You’ve got to be ‘in it to win it’!

After only eight months of blogging, I was absolutely thrilled to hear I’d been nominated for BEST DIY & CRAFTS BLOG in the Amara Interior Blog Awards 2016. These prestigious awards, created by Amara, the online retailer of Luxury gifts and home accessories, are now into their third year. The number of blogs nominated and votes cast has increased exponentially each year.  This year, the awards promise to be bigger than ever.

Voting opens today!

All the nominations are in and voting opens today, Monday 8th August, and will remain open until September 9th 2016.

So if you want your favourite interior blogs to win, it’s time for you to visit the Amara Interior Blog Awards website and cast your vote!

Criteria for the best DIY and craft blog.

So what are the judges looking for in my category?

Blogs nominated in the BEST DIY AND CRAFT category may feature entire room transformations as well as individual furniture projects. They are the best blogs out there for DIY and crafts ideas & inspiration. For those that have the impressive talent of creating enviable interiors using their own bare hands and a few essential tools, these blogs are testaments to creativity.  Nominees in this category need to show insightful do-it-yourself tips and projects, each with clear step-by-step instructions for readers to carry out at home; use high-quality images alongside instructions to assist with each task, place an emphasis on creating home accessories and interior features using bare hands & tools.

Nominees in this category need to show insightful do it yourself tips and projects, each with clear step-by-step instructions for readers to carry out at home; use high-quality images alongside instructions to assist with each task, place an emphasis on creating home accessories and interior features using bare hands & tools.

Nominees in this category need to show insightful do it yourself tips and projects, each with clear step-by-step instructions for readers to carry out at home; use high-quality images alongside instructions to assist with each task, place an emphasis on creating home accessories and interior features using bare hands & tools.

Why vote for me?

I’m passionate about DIY and crafts and although these subjects aren’t the sole focus of my blog, they are an integral part of it. I’m proud of my DIY and craft posts and all of the blood, sweat, and tears that have gone into the makeovers, the photos and the writing, (which takes ages)! I’ve operated on minimal sleep for months trying to ensure I give you my very best, be it makeovers, DIY, money-saving tips or my random musings.

Whilst considering how DIY and craft influence me and my blog, I’ve come realise the last 12 months my life have been one massive DIY project and I’m not just talking about room makeovers and making soft furnishings. Ever since starting Maflingo, my blogging journey has been an exercise in Do-it-Yourself’! I’ve designed a logo. I’ve designed blog pages. Then, from the moment my blog went live, I’ve been building my social media presence, my readership and my relationship with brands.  DIY has been a constant theme, even though ‘blog DIY’ isn’t one of the criteria for this particular award!

I look at all of the amazing interior blogs out there and think, ‘I don’t stand a chance’! I’ve only been blogging for 8 months and my blog is so much broader than DIY and crafts.  How can I possibly compete?  That’s when I have to remind myself, it’s not me that has to make that decision, it’s you!

So if you like reading my blog, if you find my DIY and craft posts and tutorials useful or inspirational then vote for me!

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Maflingo DIY and craft projects: The story so far.

For those of you who may have missed them, (and for those of you who fancy a bit of revision), let’s take a look at some of the DIY and craft projects I’ve completed so far.

Click on the images below if you want to find out more:

a) Ikea hack dining room to den: The Big Reveal.

b) Ikea hack dining room to den: Finishing touches.

c) Ikea hack children’s bedroom makeover.

d) Children’s bedroom makeover finishing touches: DIY desk.

e) Maflingo on Instagram.

Not all of my DIY and craft projects have a dedicated post. Some of them can be found on my Instagram feed (@maflingoblog):

A photo posted by Jane Taylor (@maflingoblog) on Aug 3, 2016 at 9:55am PDT

Maflingo DIY and craft projects: The future.

I have some great DIY and craft posts planned in the coming weeks. Here’s a sneak peak at some of the images:

a) Emily’s bedroom makeover finishing touches: fitting funky shelves from B & Q.

b) ‘Ikea Hack’ DIY Desk tidy.

c) DIY Amplifier Pinboard Tutorial

d) Lavender bag/juggling bag Tutorial.

Handy accessories for your home. (Includes an exciting collaborative vlog with Emily Leary from ‘A Mummy Too’ to accompany the tutorial).

These easy to make pyramid lavender bags for your drawers keep your clothes smelling fresh and they look great too.

Don’t fancy lavender bags? Make some funky pyramid juggling bags instead.

Vote for me!

With so many incredible and well-established blogs out there, it’s hard for me to believe that folks would even consider voting for my little blog. Then again, I’ve put so much work and effort into my DIY and craft posts since I started blogging that it would be amazing if it were recognised.

If Maflingo is your favourite DIY AND CRAFT BLOG then I would be very grateful if you could click on the image (badge) below and vote for Maflingo:

Thank you so much!

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The Interior Blog Awards were created by Amara (here), the online retailer of luxury gifts and home accessories.

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