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The Frugal Homemaker

Your guide to turning your house into a home... one DIY project and yard sale find at a time

DIY Christmas Skis made from Picket Fence Pickets

December 6, 2019

How to make DIY decorative skis for from a picket fence picket I’m back today to show you how I made the decorative skis on my ski lodge inspired Christmas mantel! Did you guess what they were made from?  If you have been following my blog you know last summer I picked up a truckload […]

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Ski Lodge Inspired Farmhouse Christmas Mantel

November 26, 2019

So excited to share my Christmas mantel with you today!  It is one of my favorite places to decorate and I had fun creating some different things for it this year. I knew months ago that I wanted to feature skis, sleds, and ice skates in my Christmas décor this year after finding a pair […]

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Plaid and Shiplap Farmhouse Christmas mantel

December 7, 2018

Plaid, shiplap, tobacco baskets, greenery, and vintage items all adore my Christmas mantel and I think even Joanna Gaines would be proud!   So excited to share all the details of my Christmas mantel with you today! Oh how I wish I really could deck the walls with lots of shiplap!  😉 I actually flipped […]

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Red and festive Christmas mantel with DIY lit canvas

December 9, 2015

One of my favorite places to decorate (and share with you!) is my mantel!  And I just love my Christmas mantel this year. I usually sort of already have a mapped out plan in my head of what I want to do way ahead of time but this year I really had no clue except […]

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Red, white, and green Christmas mantel (gift bag turned into Christmas art!)

December 22, 2014

It’s a cold, dreary day outside… but inside our home it is merry and bright and oh so cozy!  I am so in love with this view from the kitchen as I am busy baking up Christmas treats today.  I had a little bit different plan for this year’s Christmas mantel but time and materials […]

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Red and JOYful Christmas mantel with natural elements

December 23, 2013

Running out of time to share the rest of my Christmas décor with you!  I know some of you have been waiting and wanting to see my Christmas mantel… so here it is! I had planned to do something totally different but ran out of time to make that happen.  But I really do like […]

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Christmas Project gallery

December 4, 2013

Before I jump headfirst into sharing with you all of my Christmas décor this year, I thought you might want to see what I did last year.  I am seeing these projects get pinned all over Pinterest   And since I lack the ability and time to put together some extremely organized and functional DIY project […]

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“O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree…”

December 13, 2012

So excited to share our Christmas tree this year with you just in time to link up at with Sarah at Thrifty Décor Chick for her her annual Christmas tree linky party. This year’s theme was to do everything in the living room, the mantel and tree, in all neutrals – cream, brown, silver, gold, […]

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Placemat pillow tutorial + my favorite Christmas vignette

December 11, 2012

Rhoda is having a Christmas vignette linky party over at Southern Hospitality and it just turns out this little area on my hearth is my favorite vignette this year.  What’s a vignette you ask?  Dictionary.com says it is “any small, pleasing picture or view.”  I just love this little area – the bench, the pillows, […]

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DIY Burlap + Lace Stockings

December 7, 2012

I am back to share another post in our “A Homemade Christmas” series!  I hope you have been enjoying this series as much as I have!  Laine, Christa, and Heather have been inspiring me with some great projects!  You can catch up on all the posts on the series at the end of this post. […]

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Hi!  My name is Christina . . .

I love doing simple, frugal things to make our house feel like HOME! Come learn along with me how to have a beautiful home on a budget.

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