Tatertots and Jello: My Top Posts of 2021

Hi, friends! Can you believe that 2021 is almost over? This year has flown by as we were in the middle of huge remodeling projects most of the year. I also went back to school, started a side business with our newly listed airbnb basement apartment, one daughter moved down the street, my son moved to Portland and we just tried to enjoy every moment that we could together as a family! In between I created some of my favorite projects on the site. It’s always so fun to go back and see all of the posts! In 2021 I posted over 100 projects as well as over 200 Instagram posts and reels PLUS I started a new Tik Tok channel which has been super fun!

Top 20 Posts of 2021

I originally was only going to feature my top 10 projects of the year, but as I was going through the posts, with over 100, I couldn’t narrow it down to only 10 so I whittled it down to my favorite 18. If you are here from Clean and Scentsible, welcome!! Aren’t Jenn’s projects so inspiring? I just love Jenn! Be sure to follow the links to each site to see some amazing DIY ideas you can make in 2022!!

Be Mine Valentine’s Day Mantel

This Valentin’s Day mantel was my top post of 2021. It also went viral on Tik Tok before I understood what a great channel that is! Seriously, if you are on Tik Tok, let’s connect! And if you think Tik Tok is just for your 13 year old child, think again! There are some amazing DIY and recipe creators on there!

DIY Giant Wood Snowflake

Making wood snowflakes is so fun. I created a giant snowflake for my winter mantel. I also have a tutorial on the cutest DIY Snowflake Wreath, including the cut measurements and angles!

Yarn-Wrapped Cardboard Hearts

These yarn-wrapped hearts are super easy to make and you can use them in so many different ways! I put them in jars as a centerpiece but you can also string them together as a garland!

January De-Clutter Challenge

January is my favorite because I do an annual clutter challenge where we clean our whole homes by tackling ONE area each day. By the end of the month you have a fully clean and organized home! My new challenge starts on January 1st – I hope you will join us this year!

A Small Bathroom that is BIG on Organization

One of my favorite remodel projects this year was our master bedroom and bathroom remodel. We spent two years living in our attic while we remodeled the rest of our home. So it was such a joy to have a normal bedroom again! Our master bedroom is very large which I love, but the adjoining bathroom is super small and there was no way to make it bigger. So I took what I had and added as much space as I could by carving out shelves between the studs in our wall as well as adding a super huge medicine chest in the wall.

How to Use an Egg Bite Maker

Something that I did during the covid lockdowns was adopt a keto lifestyle. I continued keto in 2021 and shared more keto recipes. Making egg bites is my favorite!

Easy Spring Footed Centerpiece

In the Spring I shared a simple footed centerpiece idea. I used paper from my American Crafts line and I love the fresh feeling it brought to our family room.

DIY Beehives

Over the summer I became obsessed with making rope beehives. They are so easy to make and you can make them in any size. I used those disposable containers that garden plants come in as the base.

Airbnb Coffee Bar Cart

As our airbnb apartment came close to completion I upcycled a little cart I found at an estate sale into a coffee bar for the apartment and created a free printable coffee bar sign. Our airbnb space was so fun to design and now that little side business is fun to run and gives me additional income to keep remodeling the upstairs of our home! We are almost all the way booked out through May and I love meeting people from all over the world! We had a guest and his daughter stay over Christmas that traveled from Italy!

DIY Botanical Wall with 6 Free Prints

In the Spring I became obsessed with a botanical wall from Annie Selke. Of course if I had bought the prints from that site it would have cost me several thousand dollars to recreate the botanical wall. So I found open-source botanical watercolors and cleaned them up to create my version! I have the 6 prints on my site for free if you want to make your own botanical wall!

Keto Lemon Bars

I recreated my childhood lemon bars in a keto-friendly recipe which takes the carbs from 26 per bar down to four net carbs!

Summer Cottage Tour

As the biggest remodeling projects came to a close, I rediscovered my love of color and how to use it in our 1891 home. My spring cottage tour is full of color and whimsical ways to use it for spring and summer!

DIY Decoupage Coasters

I needed some coasters for our airbnb, so I decoupaged some paper from my American crafts line for easy coasters!

Our New Airbnb

We listed our airbnb in September and we’ve been almost completely booked ever since! I am so happy with how it turned out! You can tour the whole space on this post!

Toilet Paper Pumpkins

In the fall I made toilet paper pumpkins. I elevated the shape by adding old towels around the centers. They are so fun to make. I made some in so many different sizes and added fabric that matched my DIY fall pillow covers!

Boho Cottage Fall Mantel

One of my favorite ways to decorate for seasons is our new fireplace! For fall in 2021 I added some warm and cozy elements!

Halloween Crow Tablescape

I love upcycling items from years past into new projects. In 2020 I created a “haunted forest” porch with lots of crows. In 2021 I took those crows and created a Halloween tablescape! I love how spooky it looked!

