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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 Evergreen Wreath tutorial

November 30, 2012

Today, I thought I would share with you a evergreen wreath.  I actually made this wreath last year, took all the pictures, and then never got around to sharing the full tutorial.  So since it is hanging on my front door again (at least for now, would love to make a white/neutral one this year, […]

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DIY Mercury Glass Ornaments

November 28, 2012

Today is my first day to share in our A Homemade Christmas series.  I been loving it so far.  Make sure you head over and check out Christa’s pinecone cluster and Heather’s poinsettia pillow.  They are both on my list to do now too. I don’t know about you but I LOVE mercury glass.   It […]

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DIY Painted Striped Curtains (yes, I painted my curtains!)

November 26, 2012

If you caught my sneak peek of my Christmas décor in progress over on facebook (you can follow me and see the preview here), you saw that I have some new curtains in my living room!  I am in process of a few changes in the living room so before we jump into Christmas décor […]

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EAT letters in the kitchen {day 4 of 31 days of Pinterest: Pinned to Done}

October 4, 2012

DIY "EAT" letters in the kitchen

This post is part of a series – “31 days of Pinterest: Pinned to Done”  You can read all the posts in this series here.  And to make sure you don’t miss anything you can sign up to have every post sent to your email, follow me on facebook, or subscribe in your reader. Today’s […]

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DIY Fashion Bobby Pins made from scrapbook embellishments {day 2 of 31 days of Pinterest: Pinned to Done)

October 2, 2012

DIY Fashion Bobby Pins

This post is part of a series – “31 days of Pinterest: Pinned to Done”  You can read all the posts in this series here.  And to make sure you don’t miss anything you can sign up to have every post sent to your email, follow me on facebook, or subscribe in your reader. Welcome […]

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DIY Sunburst Mirror {$4 wall art}

July 31, 2012

I am a little late to the “sunburst bandwagon” that seemed to run through blogland last summer, but I’ve never been one to be on the peak of fashion or décor so why start now?   I actually did make this at the end of last summer before I was blogging here and just haven’t […]

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Beach-inspired summer mantel

July 30, 2012

Beach-inspired summer mantel

Hope you had a great weekend!  I found some fun yard sale and thrift store finds I will share on Friday and just enjoyed staying busy soaking up these last few weeks of summer.  Can’t believe the month of July ends tomorrow!  I told you I would be sharing some ways I am adding some […]

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How to frame your bathroom mirrors (Beach-inspired bathroom makeover–part 1)

July 16, 2012

My husband and I have escaped to the beach this week while my in-laws take care of our house and cat.  So if you follow me on facebook, I might be sharing some fun things from our vacation in photos.  Hoping to go home with a bunch of beach things (sand, shells, starfish, etc.) so […]

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Hanging plates on the wall (with DIY FREE plate hangers)

March 29, 2012

When I revealed my dining room a few weeks ago, I still had a few tweaks I wanted to do. In fact, I loved this comment Kim left on that post, “I love how you can always improve on things. That is how stuff becomes outdated, because we decorate once and think we are ‘done’ […]

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DIY flower pins (10 minute DIY project)

February 22, 2012

So let’s take a break from decorating our homes today and talk about decorating ourselves!   We need some fun décor and accessories to wear too. (Especially since it is slowly becoming warm around here and I know I have limited time left with my cute winter scarfs ) When the $5 Michael’s coupon came […]

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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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