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First Rate Second Hand Thrift Store Crafts
I love heading to the thrift store and checking out what I can get for my home for cheap! It’s so much fun to take old things and repurpose them into something newer! What’s even better is that a majority of these thrift store crafts are super easy to make and even cheaper. Who doesn’t like that! Take a look at these awesome thrift store crafts below. Thrift Store Craft Ideas For an easy thrift store craft idea, turn an old set of kitchen canisters into something a little more suitable for the decade with a coat of chalkboard paint. Cover the surface of the canisters in a few layers of chalkboard…
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DIY Valentine’s Yard Decor Your Neighbors Will Envy
Valentine’s Day is only about a month away and after I FINALLY took down all of my Christmas decorations yesterday, I was happy to get all of my Valentine’s Day decor up. And not only do I love to decorate the inside of my house for Valentine’s Day, but I love to decorate my yard as well! Check out a few of my favorite DIY Valentine’s yard decor ideas. DIY Valentine’s Yard Decor With Stakes You can do just about anything with a set of yard stakes. To make it perfect for the holidays, I recommend creating your own conversation hearts as described in this tutorial. I recommend cutting them out of…
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Fall In Love With These Irresistible Valentine’s Sewing Projects
Valentine’s Day will be here before we know it and I am ecstatic because Valentine’s Day is one of my very favorite holidays. It’s so much fun to create your own DIY projects for the holiday season. I don’t know about you, but I can’t get enough holiday home decor! This year, I am focusing on hand-sewn Valentine’s sewing projects for the holiday, and I’ve scoured the internet for some of the very best ideas. Keep reading below to find out what they are so that you can make them yourself. Valentine’s Sewing Projects: Gift Ideas Using pieces of scrap fabric (that are appropriate for the holiday, of course)…
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Oh Scrap! DIY 2×4 Christmas Decor
I just love it when I can create beautiful Christmas decorations out of things that I already have laying around the house. If you’re like me, you probably have tons of scrap material leftover from your various DIY projects, and it’s always nice to put that stuff to good use. Today, I’m targeting my scrap wood pile with these awesome DIY 2×4 Christmas decor pieces. Take a look at my favorite ideas below! Oh Scrap! DIY 2×4 Christmas Decor DIY Ho Ho Ho This project is simple! All you’ll need is one full-sized 2×4. Now, paint the wood red and stencil in a holiday greeting like “ho ho ho.” You…
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Rustic Birch Wood Christmas Decor Crafts
Homemade Christmas decor is so fun to create. Especially when you can do so with things found around the house. This season, I have been all about birch wood Christmas decor. There’s something about it that looks so perfectly rustic and appropriate for the holiday season. Keep reading below to see how to create your own birch wood Christmas decor. These DIY decorations are so easy! Rustic Birch Wood Christmas Decor Crafts Bundle Of Birch Wood Logs Looking for an easy birch wood DIY? Try this awesome project! Take a bundle of birch wood logs (found at Michaels) and display them in a wooden crate. This looks a little more…
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Fantastic Window Decor For Fall (That Martha Stewart Will Want To Steal)
One of my favorite places to decorate my home for fall is my windows. It’s a blast to fill the windowsills full of little trinkets that scream Fall. I especially like to decorate my windows for Fall, because oftentimes, they can be seen from the street and little touches like this just make my home so much more fit for the season. Keep reading for a few of my favorite window decor ideas for Fall. Fantastic Window Decor For Fall (That Martha Stewart Will Want To Steal) Decorate The Windowboxes You can decorate the inside of your windows for Fall, but you can decorate the outside of them, too! Fill…
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Halloween Crafts That Use Glow In The Dark Paint
I love a good Halloween craft project, and so do my kids! It’s so fun just to spend a few hours together crafting a fun project on the weekends. We are bracing for a cool and rainy fall weekend ahead and I am planning on entertaining my kiddos with these fun Halloween crafts made from glow-in-the-dark paint. Halloween Crafts That Use Glow In The Dark Paint Glow in The Dark Pumpkins Instead of letting my youngest kids carve pumpkins, we like to paint pumpkins instead. That way, we can still get creative with a pumpkin design, but we aren’t left picking the inside of the pumpkin out of the carpet.…
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Must Have Items For Fall Porch Decorating
Fall is just around the corner and I am so ready to say goodbye to the hot days of Summer. I’m eager for chilly nights, warm flannels, and apple cider everything! Though I haven’t begun decorating my porch quite yet, I usually start incorporating fall decor around the middle of September. I begin with only a few of my favorite must-have fall porch decorating items before putting together an elaborate porch for Halloween. Are you inspired to do the same? Here are my must-have items for fall porch decorating. With these, your options are endless! Must Have Items For Fall Porch Decorating Hay Bales Purchase a hay bale or a…
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DIY Cement Crafts
You can make just about anything with a little cement! All you need is the right kind of cement mix, a form, and a little bit of time. And if you catch it before it dries, cement is pretty easy to clean up, too. If you’re itching for a fun craft that only requires a few hours of actual labor, I suggest you try one of these easy DIY cement crafts today! DIY Cement Crafts Cement Vases Use an old soda bottle (of any size desired) as a form to create these modern cement vases. You’ll also need a smaller bottle, to create the part of the vase that the…
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Do You Know How To Press Petals
Pressing flower petals was one of my favorite things to do as a young child. It was amazing what kind of artwork you could create just by using a few tools found around the house and a couple of your favorite flower petals. If you’ve always wanted to learn how to press petals of flowers, use this how-to guide. This tutorial will have you starting flower crafts left and right! Let’s get started. Here’s What You’ll Need To Press Petals: -Flowers (the variety of your choice!) -Phone book (or another heavy book for pressing!) -Parchment Paper -Weights (if needed) Step One: For the prettiest pressed flowers, I find it best…
