21 DIY Party Projects to Make
Celebrate an upcoming milestone in style with our round-up of 21 DIY party projects! There's something for everyone, from personalised punch needle party bags and tissue paper honeycomb decorations to tassel garlands to innovative gift box ideas.
These DIY birthday craft projects are ideal for celebrating a milestone birthday, or even an anniversary, with easily adaptable project ideas for party décor, favours for guests and gifts ideas for the birthday child or adult.
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21 DIY Party Projects to Make
Learn how to create a show stopping celebration cake with the help of our step-by-step guide! Choose whatever colours and shapes match your celebration.
Use your Cricut machine to create a sign fit for every occasion, these fun, bright signs will stand out at every party!
Create a beautiful string of bold and colourful bunting. Suitable for all celebrations, this project is ideal for beginners!
These cake jars make the perfect party favour for kids and grown ups alike! Play around with different colours to suit your theme or change the flavour to a favourite among your guests.
There are lots of different options when it comes to creating signs for your party. Here a canvas box frame has been used, painted first with acrylic paint, and then the text added using layered cut cardstock. Use the Cricut Design Space project link below to create your own sign!
Cricut Design Space project link: 'Cheers' Bar Sign
Creating a bespoke sign for a celebration is simple when you have a Cricut machine to hand. Removable vinyl has been used to create this design, which makes it easy to reuse the blackboard for future events.
These tissue paper honeycomb balls can be made in any colours of your choosing! Choose fun combinations for decorations that will transform any space and make your special celebrations even more memorable.
Create one-of-a-kind party bags for your guests by personalising a tote bag with Cricut. The digital cutting technology makes it easy to get creative and coordinate your tote bag design with any theme.
Creating shaped paper garlands is a super-quick and easy way of adding a pop of colour to your celebrations. Select any colour of cardstock you like, then use a Cricut machine, craft punch or scissors to cut out shapes.
If you're looking for a one-of-a-kind party favour or just a cute gift to make for loved ones, this personalised resin coaster project is a must! Personalise the resin colour to suit the lucky recipient by adding your choice of inks and then simply layer onto the ceramic coaster blank.
This easy-to-follow tutorial will show you how to decorate a beautifully simple number cake. Perfect for any milestone birthday or anniversary, this cake is completely customisable...
If you're looking for a creative way to give a gift then look no further, this fun cake creation will be sure to wow the lucky birthday recipient, and serves a lovely memento box after the celebrations are complete.
Whether you're throwing a party or attending one, this birthday banner is a must-make project and can be used year after year. Re-create the design using your Cricut machine, simply use the Cricut Design Space project link below to get making.
Cricut Design Space Project Link: Iron-on Birthday Banner
Create a personalised goodie bag to gift at your next party, or make one for yourself to carry all of your essentials, with this fun and vibrant punch needle bag design. The project is perfect to create in a weekend and great for using up scrap yarn.
Gift boxes can come in all shapes and sizes; this unglazed ceramic box is ideal for housing extra-special gifts and can be used by the lucky recipient after discovering the contents - two gifts in one!
Have fun bringing this colourful tiered tassel garland to life! It's a quick and easy project that will take your party to the next level. You can mix and match your colour palette to suit any theme.
Create a party bag that can be used time and again by your guests, with this canvas tote bag design. Use acrylic paints and POSCA pens to recreate the design in this project, or why not have a go at creating your own using the free alphabet template download?
No party would be complete without a statement sign to display in pride of place, either within your own home or hired venue. This project uses a Cricut Maker 3 to create the cardstock backing pieces for the sign, while the main greeting is created using double-ended needles and Cotton Blend yarn, to create a tube of knitting that a wire can be threaded through and then manipulated into shape.
Cricut Design Space Project Link: 'Let's Party!' Sign
Project by Aisha Cluitt & Emily Platt
Whether you add this small but perfectly formed bunting strand onto a wrapped gift use it as a cake topper or even decorate your house with it, there's no end to what can be used to create your own garland, here we've used ribbon offcuts, but you could also use fabric remnants, or why not try crocheting your own mini pennant flags.