. Tutorial by Michelle at A Crafty Mix.
Impressive DIY mermaid ears, aren't they? Handmade from wire, mesh fabric, sequins and crafts paints. Tutorial by Megan at NsomniaksDream on YouTube. Young larper me would've appreciated this inspiration so much!
I don't think this is an example of mending but mending-like embellishing. Or perhaps it IS mending and it's done so skillfully that you literally can't tell...! Anyway, what a great way to fix a pair of jeans. Distressed vintage boyfriend jeans from MyQueensWish on Etsy.
Squee – an absolutely ADORABLE red panda felted pendant! It would work great as a bag or backpack dangly, too. By Teona Härter at Sonnenkringel on Etsy.