[Beginner Friendly] Easy Craft Ideas You Can Do
Do you ever get that irresistible urge to make something—when your creative energy just bubbles up and you have to create? I’ve gathered some simple craft ideas for those times when you’ve got a fair amount of materials on hand but don’t want to make anything time-consuming or difficult.
Some projects use a sewing machine but require only a little stitching, and others don’t use a machine at all—you can make them entirely by hand.
Don’t you think crafting is a doubly rewarding hobby—immersive while you’re making, and then useful once it’s finished? Use the ideas in this article as a springboard and have fun creating all sorts of things with your imagination!
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[Beginner-Friendly!] Easy Craft Ideas (61–70)
Himmeli made with straws
Do you know the object called Himmeli? It’s a traditional decoration from Finland in Northern Europe—like a mobile—made by connecting pieces of straw to form polyhedra and hanging them from the ceiling.
You often see them on stylish social media accounts.
This idea is about making a Himmeli using straws.
If you use paper straws in natural colors instead of plastic, it looks authentic.
Even if you make the same shape, switching to black straws gives it a stylish finish.
Popular motifs include the regular icosahedron and the hexagram.
knit cap
A cute keychain shaped like a tiny doll-sized knit hat with a fluffy pom-pom on top.
You’ll use yarn, but there’s no knitting involved, so it’s fine even if you’re not good at knitting.
You’ll need yarn, embroidery thread, and thick paper (cardstock).
Make a ring with the thick paper, then take a 20 cm piece of yarn, fold it in half, pass it through the paper ring, make a loop, and pull the yarn ends through the loop.
Repeat this process.
Once the paper ring is filled with yarn, leave a few centimeters at the end and tie it with yarn that has an embroidery-thread loop passed through it.
Trim the yarn ends—the pom-pom part—with scissors to finish.
Pot stand made with hemp twine and paper cord
Let’s try weaving jute twine and paper cord to make a trivet with a soft look.
If you pay close attention to layering the cords, it will be sturdy, making it great for practical use as well.
Wrap jute twine around a cardboard template many times to form a large circle, then wrap another jute twine around that circle to create a strong ring of jute.
Finally, add a design by wrapping paper cord around the edge of the jute, and you’re done.
The more times you wrap the jute and paper cords, the sturdier and more dimensional the trivet will be, so don’t hold back—use plenty of cord.
In conclusion
I introduced some easy craft ideas. Did any of them catch your eye? Some can be finished in about 10 minutes as long as you have the materials. Many can be made with items from 100-yen shops, too. Please try making and using them. Some are perfect as gifts, so give them a go!