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Birthday Crafts

Celebrate Birthdays With DIY Birthday Cards and Other Birthday Crafts

Want to make something special to celebrate a friend’s or loved one’s birthday? If so, check out the following birthday craft ideas:

Birthday Cards to Make:

Floral Birthday Cards Featuring Ink Blending and Bouquet Stamps by Hero Arts
Floral Birthday Cards Featuring Ink Blending and Bouquet Stamps by Hero Arts

IF you’re feeling motivated, you could make gorgeous birthday cards for all the recipients on your gift list this year.

Pictured above, you can see 3 floral birthday cards you can make and give to your friends or loved ones. Want to make a card like any of these? If so, you’re invited to use the free card making instructions posted here on this website:

If these birthday card making ideas aren’t what you’re looking for, check out our main directory of birthday card making ideas to find bunches more card designs that will hopefully be better suited for the recipient you have in mind. You can also find additional ideas beyond those if you click or tap HERE to see more free card making instructions and ideas.

Happy Birthday Collage With Vintage Postcard:

Collage Art With Antique Postcard: Happy Birthday by Amy Solovay
Collage Art With Antique Postcard: Happy Birthday by Amy Solovay

In the Victorian and Edwardian eras, people often sent birthday postcards instead of birthday cards. The focal point of this collage is one of those lovely vintage postcards. Click here if you’d like to see free instructions for how to make a similar birthday collage to give to a loved one.

Make & Give Books for Making Your Own Birthday Gifts: Handmade Soaps, Candles and Personal Care Products:

Make & Give Home Soap Making book by Kimberly Layton, published by Leisure Arts
Make & Give Home Soap Making book by Kimberly Layton, published by Leisure Arts

There are people who already have everything. For those people, it can be challenging to choose a birthday gift — because they already have every need covered.


Handmade gifts are perfect for people like that — because they’re likelier to appreciate a special handmade something than they are to appreciate yet another same-old store-bought gift.


Handmade soaps, candles and personal care products are appropriate gifts for people who already have it all — because, when you make a gift yourself, you can customize it specifically for the person you’re giving it to, which makes it extra special.


Leisure Arts has a lovely series of books on the topic of making your own gifts to give to friends and family members. It’s called the “Make & Give” series. I’ve reviewed 3 of the books in this series, and can honestly recommend all of them:

So there you have it: Those are some fabulous ideas for birthday crafts you can make for everyone you know and love. Happy crafting!

Find More Craft Ideas for Holidays and Special Occasions HERE!

By Amy Solovay


About the Author: Amy Solovay is a content creator and educator who holds a bachelor’s degree with a studio art minor; she has also earned a separate degree in textile design. Amy learned card making techniques as a small child, and she still enjoys coloring, stenciling, stamping and painting all these years later. Beyond that, she enjoys introducing other crafters to the best new craft supplies, and she also loves helping crafters learn new techniques for making the most of the craft supplies they buy.


As an educator, Amy Solovay used to teach in-person college courses in trend forecasting, marketing and surface design at California Design College in Los Angeles.


Nowadays, Amy uses online platforms to teach digital courses to craft pattern designers, content creators and influencers all over the world. If you’re an artist, crafter or DIY enthusiast who is interested in earning income from your creative work, you’re invited to visit Crafterprise.com to learn more about monetizing the arts, craft(s) and / or DIY projects you do.


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This page was last updated on 9-20-2024.