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Nail Polish Marbling

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This is a fun little project with nail polish that you can do quickly and cheaply. I discovered this, when I was researching my previous post about alcohol inks. And since at the time I had not yet purchased  ink supplies, I thought I would try this first. [Read more…]

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Feathered Easter Egg Wreath

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Feathered Easter Egg wreath. This is an Easy Easter project to make for your front door. How to make a fluffy easter egg wreath with eggs and paint. Add a touch of feathers to this homemade wreath with yarn. Most of the supplies are from the dollar store to keep this project cheap. #Designbyd9 #EasterwreathTime for an Easter Wreath

Happy Easter! And really what is easter without eggs! Ok, Well fake eggs anyway.  It was time to take down my St. Patrick’s Day wreath and so I needed to whip up a quick and cute wreath for my front door, And nothing says Easter like Easter eggs. [Read more…]

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Upcycled Magazine Files

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Here is a crazy easy DIY project for you. No talent required. Just upcycle magazine files or buy some cardboard magazine files, and add paint and ribbon to make them fabulous. #magazinefiles

Filing

Let’s face it, we all have a lot of paperwork! Despite the electronic era, there still seems to be a lot of paper floating around my house. Do you have the same issue? If you have a printer, you need somewhere to store your paper products right? And in the interest of attempting to keep my house as tidy as possible, I have re-purposed these old IKEA folders to fit in with my decor. [Read more…]

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DIY Fabric Storage Boxes

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You can make these DIY no sew fabric storage boxes using dollar store supplies. These boxes are easy and affordable and cost only $5 each

Check out these really easy no-sew  fabric storage boxes

I did these up for my new craft room in the $100 Room Challenge. So, being thrifty was a requirement. Also, you can make these boxes WHATEVER SIZE you want. And if you are like me, and have spent countless hours, wandering around craft and dollar stores with a tape measure trying to find the correct sized box, this is AMAZING! And if you don’t have a mini tape measure in your purse… you really should ; ) [Read more…]

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DIY Dollar Store Centerpiece

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Do you love the dollar store as much as I do? My favourite dollar store is Dollarama. So much of what I used to buy at Michael’s or even Walmart I now buy at the dollarama. It’s especially great for craft supplies and glassware. So, when I decided to make a DIY dollar store centerpiece with vases and  candles. Dollarama is where I went first. [Read more…]

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How to Build an Upholstered Bed

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how to build an upholstered bed frame. diy upholstered bed frame from scratch with full instructions and measurements. #diybedframe Hang around and I’ll show you how to build an upholstered bed!I made this DIY uphosltered bed frame as part of my Master Bedroom project that I did for the One Room Challenge

I did the frame and the headboard. If you are interested in the headboard post click here.

If you want to learn how to build an upholstered bed frame stick around!

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Add some colour to your Christmas wreath

I have an artificial tree, which I love. But it doesn’t smell like a fresh-cut tree. In the past I have used. Scentsicles. I like them. but I wanted that REAL TREE SMELL without the imperfection of a real tree:) So, I bought a fresh cut wreath from my local grocery store.

Decorate your fresh cut wreath with dollar store decorations to add that fresh tree smell to your houseI bought mine, but you could make it using a wire frame and fir branches, assuming you don’t live in the middle of the city. I prefer to just buy mine 🙂

Next step is to pretty it up a little. I wanted to match it up to my tree, which I decorated all in blue this year.

I bought a couple of boxes of balls at dollarama, in blue and silver. It’s super easy to add these to your wreath. I already had a huge jar of zap straps (doesn’t everybody?) I bought these at dollarama as well.

To add the ornaments to the wreath, just pass the zap strap through the hasp on the ornament

Decorate your fresh cut wreath with dollar store decorations to add that fresh tree smell to your house

Fasten the ends of the strapDecorate your fresh cut wreath with dollar store decorations to add that fresh tree smell to your houseThen fasten it around a branch


Decorate your fresh cut wreath with dollar store decorations to add that fresh tree smell to your houseAND TIGHTEN

Decorate your fresh cut wreath with dollar store decorations to add that fresh tree smell to your houseContinue to space the balls around the wreath, until; you are satisfied.

I also added some ribbon. This is wired edge ribbon. I had this piece leftover from a few years ago 🙂 Just tuck the edge in and bend it as you go into folds. Tuck the ribbon under the boughs

Decorate your fresh cut wreath with dollar store decorations to add that fresh tree smell to your house

Decorate your fresh cut wreath with dollar store decorations to add that fresh tree smell to your house

Here it is done up

Decorate your fresh cut wreath with dollar store decorations to add that fresh tree smell to your house

Just a couple of bucks worth of dollar store swag to make this little green wreath look beautiful. If you are way more motivated than I am you can go out and gather your own greenery and then you just need a wire frame to attach it to.

Now I have that Christmas tree smell despite the fact that I have an artificial tree AND I have a pretty Christmas wreath on my wall.

Thanks for stopping by and Merry Christmas!