A New Deck in Under 30 Minutes

Another thing I love doing is partnering with innovative small businesses! I knew I wanted to create a deck to the side of the airbnb entrance. As I was researching decks that withstand snow and rain I stumbled upon UDecx. It’s a decking system that fits together with no tools required. It’s easy to assemble and it’s portable too! We built our deck in under 30 minutes!

Whimsical Cottage Holiday Tour

The last post is our whimscal cottage holiday tour. I ordered dozens of honeycomb paper balls and used them to decorate our tree, on our staircase banisters and in my new office makeover!

Next Top Posts Stop

Thanks for checking out my top posts of 2021! Next on the tour is Shauna at Satori for Living. Head over to see Shauna’s top posts!

The Top Posts of 2021

This week is my friends and I are sharing our Top Posts of 2021! You can visit their articles and see the year’s most popular content by using the links below the images.

The Happy Housie

Dans le Lakehouse

Clean & Scentsible

tatertots and jello

Satori Design for Living

Casa Watkins Living

A Pretty Life in the Suburbs

Sincerely, Marie Designs

She Gave it a Go

So Much Better With Age

Maison de Cinq

The Tattered Pew

Deeply Southern Style

Let’s Connect!

I’ve been blogging for almost 14 years and my favorite thing during all of those years has been connecting with people from all over the world! I love seeing YOUR ideas! Let’s connect and get creative together! I share behind-the-scenes ideas, giveaways and inspiring projects on my Instagram channel at @tatertotsandjello! And be sure to check out Tik Tok for amazing recipe and DIY videos! I’m @tatertotsandjello on Tik Tok!

More of My Top Posts

Here are the top posts from other years too if you want to check them out!

Best Projects of 2020

Best Projects from 2019

Have a Creative Day!

xoxo

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Tatertots and Jello Top 10 Most Popular Blog Ideas 2020

I love sharing simple ways to make your life easier and more beautiful. It’s so fun to think up ideas throughout the year. This year we were in the middle of our big 1891 home remodel. So a lot of the ideas I shared were things I was working on with the remodel.

Tomorrow I will be sharing MY favorite posts from 2020 — crafts, recipes and seasonal decorating ideas!

#10 Blog Idea — Removable Wallpaper Tips and Tricks

Removable Wallpaper Tips and Tricks

I fell in love with removable wallpaper in 2020. It started in my craft room/office makeover. I wallpapered two of the walls in that room. Then I wallpapered our entryway, our kitchen nook and the back hallway! I love removable wallpaper because it is easy to apply and it’s temporary. So it’s a great solution for temporary solutions. I learned a lot while I was wallpapering the areas and I shared all of the information in this post. I also shared a post with my favorite removable wallpapers!

Most Popular Blog Ideas

#9 Blog Idea — Ways to Bring Color to Your Farmhouse or Cottage Home

Most Popular Blog Ideas

Ways to Bring Color to Your Cottage Home

One of the things I love most is COLOR. It turns out that there are a lot of people that do too. My COLORFUL ideas always do well. In the Spring I shared some easy ways to bring COLOR into cottage and farmhouse homes. Some of the ideas I shared were a colorful succulent ladder garden and our Spring Mantel. We built a NEW mantel and shiplapped two of the walls in the family room. It was fun to share colorful ideas against our new mantel.

#8 Blog Idea — Hanging Patio Garden

Make a Hanging Patio Garden

Once the weather got warmer I tacked our back patio area. I added a black and white checked rug and decor. Since we live downtown, we don’t have a lot of land so I maximized the planting space by creating a hanging patio garden in the back patio. I spray painted pots and hung boards so that I could use the vertical space. We ended up spending TONS of time in our back patio during quarantine with my daughter being home-schooled. It was nice to have flowers blooming in our patio.

#7 Blog Idea — Simple Garden Planter Box

How to Make a Simple Garden Planter Box

During quarantine, I learned how to make no-knead bread, my own pasta and I built a simple planter box for our yard. I also shared a lot of different and creative garden ideas and people LOVED it! We loved eating our own veggies this summer. Next year we plan to build another planter box to match the one we made!

#6 Blog Idea — Black and White Craft Room Remodel

How I Store My Craft and Office Supplies

One of the first projects I tackled this year was turning the front living room into a big office/craft room. It’s the place where I work everyday and it’s a great space where my kids also do projects. I turned one wall into a computer nook, wallpapered two walls and gave the 1891 fireplace a modern update with peel-and-stick tile! I also share how I organize all of my DIY and craft supplies in my DreamBox!

#5 Blog Idea — Pink and Red Valentine’s Day Porch

Pink and Red Valentine’s Day Porch Ideas

One of the things I love most about out new (old) home is our wrap-around front porch. It is fun to decorate. One of the most popular porches I did this year was our Valentine’s porch. I used some felt hearts from the Dollar Tree to create a pretty garland above the door. And a simple wood sign.

