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My Top Ten DIY & Craft Ideas For The Year

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It’s that time of year again. When bloggers like to bore you to tears by counting down their top posts from the last year.

Seriously though, it’s a chance for my newer followers (Howdy!) to see what I’ve done in the past and a chance for my older followers (old as in “have been around here a while”, not old as in “ready for the retirement home”) to see some of the posts they may have missed.

Top Ten DIY & Craft Ideas for the year including mason jar crafts, repurposed items and easy DIY projects!

Without further delay, I give you

My Top Ten DIY And Craft Ideas For The Year

In no particular order, we have:

DIY Birdseed Cakes aka Let Them Eat Cake – good to know that I’m not the only one who loves a good piece of cake.

DIY Birdseed Cakes For Our Feathered Friends


I think my How To Turn A Thermos Into A Lamp post is one of my favorite of all time. I love vintage thermoses. I love to be able to see at night. A match made in heaven.

Super easy DIY tutorial for turning a thermos into a lamp


My DIY No-Sew Shirt Pillow Tutorial was published (eeek!!!) in Women’s World Magazine a few weeks ago.

Easy to follow instructions for making DIY no-sew pillows from shirts - quick and simple


This Painting A Vintage Motel Chair tutorial will come in so handy in a few weeks when I paint the matching side table I found at an estate sale. All I need is a kitschy 1950’s motel to set them in front of now.

DIY tutorial on how to paint a vintage metal motel chair


Peat pots are just made for spring crafting (OK, they’re actually made for gardening) and my readers seemed to get a kick out of these Spring Zinc Peat Pots that look like little Easter baskets.

Make cute little DIY mini Easter baskets using peat pots. Super easy and quick to make.


I had to giggle when I posted this Vintage Snack Set Bird Feeder tutorial. It never occurred to me to put the birdseed on the tray and their water in the CUP. So, you know . . . they could drink out of the cup like you and I would.

Vintage glass snack set repurposed into a bird feeder


This Quick And Easy Dill Refrigerator Pickles recipe was my entry into the world of food blogging. Pickles count as food, right? Boiling water was involved.

Quick and easy recipe for Dill Refrigerator Pickles - no real canning skills required


I had been lusting after some vintage seed boxes I had seen around the internet. This DIY Vintage Seed Box tutorial is how I saved $100 by making my own.

DIY tutorial for making a vintage inspired seed box


My Painted Mason Jar Halloween Craft was so easy it barely warranted a tutorial.

Halloween Painted Mason Jar Craft - a fun five minute craft for fall. via houseofhawthornes.com


And while we’re using mason jars, what about Cloved Clementines in a jar as a hostess or teacher gift for the holidays.

How to make cloved orange pomander balls for Christmas - (really they're clementine oranges). They make a great holiday hostess or teacher gift.


Or Mason Jar Christmas Luminarias? I tell you, this was the year of the mason jar and thermos in my house!

These mason jar luminarias are a super easy five-minute craft for the holidays. They'd make cute DIY hostess or teacher gifts.


Oops, I think that was eleven. I may need to work on counting this coming year!

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  11. Betsy@My Salvaged Treasures

    It sure has been a creative year for you. I’m in love with that thermos lamp. Thanks for sharing the really good tutorial. I might even be able to pull this one off!

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  12. Place for birthday parties

    It was very useful for me. Keep sharing such ideas in the future as well. This was actually what I was looking for, and I am glad to came here! Thanks for sharing the such information with us.

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