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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 Home Tour

December 22, 2016

Welcome to Christmas at our house!  This year’s tour is going to be a bit smaller/simpler than last year due to just moving (into a fixer upper house) and having a baby 6 months ago.  But I do love to decorate our home for Christmas and managed to get fseveral areas done this year.  Our […]

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Christmas Cookie Party with Christmas Themed Milk Jars

December 13, 2016

Have you ever been to a Christmas Cookie Exchange Party or maybe a Christmas Cookie Decorating Party?  I never have but I have always thought it would be so fun to go to one or host one at my house.   When I decorate for a party I always try to add some cute homemade […]

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Make an inexpensive Christmas pillow from a placemat

December 9, 2016

I have had several people comment on my cute red plaid flannel pillows on my Christmas front porch and even though this isn’t a new idea I thought I would share it anyways.  Sometimes we just need a fresh reminder of something that could work in a certain area or within a budget in our […]

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Christmas in the Kitchen

December 17, 2015

I am so excited to show you my Christmas decorated kitchen today! I never really have done any Christmas decorating in the kitchen other than a seasonal towel and maybe some kind of display behind the sink.  But this year I was going to go all out and I couldn’t wait! Because when you kitchen […]

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Merry and Bright Christmas Home Tour – part 1 (plus giveaway!)

December 11, 2015

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Home Decorators Collection. But all opinions and decorating ideas are all own! Welcome to our home!! I have teamed up with some of my blogger friends and the folks at Home Decorators Collection to share tours of our homes and lots of Christmas decorating inspiration with you this week.  […]

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Red and festive Christmas mantel with DIY lit canvas

December 9, 2015

One of my favorite places to decorate (and share with you!) is my mantel!  And I just love my Christmas mantel this year. I usually sort of already have a mapped out plan in my head of what I want to do way ahead of time but this year I really had no clue except […]

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Romantic Christmas Bedroom

December 7, 2015

This post brought to you by At Home. The content and opinions expressed below are that of The Frugal Homemaker.com. What is probably the last room in the house that people think to decorate for Christmas?  I know for most people, it is probably their bedroom!  In fact the master bedroom sometimes seems to be […]

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DIY Painted Wood Snowman

December 2, 2015

This post is sponsored by Behr paint but all opinions, paint choices, and the jolly little snowman are all mine! I am joining the rest of my Behr DIY Experts team for a Holiday Home Challenge.  There is 19 Holiday projects created with Behr paint!  Here’s a quick preview of them all and I will have […]

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DIY Chalky Finish Painted Wood Christmas Ornaments

November 30, 2015

This post sponsored by DecoArt.  But all opinions expressed and crafting choices are all mine! I love adding homemade touches to my Christmas décor.  I just think it is a fun, personal way to add a bit of yourself into your décor. When I saw these wood ornaments at Michael’s I knew I wanted to […]

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DIY Lighted Christmas Canvas Art

November 29, 2015

I am SOO EXCITED to start sharing all things Christmas with you! First up is a new piece of art I made and using on my mantel this year.   But it could be hung anywhere you wanted – even replace another picture on your wall just for the Christmas season.  You have probably seen these […]

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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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