Monthly Archives: September 2010

DIY Show Off Fall Festival

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Great links of autumn inspiration last week!  Thanks for linking up and sharing your DIY fall projects.  I could just feel the warmth, smell the mulled cider and taste the fall treats!  DIY wreaths seems like a favorite fall project, so I went through the parties and grabbed the photos and links.

Raggedy Wreath shown left is by Thrifty, Nifty & Wise.

Here’s my DIY fabric wreath tutorial from last week if you missed it:

This week…using “S” hooks, I added a grapevine wreath and some leaves to the pendant light in the dining room:

Dollar Store Fall Wreath at House of Hepworths:

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Magnolia Wreath at Centsational Girl:

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 $5 Wreath in 5 Minutes at The Penny Parlor:

Pretty Yarn Wreath at Ready.Set.Plan:

Monogram Wreath at Petit Design Co. blog:

Champagne & Chocolate Wreath at The Answer is Chocolate:

Another Monogram Wreath at Pinkapotamus:

$5 DIY Wreath at Decor Roomies:

Twine Wreath at Beauty4Ashes:


Book Page Leaf Wreath at Mad in Crafts:

Fall Wreath DIY
tutorial at Cozy.Cottage.Cute.:


Frugal Fall Wreath at Frugal Mom x 3:

It’s Fall Ya’ll at Beautiful Misadventures:

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DIY Grapevine wreath at A Glimpse Inside:

DIY Fall Wreath at Fishin With the Trouts:

Do you have a DIY Fall Project to share?  
Show it off!
Rules:
  • Create a blog post about an Autumn/Fall project that you’ve done
  • Add your project title to Mcklinky (example: House # Pumpkins)
  • Type in the permalink address, not your basic blog address. A permalink is the address that links directly to your specific post. (example: http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/2009/08/house-number-pumpkins)
  • Please use the DIY button or link to this post to share the party with your readers.
  • Although a tutorial is helpful, it’s not required. Anything DIY – autumn related is permitted.
  • Please follow all steps above or your link will be deleted.  If you notice that you’re link disappeared, please make the correction according to the rules above and re-link!
  • Enjoy and be inspired!
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There’s still time! 
Enter to win your $200-$300 choice of faucet from Delta!
Enter to win $100 True Value gift card or mystery prize (mystery prize purchased by me)!
Coming soon – in order to fix the feed, the DIY Show Off will soon have a new look. Unsuccessful attempts have pushed me to switch to my own domain. Thanks for your patience and sticking with it while I work out the bugs. 🙂

Show Off Your Blog!

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I haven’t done this in a while, so time to get an update!  You guys are awesome! I love seeing your DIY projects.  I love reading your comments and when I have time, I love sitting in my chair with a cup of tea, my laptop and catching up on your blog posts.  My blog friends are some of the sweetest, most creative people I “know”. 
If you’re a DIY Show Off follower and your blog is DIY/decorating related or one of the categories listed below, feel free to link up your main blog page in the category below best describing your blog/main content. Make sure you scroll down to read all  categories.  If you see that you don’t fit into a specific category – just send me a note at thediyshowoff@gmail.com and pending approval, I’ll create a category that fits your specific topics.
PLEASE ONLY LINK TO 1 CATEGORY

Choose the best linky that sums up your blog content or what you post about the most.  I know – it’s hard! I, too, would fit into a few different categories…just think about out of all of the categories, which one are you most proud of?  Which one would you like to be “known” for?  If you’re ALL of the blogs listed below rolled up into 1 blog, there’s a category for that too. If you make a mistake, just let me know and I’ll help you out. 🙂

It’s not required, but feel free to send over your bloggy friends by posting this button on your site.  This button links to the DIY Show Off Blog Library. It’ll also be an easy way for you to get to the Blog Library whenever you want! Let’s make this the biggest blog collection ever!  Making new friends is so much fun!

The DIY Show Off

The blog friends listed below fit into many categories but to help make things a little easier, each blogger has chosen 1 specific category to link up.  How lucky when you find a blog with more than 1 inspirational topic!
***MAKE SURE TO SCROLL DOWN TO LOOK AT ALL CATEGORIES BEFORE MAKING A DECISION!  Once you have decided the category, scroll to the bottom of the links for that specific category for the “Click Here to Enter your Blog” spot. Or email your blog to me and I’ll add it for you! thediyshowoff@gmail.com***
CHECK OUT THESE AMAZING BLOG FRIENDS:

DIY Blogs

 

CRAFT Blogs

 

DECORATING Blogs


Decorating on a BUDGET Blogs

 

INTERIOR DESIGN Blogs

 

COOKING Blogs

 

SEWING Blogs

ORGANIZATION Blogs

ETSY Blogs

PHOTOGRAPHY Blogs

REPURPOSING Blogs

A Blog ABOUT OUR LIFE

ALL OF THE ABOVE 
(or title your link the ones that best fit your blog. Example:  DIY/crafts/Photog)

Thanks so much for your support and bloggy friendship the past year! So please! If you haven’t yet – please check the left side bar for some great giveaways going on!  I love the opportunity to giveaway something awesome to the DIY Show Off readers!  I’m so thankful for YOU!


I also really have some catching up to do.  My procrastination has caught up with me.  I’m doomed!  I have to get serious about non-blog related tasks for about 24-48 hours or the world will end!  Or at least my paying job will end. Think of me?  Comment so when I take a break, I’ll be able to smile?  I’ll see you on Thursday night for the DIY Show Off Fall Festival for some DIY Fall inspiration.  I hope you’ll check out some of the blog links posted until I come back!
Coming soon – in order to fix the feed, the DIY Show Off will soon have a new look. Unsuccessful attempts have pushed me to switch to my own domain. Thanks for your patience and sticking with it while I work out the bugs. 🙂

Unplanned DIY Bathroom Makeover

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What I love about this DIY makeover from Cassie at Hi Sugarplum is that she didn’t intentionally set out to give her bathroom a makeover.  It just evolved.  As she says, one day she decided to paint stripes.  Then decided that the vanity would look better dark and one thing led to another and several months later, she has a new look to her bathroom.  I love this quote:  “And did I mention there wasn’t really a budget either, since I wasn’t technically ‘making it over?’ Yay for paint and bargain accessories!” Well – that works for me because take a look!
Here is her bathroom before:

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And beautiful new after:
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I have a striped bathroom too. I love the subtle stripes!
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She framed her mirror and gave the light fixture, paper holder and toilet handle a coat of brushed nickel spray paint – easy updates that look awesome!
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Dark espresso cabinet looks completed new with paint job and Anthropologie knobs…
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Inexpensive DIY art and bargain accessories…
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She let her son pick out the faucet and he chose a waterfall style. Makes washing hands and brushing teeth more fun!
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I love side by side comparisons.  Isn’t this a great transformation?
bath before/after
What a difference!  It’s beautiful, Cassie.  It’s amazing how just a little paint and details can make all of the difference!  LOVE it!  If you’d like more specifics on Cassies’s bathroom makeover, click here. 

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Doesn’t that just inspire you to update your bathroom? A little DIY goes a long way!  
Don’t forget about the Delta Faucet giveaway going on!  
Winning could mean you have more in your DIY budget for the fun stuff but you have to enter!
Enter giveaway HERE!
Coming soon – in order to fix the feed, the DIY Show Off will soon have a new look. Unsuccessful attempts have pushed me to switch to my own domain. Thanks for your patience and sticking with it while I work out the bugs. 🙂