If you’re a crafty teenager or know of one then you’ll appreciate this round up of creative craft ideas for teens to make. From upcycled clothing, painted mugs to photo display ideas and more, these arts and crafts ideas for teenagers are sure to spark their creativity!
The Best Craft Ideas for Teens
Yep, that’s right, we’ve gathered the very best and coolest craft ideas for teens. Everything from upcycling projects like turning an old tshirt into wall art or using nail polish to make a marbled coffee mug to jewelry oganizers and DIY coasters can be found in this list.
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Upcycled Clothing Crafts
Tshirt into Wall Art
This super quick project turns their favorite tshirt into a piece of wall art.
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Faux Cacti Garden
Create your own little cacti garden using mismatched socks and a few materials you already have at home.
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Stencil Bleached Shirts
Create your own pattern or design with this bleached shirt tutorial.
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DIY Hair Accessories
Handmade Jewelry Organizers
Boho-Inspired Jewelry Hanger
Use a piece of driftwood or a branch to make this boho-inspired jewelry hanger.
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Woven Bowl with Yarn
This is an easy to make woven bowl that’s made out of yarn and a paper plate.
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Crafting with Pictures
Photo Booth Canvas Art
Recreate the photo booth experience by making your own canvas art using your favorite pictures.
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Handmade Photo Coasters
Share your favorite travel memories with these handmade photo coasters.
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Rock Photo Holder
Paint rocks with your favorite colors and patterns then turn them into mini photo holders.
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Dressing up Mugs
Marbled Nail Polish Mugs
All you need to for this cool craft is a mug, nail polish and water!
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Books and Journaling
A DIY Beachy Bookmark with Paint Pouring
With a bit of paint pouring and a few beachy charms, your teen can craft beautiful bookmarks for themselves and their friends!
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DIY Floral Notebooks
These handy notebooks are fun to and easy to make and then have for journaling or sketching.
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No Sew Elastic Book Band
Using scrap denim to make practical and adorable elastic book bands.
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Birch Bark Painted Decorative Books
Turn thrift store books into a decorative work of art with this simple painting tutorial that's perfect for teens!
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Happy Hamster Printable Bookmark Craft
Get creative with our adorable hamster printable bookmark craft.
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DIY Wall Art Projects for Teens
Cross Stitch on Canvas
Put your favorite quote or song lyrics onto canvas with this easy cross stitch craft.
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DIY Wall Hanging
Draw your own mandala design and attach it to a cardboard tube to make a beautiful paper wall hanging.
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Hanging Mirror
Use items from the dollar store to make a hanging mirror for your bedroom.
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Easy DIY Painting on Canvas – Follow Your Dreams
This easy painting project including simple blending techniques and gold foil for an inspirational piece of art.
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Macrame Crafts
Check out these cool macrame crafts for making a fishtail keychain and a rainbow wall hanging. We also have a whole collection of DIY macrame kits for beginners here.
Macrame Keychain
Follow this step by step tutorial to make your own macrame mermaid keychain.
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Macrame Rainbow Wall Hanging
This DIY macrame rainbow is super easy and you can easily change it up with your favorite colors.
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More Crafts Ideas for Teens
We also have this round up of cool paper crafts for teens to check out as well as our favorite craft kits for adults (which would also be great for teens!).
And if resin crafts is more up your alley, then check out this DIY galaxy inspired resin bracelet.
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Mary
Friday 19th of February 2021
So many cool ideas here. I especially like the cross stitch on canvas and I am no teen. ;)
Jane and Sonja
Monday 22nd of February 2021
That's one of my favorites too, Mary. Thanks for stopping by!