Christmas

DIY Gifts Under $5

December 5, 2025

DIY Gifts Under $5! Make 4 different types of farmhouse themed gifts from one old or thrifted pair of repurposed flannel pajamas! Save your money this holiday season and craft super adorable AND affordable decor & gifts perfect for a rustic home. Repurpose one set of PJ’s into napkin rings, Christmas Trees, coasters, and even decorative pillows! Check out the…

Christmas, DIY Decor

DIY Holiday Table Runner

December 5, 2025

DIY Holiday Table Runner….Made with MARKERS! Welcome the Santa season into your home in style. It only looks high end and expensive but you can create this super elegant runner for under $5 – and its super easy too!! Save your money for gifts. Make it Merry and Bright for less! Use your creativity to create whatever holiday scene fits…

Christmas, Holidays

DIY Candy Cane Candles

December 5, 2025

DIY Candy Cane Candles! These candles are the PERFECT Santa Season super fun gift and/or upscale decor without the expensive price tag! You can make them for UNDER $2 with minimal effort and 2 materials!! Grab a dollar store pillar (or old around the house) candle, some red tape, and a pair of scissors. Let’s make some candy cane magic…

Christmas, Holidays

Cinnamon Scented Pine Cones

November 15, 2025

It’s Christmas in July week and today I’m making a very easy (and short) project – Cinnamon Scented Pine Cones! These pine cones are incredibly easy to make and they smell so good – like all of the holidays in one bag. You can see video how to’s here and here and here. Materials: Pine Cones Cinnamon Oil Baking Sheet…

Christmas, Holidays

Candy Ornament DIY

November 10, 2025

It’s the holiday season! This year we’re going simple but unique and creative with a Candy Ornament DIY using peppermint candy. We’ll also make Peppermint Holiday Plates that double as plates for Santa’s cookies or festive Christmas decor. These ornaments take literally minutes to create and cost roughly $1.25 for eight! They won’t break the bank….and let’s be honest, everyone…

Christmas, Holidays

DIY Paper Bows

November 5, 2025

I love beautifully wrapped gifts. I think beautiful wrapping is just as important as the gift inside. However I don’t like to spend crazy pants amounts of money on wrapping paper and ribbon and bows. Actually, the reality is that you don’t have to spend anything on wrapping remember this or this? You can even craft bows DIY Paper…

Christmas, DIY Decor, Holidays

DIY Christmas Tree Decor

December 12, 2021

It’s crunch time for the holidays. I’m feeling the pressure both with my time and wallet. Today’s project is making trees for decor or gifts. The time commitment is minimal and the cost is about $5 each. This DIY Christmas Tree Decor makes easy teacher gifts or last minute party gifts you can make in about 15 minutes. By the…

Christmas, DIY Decor, Holidays

DIY Christmas Trees

December 7, 2021

The holiday season is here in full force. Each year I like to add something new to my decorations. For the sake of time and money I needed quick but merry DIY Christmas Trees Decor. So I made fast Christmas trees from old pieces of wood and recycled fall decorations in the process. I ended up spending about $1 each…

Christmas, DIY Decor, Holidays

Peppermint Holiday Plates

December 6, 2021

Santa’s Cookies are an important of Christmas preparations. Everybody knows that Santa thinks better cookies equal better presents. Make special Peppermint Holiday Plates to hold those all-important cookies for about one dollar and it takes 15 minutes or so. Customize the plate using green and red mint candies to make holiday shapes or letters in your plate. This technique also…

Christmas, Holidays

DIY Tassels

December 1, 2021

It’s time to wrap the presents! Today’s project is an easy bow substitute – DIY Tassels! Tassels are an on trend way to zhuzh up any (holiday or not) gifts. They make unique embellishments to necklaces or as earrings so this how-to will teach you the process of making a tassel and what you do with it is up to…