Cool Adult Craft Ideas Whilst Staying At Home

These gorgeous denim feathers are so simple to make and require no sewing. All you need is some scraps of denim and a bit of twine. These are a great craft to do in front of a Netflix box set as it doesn't require too much concentration,

Made in a very similar way to my very popular denim feathers. But these colourful feathers are made with scraps of tartan and plaid fabrics which gives them lovely patterns and colors. I warn you this is an addictive feather craft, soon you'll be wanting to make feathers out of your old plaid shirts.

The gorgeous roses are made with old road maps, However, if you don't have any old maps you can use newspapers or sheet music instead.

The pretty upcycled denim flowers are made from scraps of fabric from old jeans. You can create a lovely bouquet of denim roses by using jeans of different shades of indigo. Single denim flowers can also be made into gorgeous napkin rings. This is a no-sew denim upcycle.

These cute mini succulents are made with plastic soda bottles, the cloches are Nutella jars.

Another craft idea using soda bottles this time to make these gorgeous "stained glass" insects.

Make your self some jewelry with an old scarf. This would make a lovely gift for someone. This tutorial includes instructions for making denim beads.

I think this necklace would look great made from upcycled t-shirt yarn.

Collect some rocks and paint some beautiful mandala designs on them.

Another rock craft this one involves printing maps onto rocks. It makes a lovely gift.

This is one succulent garden you can't kill. The materials used are old sweaters, a denim waistband and tin can. Full step by step instructions to make each faux plant. A great fun adult craft project.

Another craft that uses denim and sweater scraps. These woven hearts are a very popular decoration in Scandinavia.

These birdhouses are made with cardboard from Amazon packaging and scraps of fabric. You could use old blouses and shirts to make these even more personal.

The cages are made using wire coathangers wrapped in fabric scraps. As with the birdhouses you could use old cotton shirts and blouses to make these.

What a fabulous way to repurpose old magazines. The magazine print creates a wonderful pattern with these handy bowls.

Can you believe that this beautiful piece of wall art is made with cardboard tubes like the ones you get with toilet rolls and paper towels?

A step by step tutorial on how to create a portrait of your pet in old maps. I think that this will work with other papers such as sheet music.

This gorgeous craft is a free printable. The parrots look great both inside and outside of the cloche, so if you don't have one you can still make this.

This is a fun paper mache craft to create an Anthropologie inspired animal head.

If ever there was an incentive to collect pine cones this is one. Very simple free craft.

Collect a variety of pine cones to make some pretty faux succulent gardens.

Keep your old food cans to craft with. There are so many cool things you can make with them, such as this cute wind chime.

Brighten up your garden with some gorgeous decoupage tin can planters.

All that you need is a printer, scissors and paper glue to make these paper stars.

Upcycled denim wall hanging mason jar vases. Simple and cheap craft a great way to display faux flowers. Note no mason jars were harmed in the making of this craft.

If you can get hold of some colored crepe paper this is a fun craft. It will certainly brighten up your home.

These paper succulents look so real. Full step by step tutorial.

Another use for your cardboard packaging. Turn it into a cool cacti display.

This craft is a great yarn stash buster and fun to make. The pom-pom flowers are inspired by the famous Marimekko Unikko poppy design. The colorful rainbow flowers will brighten up any home.

Turn your denim scraps into cute tassels. Then, add color with some cute DIY pom-poms and embroidery thread.

Shibori dye kits are readily available online. They make for a fun afternoon indigo dying fabrics in the garden on a sunny day. These planters are made with tin cans and old socks.

Not only do these herb planters look great they are self-draining too. All made from upcycled rubbish.

This is a cool way to upcycle old bedsheets into flowers. The way the petals are coloured is fun too.