The Best of DIY

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.

Are you planning a wedding or a formal gathering? Paper lanterns by Zakka Life would be a great decoration. These are very simple to make, using doilies makes for an elegant look. Zakka Life has a tutorial for these beautiful paper lanterns. I remember making these in girl scouts.

Looking to dress up your ceiling? Well, Photojojo has a great ceiling photo mural. Wouldn’t it be neat to lay back on your bed and look up at a beautiful sky, cathedral ceiling or canopy trees? All you need to do is go out and shoot a panography. Stitch all your pictures together and stick to a ceiling.

I absolutely love the creations and talent of Roman Sock! These tiney Mollie Flowers are just one of the newest creations and you can create your own by downloading the tutorial. I love crocheting and crocheting tiny things is my favorite. You can probably join enough flowers to make into a coaster, pot holder or to frame.

I stumbled upon this amazing Italian craft blog called Ciao!Cimba. The author of this blog created these beautiful handmade bows and posted a tutorial. The blog is in Italian but the tutorial has step by step detailed pictures, which shouldn’t be hard to figure out if you don’t know the Italian language. These bows are beautiful, put one of these on a gift and no one will believe that you made it yourself!

I was on Facebook creating toast art on this Nature’s Own fan page, and it reminded me of a toast art project I did when I was little. I remember using watercolors mixed with milk, painting a goofy face on a piece of bread and toasted it. It was the funnest thing ever. It is a pretty simple concept but there is a tutorial over at Makes and Takes.