When you move frequently or just want to customize your space, the easiest — and cheapest — thing you can do is make your own art. It doesn’t have to be fancy or elaborate and the components can come from the nearest craft shop or online.

I’m no DIY guru and like many people, I have plenty of unfinished projects. I have found, however, that some of my favorite decorations are things I’ve made myself. Buying quality or unique pieces can often be expensive or just plain tedious and I find it much easier to be OK with switching things up if I know I didn’t pay a lot for each item.

Therefore, as I strive to refresh my house this spring, I wanted to share with you a few of my favorite sites for creating DIY home art. These specific projects I’ve either already completed or I’m in the process of completing so I can vouch for their ease and accessibility. So, while we all spring clean, maybe we can also brighten our spaces with a few new pieces of handmade art that make us feel more welcome in our own homes.

1. Learning to weave by A Pair and a Spare – One of my favorite new hobbies and Geneva, author of A Pair and a Spare, makes it easy to follow along in her short video.  I watched it a few times to get the technique right.
2. Make your own mobile by Observant Nomad – I really enjoyed this project and it turned out really great. Unfortunately, I knocked it down when I was moving furniture a few weeks ago so I have to repair this week.
3. DIY ring dish by A Beautiful Mess – Confession on this one, I used the design as inspiration to paint little ceramic bowl I already have with nail polish to make it marbled, but I do plan to make the full project for gifts in the near future.
4. Watercolor hand-lettering by Design*Sponge – this blog is one of my favorite places to find inspiration and this hand-lettering tutorial inspired a small poster I made as a birthday gift for a friend a while back. Don’t fret if your handwriting is messy like mine, it just makes it feel more personalized.
5. Pom Pom wreath by Simply Taralynn – This DIY is on my list for spring because the colors are perfect and while the project requires some time, it’s budget-friendly. Also, you don’t need the pom pom makers and can easily substitute cardboard donuts to make it work.

Go forth and make art!