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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

Spring décor inspiration (part 2) plus Bloggy Progressive Dinner starts TODAY!

March 26, 2012

First off, let me announce today is the DAY!  Our Bloggy Progressive Dinner is happening all this week!  Kristi over at Living Unbound has our first part of our Bloggy Progressive dinner – a yummy, spring/summer drink.  So head over there to check it out! Here’s how the rest of the week will look: tomorrow […]

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$3.00 Spring Green wreath + a fun invitation

March 14, 2012

So in keeping with our spring posts, next up is a spring wreath 🙂  But not just any spring wreath, a green spring wreath, sort of like a boxwood wreath… and the best part is ALL of the materials came from recent thrifting finds . So I knew I wanted to do something with these […]

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Coffee Filter Wreath

February 15, 2012

Coffee Filter Wreath

So remember that little weekend getaway that my husband I took a couple weeks ago?  Not only did my friend and I hit up some antique and thrift stores, we also brought along some craft supplies so we could craft one night! So one evening after a fun day of thrifting, a round of mini-golf, […]

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Turning a Christmas wreath into a winter wreath

January 26, 2012

So since my mantel was now all decorated for Valentine’s, my front door was getting a little jealous.  He has been bare and lonely since Christmas too.    I had wanted to try to make something new and I thought about doing something for Valentine’s but lacked inspiration and time.  So I just resorted to […]

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A free boxwood Christmas wreath

December 21, 2011

So the other day I was browsing Pinterest and came across this boxwood wreath made by Michelle at Sweet Something Designs. I absolutely LOVED it!   It was one of those things that I wanted to make RIGHT THEN!  Well, I didn’t make it right then but I did make it the next night. I […]

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5 days of Christmas inspiration: Wonderful Wreaths

November 30, 2011

 Now that your mantel is all merry and your tree is trimmed, you need some decoration for your doors.  Let’s talk about Wonderful Wreaths!  (And remember you can decorate the outside AND inside of doors and over mirrors – places for wreaths are endless!) Of course when you think of a Christmas wreath, you probably […]

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Day 16 – Repurposed décor

October 16, 2011

This post is part of a 31 day series – “31 days to decorate your home on a budget.”  You can read all the posts in this series here. And if you don’t want to miss a post you can subscribe by email, join me on facebook, or follow this blog in your reader.  Thanks […]

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Day 11 – Decorate your doors

October 11, 2011

This post is part of a 31 day series – “31 days to decorate your home on a budget.”  You can read all the posts in this series here. And if you don’t want to miss a post you can subscribe by email, join me on facebook, or follow this blog in your reader.  Thanks […]

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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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