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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

Plaid and Cotton Farmhouse Style Christmas Tree

December 10, 2018

Happy Monday!  I’ve been so excited to share my farmhouse style cotton and plaid Christmas tree with you! You probably caught a glimpse of it in my Christmas mantel post but today, let’s show you some closer pictures and talk about some of the details. So I knew going into Christmas decorating that I wanted […]

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DIY Chalky Finish Painted Wood Christmas Ornaments

November 30, 2015

This post sponsored by DecoArt.  But all opinions expressed and crafting choices are all mine! I love adding homemade touches to my Christmas décor.  I just think it is a fun, personal way to add a bit of yourself into your décor. When I saw these wood ornaments at Michael’s I knew I wanted to […]

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Christmas at our home

December 23, 2014

Welcome to our home at Christmastime… I am not going to call this a home tour because honestly it is just a few rooms and if you have seen some “Christmas home tours” this month, and are expecting that in this post, it’s just not going to happen.  But this is OUR home at Christmas […]

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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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Red and white Christmas tree with natural elements

December 19, 2013

I have been telling you that I switched out my colors for Christmas this year and I am enjoying it!  So let me introduce you to my red, brown, and metallic Christmas tree! I picked up a bin of deep red, metallic and brown plastic ornaments last year after Christmas at Wal-Mart and that is […]

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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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DIY Burlap + Lace Christmas Tree Skirt

December 17, 2012

I am back today to show you how I made my tree skirt that I showed you in my Christmas tree post last week.  I am loving this tree skirt…. BUT, I am not sure that I will be making a ruffled one again.    It was not hard, but it was time consuming.  During […]

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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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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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