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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

Fall mantel {decorated with reclaimed pallet wood}

September 25, 2012

Fall Mantel

I am so excited to FINALLY share my fall mantel with you! For some reason this was the hardest mantel for me to put together.  In fact what you are seeing is take 4 or 5 (I lost count!).  I think I was trying to force myself not use orange at the beginning, then I […]

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Friday Frugal Finds: wagon wheel planter, lanterns for 50¢, Ball jars, and more!

September 21, 2012

Hey!  I am sure you have been on pins and needles since last Saturday waiting to see what was in that teaser picture I posted from my yard sale shopping adventures.  Ok, maybe not, but maybe you were a little curious! Here’s the teaser picture I posted last week on facebook: It started just like […]

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Coming October 2012: 31 days of….

September 20, 2012

When I started my blog last year right about this time (1st year blogging anniversary coming up next week!  wow!), I published my fall mantel and then jumped into the month of October writing every day for 31 days.  The series was “31 days to decorate your home on a budget” and you can find […]

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There’s a pumpkin on my porch {Front porch decorated for Fall}

September 19, 2012

Front porch decorated for Fall via TheFrugalHomemaker.com

So we are continuing the fall décor theme this week with some outside fall décor today.  I had fun decorating my front porch to show you! Can I confess something?  I am not a very good outside decorator… at least I don’t think so.  For one, outside décor seems to cost a good bit and […]

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Fall Table {featuring items from the Better Homes & Gardens line at Wal-mart}

September 17, 2012

Fall Table @ TheFrugalHomemaker.com

I am SOOOO excited to share my fall kitchen table with you!  Sometimes decorating projects take forEVER…. and sometimes they just fall into place quickly and perfectly!  My fall mantel has been one of those trial and much error projects, but this tablescape was one of those easy, came together perfectly in minutes projects – […]

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Friday Frugal Finds: Antique shop finds

September 14, 2012

It’s Friday!  Time for me to share my frugal finds from last week with you. I didn’t do any thrift store shopping and even though I did stop by my parking lot yard sale, I left without buying anything.  Which is sad but also good sometimes too – you know what I mean??  Too many […]

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Come thrift shop with me – “I love thrifting” fall edition is coming!

September 12, 2012

So remember the fun “I love thrifting” day that I hosted back in the summer?  Rashon, aka Mr. Goodwill Hunting, started this national day and tons of people got together in cities all around the country to “thrift” together. We had so much fun and found some great stuff (check out my recap with pictures […]

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20 things I love about fall

September 10, 2012

Woke up this morning and it was 60 degrees… then the morning got even better as I enjoyed two leftover pumpkin muffins and a cup of Hazelnut coffee.  Fall is definitely in the air and I am. in. LOVE. once again. So I thought I might kick off this week by sharing with you 20 […]

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Friday Frugal Finds–games, scarfs, and vintage finds +$10 off $10 purchase at Lowe’s!

September 7, 2012

I had fun thrift shopping with a friend last Wednesday.  We hit up Value Village on their half-price day which was crazy and fun at the same time.  I got 2 games for $1.41 each.  And 2 scarfs that were half off so I paid $0.99, and $1.25 each. Then I shopped at my parking […]

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Dried Hydrangea wreath {fall wreath} + our updated entryway

September 5, 2012

I am excited to share my first fall-ish project with you!  Something happens when August comes to a close and September begins… I start longing for fall.  And it seems get worse every year.  Are you longing for fall and starting fall projects yet? So onto my project.  A friend and I did some thrift […]

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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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