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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 make a DIY Christmas music wall hanging or mini Christmas music sheet ornaments!

December 15, 2020

This framed DIY large music print that I made last year has become one of my most popular posts! And I completely understand why because it’s one of my favorite projects, cost under $20, and makes such a huge impact especially this song paired with a nativity for Christmas.  #allthepraisehands So this year, I had […]

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Classic Cozy Christmas Front Porch

December 15, 2020

Decorating my porch for Christmas is always fun each year! I usually do a specific theme but this year was really focusing on using items I had used in past years or at different times and I just sort of created a classic cozy Christmas look.  I always wanted a centered front door with room […]

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DIY Christmas Skis made from Picket Fence Pickets

December 6, 2019

How to make DIY decorative skis for from a picket fence picket I’m back today to show you how I made the decorative skis on my ski lodge inspired Christmas mantel! Did you guess what they were made from?  If you have been following my blog you know last summer I picked up a truckload […]

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Ski Lodge Inspired Farmhouse Christmas Front Porch

December 4, 2019

I am so excited to be joining in a Christmas Porch Tour today!  You are in for a treat because there is lots of Christmas porch inspiration starting with my front porch and then scroll to the end for a bunch more porch tours including front porches, back porches, sunrooms and more!    I don’t […]

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Rudolph Cookies – Holiday Cookie Exchange Recipe

December 2, 2019

Do you host a Christmas cookie exchange or cookie recipe swap every year?  Six of my blogger friends have gotten together to do a recipe swap on our blogs and share them all with you so you’ll have some new recipes to swap or bake this Christmas!  Some of them are favorite family recipes, others […]

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Ski Lodge Inspired Farmhouse Christmas Mantel

November 26, 2019

So excited to share my Christmas mantel with you today!  It is one of my favorite places to decorate and I had fun creating some different things for it this year. I knew months ago that I wanted to feature skis, sleds, and ice skates in my Christmas décor this year after finding a pair […]

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DIY Chalk Painted Christmas Ornaments

November 22, 2019

How to update or change the colors of your Christmas decor by chalk painting the ornaments you already have to create a new look. Ever wanted to change up your Christmas decor colors or theme but don’t want to buy all new ornaments? Well, I have a solution – just paint the ones you have […]

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Red Plaid Simple Christmas Table

December 21, 2018

Do you set a fancy table for Christmas?  I love to set a special table especially for holidays and hope by next Christmas will have a big farmhouse table in our dining room with enough seating for everyone!  We will have a special table set for Christmas breakfast at home though with just our family. […]

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Farmhouse style Christmas front porch with picket fences

December 14, 2018

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 […]

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Farmhouse Plaid Christmas Tour

December 12, 2018

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 […]

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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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