This year, I shared dozens of DIY projects with you, ranging from easy and quick to more time-consuming and intensive enterprises. You were taken by the garden box I built in my backyard to grow my own crop of vegetables and inspired to build your own. Although, one of you pointed out that actually growing a garden might be the hard part! Check out the DIY here.

When it comes to advice on throwing your New Year's Eve party this week, look no further than party planner David Tutera, who’s planned star-studded events for the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, and Star Jones, to name a few. He's given me a few tips on ringing in the New Year with your cohorts in style.

• Create a sexy centerpiece. Tutera recommends using "every glass you own — martini glasses, wine glasses and champagne stems martini glasses, wine glasses and champagne stems — and place them down the center of your table filled with water." Then, he says to "add drops of pink food coloring in varying amounts so that there are different shades in each glass," and float votives in each glass for a colorful, sparkling centerpiece.

To hear a few more of his tips, read more

This year has been a confetti of celebrity real estate news, and thanks to the Internet gods, we've gotten a sneak peek into plenty of current and former celeb digs to gawk at. But when beloved reality star Lauren Conrad bought her first home at only 21 years old, and left her well-televised digs in the Hollywood Hills, you (and I) really went bananas, surely overwhelmed with a moderate dose of envy. Check out my posts on LC's new digs here and here.
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