Web Roundup: Best DIYs of the Week

This might just become a regular feature (if you all like it, that is)! On that note, please feel free to email or comment when you love-love-love something and want to see more like it, but also when you loathe-loathe-loathe something, too. Just remember to tell me why so I know what about it strikes you/makes makes you want to run screaming.

Silver Leaf Dresser by Little Green Notebook via Ruby Press.

Stamped Business Cards by Amy Merrick for Design*Sponge.

Flautas by Homesick Texan. (Can the food styling part count as design?)

Faux Real: Frozen Lanterns

If you haven't clicked over to Design*Sponge yet, go now! Sweet Paul (author of this amazing blog and editor of an online mag to be) posted a DIY today in the guest blog all about how to craft frozen lanterns. Perfect timing for those of us in the UK who want to put a little wonderland in our winter snow.

And My Piggy Bank Goes To...

I don't want to steal Design*Sponge's thunder (they just posted a fab writeup of this bag that had me salivating), but I just had to share this with you all, too! I love this bag.... I mean LOVE! Let's just hope it'll still be available by the time I've saved my pennies...

"Trash" leather bag by travelteq, €495, in black and brown leather with coordinating liners

Faux Real: The Week's Best diy Projects

Since it's pretty obvious what I've been doing this week, I thought I would round up some fabulous crafts I've been pulling from all my fave people:

Photograph and directions at Once Wed.

Photograph and directions at Design*Sponge.

Photograph and directions at ReadyMade.

Photograph and directions from Design*Sponge.

Office Organisation @ Design*Sponge!

For my last guest post of the week on Design*Sponge I rounded up DIYs, tips, and tricks to organise your office. Check it out, then come back here! I'm back to posting on here this afternoon with a roundup of the week's best DIYs from around the web and a preview of guest blogger Amanda's Monday post.

Photograph from Ideal Home.

Studio Living @ Design*Sponge!

Photograph from MarthaStewart.com.

 Head over to the Design*Sponge guest blog today for Well Worn's take on shacking up in small quarters.

Kitchen Blowout @ Design*Sponge!

For how to get your kitchen in order, check out today's guest post over at the Design*Sponge guest blog!

Apple photograph from Country Homes & Interiors, canister photograph from zeehomebug’s Flickr photostream, utensil photograph from Living Etc, wall organizer and pantry photographs from Real Simple,
and pegboard photograph from Martha Stewart Living.

Organised Loos & Halls @ Design*Sponge!

Guest blog day number two! Check out Design*Sponge's guest blog for my best tips on how to clean up your WCs and hallways.

Hall photographs from Living Etc. Bathroom photograph from Country Homes & Interiors.

Bedroom Organisation @ Design*Sponge!

I'm attempting my hand at bedroom organisation over at Design*Sponge today! This week I'm going room by room to deliver useful (I hope) tips for the New Year. See you there!

Photographs from Real Simple.

Weekly Recap

First up, a very exciting announcement: I'll be guest blogging next week over at Design*Sponge! My topic? Organisation. So whether you need to spruce up before the in-laws arrive or get a head start on New Year's resolutions, I hope you'll pop over and check it out.


Second, many of my fave blogs including D*S do a weekly roundup of their posts, which is tops in case I miss a day. With that in mind, here's Well Worn's first recap:

*Can't wait till Monday for some tidy inspiration? Then check out this easy DIY earring organiser by guest blogger Amanda.
*There's something for colour lovers of all types—from "green" minded folks to Holly Golightly wannabes—in this week's mix of real-life and photo shoot Christmas trees.
*Continuing the holiday spirit, we also blogged three simple DIY decorations.
*To wrap things up were a few posts rounding up our faves from the new online issue of Lonny magazine. Striped loo, anyone?
*If haven't finished your present buying yet, look no further than the same web mag's stunning gift guide.

And just to leave you with some warm fuzzies for the weekend...

Photograph from the-berkeley.com via Vogue.co.uk