project: calendars

DIY calenders
{happy new year}

It's that time! Make a date to create a calendar for yourself or to give as a gift. These crafty ideas and free printables by bloggers will keep you organized:



Craftaphile: printable Birthday calendar - yours to download

Dollar Store Crafts: printable tea towel calendar – 2012

A Beautiful Mess Blog: DIY instagram calendar - great tutorial

Very Merry Vintage Style: free 2012 mini printable calendar craft - thanks!

The Twips: dry erase calendars - twine and pretty paper framed

Modernemotive: DIY printable 2012 wall calendars - gorgeous graphics

The Pretty Blog: Birthday calendar free printable - perpetual

Don't Eat The Paste: printable 2012 year at a glance calendars - black & white
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project: doors

door diy
{Apartment Therapy}

When opportunity knocks, I say go DIY your door! Here's some good inspiration and tutorials by bloggers here, some are interior doors and some exterior and then there's the sliding barn doors which are very popular right now. Go on and open these doors:



Four Generations One Roof: barn style doors stage 1 - for a bookcase

On Sutton Place: my new blue front door - and very nice changes!

How About Orange: how to "wallpaper" using fabric - on a door

The Handmade Home: building a screen door - for a pantry

Breakfast For Dinner: sliding barn door - in the living room!

Posie Gets Cozy: my patchwork-wallpapered closet door - it's so pretty

The House Of Smiths: painting our entryway door black - plus inspiration
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project: fireplaces

fireplace DIY
{Real Simple}

Have you been looking at your fireplace and thinking maybe it needs a makeover? Get inspired by these bloggers that have DIY'd and transformed their fireplaces:



The Pear Tree Cottage: fireplace makeover with details - before and after pictures

Crafty Scrappy Happy: cabinet to mantle! - it's just beachy too!

Natalme: electric fireplace before and after - barnwood love!

Hammers and High Heels: revisiting our fireplace DIY projects - how-to

Heart Break Kids: my very own DIY faux fireplace - love it!

Grey Luster Girl: fireplace makeover - wow, it looks amazing
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project: Christmas trees

Christmas trees DIY
{my spindle tree from Tattered & Timeless}

Through the years we all will be together if the Fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now!

Oh and do check out these fabulous Christmas tree ideas by creative bloggers ~ happy holidays!



Lemon Tree Creations: Pinterest paper trees - rolled old book pages

Craftberry Bush: cardboard Christmas tree tutorial - Country Living inspired

2 Allsorts: festive felt Christmas trees - free pattern and tutorial

The Space Between: driftwood Christmas trees - how cool is that?

Simply the Sweet Life: vintage sheet music Christmas tree tutorial - for less than $5

My Own Road: DIY tree form and garland Christmas trees - from cereal boxes

Creative Mommas: fabric ruffle Christmas tree - the tutorial

Uncommon: burlap and twine trees - last minute holiday home decor tutorial
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project: snow globes

DIY snow globes
{that's ours}

Wikipedia:  A snow globe is a transparent sphere, usually made of glass, enclosing a miniaturized scene of some sort, often together with a model of a landscape. The sphere also encloses the water in the globe; the water serves as the medium through which the "snow" falls. To activate the snow, the globe is shaken to churn up the white particles. The globe is then placed back in its position and the flakes fall down slowly through the water. Here's how to make yours:




It's Overflowing: snow globes - Anthropologie knockoff

Funkytime: DIY snowglobe - so cute and great tutorial


Whipperberry: Anthropologie inspired snow globes - tutorial

The Creative Mama: DIY gift card snow globe - great idea

Morning T: DIY Mason jar snow globe gifts - lovely!

Rhonna Designs: DIY Christmas No. 2 :: - snow scene jar tutorial
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project: gift tags

DIY gift tag printables
{that's mine}

Here are some great posts by fabulously talented bloggers with their ideas, tutorials 
and free printables for your Holiday gift tags. Enjoy:



Nest Of Posies: chevron & ikat gift tag printables - thanks!

Positively Splendid: stamped metal tags from Coke cans - so cute too

A Lemon Squeezy Home: photo gift tags tutorial - adorable

The Graphics Fairy: printable vintage Christmas stickers - nice!

Creature Comforts: a super-duper free printable Holiday gift tag - roundup

The Gunny Sack: {Tutorial Tuesday} vintage brown paper gift tags - sweet

Fresh Picked Whimsy: merry merry from me to you! - free gift tags
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