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December 26, 2011

Top 10 Tuesday {15}: Top DDD Projects of 2011

I hope everyone had a fabulous holiday weekend! I’m a little sad Christmas has come and gone already but I couldn’t have asked for a better 1st Christmas for Baby E. It was perfect and we had so much fun watching her attempt to open gifts and play with all of her new toys. Christmas takes on a whole new meaning when you have kids and I can’t even imagine how much more fun we will have as the years go on.

This week I’ll be celebrating 6 months of blogging, can you believe that? A whole half a year has already gone by? Craziness. SO, in honor of the big milestone and the end of the year, I thought it would be fun to do something different for Top 10 Tuesday this week. Today, I’ll be sharing my Top 10 Most Viewed Projects of 2011, chosen by YOU my lovely readers!

Here we go, starting with the most viewed…

1. Baby E’s Bird Inspired Nursery (post)

2. Gluten-Free Pumpkin Bread (Post)

gluten-free pumpkin bread

3. Pretty ‘n’ Pink Tutu (Post)

4. Holiday Burlap Pillows (Post)

DIY Burlap pillows, Holiday pillows

5. Book Page Wreath (Post)

book page wreath

6. Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookies (Post)

GF Peanut Butter Cookies

7. Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pie (Post)

gluten-free pumpkin pie

8. DIY Wedding Ideas from Our Wedding (Post)

chamgpagne wedding linens, champagne wedding

9. Decorative Buttons from Old Magnets (Post)

button magnets

10. Gluten-Free Pumpkin Harvest Cupcakes (Post)

pumpkin desserts, gluten-free pumpkin, pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting

Thank you for making this year so amazing! I can’t wait to see what 2012 brings :)

 

About Taryn Whiteaker

Hi! I’m Taryn! The voice behind Taryn Whiteaker Designs. I launched this brand over 11 years ago when I became a stay-at-home mom. What started as a small craft and mom blog eventually grew into a full time design and DIY site. My goal has always been to inspire others (especially women!) with design ideas, DIY tutorials, entertaining ideas and give you the tools you need to complete them yourself!

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  1. René says

    December 29, 2011 at 6:34 am

    Those burlap pillows are adorable!

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  2. Mariah @ Giggles Galore says

    December 30, 2011 at 8:53 pm

    I am stopping by from Tatertots and Jello – what a great recap. I adore the book page wreath and the pink tutu post!

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