One of the things I learned from growing up with little money is how to make things look good on the cheap. I hate spending money on wreaths so one year I made this Mod Square Wreath . Last year, I made this wreath and it turned out so cute but, unfortunately, I couldn't pucker up the tissue paper so I decided to make another one. Last years, was easy to make but the tissue paper took some time to glue. This one below took me under 10 minutes to put together and I think it will survive … [Read more...]
Dollar Store No Sew Christmas Tree Skirt
This is me at the store in the Christmas aisle: I pick up one of those beautiful eye candy Tree skirts and I admire it. I look at the price tag and I think to myself-- "I will keep this until I die so it's okay to spend $65 on this." I stick it in my cart and before I am done shopping it's out of my cart because I can't make bring myself to purchasing it. Can anyone relate? Dollar Store No Sew Christmas Tree Skirt Finally, I can have my eye candy Christmas tree skirt for $1! … [Read more...]
Home Decor: Frosted Bottles Using Salt
I am really loving spray paint these days and all the fun projects I have recycled! Frosted Bottles is my latest project. Who knew salt would be the perfect home decor craft supply for the holidays. I didn't spend any money on this because I had all of the material on hand. This is going on our dining room mantle. Actually, I can't decide if I want it on the mantle or as a center piece for our dinner table. It was really easy but just make sure you use good glue otherwise your salt will keep … [Read more...]