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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

Christmas front porch and an easy layered Christmas wreath

December 15, 2014

I just love Christmas lights and candlelight sparkling and flickering in the night, don’t you?  Let’s take  a peek at my Christmas front porch tonight! I am loving my new Rustic DIY JOY sign (tutorial here) and so glad that now that my shutters and door are black instead of burgundy I can go crazy […]

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Friday Frugal Finds: $3 mirror, 25¢ placemats, $3 wall décor, and much more!

July 20, 2012

Lots of finds to share with you this week!   Some from yard sales and some from thrift stores.  So here goes! I stopped in quickly at Value Village with my nephew and found some good finds. Balderdash game – 60¢ Taboo game – $1.91 Scarf – 49¢ Then on Saturday I headed out yard […]

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$20 flea market dresser re-do

June 13, 2012

I am so excited to share the first furniture re-do on my blog today!  It is actually not MY first piece to do – I have done a coffee table, toy chest, and another dresser, but this is the first official piece I am sharing here with before/after pictures. I bought this dresser for $20 […]

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Friday Fun + Frugal Finds: winter clothes + lots of Flea market home décor finds!

March 2, 2012

Every Friday I share either something fun we have done that week or some frugal finds that I found the week before.  (You can see all of my previous yard sale and thrift store finds here.) I stopped in Value Village last week and found some fun winter clothes (just in time for it to […]

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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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