Farmhouse Style Fall Home Tour – Fall Blog Hop

September 22, 2017

Today I’m thrilled to be teaming up with 27 truly talented bloggers to share our fall home tours! A huge thank you to Angelina from Peonies and Orange Blossoms for hosting.

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Be sure to visit my blogging friends to see how they have decorated for fall. The links are shared at the end of this post.

If you are visiting from The Organized Mama welcome to Our Crafty Mom. I live in a townhouse in New England where the fall foliage is seriously magazine worthy. Fall is my absolute favorite season. I can’t get enough of all the art festivals and all things pumpkin spice!

We enter into a small entryway with a sneak peek of my outdoor decor!

While I decorate the outside in classic fall colors, the inside is the opposite with soft, neutral colors. I will be sharing the outside in a blog hop next week and hope you will come back to check it out.

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The Entryway

You will see lots of white pumpkins throughout my home. A mix of both real and fake. I love the little boo pumpkins, but they have been hard to find. I did manage to find some though. I love the look of mums in olive buckets. It’s classic farmhouse style! You can find the olive bucket here

The Living Room

A DIY Wood Slice side table is the perfect size for this large olive bucket with a white mum.

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I have a slight obsession with throw pillows, but to save money I make my own. All of the pillows shown are DIY. A tutorial for the stenciled pillows can be found here.

Chalkboards are another favorite and I have several different sizes all made from thrift store finds. This large chalkboard hung over the couch was an old mirror.

The sheepskin bench provides extra seating and also brings in texture.

My Dad has a small farm and raises chickens. He found this old chicken feeder in his shed and asked if I wanted it. Hello? A rusty, galvanized metal chicken feeder-absolutely!! This baby is long and runs the entire length of the coffee table. I filled it with boo pumpkins, leaves and pine cones with a few candles. I like that it doesn’t obstruct the view of the television.

I will be sharing a tutorial on Monday for the gather sign. It was so easy but is classic farmhouse goodness!

DIY Farmhouse Stenciled Pillows Our Crafty Mom

I’ve said it before, but it’s worth repeating this is my “Mom chair” and is the most comfortable chair ever! It is from the IKEA Ektorp line. I eventually want to replace my couch with the same Ektorp sectional.

My attempt at chalkboard art!

I shared the fireplace mantel here but just in case you missed it, here it is:

https://ourcraftymom.com/farmhouse-style-neutral-fall-mantel/

The Dining Room

I just switched the blue and white curtains from the dining room to the living room and like them much better now. I went with white sheers and it gives the room a much more open feel.

I have been wanting a tobacco basket forever and finally found this at Hobby Lobby for $11 with the coupon! Score!

This gorgeous ceramic pumpkin fits perfectly on a bed of dried hydrangeas in an urn.

The view from the picture window. You can just see the tips of the trees turning. I’ll share an update in 3 weeks when they peak.

I told you there would be white pumpkins!! I just love how they look in the small ironstone bowls and the larger pumpkins on top of the hutch.

A small collection of ironstone pitchers fits in perfectly with the farmhouse style. I added dried hydrangeas from my yard and just made that wood bead garland this morning. I had leftover beads from my lamp. Here is the lamp:

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The beautiful pumpkin image was a free printable. You can find it here The Home I Create Fall Watercolor Printable. Isn’t it just lovely? Did you see my cute cotton boll pumpkin?

The antique scale was a steal years ago at a thrift store for 3.99!! Well there you have it! Easy, inexpensive DIY ideas to get that farmhouse style. I hope you enjoyed my Fall Farmhouse Style Home Tour. Enjoy the other tours below! Happy Fall Y’all!

