DIY

The DIY Diaries: Welcome!

A publication for your stories of doing all kinds of stuff yourself

paper collage by the author

Update for 2024: We are still accepting new writers! Please feel free to comment on this post at any time if you’d like to be added.

Thank you for reading the first post from The DIY Diaries, a publication designed as a home for your first-person stories about projects you’ve done yourself.

These projects could include…

• self-publishing your novel, memoir, comic, poetry collection, etc
• gardening in small or big spaces — from growing houseplants to cornfields (and related topics like seed saving, etc)
• everything handmade: zines, paper crafts, jewelry, woodworking, and really anything you love to create
• cooking, baking, dehydrating, food prep and storage, etc
• household projects like decorating, reupholstering, wallpapering, etc
• home and office organizing and cleaning
• learning a skill on your own, such as a language, an art technique, or the process to repair something
• planning an event yourself, from a tea party to a wedding
• running a small business (no moneymaking articles, but we…