The Best of DIY

Craftstylish has a great tutorial on how to make this Cozy Crochet Curtain Tieback. I recently moved into an apartment from the 70’s and some of the decorations are still from that timeperiod. This curtain tieback would make for a nice addition to the decorations as well as holding back my curtains to let the sun shine in. I’m in need of a new crochet project.

Looking for a way to recycle your tin cans? Or looking for a diy vase? Well, Design Sponge has a tutorial on how to create this beautiful birch bark tin can vase. I love how birch looks. If you don’t have a birch tree around you can do a search for birch bark sheets and you will find places that sell it. Design Sponge has some other great ideas for recycling tin cans into vases.

Are you trying to plan a diy wedding? This baby’s breath Wedding Garland is so pretty. This would look lovely around the entry way of the bride or at the reception. Check out Once Wed for a tutorial on how to make this beautiful garland and to get more DIY wedding tips. You could also use this at a baby shower and cut out baby animals, there could be so many different events you could use this at.

Father’s Day is just around the corner, time to start thinking of what to get dad. This mini toolbox crafted from an altoids tin is such a cute idea for the fix it dad. You could use the mini toolbox to hold a gift card to his favorite home improvement shop or it could be used to hold odds and ends. I’m sure dad would appreciate the time and effort put into crafting his very own mini toolbox. Check out the tutorial over at Alpha Mom.

I’ve just started to really like tea and have been creating quite the collection. Design Sponge has a very creative space saving tea shelf for your kitchen where you can store all your tea accessories and tea cups. I like how they attached lids from loose leaf tea jars.  Check out the tutorial to create your own. My new kitchen is tiny and this would be the most perfect thing to store my tea’s and tea cups. I’ll just have to get into loose leaf tea.

I now have a backyard and have been trying to grow some grass and create a garden. A bird feeder would complete my garden and this diy Pine Cone Bird Feeder would make a great addition. This is another craft I remember creating when I was little. You spread some peanutbutter on a pine cone, sprinkle bird seed on it, tie a string to it and find a branch to hang it from. Hopefully the birds will get to it before the squirrels. You can find a video tutorial over at Makes and Takes.