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Monday

DIY Beautify || Raising a Farmhouse || Unlikely Martha || The Welch House || Life on Shady Lane

Tuesday

Frazzled Joy || North Country Nest || A Purdy Little House || Hood Creek Log Cabin || Peonies & Orange Blossoms

Wednesday

The Whimsy One || Polka Dot Poplars || A Home to Grow Old In || Virginia Sweet Pea || Lincluden Cottage Life

Thursday

Semigloss Design || Keys to Inspiration || Reinvented Collection || Of Fairies and Fauna || Rosemary and Thyme

Friday

Kim Power Style || Back to the South || Living Large in a Small House || From House to Home || Centsably Creative || Life is a Party || The Organized Mama|| Our Crafty Mom

DIY Fall Wood Slice Pumpkin Banner

September 19, 2017

The fall projects continue and I am excited to be teaming up with some great bloggers for a monthly creative blog hop! This month it’s all about Fall DIY Projects where you’ll find tons of inspiration to keep you DIYing for months! Today I am sharing a fun Fall Wood Slice Pumpkin Banner that is a perfect craft to make with the kids.

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DIY Fall Wood Slice Pumpkin Banner

Basswood Coasters
DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paint
Foam Brush
Sharpie Oil-Based Paint Pen
Twigs
Twine

You can paint the pumpkins white or orange. I went with a classic orange color.

Then just have some fun with the faces. I looked up pumpkin faces on Pinterest just to have something to use as a guide. But you can make silly faces or scary faces. The sharpie paint pen makes it so easy!

Also, if you painted these white you could turn them into ghosts with scary ghost faces and leave off the twig stem. That would be really cute too. I wanted to leave the banner up all Season, so I thought pumpkins would be able to stay up through Thanksgiving.

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Then just hot glue small twigs for the pumpkin stem to the top of each. Finally, attach it to the twine for hanging. It’s a very simple, but cute fall project.

Welcome to our monthly Creative Blog Hop!

This month it’s all about Fall DIY Projects where you’ll find lots of inspiration to keep you DIYing for months!
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Sarah @ Twelve On Main | Carolann @ Sassy Townhouse Living
Lynn @ Nourish And Nestle | Leanna @ Faeries and Fauna
Tara @ Lehman Lane | Michelle @ Our Crafty Mom
Sam @ Raggedy Bits | Amanda @ Life on the Bay Bush
Toni @ Small Home Soul | Jodie @ The Design Twins

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25 Spooktacular Halloween Crafts & Recipes & MM 172

September 17, 2017

Looking for some fun craft ideas or recipes for Halloween? You’ve come to the right place! Today I’m sharing 25 Spooktacular Halloween Crafts & Recipes.

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Halloween brings back so many great memories of when my kids were younger. I don’t know who was more excited for Halloween, me or my kids! Halloween treats and crafts are fun for kids of all ages to make, so let’s get to it!

Washi Tape Pumpkins – Domestically Creative

Chocolate Covered Oreos-Premeditated Leftovers

Candy Corn Treat Idea-Simply Designing

Wood Slice Pumpkins-DecoArt

Fall Fonts-Inside The Fox Den

Zombie Halloween Card-DIY Adulation

Pallet Pumpkins-The Apple Street Cottage

Slimy Slurpie-Eat, Move, Make

Graveyard Pudding Cups-Flour On My Face

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Ghost Cookies-Tinselbox

Boo Apothecary Jars-Uncommon Designs

Broken Lantern Spook Lights-Ambient Wares

Jack O’ Lantern Waffles-Ann’s Entitled Life

Pumpkin Popcorn Balls-Somewhat Simple

Halloween Paper Straw Bats-My Husband Has Too Many Hobbies

Edgar Allen Poe Mantel-Two Purple Couches

Witch’s Broom Treat Bags-The Organized Dream

Sugar Skull Couple-My Pinterventures

Classy Halloween Decor-A Wonderful Thought

Halloween Subway Art-C’mon Get Crafty

Six Easy Halloween Party Food Ideas-Intelligent Domestications

Halloween Projects-Debbie Dabble

Halloween Quote Printable-Lolly Jane

Halloween Bat Cupcakes-Embellishmints

Halloween Pumpkin Terrarium-Living La Vida

I hope you enjoyed this post 25 Spooktacular Halloween Crafts & Recipes! Now onto Merry Monday!

Welcome to Merry Monday #172! We have a new guest host!

Meet Michelle from Our Crafty Mom. She loves to share DIY projects, trash to treasure furniture flips, home decorating and craft ideas!

