DIY Projects

Deck out an entire wall or doorway without breaking the bank! Fall is a time is a whirlwind of holidays that leave little time and budget in between all the decor changes, but not decorating for each holiday feels like missing out. Never fear, it is possible to throw together a solid, spooky scene for your doorway or a major hall to put you in that spirit without spending your candy budget!

Boo! Halloween is here. It's time to get your fright on! From severed limbs to ghoulish skeletons and ultra-scary costumes, Halloween is the time...

Halloween as kids is all fun and games. You dress up, you get free candy. The night ends with you on a sugar high riding into the sunset. But what do you do when the neighbor kicks you off her doorstep shouting, “You’ve got to stop! I’m not giving you free candy! You’re 38!” That means it's time to get a different excuse to eat too many sweets: a party.

I recently had an idea on how to fill an empty corner of my office without spending a dime. This involved an empty wood spool upcycled into a seasonally decorated side table. The spool I had in mind was a smaller spool, and it was just sitting in a warehouse waiting to be hauled to the dumpster. Of course, my upcycling senses kicked in! How could I let such a useful object be hauled off?

Just as we prepare our houses and wardrobes for the long months of winter, our gardens require preparations that will not leave them crying out for help once the season is over. There are many DIY projects to complete in your garden before winter that won’t require spending any money on new tools or products, and they are not time-consuming either.

I was recently given an old handmade decorative shelf, so I'm sharing the results of my first attempt chalk painting an antique wax finish to give this old shelf a makeover. While I've chalk painted several projects, I've always done the clear or white wax, so the antique look is a first for me!