Kristin from Homespun with Love created a decorative white reed diffuser to freshen up her mantel for the remainder of the summer months. Kristin picked up her all supplies at good ol’ Wal-mart, making this a pretty thrifty project. She first spray painted a clear glass jar white with several light coats and then added [...Read More]
Decorative White Reed Diffuser
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]
Red and Silver Ornament Christmas Garland
Here’s another Christmas in July project to bring a little winter respite after a scorching hot summer day! Susan from Between Naps on the Porch created some gorgeous ornament bedazzled garland to wrap around the columns outside her house. She started with pre-lit outdoor garland and attached plastic ornaments with green-coated wire. If you don’t [...Read More]
Beach Driftwood Mirror
Emily at The Wicker House turned driftwood collected on a beach vacation into the perfect summertime mirror. Emily stashed similarly sized pieces of driftwood into her purse during each trip to the beach until she had quite the collection. Once back home she adhered the wood to an inexpensive mirror using Gorilla Glue. The rustic [...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]
Felt Christmas Tree Advent Calendar
Lauren from Hamm Family Adventures devoted a whole lotta hours last Christmas to creating a wall-sized advent calendar out of felt. Lauren’s advent is completely hand stitched, from the detailed Christmas scenes on each pocket to the edges of the tree itself. She was fortunate to have a friend who embroidered the numbers and Lauren’s [...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]
