There’s something special about gathering with friends for a girls night in—no pressure, no fuss, just good company and a little creativity. In this article, we will explore 55 DIY craft ideas perfect for your next girls night. So you can focus on relaxing, catching up, and making something meaningful together.
Whether you’re a seasoned artist or just looking for an excuse to try something new, these ideas are easy, fun, and perfect for turning an ordinary night into a memorable one. Grab a cup of tea (or a glass of wine), raid your craft closet, and let the inspiration flow!
My Favorite Girls Night Activities
1. Painted Wine Glasses
Get wine glasses (the thrift store always has glasses) and some glass paint, and create unique designs to enjoy during craft night and beyond. You can also purchase the featured decorated wine glass from ShopYellowDaisies.
2. DIY Candle Making
Customize candles with different scents, colors, and molds. Stephanie Pollard and Hello Nest has a great tutorial for how to create dried flower candles.
3. Personalized Tote Bags
Decorate canvas tote bags with fabric markers, stencils, or even fabric paint. An artist named Yoko designed the potato fish stamps below to design her custom canvas bag.
4. Boho Dream Catchers
Combine beads, feathers, and threads to create unique dream catchers for everyone at girls night to take home.
5. Beaded Bracelets
Pick beads in different colors and shapes for an easy, wearable craft. Bonus points if you have letter beads with cute phrases.
6. DIY Sugar Scrub
Mix your own sugar scrub with different essential oils and scents.
7. DIY Bath Bombs
Mix your own bath bombs with different essential oils and scents using this Bath Bomb Kit, which makes 12 bath bombs!
8. Macramé Plant Hangers
Perfect for plant lovers, create stylish hangers with simple knots and ropes.
9. DIY Purse Chain
“Jane Birkinify” your handbags with the cutest bag charms, scarfs, beads and ribbon.
10. DIY Potato Stamps
Carve halved potatoes to create custom stamps.
11. Watercolor Art Cards
Practice watercolor techniques and create unique cards for any occasion. To add a floral touch, check out this article about how to paint flowers for beginners!
12. Hand-Painted Mugs
Customize mugs with fun designs or sayings using ceramic markers.
13. Embroidery Hoops
Learn simple embroidery stitches to create wall art or monograms.
14. Pom-Pom Garland
Use yarn to make pom-poms, then string them together for a cute garland. Check out Melissa Riker’s easy pom-pom tutorial!
15. Handmade Soap Bars
Create unique soap bars with essential oils, colors, and molds.
16. Custom Fridge Magnets
Use clay, paint, or even bottle caps to make quirky fridge magnets.
17. Painted Plant Pots
Jazz up plain pots with colors and designs of your choice. These acrylic markers work great for this project!
18. Painted Rocks
Paint or draw inspirational words or fun designs on rocks for an easy craft. These acrylic markers work great for this project!
19. Faux Stained Glass Art
Mimic stained glass by outlining designs on glass and filling with translucent paint for a colorful, light-catching effect. Check out Kara’s DIY stained glass wall art tutorial!
20. Boho Beaded Curtains
String colorful beads on cord to make vibrant, bohemian curtains that add texture and movement to any space.
21. Handmade Bookmarks
Create personalized bookmarks with paint, pressed flowers, or recycled materials, perfect for gifting or keeping.
22. Decoupaged Notebooks/Junk Journals
Transform plain notebooks with decorative paper, images, or fabric for a personalized, collage-like finish.
23. Diamond Painting Kits
Diamond Art Club has many popular kits you can create using ‘diamonds‘ to create a beautiful mosaic style pixel paintings.
24. Marbled Paper Art
Capture stunning, swirling patterns on paper using simple marbling techniques like shaving cream or nail polish.
25. Painted Wooden Signs
Design rustic wooden signs with stencils or freehand lettering for charming, custom home decor.
Holiday Themed Girls Night Activities
These holiday ideas will add a festive touch to any crafty girls night and make perfect seasonal gifts or decorations!
26. Snow Globe Jars
Use mason jars, tiny holiday figurines, glitter, and super glue to create snow globe jars that make charming holiday decor.
27. Ornament Decorating
Decorate plain ornaments with paint, glitter, or even pressed flowers for a personalized holiday touch. Check out this pressed flower ornament tutorial for more details!
28. Holiday Wreath Making
Create wreaths from evergreen branches, pinecones, and ribbon, or go for a modern twist with fabric, ornaments, or paper flowers.
29. Ribbon Bow Christmas Tree
Use silk ribbon to decorate your Christmas tree with cute coquette bows.
30. Pinecone Christmas Trees
Paint pinecones green and add mini decorations to make adorable mini Christmas trees.
31. DIY Advent Calendars
Use small envelopes, boxes, or fabric pouches to create personalized advent calendars filled with treats or notes.
