DIY polka dot TIN CAN PUMPKINS: easy fall craft

tutorial showing you how to make tin can pumpkins. White painted tin can with black polka dots. Burlap & orange bow and dowel rod stem are on the top of the metal can pumpkin. Natural bead garland drapes around the fall pumpkin craft
September 13, 2021

On a budget for your fall decorations? Pull those old sauce cans out of the recycle bin and turn them into tin can pumpkins. With a little bit of paint, ribbon, and hot glue you could have a whole pumpkin patch of DIY pumpkins costing you next to nothing to make. This pre-fall season I’ve really been on a pumpkin…

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DIY repurpose an old drawer into an American Flag

April 21, 2020

HOW TO REPURPOSE AN OLD DRAWER INTO AN AMERICAN FLAG Before you pass up on the dusty old drawer that’s sitting on the side of the road you might want to think of all the amazing things you could turn that in to. Years ago my father in law had a huge old drawer sitting under his carport just collecting…

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DIY mini St. Patrick’s Day wood tags

February 17, 2020

DIY MINI WOOD TAGS FOR ST. PATRICK’S DAY If you’ve been reading my blog you might know that my four daughters have been asking me to decorate more for the holidays…including St. Patrick’s Day decorations. Yes, that is a holiday they think I should decorate for too lol! So they win. I’ve truly been making an effort to have a…

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How transform your crafts with antiquing wax

September 4, 2019

How to transform your rustic craft projects with ANTIQUING WAX I talk to so many people all the time that have never used antiquing wax for their crafty projects because they think it’s just for furniture or cabinets. Well, do I have news…it’s totally NOT just for those things! The truth is you can use it for SO MANY crafty…

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DIY PAINTED WOOD PUMPKINS

small, medium, and large free-standing wood pumpkins. Smallest pumpkin is painted orange with white polka dots and raffia bow tied around the wood stem. Medium pumpkin is white with painted orange polka dots and raffia tied around the wood stem. Large pumpkin is painted orange with white stripes and a raffia bow tied around the wood stem. All 3 pumpkins are distressed around the edges and have antiquing wax. There are wood candy corn in the background.
August 21, 2019

DIY PAINTED WOOD PUMPKINS How to paint your DIY painted wood pumpkins for fall With a little bit of paint you can DIY your own painted wood pumpkins. These fall pumpkin cutouts are so easy and simple to transform. Even if you have little crafting abilities you can make these gorgeous rustic farmhouse décor pieces for your home. If you…

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Dollar Tree pumpkins, how to give them a RUSTIC makeover

August 1, 2019

Frugal fall decorating, how to give a Dollar Tree pumpkin a rustic makeover We’ve all seen them the bright orange pumpkins on the shelves at the Dollar Tree. You think to yourself ‘I could paint that up and make it look soooo much better’. Then fall comes and the darn ugly pumpkin is still sitting there untouched by your creativity.…

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