https://thefrugalhomemaker.com Your guide to turning your house into a home... one DIY project and yard sale find at a time Thu, 05 Mar 2020 22:17:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-blog-header-long-32x32.jpg https://thefrugalhomemaker.com 32 32 https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2020/03/04/how-to-age-terra-cotta-pots-with-paint-a-simple-spring-garden-centerpiece/ https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2020/03/04/how-to-age-terra-cotta-pots-with-paint-a-simple-spring-garden-centerpiece/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2020 13:28:25 +0000 https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/?p=17950 It may be raining non-stop and not exactly feel like spring outside, but that’s not stopping me from doing some gardening, planting, and spring decorating!   I had a lot of fun pulling together this simple spring centerpiece and thought I’d show you how I took some inexpensive terra cotta pots and gave them a […]]]> https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2020/03/04/how-to-age-terra-cotta-pots-with-paint-a-simple-spring-garden-centerpiece/feed/ 2 https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/12/19/diy-wood-snowflake-chargers-christmas-tablescape/ https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/12/19/diy-wood-snowflake-chargers-christmas-tablescape/#comments Tue, 19 Dec 2017 21:59:55 +0000 https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/?p=16136 This post is part of a series entitled “12 DIYs of Christmas”.  You can see all the projects and post in this series here. I am so excited to share this LAST project in our 12 DIY’s of Christmas.  I hope you have gotten some inspiration and found some Christmas projects you were able to […]]]> https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/12/19/diy-wood-snowflake-chargers-christmas-tablescape/feed/ 2 https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/12/18/free-christmas-printable-with-a-diy-wood-frame/ https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/12/18/free-christmas-printable-with-a-diy-wood-frame/#comments Mon, 18 Dec 2017 17:37:04 +0000 https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/?p=16110 This post is part of a series entitled “12 DIYs of Christmas”.  You can see all the projects and post in this series here. For the 11th day of Christmas, I am showing you how to embellish a simple free Christmas printable with a wood frame! Supplies needed: free printable paint sticks stain glue I […]]]> https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/12/18/free-christmas-printable-with-a-diy-wood-frame/feed/ 2 https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/12/14/diy-christmas-wood-star/ https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/12/14/diy-christmas-wood-star/#comments Fri, 15 Dec 2017 03:01:47 +0000 https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/?p=16098 This post is part of a series entitled “12 DIYs of Christmas”.  You can see all the projects and post in this series here. For the 10th DIY of Christmas, I created a DIY wood star! This was very easy and inexpensive to make. Here’s the supplies you will need: Five – 5 gallon paint sticks […]]]> https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/12/14/diy-christmas-wood-star/feed/ 1 https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/12/13/diy-wood-slice-wreath/ https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/12/13/diy-wood-slice-wreath/#comments Wed, 13 Dec 2017 13:57:01 +0000 https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/?p=16078 This post is part of a series entitled “12 DIYs of Christmas”.  You can see all the projects and post in this series here. For the 9th DIY of Christmas, I created a DIY Wood Slice Wreath! Supplies needed (affiliate links included for your convenience): log slices – you can either cut your own or […]]]> https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/12/13/diy-wood-slice-wreath/feed/ 7 https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/12/12/diy-snowy-christmas-farmhouse/ https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/12/12/diy-snowy-christmas-farmhouse/#comments Tue, 12 Dec 2017 19:39:55 +0000 https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/?p=16065 This post is part of a series entitled “12 DIYs of Christmas”.  You can see all the projects and post in this series here. For the 8th DIY of Christmas, I created a DIY Snowy Christmas Farmhouse! Here’s what you will need (affliate links included for your convenience): paper mache house (you can find these year […]]]> https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/12/12/diy-snowy-christmas-farmhouse/feed/ 1 https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/12/08/diy-mason-jar-lid-christmas-ornaments/ https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/12/08/diy-mason-jar-lid-christmas-ornaments/#comments Fri, 08 Dec 2017 14:00:55 +0000 https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/?p=16022 This post is part of a series entitled “12 DIYs of Christmas”.  You can see all the projects and post in this series here. For the 7th DIY of Christmas, I created DIY Mason Jar Lid Christmas Ornaments! Here’s what you will need (affiliate links included for your convenience): fabric – I used leftover fabric […]]]> https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/12/08/diy-mason-jar-lid-christmas-ornaments/feed/ 6 https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/12/04/chalkboard-log-slice-christmas-ornaments/ https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/12/04/chalkboard-log-slice-christmas-ornaments/#respond Mon, 04 Dec 2017 18:50:31 +0000 https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/?p=15936 This post is part of a series entitled “12 DIYs of Christmas”.  You can see all the projects and post in this series here. For the 4th DIY of Christmas, I created DIY Chalkboard Log Slice Ornaments! I have wanted to make log slice ornaments for a long time!  I tried last year but the […]]]> https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/12/04/chalkboard-log-slice-christmas-ornaments/feed/ 0 https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/12/01/diy-plaid-flannel-christmas-ornaments/ https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/12/01/diy-plaid-flannel-christmas-ornaments/#comments Fri, 01 Dec 2017 11:00:57 +0000 https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/?p=15915 This post is part of a series entitled “12 DIYs of Christmas”.  You can see all the projects and post in this series here. For the 3rd DIY of Christmas I made DIY plaid flannel ornaments! These plaid ornaments were so easy and fun to make!  And I love the statement they make on the tree. […]]]> https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/12/01/diy-plaid-flannel-christmas-ornaments/feed/ 4 https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/11/28/diy-scrabble-letter-christmas-ornaments/ https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/11/28/diy-scrabble-letter-christmas-ornaments/#comments Tue, 28 Nov 2017 16:51:04 +0000 https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/?p=15890 This post is part of a series entitled “12 DIYs of Christmas”.  You can see all the projects and post in this series here. For the second DIY of Christmas, I made DIY Scrabble Letter Ornaments! I saw these several years ago and have been wanting to make them ever since.  So glad I finally got […]]]> https://thefrugalhomemaker.com/2017/11/28/diy-scrabble-letter-christmas-ornaments/feed/ 3