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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 projects + December recap

December 31, 2012

I have enjoyed doing monthly recap posts the last few months so thought it would be good to recap just December and give everyone a post to reference to view all of the Christmas projects/posts of this year. I had a lot of fun doing a totally new color scheme/theme for Christmas this year with […]

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Merry Christmas… from our home to yours

December 24, 2012

From our home to yours…   I won’t be posting as much as normal over the next two weeks, but will be back to start recapping the year on Thursday.  Have a wonderful Christmas!

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Our Christmas front porch (with hanging candle lanterns)

December 19, 2012

Today I am going to share our front porch decorated for Christmas.  It is nothing elaborate and I wish I could do more or do it differently but it is more than I have done before and I love the little touches that I added this year.    Here it is in the daytime – but […]

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DIY Burlap + Lace Christmas Tree Skirt

December 17, 2012

I am back today to show you how I made my tree skirt that I showed you in my Christmas tree post last week.  I am loving this tree skirt…. BUT, I am not sure that I will be making a ruffled one again.    It was not hard, but it was time consuming.  During […]

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A Homemade Christmas linky party!

December 14, 2012

Today is the day!  If you have been following along the last few weeks I have been participating in a 3 week long series with 3 other bloggers – Christa from Brown Sugar Toast, Laine from It’s Just Laine, and Heather from Thrifty Stories.  We have posted all kinds of homemade projects from decorations, to […]

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“O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree…”

December 13, 2012

So excited to share our Christmas tree this year with you just in time to link up at with Sarah at Thrifty Décor Chick for her her annual Christmas tree linky party. This year’s theme was to do everything in the living room, the mantel and tree, in all neutrals – cream, brown, silver, gold, […]

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Placemat pillow tutorial + my favorite Christmas vignette

December 11, 2012

Rhoda is having a Christmas vignette linky party over at Southern Hospitality and it just turns out this little area on my hearth is my favorite vignette this year.  What’s a vignette you ask?  Dictionary.com says it is “any small, pleasing picture or view.”  I just love this little area – the bench, the pillows, […]

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Giving back this Christmas (with some help from Cost PlusWorld Market )

December 10, 2012

I am excited to share this post with you!  I don’t know about you but the Christmas season can get a little crazy.    Amidst all the shopping, baking, decorating, wrapping, and extra parties the real reason for this season can easily get forgotten.  Christmas is a season of giving… a season of reflecting on the […]

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DIY Burlap + Lace Stockings

December 7, 2012

I am back to share another post in our “A Homemade Christmas” series!  I hope you have been enjoying this series as much as I have!  Laine, Christa, and Heather have been inspiring me with some great projects!  You can catch up on all the posts on the series at the end of this post. […]

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Neutral + Vintage Christmas mantel

December 6, 2012

I am excited to share my vintage, homemade, and neutral Christmas mantel with you today. This mantel is so different in many ways than my past Christmas mantels. Here was last year’s mantel – all burgundy and gold.  This year I am trying to leave out as much red/burgundy from my decorations as possible.  Just […]

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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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