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Fall Tablescape Blog Hop

September 13, 2017

Today is another fun fall tablescape blog hop with ten bloggers sharing fall tablescape ideas with you! While I recently shared a fall tablescape, one of the reasons I like to switch things up is to show you just how easy and inexpensive it is to take “staple items” and give your table a completely different look.

Fall Tablescape

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It is very similar to your wardrobe. Some of the best advice I received when I first started working full time on a tight salary, was to buy “staple items” like classic black pants and white blouses and then mix and match. It is the same way with setting a table.

Start with foundation pieces like a table runner or tablecloth. I have several burlap runners and white tablecloths in my stash. They are versatile and neutral so they can be used time and time again. For this simple neutral tablescape I used a classic crocheted runner. It seemed to fit with the centerpiece you will see below.

Hand stamped linen napkins add a personal touch. I love using stamps on fabric. It gives a vintage feel.

These adorable wine charms are from Oriental Trading . Next, decide on a charger that will set the stage for the look you are going for. The Dollar Store has several different charger options including white and sometimes silver. My favorite chargers to use, especially if I am going for a rustic look, are these wood slice chargers

Though they are rustic, they can be completely dressed up with china like I used in a silver and gold tablescape here.

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Then it’s just a matter of adding your dishes. I received these gorgeous hand painted ceramic bowls from Abodent and they are so pretty! The rich brown and soft blue colors work perfectly in this fall table, but are versatile enough to use everyday.

Abodent is a great company located in the UK that ships worldwide. They have unique home decor accessories and a wonderful selection of door knobs, coat hooks and drawer pulls.

Now let’s move on to the really fun part-the centerpiece! I enjoy working with flowers both real and fake. Fake flowers have come a long way! But for this centerpiece I found the most beautiful sunflowers at Trader Joe’s.

A large bunch of 5 was $3.99 and they are huge! For a different look I placed them in an urn with dried hydrangeas and artichokes. It is simple, but elegant with the artichokes.

Sometimes things come together last minute, like the artichoke candle holders! When I was placing the artichokes in the centerpiece I had a couple left and was thinking what I could do with them-other than eat them! I had a couple glass candle holders from the dollar store and they happened to be the perfect size to fit the stem of the artichoke.

White candles are placed in the center and I love them!! Not sure how long they will last. I will have to look that up.

The beautiful velvet pumpkins were a dollar at Target! I love the rich shade of blue.

There you have it-a simple, pretty, yet inexpensive fall tablescape with non traditional colors. I hope you enjoyed this Fall Tablescape and will hop on over to the other bloggers linked below. They are just lovely!

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Farmhouse Style Neutral Fall Mantel

September 12, 2017

Today I’m sharing my farmhouse style neutral fall mantel! Fall is seriously my favorite time of year. Living in New England we have some of the most beautiful fall foliage you ever did see. Plus, the arts and crafts fairs started last week which means I am a very happy girl!

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You may recall our series that began in the spring called Decorate Your Mantel. We are back with the fall edition and have so many of your favorite home decor bloggers sharing their mantels with you! Please be sure to visit the other blogs linked below. We are hoping to inspire you to to update your mantel for the beautiful fall season!

For me fall is all about nesting. That means bringing out the cozy throws, stocking the fireplace with wood (or duraflame logs) and updating my home decor to reflect the cooler temperatures. While I will always love the classic fall colors of oranges and rusts, my color scheme in my home is more neutral with pops of blues. So I decided to stick with the same color scheme for my mantel and fall decor. By keeping my decor neutral it is very easy to infuse color and add the farmhouse touch that I love.

Farmhouse Style Neutral Fall Mantel

Normally when I decorate a mantel or a tablescape, I always start with an inspiration piece. For this fall mantel, it is definitely the rustic fall grapevine wreath that I shared in a guest post at Centsible Chateau. This wreath has everything I was going for, as it was neutral but had pops of color in the sunflower and pumpkins. Plus, I never tire of cotton stems and white pumpkins!

