Thirty-nine Exceptionally Innovative DIY Projects to Explore

Thirty-nine Exceptionally Innovative DIY Projects to Explore

In the heart of the blogosphere, Making Monday Marvelous was a popular event where bloggers shared their creative craft projects weekly. Between 2010 and 2012, these link parties showcased a diverse range of crafts, from DIY home décor to unique handmade gifts.

The list below offers a glimpse into some of the top crafts that graced Making Monday Marvelous during this period. Please note that this summary does not contain detailed descriptions of each craft but rather highlights common trends and popular projects.

• April 2010: Making Monday Marvelous was born, just three months after the website began. One of the earliest projects shared was a DIY map wall by blogger to WordPress.
• January 2013: Monday Funday, a new link party, was created by five bloggers. At the peak of the link parties, there were anywhere from 600-700 bloggers linking up. One of the most memorable projects from the first Making Monday Marvelous link party was Heather's continent twister game at Making Monday Marvelous #17.
• February 2013: Sam from ninth street east linked up lady bug rocks at Making Monday Marvelous #17. Life, Crafts, and Whatever turned plain ol' paint chips into a gorgeous piece of art.
• March 2013: All Things Fee created play sushi out of felt at Making Monday Marvelous #17. Woven paper art was created and linked up by Can't Stop Making Things at M.M.M. #29.
• June 2013: Elizabeth and Company linked up a DIY wedding brooch bouquet. A DIY Sprinkler tutorial can be found on Making Memories, featured at Making Monday Marvelous #63.
• August 2013: Rockwellali gave a spice rack new life as a button organizer at Making Monday Marvelous #42. All you need is a skein of cream yarn and a wire wreath form to make a pom pom wreath.
• October 2013: Lindy turned a simple armoire into a craft cabinet extraordinaire at Making Monday Marvelous #39. Come Together Kids shared no bake hamburger cookies at Making Monday Marvelous #56.
• November 2013: Want to Get Crafty made giant spider decorations using varying sized styrofoam balls and Command Brand hooks. Mini Moz crafted up a personalized wall art complete with maps of where they met, married, and live.
• December 2013: Lindsay and Sara turned a word into a work of art. Snowy Bliss created a sleepover party table set up at Making Monday Marvelous #42. The Painted Hive has a tutorial for a twig wreath. Spoon clock was featured at Making Monday Marvelous #63.
• January 2014: The Bird's Papaya created a simple hanging book sling out of fabric and a curtain rod at M.M.M. #21. Life as a Thrifter turned a thrift store table into a splatter paint masterpiece at Making Monday Marvelous. Sew Can Do linked up DIY snake slippers at Making Monday Marvelous.
• February 2014: A bracelet made out of Starburst wrappers was shared at Making Monday Marvelous #68. Felt So Cute made a Jewel from Rio costume using a hot glue gun at Making Monday Marvelous. Love, Laughter, Decor has a complete tutorial for extra large tissue paper flowers.
• March 2014: One Pure Heart used white pipe cleaners to write the word "love" and then wrapped it in yarn. Sweet Something Designs used acrylic water and spray painted bottle caps to make a funky DIY serving tray. Craft Klatch made golf ball ants.
• April 2014: Skook's playground shared a DIY flower canopy at Making Monday Marvelous. The best kid activities, organization ideas, and holiday crafts and wreaths from 119 Making Monday Marvelous link parties are listed below. hip2thrift made a book page wreath.
• May 2014: Crafty Soccer Mom made a soda can flower. Danielle turned a vintage soda crate into the perfect craft caddy at M.M.M. #132. The Painted Apron has tons of pictures of extra large garden markers. Organizing made fun created the cutest potting shed at Making Monday Marvelous #119.
• June 2014: Monday Funday continued as a collaborative link party until 2017. I co-hosted 90 Making Monday Marvelous link parties until October 19, 2014.
• July 2014: The last Making Monday Marvelous link party ended on December 12, 2012.

1. The blogosphere's Making Monday Marvelous event, from 2010 to 2012, showcased diverse craft projects, including garden crafts like All Things Fee's play sushi made out of felt and Woven paper art by Can't Stop Making Things.
2. During these link parties, fashion-and-beauty enthusiasts could find projects like One Pure Heart's yarn-wrapped "love" word art and Felt So Cute's Rio costume, while food-and-drink lovers might have discovered the no bake hamburger cookies by Come Together Kids and DIY Sprinkler tutorials.
3. Home-and-garden enthusiasts could enjoy projects such as Skook's DIY flower canopy, Danielle's vintage soda crate craft caddy, and even DIY home décor like the DIY map wall shared in April 2010.

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