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est. 2007
  1. Top 10 Clever DIY Christmas presents: Part 2

    'Tis the season to get crafty. Or something like that. It's December 4, so there are still 20 days to make your own presents. Plenty of time, right? Did you catch Part 1 in this series? Have a read of it here. I found so many clever ideas on my Pinterest boards that I had to split my top 20 over two blog posts. So here are another ten totally genius, fairly thrifty and completely do-able projects... p.s. Pom-pom progress report Remember my pom-pom project? I'm making them to decorate my presents this year. So far I've made 6 pom-poms. Another 30-odd to go. I think I need fatter yarn. Or faster fingers.) 1. Woven metal bracelet (see top) by Julia Petit. 2. Hot Air Balloon Mobile (top) by Brown Accents. 3. DIY crafty book binder by Poppytalk. 4. Fabric-wrapped coathangers by Corrieberry Pie (OK, some of you may think this is naff, but I would absolutely adore getting a bundle of these in different Liberty print fabrics. Am I the only one? And it looks so easy, too! Tell me if you think I'm nuts.) 5. DIY Pom Pom Necklace by Honesty WTF. 6. Scrappy lampshade tutorial by The Pleated Poppy. 7. Silhouette mason jars by Lauren Elise Crafted. 8. Floral fabric-covered suitcases by A Beautiful Mess (and yes, I do think they would look superb covered in Liberty print fabric.) 9. Peter Pan collar by Honestly WTF (do you follow this blog? It's brilliant). Holiday mat by A Beautiful Mess (another Wee Birdy blog favourite). All photography courtesy of the original blogger/designer/maker. Thank you to all the very clever people behind these projects. What do you reckon? See anything you fancy making? How are your DIY Christmas projects going?