Whispers Of Romanticizing Life With Cottagecore Crafts
Romanticizing life is easy with these cottagecore crafts. Each cottagecore idea embraces the charm of simpler times and invites an atmosphere of coziness.
Here in the south, spring has begun to flirt with us. Whispering thoughts of sunshine and renewal as I await the return to my gardens.
On the cusp of spring’s awakening, it’s an ideal time to romanticize life, filling our homes with a reflection of nature’s charm. Meaning to actively seek and appreciate small beautiful moments in our everyday lives.
You know how they say it is all about the little things, well it’s true!
Romanticizing life is centered around small things that add whimsy to our day. Listening to bird songs or the humming of bees, soaking in a decadent bath watching the bubbles fizz, or pressing delicate petals – each offers us the joy of life’s simple pleasures.
Creating cottagecore crafts is an ideal way to embrace the charm of simpler times, where nature, coziness, and a slower pace of life hold center stage.
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What is Cottagecore?
A cottagecore is an aesthetic that romanticizes life through the love of rural and cottage living, drawing inspiration from the simplicity and charm of cottage life.
Better Homes and Garden says it best, “Cottagecore is an escape to a simpler time, with the goal of creating a mood that’s romantic, idyllic, and carefree.”
In our fast-paced world, it’s only natural that this lifestyle has gained so much popularity. How can we not fall in love with creating a cozy environment that honors nature, self-reliance, and a slower pace of life?
It’s easy to focus on the positive aspects of our day when we invite ourselves to slow down and find joy in the moment by filling our surroundings with little pops of pretty.
Here’s how I’m leaning into cottagecore inspiration with tips, ideas, and craft projects to love!
10 Romantic Cottagecore Crafts To Inspire
Bring charm and beauty into your life with these romantic cottagecore crafts. Each inspiring idea offers a connection to nature and invites an atmosphere of coziness.
#1 Forget Me Not Candle Melts
Make these romantic cottagecore candle melts with delicate forget-me-not flowers. As the creamy wax melts, a dainty bloom begins to float, symbolizing remembrance and an everlasting connection.
If you’ve never made candles before, candle melts are a simple way to make fragrant wax. It’s a project perfect for beginners, as well as a beautiful craft to enjoy with friends. Why not start with these dried flower melts?
#2 Cottagcore Perfume
What could be more romantic than creating your own perfume? After preparing your custom perfume pour it into an embellished perfume bottle reminiscent of vintage perfume.
Here are three ways I love to style cottagecore perfume bottles!
Floral Wax Seals
There’s no denying wax seals elevate everything they touch. Yet, their beauty lies in their simplicity. Craft mesmerizing wax seals with pressed or dried floral and apply them to the front of a perfume bottle.
Vintage Brooch
The complexity of vintage brooch looks incredible on a perfume bottle! I was lucky to inherit several antique brooches from my great-grandmother. One of which I applied with glass glue to a perfume bottle!
Pressed Flowers
Decorating perfume bottles with pressed flowers adds a delicate embellishment. I shared how I made this one on my YouTube Channel.
#3 Cottage Rose Garden Bath Bombs
Transform your bath into a cottage rose garden!
Create romantic bath bombs infused with real roses, extra-fine pink Himalayan salt, and nourishing oils. Each one is a tiny bouquet of bliss awaiting its moment to bloom in your bathtub.
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#4 Cottagecore Decor Pressed Flower Candles
What better way to showcase a memorable flower bouquet than by preserving them in a candle?
These DIY pressed flower candles are some of the easiest candles I’ve made yet. But you wouldn’t know it by looking at them! The smooth round shape of the glass jars, creamy soy wax, and pressed flowers would have you thinking otherwise.
#5 Herbal Garden Cedar Sachets Craft
Call them herbal sachets, potpourri sachets, or sachet bags; these homemade sachets are essentially the same. Combine fresh cedar shavings and herbs to make sachets that lift musty odors and repel insects including moths.
Watch me make this cottagecore craft on my YouTube Channel and look for it in the next issue of The Natural Home Magazine!
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#6 Romantic Jasmine Lavender Milk Bath Jars
Pour a romantic bath unlike no other with nature’s most calming scent – lavender, paired with one of the most fragrant flowers in the world. Referred to as the “Queen of the Night,” jasmine is an exquisite addition to the bath.
Blend into goat milk layered with detoxifying French sea salt and essential oils to soothe the body. You’ll step out of this milk bath with the softest, beautifully scented skin.
Does romanticizing life get any easier than this cottagecore idea?
#7 Cottage Garden Pressed Flower Vases
Whether you have pressed flowers from last year filling your drawers and books or want to press your first you’re sure to adore this cottagecore decor idea!
These easy pressed flower vases are a brilliant way to use your stash or get started with flower pressing! Each vase offers a blank canvas to display flowers from your cottage garden in your home decor.
#8 Bath Tablet Hearts With A Hidden Surprise
Infused with uplifting floral and relaxing herbal notes pressed into a sweetheart shape, this cottagecore idea is a heartfelt way to show someone you care.
Each bath tablet will not only color bath water naturally, but it also features a color-changing ability. As if that weren’t enough – hidden inside each bath tablet a secret botanical surprise awaits to be revealed!
#9 Irresistible Lemon Lavender Homemade Soap
Lathering up with this colorful luscious lemon and lavender soap will put a spring in your step.
They come together in minutes with a beautiful balance of sweet herbaceous lavender and tart notes of bright lemon in an easy soap recipe you’ll want to come back to every spring!
#10 Cottagecore Dried Flower Capsules
“Give a girl a flower bouquet, and they’ll last a week; give her a capsule of dried flowers, and they’ll last forever!” – Farmhouse Chic Living.
There’s no doubt about it, dried flowers have such a unique beauty to them. Where they sometimes lack in color, they make up for in texture. It can be just as hard to take your eyes off a single carefully preserved dried flower as a fresh bouquet.
If you love the look of dried flowers too, these dried flower capsules will make a beautiful statement in your cottagecore decor.
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I know you’ll agree romanticizing life is easy with these cottagecore crafts. Each cottagecore idea embraces the charm of simpler times and invites an atmosphere of coziness.