Top 10 Fave DIY's

A little round-up today of my very favorite ever DIY's on the web.  From adorable cake pedestals to making your own patterned textiles.  Here are my top ten!

No. 10 Cake Pedestals
One of my most favorite ever, build a cake stand using wood table legs.
You Are My Fave

No. 9 Suitcase Table
Love this little idea using a vintage suitcase and an old table.
starsforstreetlights.com

No. 8 Planter Chandelier Hack
The folks at Plaza Interior made this pendant using IKEA SKURAR planters (a bunch of them) and HEMMA cords
plazainterior.se
No. 7 Vintage Camera Night Light
DIY Vintage Camera Night Lights by Jason Hull
instructables.com
No. 6 Branch Coat Hooks
Paint some branches and use as coat hooks.
scandinaviandeko.com
No. 5 Fabric Pattern Tutorial
Karina from Maple Ash and Oak shows how to print onto your own fabric in this cool tutorial.
poppytalk.blogspot.com
No. 4 Headboard Embellishment
An adorable idea for a headboard; home decor mimics fashion with these felt flowered embellishments. Photo: Louis Gaillard Réalisation : Pascale Chastres, Alix Chatillon.
Marie Claire Idees
No. 3 Basket Pendant Light
A fun idea using an old wire basket.
ashleyannphotography.com
No. 2 Veneer Pendant Light

Arounna Khounnoraj of Bookhou created this cool tutorial using wood veneer pieces.
poppytalk.blogspot.com

No. 1 Belted Weaved Chair

The folks at the Haymakers Shop made this brilliant chair out of old belts. Love.
apartmenttherapy.com

Jan is the co-founder of Poppytalk, a blog about the beautiful, the decayed and the handmade and Poppytalk Handmade, an online curated marketplace. Follow her on Twitter and Facebook

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Comment by Rosa Garcia-Verdugo on June 12, 2012 at 2:10am

I love the belt chair and the camera lamp. They´re really cool ideas. I think i am going to try painting cloth though, it seems like the most achievable project...thanks for sharing!

Comment by Poppytalk on May 29, 2012 at 8:41pm

Hey Meighan - Thanks for the invite - and yeah - fushia would look awesome, let me know if you do it!

Vaughn and Brian - thanks for stopping by - both are pretty amazing aren't they?

Comment by Vaughn Fender on May 29, 2012 at 11:06am

Very Nice list! No. 2 looks pretty funky. 

Comment by Brian Mossop on May 29, 2012 at 10:49am

My vote goes to the vintage camera night light! 

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