Feeling a little mermaid? Or even a grown up one? Then you’ll probably love today’s roundup as it’s fully dedicated to mermaid crafts of all kinds! Let’s get started and choose the best mermaid-like crafts for you!
Home Decor
The first craft for today is a gorgeous mermaid pillow. The base of this craft is mermaid sequin fabric aka sequin, two toned, reversible fabric in the colors that you like. All you need is to sew a proper pillow case for your pillow or make a new one filling it with something. Here the author used poly fiber fill but you can opt for anything you like. Read the tutorial to find out how to make such a cute mermaid piece.
DIY mermaid pillow of reversible sequin fabric (via www.gyctdesigns.com).
These beautiful catch-all dishes show off sparkling fish scales, they look very mermaid-like plus they are marbled, which is very trendy. How to achieve such a look? Use polymer clay and fimo to make these dishes and some oven proof bowls, read the whole tutorial to make such cute pieces yourself.
DIY fish scale marble catch-all dishes (via www.gatheringbeauty.com).
Usual tiles can be turned into a whole range of gorgeous mermaid coasters! The craft is about decoupaging beautiful scrapbook paper that reminds you of the sea, ocean, beaches and mermaids. Choose any paper you like and create bold and cool mermaid coasters of your choice. They will also be amazing gifts for everyone!
DIY decoupage mermaid tile coasters (via thediydreamer.com).
This gorgeous box can be used for jewelry storage or for other things, it’s really amazing and mermaid-like! How to make such a box? This fantastic ombre scale box is made using clay, yes, clay! All these gorgeous scales are made of polymer clay. Read how to make the box, how to attach and make the scales and some other details you may need. Enjoy!
DIY ombre polymer clay fish scale box (via www.natashalh.com).
If you like sewing, this craft will inspire you for sure. This tutorial tells how to sew a mermaid tail blanket and ye, it looks like a part of a costume – so natural, wow! The piece is made of pink fabric and patterned fabric but you may go for any colors – I’d choose turquoise or blue. Find out how to sew the whole piece and choose various colors or even go for sequins to make the tail look more mermaid-like.
DIY adult mermaid tail blanket (via www.sewmuchado.com).
How to turn usual glass bottles into these gorgeous works of art? You’ll need adhesive paints, seashells, pearls and gems of various kinds and looks. If you are ready to paint the mermaids yourself, you can do that but if not – use various adhesives or decoupage some. Add glitter to make your bottles sparkle and create a fantastic bottle arrangement on a shelf or mantel.
DIY sparkling and painted mermaid bottles (via www.markmontano.com).
This fun vase is a gorgeous idea for any mermaid living space or even for a kids’ one. The vase is made frosted but the mermaid tail is rather colorful. You can make it green or try some other colors or go for bold glitter to imitate fish scale. Get inspired and make this piece!
DIY painted mermaid tail vase (via www.natashalh.com).
Take a usual clear glass candle holder and make it ocean-like with simple blue or turquoise food coloring. This is a very simple and cute craft to go for, you can make it anytime without much effort or money. Make such candle holders, cover the table with fishing net, put some pearls and gems on it and create an ocean-like arrangement for your home!
DIY turquoise glass candle holders (via acultivatednest.com).
One more mermaid-like craft for decor is a mason jar mermaid lantern. The piece is made of a mason jar, with a mermaid silhouette, LED lights and blue rocks inside to highlight the blue light coming from the inside. Feel the inner light of the sea, Little Mermaid!
DIY little mermaid mason jar lantern (via apumpkinandaprincess.com).
Make amazing beach mason jars for storing everything you want and create various arrangements and looks – what can be more mermaid-like than a beach? Such a cool look is achieved with coastal texture paint of various sea colors. Read how to pull off the whole project and get crafty!
DIY mason jars with textural coastal paints (via madincrafts.com).
Other Ideas
A Little Mermaid is using a laptop? Turn it into an under the sea work of art then! This craft will tell you how to spruce up a pre-existing hardshell laptop cover with shells, gems, metal charms. Read the tutorial to find out how to attach them and repeat the look or create your own look yourself if you feel like it. Get inspired!
DIY mermaid laptop cover with corals and gems (via quietlioncreations.com).
Most of us use some notebooks or exercise books and you can make them mermaid-like, too. To make the piece look this way, you may use the reversible mermaid sequin fabric that we’ve already mentioned. Rock the colors that you like and enjoy the mermaid pieces!
DIY reversible sequin fabric mermaid notebook (via craftaholique.com).
Make your phone mermaid-like! To recreate this craft you’ll need a clear phone case and turquoise sequins and some enormous rhinestones. Opt for any colors that you like but blues and greens are preferable for a sea-like look. Find out how to make such a case fast and cool and rock your new mermaid phone!
DIY turquoise sequin phone case for mermaids (via rosyscription.com).
This cool mermaid journal is made using paints and various tapes plus decoupage. You have to allow the paint to dry before adding the washi tape, but the total work time for this project is about 5 minutes. Enjoy making the journal and feel a mermaid even more!
DIY painted and taped mermaid journal (via madincrafts.com).