I am very careful to decorate on a budget, which is one of the many reasons I am thankful I enjoy crafting. You can really save money by making your own decorations. The Dollar Store is another great way to keep costs down but still decorate for each season. I recently shared how I used Dollar Store pumpkins to make the cute pumpkin topiaries that anchor the mantel. You can see how I made these here. Once I had the wreath up and the topiaries on each end, it was just a matter of filling in the mantel.

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I have no idea what it is about this little blue truck, but I absolutely love it! It was found on clearance at Target a few months ago and I simply added small white pumpkins to the back. It just makes me smile 🙂

You see those two lovely blue velvet pumpkins? They were in the dollar spot at Target! You can’t beat that and you definitely can’t make velvet pumpkins for $1! I bought the only 3 the store had and they have yet to restock, so I think I was very lucky to find these. Copper pumpkins also from the Dollar Store fit perfectly in thrifted milk glass. For all of the pumpkins on the mantel the cost was $12 including the ones in the truck!

This cotton boll garland is from Oriental Trading and is absolutely beautiful. Oriental Trading is not just for party supplies and I have found so many great home decor pieces, especially for the Holidays. Wait until you see the magnolia wreath I will be sharing later this week. Keep them in mind if you are looking for inexpensive, on trend items.

The pretty mercury glass candle holders are also from Oriental Trading and they have become a staple in my home decorating since I received them last year. See how I used them in my Thanksgiving tablescape last year here

For the hearth I kept it simple with a burlap pillow and a blue velvet throw, to tie in with my velvet pumpkins, on an antique chair on one side. A mum in my favorite olive bucket with a few white pumpkins in an old crate complete the other side. I normally have real pumpkins but it is a little too early in the season yet.

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DIY Halloween Plates & Cricut Maker Giveaway!!!

September 10, 2017

Welcome!! If you’ve visited here before, you all know how much I love my Cricut! As an avid crafter I love being able to make things for my home or as gifts. Cricut allows me to do that and so much more. Card making and paper crafts are two of my favorite hobbies and Cricut opens up a world of possibilities in this area.

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So I am thrilled to be teaming up with over 40 bloggers to share Halloween projects all made using the Cricut AND all made in under 15 minutes! This is part of the Craft Lightning challenge hosted by The Country Chic Cottage, 30 Minute Crafts and 100 Directions

For my project, I created quick and easy DIY Halloween Plates. Let me show you how simple it is!

DIY Halloween Plates

Supplies

4 Black Dollar Store Plates
White Vinyl

I used my Cricut Explore Air™ 2 machine for these DIY Halloween Plates. As the challenge is under 15 minutes, I stuck to silhouette style images that were one color and layer. However, you certainly could use images that are more detailed if you like. I really like the contrast of the white against the black.

I went with an owl, a skull, skeleton and a witch all classic Halloween images. You can find so many free svg images on Pinterest, however, if you want thousands of images without having to search check out Cricut Access Premium

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Just make the image the size you want. I found for the plates about 4.5″ was a good size to fit in the center of the plate. Adhere the vinyl to the plate using a credit card to remove any air bubbles. Now for the best part!! Cricut is giving one lucky reader the new Cricut Maker!! This baby is on my Christmas list along with the new Heat Press. Check out all the details and enter below. Good luck!!

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DIY Dollar Store Pumpkin Topiary

September 5, 2017

It’s officially fall-well in my home anyway!! It is never fun to bring up the fall boxes and sort through stuff, but it is definitely fun to decorate! I have lots of blog hops coming up soon including a fall mantel hop and a fall home tour with over 30 bloggers! I hope you will stop by and visit over the next couple of weeks to see!

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When I decorate my mantel I try to change it up each year, partly because I get bored and also so you can see different ideas and options. I am always mindful of a budget and am thankful that I like to craft so I can make things inexpensively. Today I will show you how super simple it is to make the white pumpkin topiary in the above picture. You’re also getting a sneak peek of my fall mantel! Here is what you need:

DIY Dollar Store Pumpkin Topiary

3 Dollar Store foam pumpkins

Deco Art Americana Chalky Finish Paint

DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paint

Foam Stencil Brush

Container to fit pumpkins

You can paint the pumpkins whatever color you like, but I love white pumpkins so I went with white chalk paint. Give each pumpkin two solid coats of paint. Next, take the foam brush and add the brown paint sparingly to give it some texture.

