Top 30 DIY Posts in 2008 H1

Social communities and blogosphere have liberated creativity for DIY lovers, and this list celebrates the top 30 DIY posts in 2008 (so far).  The ranking is based on our TrendHunter.com traffic. 

Granted the #1 rank post will make you gag and question its DIY relevance, but hey… the rest of the list is pretty fun.

This is one of many features in our new FREE Micro Trend Reports section.

Top 30 DIY Posts

1. Breast Milk Soap - DIY Beauty Products

While the thought of breast milk cheese made me gag, I can handle the thought of using breast milk soap… although if faced with a choice, I’d still take my regular Dove bar.

The organic cleansing bars… [More]

2. Top 18 Innovative Business Cards - Creative Self-Branding (SUPER GALLERY)

Marketing yourself is an essential part of becoming successful in the modern world, and having a cutting edge business card is a crucial component. That being aid, standing out from the crowd isn’t so… [More]

3. Top 15 Creative Cakes + Instructables Contest (SUPER GALLERY)

Scrap tradition, get creative! These cakes are ultra innovative!

Some people follow recipes, but really creative people know that the best thing they could ever bake comes from tossing the book aside… [More]

4. Sexy DIY Advertising Reveals the Truth Behind Chocolate (VIDEO)

I’m tired of traditional advertising that insults my intelligence. Too often, ads are one-way messages from brands telling consumers what to purchase through overt campaigns that depend on boring stereotypes… [More]

5. DIY Flying Machine - Individual Lifting Vehicle Kit

The Performance Aviation Manufacturing Group (PAM) plans to sell the Individual Lifting Vehicle (ILV) as a kit. As in… insert A to B and snap in place. The machine is said to have reached a maximum height… [More]

6. High Fashion DIY - Vogue Knitting (GALLERY)

Will knitting become hip again? It almost looks that way. Not only are celebrities doing it, but it’s being featured in fashion magazines too.

As more people turn to their own hands to create the fashions… [More]

7. Top 25 Eco Chic Styles - Organic Beauty & Fashion (SUPER GALLERY)

If you think being eco-friendly means you have to dress in Birkenstocks and wear boring, beige organic cottons and hemp, you have been severey misinformed.

The new movement being called Eco-Chic is sweeping… [More]

8. Your Photos as Wallpaper - Myfotowall (GALLERY)

Remember those super cheesy murals of tropical beaches or forests? The retro decor could become hip again thanks to Myfotowall, a site that lets you customize wallpaper with your own photographs.

It’s… [More]

9. Green Creative Interior Design - Alternating Tread Bookcase Stair (GALLERY)

Interior designers are increasignly looking at stairs for a multi-function creative space saving design. Joining the “Library Staircase” we featured a while back is this eco-friendly stairs design that… [More]

10. DIY Graffiti Keyboards - Custom K3YB04RD

Who says you have to shell out hundreds of dollars on an Optimus Maximus keyboard to have a colorful unique one?

Any plain keyboard coupled with a mix of marker pens, paint, stickers, assorted decor and… [More]

11. Top 11 Custom Shoes - Artistic & DIY Footwear (SUPER GALLERY)

One of the biggest movements in fashion footwear is giving customers the opportunity to customize. Both in store and online personalization are now options being offered by a number of shoe companies.… [More]

12. 1st Greener Gadgets Conference - Winners + Highlights (VIDEO)

Green technology is red hot these days, and not to be outdone by the fashion industry in New York city, it had its own fashion show at the first Greener Gadgets Conference with an assortment of exotic… [More]

13. Cake on a Stick - DIY Cakesicle

These little treats may look like pink lollipops at first glance, but trying to suck on them might not work so well; they’re soft as cake!

Cakesicles are actually easy to make; all you need is cake mix… [More]

14. Luxury DIY Furniture - Contemporary Woodwork Classes (GALLERY)

If you really love woodworking, you now have the opportunity to take classes to learn to create art pieces like these ones in gallery.

