8 Free Nature Craft Tutorials for DIY Home Decor Ideas

Get inspired by the natural world with these botanical craft ideas to make decorative artworks using flowers, leaves, fruits, and beyond

There are lots of ways to bring nature into your home—you can decorate with plants and floral arrangements, or add other natural elements like woods and linens. But, if you’re looking for alternative ideas to use nature in your decor while getting extra crafty, learn how to design homemade botanical art using plants, flowers, leaves, and fruits in these nature craft tutorials.

In the list below, you’ll discover tips to make floral prints, build living wall art, craft collages using preserved flowers, and beyond.

1. Make your own beautiful botanical prints using the cyanotype technique

One of the oldest photographic printing techniques, cyanotype is a process in which you use a special solution and UV light to create monochromatic blue prints on all kinds of natural materials—paper, card, fabric, etc.

In this tutorial, Gabriela Rodríguez from design workshop Fábrica de Texturas (@fabricadetexturas) teaches you how to create a botanical cyanotype print using dried leaves and flowers.

2. Create plant-based pigments for textile dyes

You can easily add a splash of color to your DIY home decor using natural elements. One way is to use flowers, peels, leaves, stems, fruits, seeds, bark, and even roots to create plant-based pigments for textile dyeing.

Whether you want to design your own fabric wall hangings or crocheted bed throws, in this tutorial, designer and artist Anabel Torres (@anabeltorres) shows you how to use botanical elements to easily dye fabrics—as well as how to prepare each pigment to enhance its color.

3. Design rustic living wall art using succulents and moss

If you’re drawn in by botanical designs and want to bring some more nature into your home, why not make the most of plants as an artistic tool by learning how to build your own living wall art?

Here, Ceci from Compañía Botánica (@ciabotanica), shares tips for designing DIY living wall art using succulents and moss. As relatively low-maintenance plants, succulents are a great choice for beginners to explore the possibilities of this creative art form.

4. Make botanical artwork using preserved flowers and resin

Using epoxy resin, you can easily turn preserved flowers into pretty artworks that last a lifetime. Designer Mia Winston-Hart (@miawinstonhart) crafts one-of-a-kind jewelry designs using this technique.

In this tutorial, using jewelry as an example, Mia shows you how to preserve dried flowers in resin for beautiful decorative pieces. Apply the tips she shares to inspire and build your own botanical wall hangings!

5. Craft a nature-inspired collage with pressed flowers

Another beautiful (and budget-friendly!) way to get creative with botanicals is to make collage art with pressed flowers.

The founder of creativity-focused botanical lab Happy Green Family (@Happy_Green_Family), Camila Hurtado, shares her top tips to get started. While Camila uses a bookmark as her example, if you’re interested in exploring the relationship between botany and art to create home decor, the lessons she shares can be applied to creating all kinds of striking wall art.

6. Decorate your home with Plants

Discover the art of decorating with plants[/url] in your living spaces. This tutorial guides you on how to brighten your home with various plant types, considering aspects like light, size, and color. Learn how to choose the right plants for different lighting conditions.

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7. How to Make a Hand Tied Bouquet

Learn the secrets of creating stunning hand-tied bouquets with floral stylist Graham of Bloom and Burn. In this tutorial, he shares his expertise in selecting a diverse range of flowers and foliage to craft bouquets with depth, texture, and movement.

Immerse yourself into the delicate art of floral design by joining the course Floral Arrangement Design with Seasonal Blooms.

8. Create Unique Rag-Rug Flowers

Unlock the art of making vibrant rag-rug flowers with rag-rug expert Elspeth Jackson[/url]. In this tutorial, Elspeth guides you through crafting beautiful rag-rug flowers using figure-eight shaped Hessian. She demonstrates how to sketch and sew these shapes, preparing them for the rag-rugging process.

If you want to learn more, don't miss the opportunity of making Textile Home Decorations with this course about Rag Rugging for beginners.

Get inspired by nature with these resources

- Learn how to draw flowers, plants, animals, and beyond with these beginners' courses to learn botanical and nature illustration online.

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- From biophilic to Japandi, discover trending interior decor ideas that draw on elements from nature to create a fresh and calm atmosphere.