Pretty Paper Bird Garland

Using cardstock and ribbon, Nancy from Owen’s Olivia made a cute bird garland to adorn her entryway table. Nancy opted for cardstock to save time and money; however, fabric would also work well. This could be a good use for all that scrap fabric piling up. I think this garland would be super cute for [...Read More]

‘Noel’ Christmas Word Art

Sarah from Life Sweet Life shared a simple knockoff last Christmas that cost her only $4 to make (compared to the $149 catalog version). Sarah bought wood letters from a craft store, gave them a coat of spray paint, and arranged them to spell NOEL. She used a bit of hot glue to hold them [...Read More]

Jingle Bell Vase Filler and Grosgrain Mat Frames

Jessica from Mad In Crafts created a Pottery Barn inspired Christmas vignette on a dollar store budget. Her tabletop décor included candle holders filled with some jingle bells and frames with red grosgrain ribbon glued inside to give the appearance of matting. Jessica’s holiday vignette cost her only a few bucks to pull together. The [...Read More]

Repurposed Outdoor Candle Lantern

You may remember the gorgeous outdoor chandelier Diane from In My Own Style created a couple weeks back. Well, some additional outdoor lighting was in order to carry the ambience throughout the yard. Diane created her own candle lantern stake using an old paint roller handle, a tuna can, and a glass hurricane. I am [...Read More]

Oil Rubbed Bronze Outdoor Candle Chandelier

Here’s a little motivation to spruce up your outdoor living space for those of you who are dragging your feet a bit. Diane from In My Own Style took a standard brass light fixture from a thrift store and transformed it into an outdoor candle chandelier for her gorgeous patio. (Please, Diane, invite me to [...Read More]

Refinished Patio Dining Table

Meg from A Little Knick Knack had been yearning for some patio furniture for quite awhile when she realized she could refurbish a used one to save a little green. The hunt began, and Meg was fortunate to find this huge real wood table for sale on Craigslist. She wasn’t deterred by the hardened gum [...Read More]

Painted Wood Easter Signs

Maria from Our Lake Life used carbon paper to transfer these Egg Hunt and Happy Easter designs onto wood and then painted them using acrylic craft paint. Maria says, “There’s nothing like Easter decorating to say HELLO spring! I love the muted spring colors and the vintage hand painted quality.” Luckily there’s still time to [...Read More]

Easter Wall Décor

Jen from Roxybonds-Scrappin’ created this adorable wall art for Easter for under $10 using a 16×20 canvas, spray paint, and some scrapbook paper. Children (and adults!) are sure to enjoy passing by this cute little chick as Easter rounds the corner!     Jen’s was inspired when she saw the Easter Yard Stakes from Pottery [...Read More]