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June 26, 2012

Top 10 Tuesday: Beach Inspired Crafts

It’s summer time which means many of you are vacationing at lake houses, beach cabins, or even camping near the ocean! Most of my childhood summers were spent up at my grandparent’s beach cabin and now my little family and I try to get up at least a few times each summer. There is nothing more relaxing than hearing the sounds of the ocean, seeing the beautiful blues and listening to nature. I love it. It’s probably these very reasons that people have beach themed rooms in their homes. Most of us will do just about anything to achieve some peace and quiet!

My husband and I always talk about how we would love a beach house of our own one day ( I’m allowed to dream!). AND it’s always fun to dream about how I would decorate it. I love bringing the outside in and it’s so easy to do that with beach inspired decor. Not to mention it can be extremely cost-effective if you have a beach nearby to shop at (but check with your local laws first!). I’m always taking drift wood off our beach or using shells for projects. There truly is so much you can do with nature.

So today, I’m sharing 10 Beach Inspired Crafts! These would make great hostess gifts if you are invited to stay at a friend’s cabin, or they would make beautiful pieces for your own home. Even if you don’t live near the ocean, beach decor is a great way to bring some summer indoors!

 

 

1. DIY Sailboat  (Via Craftberry Bush)

2. Summer in a Jar (Via Country Home)

3. DIY Knock-off Oversized Sand  Dollar (Via Thrifty and Chic)

4. Framed Shell Art (Via Sand and Sisal)

5. Driftwood Mirror (Via HGTV)

6. Starfish Wall Art (Via Carolyn’s Homework)

 

7. DIY Beach Mantel (Via Miss Kopy Kat)

8. Sisal Wreath (Via Sand and Sisal)

9. Coast Coasters (Via Crafty Scrappy Happy)

10. DIY Driftwood (Via Craftiments)

You can view more beach themed projects from my grandparent’s cabin here!

Happy Tuesday :)

 

About Taryn Whiteaker

Hi! I’m Taryn! The voice behind Taryn Whiteaker Designs. I launched this brand over 11 years ago when I became a stay-at-home mom. What started as a small craft and mom blog eventually grew into a full time design and DIY site. My goal has always been to inspire others (especially women!) with design ideas, DIY tutorials, entertaining ideas and give you the tools you need to complete them yourself!

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Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: beach cabin, crafts, DIY, gift ideas, summer

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  1. Alyssa says

    June 26, 2012 at 8:06 am

    Very fun ideas!! I especially like the over-sized sand dollar and the driftwood mirror!

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  2. Shannon Fox says

    June 26, 2012 at 10:00 am

    What a beautiful collection of Beachy goodness =)

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  3. Midsommarflicka says

    June 26, 2012 at 1:04 pm

    These are great! Thanks for collecting.
    I pinned this to my DIY-board!

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  4. carolyn - homework says

    June 26, 2012 at 6:39 pm

    What a great round up of beach inspiration. My little starfish are so happy to be nestled in this group. Thank you so much!
    xxoo – carolyn

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  5. Jaime from crafty scrappy happy says

    June 26, 2012 at 11:59 pm

    HI friend!!! What a wonderful line up, and I am SO honored that I am a part of it! Thank you! I swear once my house is finished and ready to be decorated I SO want to use each of these great inspirations in my look! Thank you for curating these!!!! And I hope you are having a great week!!!
    Jaime

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  6. Kirstin says

    June 27, 2012 at 6:01 am

    Thank you for featuring my driftwood! Have a wonderful week!

    Reply
  7. Debra says

    July 5, 2012 at 8:06 am

    all lovely ideas

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