#4 Blog Idea — Turn a Closet into a Pantry

Turn a Closet into a Pantry

Before our back pantry was done I turned a coat closet in our kitchen into a little pantry to store some of our larger kitchen appliances and food storage. I wallpapered the little closet and it turned out so great. From all of the feedback I received, it turns out that there are a lot of people that don’t have dedicated pantries. And this project was really popular!

#3 Blog Idea — Laundry Room Storage Hacks

Laundry Room Storage Hacks

One of the big projects we completed this year was a NEW laundry room! We turned a back room behind our kitchen into two rooms — a big pantry and a new laundry room! While I was researching this project I did a lot of research on how to get the most storage possible in a small space. I shared the post and a lot of people enjoyed it.

#2 Blog Idea — Best Bathroom Tile Ideas

Modern Farmhouse Tile Ideas

We have 5 bathrooms we are remodeling or building from scratch at our new (old) home. So I spent a lot of time researching bathroom tile ideas and I shared all of my research. This post went viral and it is my #2 post from 2020.

#1 Blog Idea — How to Paint Window Frames Black

How to Paint Window Frames Black

One of the first projects I tackled last January was painting our window frames black. love the look! And I did a lot of research on wha types of frames you can paint and what kind of paint and prep you should do to be successful. This post happened to be one of my top posts of the year.

More Favorite Crafts and Ideas

Tomorrow I will share MY favorite projects — crafts, DIY and recipes! 2020 an unforgettable year for a lot of reasons. I loved it because we were able to spend more time home together this year and we were able to work on restoring our 1891 home which was so fun! I hope you will. continue to follow along with me as we continue to work on our old home. We have SO many projects planned for 2021. It’s going to be so fun!!

Tatertots and Jello Social Channels

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More Favorite Blog Posts

Here are some amazing favorite blog posts from a few talented friends!

Happy Happy Nester My Popular Recipes and Crafts

Janine is one of my favorite people. Her handmade flower wreaths are amazing. You need to check out her white winter wonderland home she shared during the holidays! ‘

My 100 Year Old Home Top Ten Posts

Leslie has a gorgeous home. She makes gorgeous handmade wreaths and crafts, plus recipes too!

The DIY Mommy – Top 10 Favourite Posts of 2020

Christina shares amazing DIY ideas and her videos are great! She has an awesome YouTube channel too where she shares step-by-step tutorials!

Thistlewood Farms Top 10 Projects

KariAnne’s home is incredible and you will love her handmade ideas! She’s always a favorite!

Did you have a favorite project YOU made this year? Share it with us in the comments. I would love to see it!

xoxo

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Best Friday Features!

Welcome back to the Best Friday Feature Party! We have so much fun every week, and we hope you do too!

We’ve been pinning more projects than ever to our Pinterest boards and are continuing to feature our weekly favorites. And I’m going to be doing more idea round-ups than ever!

Here are our favorite projects from last week:

My favorite project this week is this Easy DIY Personalized Doormat from Anika’s DIY Life!

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Here’s what I’ve been busy with this week!

Kids Pancake Party + Lemon Ricotta Pancake with Blueberry Sauce Recipe 

 Kids Pancake Party Printables!

I also shared Free Kids Summer Reading Log Printables!

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CleverMade sent me a really cool picnic set to take down to the concerts in our neighborhood. I loved it so much I asked if I could give one away to YOU!!

And they also gave me a SPECIAL discount code you can use!!

TaterTots20 for 20% purchases made from www.clevermade.com valid through July 31!

I love the SnapBasket Cooler because it’s so light and easy to use! And it also collapses FLAT so you can keep it in your car or store it easily in your home when you aren’t using it!  

 
CleverMade has created innovative products that help customers easily solve everyday storage problems! Now, they’re impressive roster of products has changed the way we relax as well! 
 
SnapBasket Cooler ($29.99)

• Space-saving, yet structured cooler with insulated leak proof interior
• Keeps iced beverages cold for 36 hours, making it perfect for a long day at the beach, picnics and camping trips
• Versatile cooler snaps open and hauls up to 50 cans of your favorite beverage plus ice
• Sturdy soft-sided cooler wipes clean and collapses flat in a snap, so you can store it just about anywhere

 
QuickFill AirChair ($49.99)

• Create a chair out of air, literally, QuikFill AirChair inflates in seconds
• Recliner style chair is contoured for comfort and support, great for reading a book or kicking back to relax.
• Mesh layer allows for a breathable lounging experience
• Built-in side pouch to hold a phone, keys, or drink!
• QuikFill AirChair stores super compact when not in use, comes with easy-to-carry sack!

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I can’t wait to see what YOU have been doing this week!!

I’m so excited to feature YOU!!

xoxo

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