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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 Book Advent Calendar

November 29, 2018

I’m so excited to start this new tradition with our little girl this year – a Christmas Book Advent Calendar or Christmas Book Countdown. This idea is not original to me, in fact, I actually did something like this with my nieces and nephew a few years ago, but this will be the first year we’ll […]

5 Comments LABELS ~ Seasonal Decorating

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Cozy and Neutral Farmhouse Fall Mantel and Home Tour

September 28, 2018

Happy Fall!  I am so excited to be joining in this Farmhouse Fall Home Tour with 20+ other bloggers and show you around our house a bit this fall season. If you are joining me from A Blue Nest welcome!  A bit of background on me and our blog, we moved into a new to […]

15 Comments LABELS ~ 31 Days of Fall Inspiration, Seasonal Decorating, Uncategorized

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DIY Farmhouse Chicken Wire Frame

August 17, 2018

A step-by-step tutorial of how to make frame filled with chicken wire for farmhouse decor. Last week I showed you the makeover of this entryway cabinet and today I want to show you how I made this farmhouse chicken wire frame.   I really wanted something different than a window or typical decor, but something I […]

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Tea for Two birthday party (Tea Party birthday)

June 11, 2018

Our little girl turned TWO last week!  I’m still in disbelief that this little baby is already two – time just flies so fast! She is super into cooking in her play kitchen and having tea parties with her dolls and stuffed animals so when I began looking for a theme, I came across “Tea […]

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Winter White Mantel + Living Room

March 1, 2018

I just love my winter mantel + living room this year so I thought I would share it before I took it all down and decorated for spring I had it pretty much decorated at the beginning of January but needed to paint the shiplap backdrop and spray paint the lanterns and with staying busy […]

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Simple winter front porch

January 30, 2018

Winter decorating can be a bit tricky… do you decorate for winter, or just put your house back to regular/normal decor?  I usually do a bit of both so I thought I would share some of that with you.  So today I am sharing my simple winter front porch I don’t know about you but […]

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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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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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