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Snowman Ornaments Made from Flower Pots

November 29, 2013 1 Comment

Take boring clay flower pot and turn them into sweet snowman ornaments with Crafts By Amanda’s easy tutorial.

Filed Under: Christmas, Crafts, Holidays, winter

Pottery Barn Inspired Painted Holly Pillow

November 25, 2013 Leave a Comment

I am not a very good artist.  Fortunately, my friend Colleen at Just Paint It is not only a good artist, she is a great teacher.  She did a great knock off of Pottery Barn’s Holly Leaf Drop Cloth Pillow. Click here to see her full tutorial. Happy crafting!

Filed Under: Christmas, Crafts, fabric, Holidays, spray paint, winter

Make an easy scrap paper Christmas tree.

December 19, 2012 2 Comments

I wanted one more little Christmas tree for our buffet table.  Just a little one… I also wanted to get rid of some of my scrap paper stash. This is the easiest thing in the world to do.  If you can cut pieces of paper into squares, then you can do this craft. Here’s what […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, Christmas, craft time, Crafts, Franken-Crafts, Holidays, Paper, paper crafts, project du jour, tutorial, UseWhatchaGot, winter

Using Epsom Salt in your Christmas Decorating.

December 11, 2012 10 Comments

Epsom salt…  Isn’t that what people soak sore feet in? I wouldn’t know.  I only use it for crafts and decorating. Epsom salt is a fabulous, frosty looking salt crystal.  You can pick it up at any drug store or grocery store in the health/pharmacy section.  I use it a lot during the winter.  It looks […]

Filed Under: apothecary jars, Bargain, Centerpiece, cheap and easy, Christmas, craft time, Crafts, epsom salt, floral design, Sticks, Tables & Decor, winter

Sprucing up a fake garland with real greenery.

December 6, 2012 10 Comments

Sprucing… get it?  (Sorry.) Yesterday I shared how much I love the Christmas tree clippings that you can get at your local tree lot, and showed you the little “planters” I made using the cuttings.  Using the same cuttings, it’s very easy to take a cheap, cheesy plastic garland and make it look spectacular. This […]

Filed Under: Bargain, cheap and easy, Christmas, craft time, Crafts, project du jour, UseWhatchaGot, winter

Simple Christmas planters. (Using Christmas tree clippings.)

December 5, 2012 2 Comments

clippings, Christmas trees, branches, greenery

I have mentioned how much I love me some sticks, but I also love Christmas Tree lots and their bounty of free evergreen clippings!  Even if your family has an artificial tree, you can still cruise by the lot and ask for  some of the extra Christmas tree clippings. Your local lot is busy selling […]

Filed Under: Bargain, cheap and easy, Christmas, craft time, Crafts, decor, project du jour, Simple, UseWhatchaGot, winter

Make an easy Yarn Tree… in less than 5 minutes.

December 4, 2012 2 Comments

This cute Christmas topiary made from yarn is easy to do and fun to make. Several of them together make a cute centerpiece. Seriously, if this takes you longer than 5 minutes to put together I would be very surprised.

Filed Under: cheap and easy, Christmas, craft time, Crafts, decor, project du jour, winter

An easy fix for a Nativity set.

November 30, 2012 8 Comments

Happy Friday!  I am waking up in the rainy and gorgeous Portland, Oregon area today!  While I’m off visiting friends, I wanted to share a Quickie-Make-Over with you. I hope it isn’t blasphemous to refer to any nativity as a crappy nativity, but that’s kind of what this one from the Dollar Store started out […]

Filed Under: Bargain, cheap and easy, Christmas, craft time, Crafts, project du jour, spray paint, winter

Holiday decorating using your own photos.

November 29, 2012 5 Comments

If you’re like me, you love photos of your friends and family around you. If you’re like my husband, you complain that you can’t move around the house for fear of knocking over row after row of framed photos like so many dominoes. Compromise!  Practicality wins out, except during the month of December. I bring […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, Christmas, Crafts, decor, Holidays, project du jour, Simple, spray paint, winter

Dreaming of a blue and green Christmas.

November 26, 2012 8 Comments

I looooove Christmas time! I start thinking about my color scheme and decor for the coming year on January 2nd… (as I pack up my holiday decor from the current year.)  It’s a bit of a sickness, really. This year I am going with frosty silvers and white, like I did in 2010…. ….but I […]

Filed Under: candles, Christmas, decor, Entertaining, Holidays, winter

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