Upcycle Crafts & DIY
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How to make a rustic DIY fabric garland for any season
Hello friends! Today, I am going to share with you all how to make a rustic DIY fabric garland for any season. I did make this cute garland for my Valentine’s Day décor, but you could make this garland and decorate it for any season or holiday. You could add Easter eggs and different colored fabrics to this garland for a beautiful Easter decoration. Making DIY fabric garland is super simple and budget-friendly. Wouldn’t this adorable DIY fabric garland make for a beautiful springtime decoration to hang from a window or door?! Materials needed: Flour sacks – you can find these at Walmart in the tea towel section.…
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DIY ornament – Budget friendly Valentines decor
Today, I am excited to share with you how to transform recycled cardboard into a DIY ornament for Valentine’s decor. If you are looking for a fun way to recycle cardboard, then you must give this cute heart DIY ornament a try for your Valentine’s Day décor! This adorable heart ornament DIY is not only a great way to recycle cardboard, but it is also a super budget-friendly Valentine’s Day DIY. How cute would this DIY heart ornament be hanging on a Valentine’s Day tree with white lights?! Step 1, How to corrugate cardboard – Cut out a square shape from cardboard and then corrugate the cardboard. To corrugate cardboard, simply…
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2×4 rustic Valentine’s Day decor – Scrap wood crafts
Today, I am super excited to show you all how to transform a scrap 2×4 into rustic Valentine’s Day decor. Do you have any scrap wood lying around and are unsure of what to do with it? Transform that scrap wood into a cute, rustic Valentine’s Day decoration! Recycled wood scraps can be used to create some beautiful home décor DIYs, such as this adorable 2×4 wood “XO” sign for your Valentine’s Day décor! This budget-friendly scrap wood DIY sign could even be painted using different colors depending on your home decor style. Materials needed: 2 2×4’s cut to the size you wish wood glue hot glue gun and…
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How to transform a pudding cup into DIY snowman hat
Today, I am so happy to share with you how to transform a pudding cup into a DIY snowman hat. This budget-friendly DIY snowman hat is such a cute Christmas craft to make. You will not believe this beautiful snowman hat came from a recycled pudding cup! These fun snowmen hats can be used for cute Christmas décor, or you can use them for your other Christmas crafting projects. These adorable little snowmen hats would also look so cute as Christmas ornaments on your Christmas tree! Materials needed: Empty pudding cup that has been rinsed out cardboard black chalk paint material pine embellishment fake snow – (1/4…
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FARMHOUSE STYLE JAR
Today, I am happy to be sharing with you all how to create a farmhouse style jar for Christmas decor. This is such an adorable recycled Christmas DIY made using jars from your supper. I love seeing candy canes around during Christmas time, and this beautiful farmhouse style Christmas décor jar will have your guests thinking you bought it at a high-end craft store! However, this is a super budget-friendly Christmas DIY! How cute would these farmhouse style Christmas candy cane jars be to give away as special Christmas gifts to your friends and family?! Materials needed: Jar black chalk paint Mod Podge small gift bag bakers twine …
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How to make a simple creamer bottle pumpkin
You seem to really be enjoying all the simple up-cycle DIY’s I’ve been creating lately so I decided to add a few more in for this fall. That’s right, I said fall. It is time to start fall crafting and I am super excited about it. I think you are going to love todays craft because I am going to show you how to make a simple creamer bottle pumpkin. This craft is so easy to make and budget friendly without looking budget friendly. This pumpkin looks like something you would buy at an expensive craft store. Who would ever think that it’s made from an empty bottle of…
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How to make a wood bowl lemon planter
Hey friend, come see my thrift store find and what I did with it. If you see one of these wood bowls, I suggest grabbing one. There are so many cute things you can do with them. I turned mine into a cute wood bowl lemon planter. Some paint or napkins will totally transform one of these bowls. The next time you are at a thrift store, make sure to check out all the cute pots, pans, too. They seriously make some of the cutest planters. All you need to do is drill a hole in the bottom of them for some drainage. If the tin ones are too…
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how to make a wood mason jar farmhouse frame
Did you know that we have a store? In our store we have these fun farmhouse wood blank craft sets. Today I’m going to be showing you how to make a wood Mason jar farmhouse frame using this set. If you are interested in buying a set to craft with you can snag one here in our store. This craft is kind of detailed, but it turned out so cute. And just because it’s detailed doesn’t mean it’s hard. It’s actually simple to make, let me show you how. Materials: Frame from Dollar Tree jumbo popsicle sticks Mason jar wood cut out – snag one HERE …
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How to turn an empty roll of toilet paper into a magnet
It’s no secret that I love to upcycle, and today that’s exactly what we’re going to be doing. I’m going to show you how to make a magnet using an empty roll toilet paper. This craft is so easy to make and turned out so cute. I think that these would make super cute gifts! And with Mother’s Day just around the corner, this would be the perfect inexpensive gift for Mom. Someone even suggested putting a gift card in it, and I think that’s a great idea. I love working with empty rolls of toilet paper. I think there’s so many fun uses for them. Before…
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How to make a mini farmhouse frame
While at my mom’s the other day I saw she had this really cute farmhouse picture. The picture was a chicken and it had chicken wire across the front of the frame. As soon as I saw it, I knew I needed to recreate it somehow. So today I’m going to be showing you how to make a mini farmhouse frame. This frame is so easy to make and very inexpensive. Of course, my stencil did cost some money, but I can use it over and over. And just because I use the stencil doesn’t mean that’s what you have to use. Get creative. If you don’t have…
