Welcome to the Grand Opening of The Frugal Homemaker! This site has been a dream of mine for several months and I am excited to finally launch. I will still be making tweaks and changes here and there (as I learn more about wordpress and site design – anyone got any tips for me??), but I […]
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Simple build series: How to build a DIY centerpiece box
With my nephew’s recent interest in building and something that I have wanted to share since I began building, I thought it would be the perfect timing to do a DIY series on simple builds. If you are new to building things, new to using tools, young/old, and just wanting to learn how to build […]
2021 favorite projects
Sometimes it can seem like you don’t accomplish a lot in your home but it can be fun to look back and see before pictures and see what was really accomplished. I encourage you to take some pictures in January and then look back at the end of the year and see what changes you […]
40+ Christmas DIY projects you can do!
Christmas decor doesn’t have to come from a store! In fact, some of my favorite Christmas decor are things I have made… and you can make them too! I thought I would round up all my Christmas DIY projects from crafts, decor, ornaments, and more in one post to make it easy for you to […]
Cozy Neutral Winter Living Room
We’ve started out January with some dreary/rainy winter days so I don’t know about you, but I need cozy, pretty spaces to ward off the winter blues inside my home. I love using lots of my recent and previous Christmas clearance finds to decorate for winter and can’t wait to show you my cozy neutral […]
Cozy Winter Living Room
I loved decorating my living room for winter this year! There’s something about cleaning up and simplifying after Christmas, but still leaving up a bit of greenery and winter decor that just gives everything a fresh and clean look. I love using lots of green and white along with natural textures to decorate for winter. […]
Farmhouse style Christmas front porch with picket fences
I am excited to share my Christmas front porch with you today! Decorating my front porch for fall and Christmas is one of my favorite things to do and usually one of the first things I will do as the season changes. I thought I’d step back first and show you the previous 2 years […]
Farmhouse Plaid Christmas Tour
Happy Wednesday! I’m excited to be joining 15 other bloggers in sharing our farmhouse style Christmas home decor ideas! So grab a cup of coffee, and enjoy and be inspired! First off if you are new here, my name is Christina and I love all things frugal. home, family, with a bit of farmhouse thrown […]
DIY Painted Wood Sign
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 5th DIY of Christmas, I created a DIY Wood Christmas Sign! You can follow this same basic tutorial to create any color, design, or size sign that you wish! […]
2016 recap and top posts
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your family! We had such a sweet Christmas celebrating with our little girl! Here she is about to open presents on Christmas morning… And on Christmas evening playing with a present from her cousins – her very own Little People Nativity set. So thankful for the gift […]