Crafty Girl’s Guide to DIY

Bringing creativity to life through approachable design and tactile storytelling

Hands holding Crafty Girl’s Guide to DIY book with illustrated tools on the cover.

Role: Book Designer · Author · Illustrator

Tools:  Illustrator · InDesign · Photoshop · Screen Printing

Overview

Crafty Girl’s Guide to DIY is a beginner-friendly book featuring affordable room décor projects for young adults. The book includes 11 step-by-step projects, tear-out patterns, and stencils, making it easy and fun for readers to personalize their space with confidence.

Design Approach

  • Authentic Style: Hand-illustrated and screen-printed cover that reflects the playful, DIY spirit

  • Engaging Layout: Clear instructional pages paired with photography and illustrations of materials and steps

  • Guided Experience: Cost, time, and difficulty ratings added for better decision-making and project planning

Branding and Hand-drawn Illustrations

Book Spreads

  • Illustrated pattern and title page spread
  • Where to go for DIY supplies page spread
  • Earring display project page spread
  • Container and clothespin hanger projects page spread
  • Using mod podge page spread
  • Makeup brush holder project page spread

Patterns and Stencils

Designed original patterns printed on tear-out sheets and reusable plastic stencils to be used across multiple projects.

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