I use paper clips to attach the pumpkins together. I showed you how in a wreath I made last year here:

Rustic Glam Fall Wreath

I made two of these to anchor the mantel and the pumpkins fit snugly in each container, so I didn’t even have to use hot glue. This is also great because if I want to use the containers for something else I can.

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The ironstone container was the perfect size and height that I needed. My only cost for two topiaries was $6 for the pumpkins! You can’t beat that! I used a stick for the stem and it really makes a difference. The stem on the original pumpkin made it look kind of tacky.

If you like this post you may like my fall tablescape shown here:

Neutral Rustic Fall Tablescape

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Create A Neutral Rustic Fall Tablescape & Blog Hop

August 31, 2017

Welcome to the Fall Tablescape Blog Hop! If you are visiting from Starfish Cottage, I am so happy you are here! A big thank you to Chloe from Celebrate and Decorate for hosting this fun Blog Hop. It is something I look forward to for weeks. Hopefully you have visited some of the other bloggers and will visit the rest throughout the week. You will definitely be inspired!

If you have been here before, you know I love to set a beautiful table. Prior to my sister moving to Florida, I always hosted Thanksgiving and couldn’t wait to come up with new ideas for the tablescape-especially favors for the guests. My younger sister Joanne used to get so excited to see what I would put together.

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Though I no longer host Thanksgiving, it is still so fun to put together a beautiful tablescape for blog hops and fall home tours! Thanks for being here and I hope to inspire you with my Neutral Rustic Fall Tablescape. So grab a cup of your favorite pumpkin flavor beverage and let’s get to it!

When planning a tablescape, I normally start with an inspiration piece. For this setting it was the gorgeous leaf placemats I found at Pier1 Imports.

I loved that they were soft, muted fall colors and had hints of copper glitter in them. Once I had my inspiration piece, I decided on what dishes to use. I have a thrift store in town that sells dishes 4 for $1! No joke! It is a little scary though because they literally pile plates up on shelves and you have to sort through them. It is no easy task-especially for someone like me who tends to be a little clumsy. But it is so worth the effort. I love white china and found these simple ivory plates that I knew would be perfect with the antique china from my great, great grandmother.

Isn’t the basketweave pattern great? Again 25 cents!! Next, I added these gorgeous metallic leaf plates and did a little happy dance! I am a bling girl all the way and this is like bling for your table!

Mixing old and new is a great way to not only keep costs down, but also to add personal elements to your tablescape. My great, great grandmother’s antique china is my favorite to use at Thanksgiving not only because of the sentimental value, but also because of the fall colors and pattern.

The rich cobalt blues and coppers in this antique china pop against the dinner plate and metallic leaf. I didn’t want anything to compete with the china, but wanted to have some kind of place card at each setting. In keeping with the rustic theme, I went with a neutral pear and added a bay leaf with gold lettering. It is simple but I think kind of elegant on the china.

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Next I used my DIY Napkin Rings for pretty gold and white linen napkins that I picked up on clearance at the home store. I just hot glued the pumpkin and leaves to the top of the rope napkin holder.

I really wanted to include pretty copper stemmed wine glasses, but it just wasn’t in the budget. What is a crafter to do? Simply take my favorite copper spray paint to the stems of Dollar Store Wine Glasses for an inexpensive, yet elegant look. They really pick up the copper tones in the dishes.

The flatware was placed in the DIY Burlap Silverware Holder that I made a few years ago.

For the centerpiece, I wanted to stick with the neutral, rustic theme and went with my favorite Walnut Hollow Wood Slice Planks. I use these for so many things.

I will let you in on a secret-I painted the back side with chalkboard paint for another decor option. I use both sides of everything. It is a great way to mix things up and also saves on storage.

Antler sheds were also given a copper hue and are a nice addition to the rustic theme.

