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Favourite DIY summer décor ideas to bring the holidays home
Favourite DIY summer décor ideas to bring the holidays home by Emma Jewell
As summer is fast approaching, bring a touch of your summer holidays home with you with these fabulous craft ideas that you can create yourself and add a little something extra to your get-togethers, BBQs, dinner parties and your home decor.
Get creative and level up your summer with these easy craft projects that everyone can get involved in, there are ideas on how to decorate for your next party and host a picnic at home as well as projects to add some fun to your next photo booth and a little slice of summer to your living room.
I loved using Canon’s Creative Park to search for patterned papers and elements to print out and use for these projects, it’s so easy to find some stunning patterned papers that work great for all of these craft projects and make it so easy to whip up décor to match the season without forking out for new supplies!
I printed all of the projects on my Canon Pixma TS6350 printer, it makes it so easy to print quality prints for craft projects. I used the Canon Matte Photo Paper for all of these projects as it’s so versatile and is so easy to craft with!
Let’s get started with some fun summer projects that the whole family can get involved in! For more creative ideas check out Canon's Pinterest page!
Vibrant Abstract Artwork
Bring a touch of summer into your living room by creating some collage artwork to brighten your space with summer colours. Use a mix of printed papers then cut them out by hand into abstract shapes and have fun assembling them to create your wall art. Use a mix of prints, colours and patterns, to create a summer feel!
For this project you will need:
- Matte paper
- Large sheet of white card
- Glue
- Scissors
Have fun creating this abstract artwork, start by printing out a selection of patterned papers. Choose a mix of patterns and colours. Use scissors to cut out organic shapes from the papers then arrange them onto a large piece of white card.
Once you have the arrangement finalised start glueing all of the pieces down. Once complete hang your beautiful artwork for all to see!
Find the patterns I used here:
Vibrant abstract artwork
Fabulous photo props
No party is complete without a photo booth, and fun props to make your photos extra special. Print out the photo props from Canon’s Creative Park then cut them out with scissors. Level up your props by adding gems, pom-poms and ribbon then finish them off by glueing a dowel into place. Go crazy with decorations to create some wild props that will jazz up any party!
Fabulous photo props
For this project you will need:
- Matte photo paper
- Dowel
- Gems
- Pom poms
- Glue gun and glue
- Ribbon
Craft a fabulous set of photo booth props by printing out the set of props from Canon’s Creative Park. Once printed carefully cut around each element, then go to town decorating each piece with pom-poms and gems. Add lengths of ribbon to the back of the elements before glueing a dowel in place to hold the props.
Fabulous photo props
Tropical Leaf Wall Hanging
Bring a tropical vibe to your next party, with a tropical leaf wall hanging. Cut out as many tropical leaves as you can from a range of papers, the brighter the better to create hanging vines of leaves that you can easily pin up on a wall to create a stunning tropical installation. Then glue the leaves onto string before hanging them up to create a stunning wall hanging, this would make a great backdrop for an outdoor bar or a background for photo opportunities!
Print your props on PIXMA
For this project you will need:
- Twine
- Matte photo paper
- Coloured card
- Glue gun and glue
It’s easy to create this stunning photo back drop, print out a selection of tropical themed patterned paper then cut the paper into tropical leaf shapes, you could do this by hand or use a digital cutting machine for a more intricate cut.
Tropical leaf wall hanging
Mix the tropical leaves with some plain coloured card leaves too. Then glue the leaves onto length of twine using a glue gun. Once happy, hang up the twine to create your backdrop.
Tropical papers:
Picnic table setting
Create a picnic at home with these adorable picnic place settings, bringing all of that picnic style to the table. Gingham is bang on trend right now, especially a pastel twist on the traditional red!
To get set up for your next picnic party, print out borderless A4 sheets of gingham patterned paper to create mini picnic blanket place mats. Then print out more gingham paper to fold into the cutest cutlery holders, perfect for keeping everyone’s cutlery separate.
Picnic table setting
For this project you will need:
- Matte photo paper
- Glue
To create the picnic spread simply print out borderless patterned paper to make the table mats. Print out more patterned paper for the cutlery holders, fold the paper into three vertical sections making sure that the two sides overlap and that there is a small flap at the bottom. Glue into place to create the holder shape, then cut away a section at the front. This is then ready to hold your cutlery.
These summer DIYs are all quick and easy way to bring a piece of your summer holiday home, whether it be a backdrop or photo corner for your next party, a picnic-style dinner party or a gorgeous bit of artwork to refresh your living room!
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