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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

Vintage or Eclectic decorated mantel {1 mantel decorated 5 ways series}

August 21, 2013

Day #3 and mantel #3! Today is more of a collected look – one where you can showcase a few of your favorite things or pieces of your favorite collections.  And it has a vintage feel because of the old window, blue ball jars, old grapevine wreath, old Pepsi crate, and antique scale. I used […]

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Modern styled all-season decorated mantel {1 mantel decorated 5 ways series}

August 20, 2013

Back with day 2 of the mini series – “1 mantel decorated 5 ways in 5 days” Today I am sharing more of a modern/contemporary/clean version of an all season decorated mantel.  At least as modern as this non-modern girl can get! Simple, more sleek accessories.   I left the hearth very simple with some baskets […]

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Traditional mantel with a touch of glam {1 mantel decorated 5 ways}

August 19, 2013

I am so excited to bring you this mini-series this week!  I have been wanting to do this for a while and I am glad that I could finally put it together.  For the next 5 days I plan to share with you some mantel decorating tips in a series entitled, “1 mantel decorated 5 […]

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Friday Frugal Finds: glassware, pillow and chevron throw

August 16, 2013

I didn’t a chance to shop yard sales last weekend  – we went white water rafting with our Sunday School class on Saturday instead.  Even though I have been many times this time was the most adventurous!  From starting out on the river in pouring down rain, which then made the river higher/faster so it […]

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15+ DIY Burlap Wreath ideas

August 14, 2013

So can I say the word, FALL, yet?  I know, I know… I am probably the last one wanting it to be fall as I am hanging on to a summer I didn’t have for all its worth.  And it certainly isn’t even feeling like fall in the south yet and won’t be for quite […]

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Friday Frugal Finds–1/2 price day at Value Village

August 9, 2013

Last week was 1/2 price Wednesday at Value Village.  I posted some furniture pieces that I saw on Instgram and facebook and you guys totally loved them! One was this headboard that I said you could totally make into a bench too. Or paint it/distress it in some fun color and it would look amazing […]

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Haven Conference–my trip to a blogging conference last week

August 8, 2013

Whew…. I am sorry to have been absent around there recently.  I have been having ALL kinds of site issues behind the scenes as you may have noticed if you visited the site and couldn’t get it to come up.  But I have switched web hosts and made some other changes and I think everything […]

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Friday Frugal Finds: pillows, napkin rings, and more décor (+ link-up party!)

August 2, 2013

Happy Friday!  Which means it is time for Friday Frugal Finds again!  I found a couple things last week I wanted to share with you. Picked up these napkin rings – 6 white ceramic ones for $1.00 and 4 metal ones for $1.00.  I plan to spray paint the gold ones some fun color. At […]

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DIY pretty Bobby pins

August 1, 2013

Thought I would share a little craft/fashion project I did recently.  I needed some new pretty bobby pins to wear in my hair so I took a trip back down the scrapbook aisle at Hobby Lobby. Back during my 31 days of Pinterest project series I showed you some bobby pins I made with some […]

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Organizing my craft supplies with Rubbermaid All Access Organizers

July 23, 2013

This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™ and Home Depot & Rubbermaid, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #AllAccessOrganizers http://cmp.ly/3/8vNxcO I love organization and love to have an organized home.  I just don’t always make it happen, or know how to make it happen in […]

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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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