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Best Home Decor and Creative DIY Ideas

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March 1, 2012 By Rose Fine Crafts 6 Comments

Featured: Best Submissions of Last Weeks Link Party.

As promised, here are my Top Picks amongst many gorgeous, inventive submissions. Those with patterns & howto tutorials are marked as such.

Be inspired.

Featured Top Entries

chevron wall paint design

1. Chevron Wall Paint How-to
(my all-time fav fab submission)
This excellent and very clear tutorial was previously posted at easilydunn.com/2012/02/22/diy-painting-multicolor-chevron-stripes/. This site is unfortunately no longer up. For a .pdf version of the page, click here. While I am posting it here, it is not mine and I don’t take credit for it.

diy chair upholstery 
3. Beautiful chair upholstery
(only tutorial you’ll need
if you ever imagine
upholstering a chair.)
diamond shoes 
4. How to Make Jeweled Shoeshttp://agirlinparadise.blogspot.com/2012/02/easy-to-make-shoe-bling.html
(2 minutes to glam !)
how to make a pier 1 pillow  
5. Timeless Pier 1 Pillow How-to
(great step-by-step instructions)
how to paint furniture 
6. How to Paint a Striped Table
(from drap to wow)
fridge chalkboard 
7. DIY Fridge Blackboard (instructions) at a prior site called “365 Days a Year”
scrapbooking book 
8. Stunning Scrapbooking Book
(No tutorial, but must see. Made with vintage Graphics45 and a lot of skill.)
how to make a polka dot tshirt 
10. How to Make a Polka Dot t-shirt http://vixenmade.blogspot.com/2012/02/diy-polka-dot-shirt.html (whimsical do-it-yourself idea)

Click links to learn more about each project.

These are 10 of the best creative ideas/tutorials of last week’s Party submissions. I selected these based on originality, creative execution, quality, eco- friendliness, usefulness and beauty. However, almost all submissions so far have been impressive, and am really inspired each week!! Thank you all for sharing, and I encourage everyone to really visit the other blogs that are submitting projects in the link party. Not just to do them a favor of leaving them a sweet little comment, but to hone your own creativity and to learn from others!

Are YOU Featured?

Are you one of these 10 creative powerhouses that I’m showcasing here???!!!  Good for you, and congratulations!!! You are now entitled to grab your “I’m Featured’-badge here and proudly display it on your blog!!

Filed Under: Accessories, Baby, Clothing, Embroidery, Fine craft furniture, Home Accessories, Sewing Patterns Tagged With: chevron, decorative pillows, DIY, upholstery



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  1. Samm Spangler says

    March 1, 2012 at 2:10 pm

    WOW!!! Thank you so much for the feature!! Im so glad you liked my striped table! I had a blast while making it and still swoon every time I see it in our house!

    Thanks so much for hosting!

    Samm @ LittleHouseintheBigD

  2. loren, pandora's craftbox says

    March 1, 2012 at 2:25 pm

    Thank you so much for the feature, you guys just made my day!

  3. Heather Jacob, heather-artandsoul.blogspot.com says

    March 1, 2012 at 3:10 pm

    thanks do much Rose for featuring my book …. you have made my day xox
    the blog looks awesome and more and more people are becoming involved .. well done x

  4. Laks says

    March 1, 2012 at 2:19 pm

    Thanks for featuring my fridge chalkboard.. Sooooo happy .. This is a huge inspiration!!!!

  5. brandi says

    March 1, 2012 at 2:35 pm

    Hi Rose! Thank you so much for featuring my pillow. Such an honor to be showcased on your blog! Thank you kindly. You have truly made my day!

  6. Victoria says

    March 1, 2012 at 2:59 pm

    Thanks so much for including my polka dot tee!! Have a wonderful day!!

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