I’m just back from the New York International Gift Fair where I spied these must-haves for organization lovers. Check out company websites for pricing details and retail locations near you! 1 .This n...
This year make your valentine a special gift that can be displayed year-round. The best part is it won’t break the bank, and it can be made with a few things you have around the house. In addit...
If you read Do It Yourself magazine, you probably know Shopgirl. She’s our go-to gal for tips, tricks, tools, projects, and hefty doses of DIY inspiration. Meredith Ladik is one of our creative...
When we discovered the fabrics of Cicada Studios on Etsy.com (we featured Dandelions in our “Console-tation” story in the winter 2009 issue of Do It Yourself — see page 86), we just...
Before you recycle glass jars, consider using them as under-cabinet office storage for little things like rubber bands, thumbtacks, and paperclips. Use glue or screws to affix the jar lid to the unde...
We can’t get enough of new online tools designed to help us conquer clutter in the most frustrating spaces. These digital tools offer awesome customization options. So you can map out a storage...
This may seem like a tiny fix-up, but you won’t believe the style it will bring to your office or craft space. And it costs zip, zilch, nada, zero! Find your favorite scraps of wallpaper, fabri...
Until some of the creative project designers buzzing around DIY HQ opened my eyes to pegboard’s possibilities, I had dismissed it as the stuff of ugly brown basements and stinky garages. Yuck. ...
If you can’t spare an entire room to set up a workspace, consider converting an under-used closet to a hardworking mini-office area. Find (or make) a desk made especially for small spaces ̵...
We shot first-time homeowner Alison Warner’s cute Michigan cottage for the spring issue of Do It Yourself magazine (the new issue hits mailboxes and newsstands today!). But it was bursting with so mu...
Our perennially creative gal pal Christy, of Beachbrights fame, has impressed us yet again with a storage solution we adore. We mentioned last week how much we like projects that reuse, recycle, or r...
Here at DIY headquarters, we’ve got storage on the brain. It could be because the hectic holidays are over and we’re packing up our Christmas decor or maybe the arctic temps have us itching for sprin...
January is Get Organized month for all of us at DIYideas.com, and we’re on assignment to tidy up at least one space at home or work that’s cluttered, unsightly, or otherwise not acceptable. Editor Be...
Here at Team DIY, we love items that can be repurposed, reimagined, and reconfigured. Today’s storage tip: Use hanging sweater storage bags to sort and separate scrapbooking papers and cardstoc...
Happy New Year, DIYers! Hope you all had a long, warm, relaxing holiday break, filled with plenty of glitter, glue guns, and knitting needles (not necessarily at the same time). A few items on our ag...
Hope you’ve been enjoying the heck out of your holiday season. We sure have! There’s been lots of crafting and DIY projects going on in the various households and apartmentholds of Team DIY bloggers,...
I’m back with part 2 of my Copenhagen field report (check out yesterday’s post for part 1). Antique and vintage stores can be found throughout the city but mostly concentrated in the neig...
I just got back from Copenhagen, and thought I should share all the inspirational things I spotted while I was there. Thanks to the recent United Nations Climate Change Conference, all eyes were on t...
What’s eco-friendly, super-affordable , chic, and perfect for holiday procrastinators like me? Free download-and-print gift tags! Lucky for me, they can be found aplenty on my fave DIY design bl...
Nothing radiates holiday love like the gift of sugar, carbs, and/or alcohol. Everyone on our list eats; therefore, there’s a homemade food gift to fit every taste. We searched the web and the blogosp...
Creating your own custom ornaments is so simple and inexpensive. Using a mix of white papers for a snowy effect (including an embossed design, blingy glitter, and tone-on-tone floral) I created a few...
Mother Nature dumped 15 inches of snow here in Des Moines, so with schools closed and roads pretty much impassible, we’re spending the day doing cabin fever crafts using stuff from around the house. ...
Instead of a cookie party, shake things up this year with a handmade ornament party! The blogs are ahoppin’ with gorgeous DIY ornament projects! Here’s a quick roundup of some of our favo...
This week’s Make It Monday comes to us The Farm Chicks, aka Serena Thompson and Teri Edwards, aka two of the most delightful gals on the planet. This duo does it all: crafting, junk-hunting, ba...
My friend Alicia is the crochet queen. She can crochet s’mores, ice cream cones, and even adorable safety cones. A few years ago she taught me the basics of how to crochet, and after a few proj...
I’m hot off a long Thanksgiving trip to northern New Mexico, and couldn’t wait to share my discoveries! This part of the county is known for unbelievable mountain scenery and amazing cuis...
Let the holiday countdown begin! To help keep track of the dwindling days until the big day, we love fabric designer Laurie Wisbrun’s super-cute Advent Calendar Kit. In about an hour, you’...
Several members of Team DIY have decided this is the year to take up knitting. In our quest to learn all things yarn and needles, we’ve come across some invaluable resources. Yesterday, DIY Edi...
I’ve been wanting to learn how to knit. But sitting through a night class, spending a weekend with mother-in-law instruction, or figuring out knitting code from a book was just not happening an...
We’re putting away the knitting needles, power tools, and paintbrushes—at least for one morning — and picking up the whisks, mixing bowls, and spatulas. After all, cooking is the ultimate DIY p...
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