The featured pieces from FineFurniture.com are a good sample of the… [More]

15. Build Your Own Bag - Design A Timbuk2 Eco-Tote or Laptop Bag (GALLERY)

By now you must know how hot eco-totes; millions of grocery shoppers have boycotted plastic bags altogether, bringing environmentally friendly ones with them instead. You’ve also heard the boring black… [More]

16. DIY Footwear - SimpleShoes.com (VIDEO)

This is ridiculous! I think I am going to order a pair. STITCH-IT is the do it yourself shoe.

You can buy a pair of shoes that you’ve designed yourself for $65.00 from SimpleShoes.com, or you can check… [More]

17. Autodialling Business Cards - Instructables DIY Guide

Edible business cards are cool, but we’ve been waiting for something more hi-tech in the realm of innovative business tools. How could anyone not delight in the futuristic functionality of these Autodialling… [More]

18. Top 22 Things You Can Knit - Purls of Creativity (SUPER GALLERY)

Knitting isn’t just for grannies who knit scarves and socks anymore. If you look at this Super Gallery of the top knit items featured on Trend Hunter, you’d realize some of this is way too cutting edge… [More]

19. DIY Children’s Books - Tikatok (VIDEO)

Tikatok is a social network that lets your kids design their own books, insert their stories, share and treasure with friends and family online.

What an awesome, awesome, awesome idea. There are a lot… [More]

20. Amphibious Taxi Service - Osaka Mizukaido 808

We’ve seen a number of amphibious vehicles in 2007 like the Humdinga and the sQuba. Up till now, price constraints have kept these water-loving autos in the garages of the wealthy. A taxi service, Osaka… [More]

21. DIY Luxury Bathroom - Kolpa-San Whimsical Bath Fixtures (GALLERY)

Aren’t these bath shelves and accessories just the cutest things you’ve seen? And they are very affordable too. Ask at your bath wholesaler where you can buy Kolpa-san U (You) fixtures.

They’re a do-it-yourself… [More]

22. Pink Sugar After Dinner – DIY Cotton Candy at Kenka, NYC (GALLERY)

A hip Japanese restaurant in New York has put an innovative spin on the after dinner treat. Instead of passing out mints or little chocolates after a meal of gyozo and okonomiyaki, the East Village restaurant… [More]

23. Comprehensive Video DIY Site - Wonder How To (VIDEO)

With the rise in popularity of do it yourself (DIY) projects, a surge in internet how-to instructions has emerged to teach the insatiably curious everything from how to build your own flying machine, make… [More]

24. DIY Status Bags - Printable Hermes Kelly (GALLERY)

Stop fantasizing about owning the much-worshiped Hermes Kelly bag and get one of your own! This is even better than buying it from the boutique because you actually get to customize it by choosing the… [More]

25. DIY Bridge-Inspired Bike Frame - Brano Meres’s 2.7 Pound Creation (GALLERY)

This bridge-inspired bicycle frame was handmade from cable and carbon fiber rods connected with epoxy resin. It took engineer, Brano Meres, 300 hours to complete his “C-Thru Road Frame”. All in all, it… [More]

26. Hip Knits - Emmanuelle Esther Knitted Accessories (GALLERY)

I absolutely love Emmanuelle Esther sweet knitted accessories.  The French designer’s knitted range of headpieces, ring and bangles is just further confirmation that grandma was way cooler than you ever… [More]

27. $1,300 DIY Bag - Fendi Artist Baguette Bag (GALLERY)

Have you ever looked at an expensive design and thought to yourself, ‘I could do a better job myself.’? Well, if you are feeling creative and have $1,300 laying around, famous fashion brand Fendi has… [More]

28. DIY Home Night Clubs - Disco Designer (VIDEO)

If you like the idea of installing a European-style, in-home lounge and your very own disco at home, Disco Designer will be more than happy to help. The business, which has an online store, will install… [More]

29. DIY Sparkly Text - Animated Webfitti (VIDEO)

Obviously you want to showcase your name or announce your brand in style, but did you know you could do it with animated sparkle? While you’ve probably seen this on other sites years ago, now you can have… [More]

30. Guerrilla Gardeners - Seed Bombs for Green Rebels (VIDEO)

Frustrated that so much potential green space was being wasted in their cities, groups of “guerrilla gardeners” have organized late night sneak outs which involve planting miniature gardens around town.… [More]