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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

How to age Terra Cotta pots with paint + a simple spring garden centerpiece

March 4, 2020

It may be raining non-stop and not exactly feel like spring outside, but that’s not stopping me from doing some gardening, planting, and spring decorating!   I had a lot of fun pulling together this simple spring centerpiece and thought I’d show you how I took some inexpensive terra cotta pots and gave them a […]

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DIY Wood Snowflake Chargers + Christmas tablescape

December 19, 2017

This post is part of a series entitled “12 DIYs of Christmas”.  You can see all the projects and post in this series here. I am so excited to share this LAST project in our 12 DIY’s of Christmas.  I hope you have gotten some inspiration and found some Christmas projects you were able to […]

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Free Christmas printable with a DIY wood frame

December 18, 2017

This post is part of a series entitled “12 DIYs of Christmas”.  You can see all the projects and post in this series here. For the 11th day of Christmas, I am showing you how to embellish a simple free Christmas printable with a wood frame! Supplies needed: free printable paint sticks stain glue I […]

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DIY Christmas Wood Star

December 14, 2017

This post is part of a series entitled “12 DIYs of Christmas”.  You can see all the projects and post in this series here. For the 10th DIY of Christmas, I created a DIY wood star! This was very easy and inexpensive to make. Here’s the supplies you will need: Five – 5 gallon paint sticks […]

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DIY Wood Slice Wreath

December 13, 2017

This post is part of a series entitled “12 DIYs of Christmas”.  You can see all the projects and post in this series here. For the 9th DIY of Christmas, I created a DIY Wood Slice Wreath! Supplies needed (affiliate links included for your convenience): log slices – you can either cut your own or […]

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DIY Snowy Christmas Farmhouse

December 12, 2017

This post is part of a series entitled “12 DIYs of Christmas”.  You can see all the projects and post in this series here. For the 8th DIY of Christmas, I created a DIY Snowy Christmas Farmhouse! Here’s what you will need (affliate links included for your convenience): paper mache house (you can find these year […]

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DIY Mason Jar Lid Christmas Ornaments

December 8, 2017

This post is part of a series entitled “12 DIYs of Christmas”.  You can see all the projects and post in this series here. For the 7th DIY of Christmas, I created DIY Mason Jar Lid Christmas Ornaments! Here’s what you will need (affiliate links included for your convenience): fabric – I used leftover fabric […]

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DIY Chalkboard Log Slice Christmas Ornaments

December 4, 2017

This post is part of a series entitled “12 DIYs of Christmas”.  You can see all the projects and post in this series here. For the 4th DIY of Christmas, I created DIY Chalkboard Log Slice Ornaments! I have wanted to make log slice ornaments for a long time!  I tried last year but the […]

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DIY Plaid Flannel Christmas Ornaments

December 1, 2017

This post is part of a series entitled “12 DIYs of Christmas”.  You can see all the projects and post in this series here. For the 3rd DIY of Christmas I made DIY plaid flannel ornaments! These plaid ornaments were so easy and fun to make!  And I love the statement they make on the tree. […]

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DIY Scrabble Letter Christmas Ornaments

November 28, 2017

This post is part of a series entitled “12 DIYs of Christmas”.  You can see all the projects and post in this series here. For the second DIY of Christmas, I made DIY Scrabble Letter Ornaments! I saw these several years ago and have been wanting to make them ever since.  So glad I finally got […]

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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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