2010 DIY Highlights & Recap

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There’s a lot of reminiscing going on at parties all over blogland!  Welcome to the 2nd annual DIY Recap at the DIY Show Off!  Share your post with your favorite DIY projects this year!  It’s so easy to look at what’s NOT done, so let’s celebrate your accomplishments. I bet your surprised at how productive you’ve been.  🙂


Here are my favorite DIY related projects this year (click the link for the original post and all of the details)…







Thrifty Finds – can’t wait for flea market season to start again!

We had a productive and awesome 2010.  Thank you to True Value for choosing us to be on the DIY Blog Squad!
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I‘m honored to have become a new member of the DIY Club and be able to work beside some awesome creative ladies!  If you’re not familiar with it – click the link to see all of the fun parties and prizes!
DIY Club

We had a fun experience working with the DIY Club & Gorilla Glue at the Country Living Fair!

Our recent Dremel feature felt like a moment of fame.  
And most importantly… I loved another year of making new blog friends, getting to know each of you more and sharing in the show-off celebration of your DIY accomplishments!  Thank you for your support, reassurance, encouragement and friendship.  Thank you for linking your projects and submitting your inspiration!

Thank you for your comfort and words of hope during the last year of our little doxie’s life.

YOU are amazing and I’m so humbled and honored that you enjoy our little space on the world wide web.  Thank you for understanding that I’m just 1 person with a regular job and that even though I don’t always get over to see you – bringing something to my attention gets me there fast!  You’re each always so patient and kind despite my crazy blog.  🙂
Wishing you a Happy, Healthy, Productive New Year!  I look forward to seeing your DIY ideas, projects, creativity and inspiration in 2011!


Showing off your 2010 DIY highlights?  Share here, share everywhere! SHOW OFF YOUR YEAR!

 Its So Very Cheri
Best of Tickled Pink at 504 Main


DIY Club





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In loving memory of Niski, I’ve included her in the DIY Show Off 2010 Recap button.  She was a big part of the DIY Show Off since the beginning. 
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If you’d like to link YOUR DIY project post to The DIY Show Off Project Parade:
1.You must use the button above and link to this post to share the linky love.
2.Include your name or blog name and project title. Add your permalink (not your blog url, but your DIY project post url). Feel free to link a Past Post, just invite your readers in a current post with a quick note.
3.Or email your link to thediyshowoff@gmail.com and I will add it for you.
4.If you notice your link has disappeared -please add the link back to The DIY Show Off to your post today, a button or a quick note to your readers about the party and try again! I love when everyone participates and readers check out everyone’s links, but I think the return favor of linking back is the nice thing to do so everyone plays fair and enjoys all of the projects and links. Also – this blog party is for DIY projects only. Links not related to DIY will be deleted.

5.  Visit the person before you, leave a comment – make a new friend!

A Few of My Favorite Tutorials..

Like most everyone, I’m a fan of the Lettered Cottage and I can’t resist joining her 2010 Favorite Tutorials party with just 3 of my own.  I’m looking forward to reading the tutorials linked up too!  What a wonderful weekend past time while Mr. DIY works this weekend.  End of year. Self employed.  I guess there’s no preventing it.

Here are my top 3…



Wastepaper Basket to Lamp – so easy to do!

Hardware cloth Hurricanes (wire candle cozies!)


Okay…so you caught me.  That’s 5 but have I mentioned how indecisive I can be?  

What about you?  Head over and link up to…

I’m hoping to highlight my 12 favorite DIY show off features next week…lots to go through thanks to your creativity!  

Kitchen Makeover at Lovely Crafty Home

Kitchens. The hardest, most time consuming and expensive DIY but so worth it. I know about the hard and time consuming part!  We’re mid-kitchen renovation.  I’m loving this transformation from Rachael at Lovely Crafty Home…such an inspiration.  Thanks for the motivation to get back to work in our own kitchen, Rachael!

Here is her kitchen before:

She has an awesome tile tutorial with LOTS of helpful tips!
My hero! She painted her cabinets and has a fabulous cabinet painting tutorial!  Here are her cabinets before…

Beautiful creamy cabinets after:
Again, kitchen before …
Kitchen now…
Beautiful!  Brighter, bigger-looking.  What a beautiful job and all DIY!  Awesome job, Rachael and great tutorials!  Thank you so much for sharing your hard work! 
See more of Rachael’s creative DIY at  Lovely Crafty Home