32. Cinnamon Stick Candle Holders
Wrap cinnamon sticks around small candles with twine for a festive, fragrant candle holder. Louise Roe has a great tutorial for how to create these cute cinnamon stick candle holders.
32. Paint Nutcrackers
Design raw wood nutcrackers with custom designs and cute colors.
33. Gift Wrap Stamping
Create custom gift wrap by stamping plain paper with holiday shapes—think snowflakes, trees, or stars.
34. Holiday Mason Jar Candles
Make holiday-scented candles in mason jars using essential oils like cinnamon, pine, or peppermint.
35. DIY Christmas Crackers
Fill empty paper towel rolls with small treats or gifts, then wrap in festive paper and tie the ends with ribbon.
36. Custom Gingerbread House
Decorate raw wood bird houses with painted designs and glitter.
37. Painted Wood Slice Ornaments
Use small wood slices as a canvas to paint holiday scenes, snowmen, or simple sayings for rustic ornaments.
38. Festive Felt Garland
Cut felt into holiday shapes like trees, stars, and ornaments, then string together for a colorful garland. If you’re on a time crunch, this Felt Christmas Ornament Kit comes with everything you need to create felt ornaments.
39. Paint Christmas Candles
Create holiday inspired candles with acrylic paint.
40. Snowflake Paper Lanterns
Use paper-cutting techniques to make intricate snowflakes, then use Modge Podge to attach them to candleholders or jars for cozy lanterns.
41. Holiday Cookie Decorating
Turn craft night into a cookie-decorating party with icing, sprinkles, and edible glitter for a festive (and tasty) twist. Check out this Ugly Sweater Sugar Cookie Decorating kit!
Budget Crafts for Girls Night
These projects are perfect for a zero-cost, crafty day and can often be done with things lying around your house or yard. For more budget friendly crafts, check out these tips for finding art supplies at the thrift store. Plus, we love recycling creatively! Here are some crafty activities perfect for girls night that use materials you likely already have around the house.
42. Painted Rocks
Find some rocks outside and decorate them with markers or leftover paint for a simple, fun activity.
43. Leaf Printing
Use leaves from your yard to create prints by painting one side and pressing it onto paper or fabric. Check out this tutorial for beautiful artsy nature leaf prints!
44. Collage Art/Mood Boards
Use old magazines, newspapers, or junk mail to create a collage on paper or cardboard. I like to print out images from Pinterest and arrange them 5 x 5 on a standard poster board. Check out my New Year Resolution Mood Board on Pinterest for inspiration!
45 Recycled Paper Beads
Cut colorful paper from magazines or old mail into strips, roll them up, and glue to create beads for jewelry or decor.
46. DIY Shrinky Dinks with Recycled Plastic
Recycle plastic waste into cute keychains! Draw and cut out designs, hole punch, bake at 350° for 2-3 minutes, and attach to a keychain.
47. Newspaper Gift Wrap
Use newspaper or old magazines as unique, eco-friendly gift wrap. Decorate with hand-drawn designs, stamps, or ribbon.
48. Bob Ross Painting Girls Night
Follow a Bob Ross painting tutorial on YouTube. One of my favorites is Mighty Mountain Lake (Season 16 Episode 12).
49. DIY Stamps
Use a potato, pencil eraser, or wine cork to make a simple stamp for decorating paper or fabric.
50. DIY Bookmarks
Cut bookmarks from old cereal boxes or cardboard and decorate with markers or stickers.
51. Create a Dopamine Menu
Design a list of things that make you happy!
52. Hot Girls Night Walk Flower Pressing
Go on a walk early on in girls night and collect flowers and leaves. You can stick these pieces of nature between the pages of a heavy book to use later in cards or other art projects.
53. Watercolor “Paint” from Old Markers
Revive dried markers by soaking them in water, creating a makeshift watercolor set.
54. Coloring Pages
Either print coloring pages for free or draw your own! Spend your girls night coloring mindlessly.
55. Recycled Tin Can Planters
Decorate recycled tin cans with paint, markers, or wrapped paper and use them as planters or desk organizers. For planters, make sure to poke a hole in the bottom for drainage!
Girls Night Hosting Tips & Tricks
- Plan Ahead for Girls Night– Choose crafts that fit everyone’s skill level, and have all supplies ready ahead of time. This way, you can focus on enjoying time spent with friends.
- Set the Mood for Girls Night– Think of lighting, music, and snacks to keep the atmosphere relaxed and fun.
- Go with the Flow on Girls Night– Crafting is about enjoyment, so let everyone go at their own pace and let creativity take center stage!
Crafty girls nights are not only a chance to explore your creativity but also to make lasting memories. From flower pressing and watercolor painting to dopamine menus and recycled tin can planters, there are endless possibilities to enjoy a fun, creative evening with your friends. So gather your crew, choose a DIY project, and let the crafting begin!
