Every year we adore seeing new craft trends at the Creativation show. It’s wonderful to get an insider’s look at what new projects and motifs are up and coming! We love sharing what’s new with our readers. Here are some of the popular trending crafts from Creativation 2018.
Trending Crafts
Birds of Paradise, especially Toucans
Toucans and other tropical birds were everywhere at Creativation this year! There was a cute toucan make and take, and I saw toucan paper, fabric, and other crafts with toucans at the show.
Flamingos and Pineapples
Speaking of birds of paradise, flamingos are still hip. In fact, flamingo crafts were everywhere at the show! If you’re pairing flamingos and pineapples, you’re especially on trend.
Flamingo Crafts:
Letterboards
See that beautiful “how about them pineapples” photo above? That text is written on a letterboard, and letterboards were everywhere.
Cacti
At first we thought we were seeing so many cacti because Creativation is held in Arizona, but as it turns out, the humble cactus is trending. Perhaps cactus is the new succulent?
Cactus Crafts:
- DIY Clay Cactus Ring Holder
- Cactus Paper Craft Wall Art
- Free Cactus Crochet Pattern
- Cactus Shrinky Dink Pins
- Cute Cactus “Can’t Touch This” Embroidery
- Pretty Painted Cacti
Hygge Crafts
Hygge became hip in 2016 and it continues to be popular! Red Heart released a new line of hygge yarns, and comfy and cozy products were abundant.
Check out our collection of 27 Hygge Crafts.
Pom Poms
It’s true: pom poms are here to stay. There was plenty of pom pom rick rack, ribbon, and other pom pom details on knit and crocheted projects. The Craft Yarn Council made pom poms at their booth this year, too.
Explore our eBook of pom pom and tassel ideas: 5 Easy Tassel Crafts and DIY Pom Pom Projects.
Last but not least…
Llamas
Llamas abounded at the show this year! They were on cards, printed on paper, embroidered for home decor, and sewn into cute little plushies.
Llama Crafts:
- Lil’ Llama DIY Ornament
- Llama Mama Printable Embroidery Patterns
- Fun and Easy to Crochet Llama Hat / Beanie
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I’ve noticed these craft motifs have been increasingly popular in college dorms too. Coincidence?
I can definitely get behind all of these trends! I’m using a letterboard for my sister’s upcoming baby shower. It’s definitely a good investments that can be used for parties like this or just for regular decoration. Oh yeah, I’m already noticing the llama trend, too. We bought my sister a giant stuffed llama for the nursery!
I can definitely get behind all of these trends! I’m using a letterboard for my sister’s upcoming baby shower. It’s definitely a good investment that can be used for parties like this or just for regular decoration. Oh yeah, I’m already noticing the llama trend, too. We bought my sister a giant stuffed llama for the nursery!
I like how this blog posts takes popular things throughout the year and shows how to be creative with them. Llamas are an animal not everyone talks about and I thought it was interesting how the animal was made creative by being put on cards, printed on paper, or embroidered for home decor. I like the amount of photos use to make this post more engaging. It also gave me creative ideas on what I could do with these items, almost like Pinterest. I enjoyed how it embedded links to take me to other places to spark my creativity.
All these crafts are absolutely adorable. I am a big fan of all things tropical, so I’m happy to hear the flamingo and pineapple trend is still abundant. I can’t wait to decorate in this style when summer rolls around! For now, I’m intrigued by the letter boards and think they might be a great way to spruce up any space. I love that you can switch up the words, colors, and patterns.