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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

NO-sew Burlap Rosette Tutorial (DIY Fabric Flower tutorial)

April 10, 2013

I am back this week to share another DIY flower tutorial as part of the min April Flowers series  I am hosting. If you missed last weeks flower make sure to check out Christa’s felt flower tutorial  – easy to make and so cute! Today I want to show you how to make a NO-SEW […]

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Spring Tulip Wreath (make your own wreath tutorial)

March 18, 2013

It all started when I saw the wreath below shared on facebook.  I fell instantly in love!  And determined to make a tulip spring wreath myself this year for my spring door. I had to do some digging, but finally found the source for the wreath pictured above.  It is from an amazing etsy shop […]

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Yellow and blue Spring/Easter mantel

March 13, 2013

So excited to start sharing some spring things with you!  First up is my spring mantel.  Come March 1st (sometimes before depending on if the weather is cooperating), I am ready for all things SPRING!  This year we have had some cooler temps here in GA into March but have also had a few days […]

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20+ Spring projects (lots of Spring inspiration!)

March 5, 2013

15 days until Spring!  And you better believe I am counting down each day!   (And enjoying seeing a forecast close to 70 degrees later this week even though we had snow flurries on Saturday – crazy GA weather!) So I thought I would round up a bunch of my past projects in one post […]

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Mailbox flower garden

August 22, 2012

When spring began this year, this is what our mailbox looked like.  It was sad, very sad.  I wondered if we were going to have to replace it but figured I would try to paint and stain it first.  I debated what color to do in this post and many of you weighed in with […]

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Faded chair cushions refreshed with spray paint!

May 23, 2012

I hope you aren’t tired about me talking about spray paint ,because seriously spray paint has become my best friend in the last few years!  And yet again it has won my affection for refreshing something old and worn out and saving me some major $.  I should have just declared this spray paint week […]

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Before/after Deck reveal {Sprucing up the outdoors for Spring series}

May 16, 2012

Welcome to our back deck! What?  You don’t want to come hang out and have dinner here? Don’t worry!  We didn’t either!  Especially since it was sagging, boards were popping up everywhere, and in our home inspection we discovered that it wasn’t even anchored to the house properly!  (Thankfully it is only a few feet […]

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Front porch makeover {Sprucing up the outdoors for Spring}

May 9, 2012

So excited to show you my newly re-decorated front porch today! But first let’s revisit the before.  Here was my front porch at the beginning of the spring. You will remember that I painted the rails white again and I re-stained the deck back in April.  You can see more in this post. I also […]

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Vintage window turned outdoor decor and flower planter {Sprucing up the outdoors for spring series}

May 2, 2012

This was actually a project I did last summer for our deck (before/after pictures of our deck coming in 2 weeks!).  But I haven’t shared it here and it is a huge favorite of mine so I thought I would share it with you.  Especially since yard sale season is in full swing and you […]

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No cost mailbox re-do {Sprucing up the outdoors for spring series}

April 25, 2012

I have had a hard time waiting to share this re-do with you – I have been so excited about it!  I am a firm believer in spray paint and that it can practically re-do anything BUT this project has amazed even me!   Remember my mailbox dilemma post from last week?    Yes, this was […]

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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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