An ironstone pitcher filled with wheat and some faux leaves compliment the rustic look of the wood slice planks, but are not overwhelming.

My favorite addition are the gorgeous Walnut Hollow Rustic Birch Pillars. They are so versatile and I have so many ideas for these. For now, I placed copper ceramic Dollar Store pumpkins on top and just love them.

I hope you enjoyed this post Create A Neutral Rustic Fall Tablescape and are inspired to set a beautiful table for your family. It doesn’t take much time or money-simply use items from nature like pine cones and leaves. Have fun checking out all the other fall tablescapes. I’m off to Dining Delight to see her fall goodness!

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Monday

Everyday Living
Home Is Where The Boat Is
My Kentucky Living
Bluesky Kitchen

My Thrift Store Addiction

Tuesday

Rattlebridge Farm
Knock It Off Kim
The Painted Apron
Savvy Apron

Living With Thanksgiving

Wednesday

Sweet Sensations
Twelve on Main
Life and Linda
Rosemary and Thyme

Thursday

Me And My Captain
Starfish Cottage
Our Crafty Mom

Dining Delight

Celebrate and Decorate

Friday

A casa di Bianca

Hey Fitzy

Red Cottage Chronicles

Rustic-Refined

Supper Table Talk

Easy Dollar Store DIY – Fourth of July Art

June 6, 2017

There is something so exciting about this time of year when the days seem longer and the sun is shining. The kids are just about out of school and life seems less stressful-well hopefully anyway!

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It is time for our monthly Create With Me Challenge and this month is all about Dollar Store Projects-yay!! I love to see the creativity that is shared with items from the Dollar Store. It really is amazing to see what people can come up with. Thank you to Samantha from Little Bits of Home for hosting this fun challenge and Amy from My Life From Home for creating our snazzy new graphic! Don’t you just love it? There are some exciting new changes with the Create With Me Challenge! We are excited to welcome Sue from A Purdy Little House. She just made over her daughter’s bedroom that you must see!!

And, we are so excited to announce that we will be starting an Instagram challenge for YOU! We will let you know the supply that wins the voting next week and we want to see your projects using that supply, too! So it’s important to vote for your favorite. We hope you will join us in this fun challenge! Look for more details on Instagram!

For this challenge I am sharing a very simple DIY Fourth of July Art project that you can seriously put together in 15 minutes flat!

Supplies

Dollar Store Flag

Dollar Store Foam Board

Staple Gun

Old Picture Frame-no glass needed

It is as simple as just wrapping the flag around the foam board and attaching it with a staple gun both to the board and then to the inside of the frame. Sometimes I overthink things and make the projects more difficult than they need to be. I really wanted to have a pretty piece of art to celebrate the Fourth of July and this looks so festive hanging in my dining room. It certainly doesn’t look like it cost $3!

The frame that I picked up years ago at a yard sale gives the flag dimension and really makes it pop.

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Check out our survey for next month and join us for this fun Create with me Challenge! Don’t forget to visit the other bloggers below to see what great ideas they came up with using Dollar Store projects.

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Tribal Painted Phone Case via Two Purple Couches

DIY Etched Glass Beer Mugs via My Life from Home

Watercolor Labels via Little Bits of Home

Vase with Pops of Pretty Pineapples via Knock it Off Kim

DIY Triangle Shelf Planter via Making Joy and Pretty Things

DIY Copper Planter via A Purdy Little House

DIY Fourth of July Art via Our Crafty Mom

Industrial Bin via North Country Nest

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22 DIY Father’s Day Gift Ideas The Guys Will Love

May 29, 2017

For some reason, I always struggle with Father’s Day Gift Ideas. Does anyone else have that problem? Gift cards and cash are always great, but so impersonal. This year I am determined to hit a homerun with my Father’s Day gift. So I reached out to some of my blogging friends for their Father’s Day ideas and put together 22 DIY gift ideas for you!

I hope you enjoy these ideas and most of all enjoy the Day with your family! Thank you to the wonderful bloggers for sharing their ideas. Let’s get to it!

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