These Watermelon Crafts Are Perfect for Summer

Turn glass bowls into watermelons! The pattern on the outside of the fruit is actually hard to get right, but Mark nailed it.

Turn a plain floppy hat into a watermelon! Perfect for a picnic—especially with the ant skirt.

Make a watermelon medallion banner for your next summer party. Watercolor paint is perfect for this project!

I love that you don’t have to be accurate with dyeing to be successful at this tote (b/c I’m not the best dye-er in the world).

Plain, white slip on canvas shoes get an awesome summer makeover.

Hand sew this adorable little pin cushion made with felt. There is even a template to use on this post.

Take a round white tablecloth and turn it into watermelon using dip dyeing. I love the addition of the pom-pom trim!

I love getting handwritten notes, especially when they are on watermelon themed cardstock with cute envelopes.

Cut up a sponge to stamp watermelon slices on plain white napkins. Then add seeds with a paintbrush.

Watermelon shorts are easy to create with pink and green fabric dye, and I love the addition of a green tie on the opposite leg!

Turn your boring cooler into a fun watermelon ice cooler! Paint is all you need.

If you can knit, these baby booties should be on your to-do list! They are so adorable.

Now that the baby has some watermelon shoes, make yourself some to match!

These happy little planters were painted with acrylic paints to look like adorable watermelons. I love the smiling faces!

This craft is pretty brilliant, and all you need is a wood box and some paint.

If you can tie a knot, you can make this watermelon rag wreath! This would look awesome against a white front door.

Get the kids involved with this craft! Use Perler beads to make watermelon slices and connect them to create a banner.

Dress up your fridge with some watermelon magnets made using polymer clay. These would also be a fun addition to your office file cabinet!

Add a cute watermelon applique to hand towels – no sewing required.

Use up some scrap wood to make some colorful summer decorations for your home!

These soaps look like they might be difficult to create, but they are actually easy with the great tutorial!

A little paint can turn a drink umbrella into a watermelon umbrella. You could even paint different fruits to go with different drinks!

If you know how to crochet, I’m jealous, because this is the coolest coaster pattern ever!

These fun hand painted watermelon bags are super easy to make with this simple tutorial. Amy has a lot of easy to follow hand painting tutorials on her site!

Even mason jars can get a watermelon makeover – and Angie has the video how-to.

You too can make a watermelon decoration using scrap wood and Mod Podge. Isn’t it sweet?