• DIY 2x4 Santa Claus
    Christmas,  DIY Crafts,  farmhouse/primitive,  wood craft ideas

    DIY 2×4 Santa Claus

      I am excited to share with you all how to create a DIY 2×4 Santa Claus.  If you are looking for a budget-friendly front porch Christmas décor DIY, this cute 2×4 wooden Santa Claus craft is a must try this holiday season!  You will have so much fun creating this Christmas DIY.  See what items you have lying around your home that you can upcycle for this fun Christmas project.  This adorable 2×4 wood Santa craft would also make for a festive front porch Christmas decoration!    Materials needed:  2×4 cut to desired height (you can make these as big or small as you’d like)  square piece of wood…

  • DIY 2x4 snowman
    Christmas,  DIY Crafts,  farmhouse/primitive,  wood craft ideas

    DIY 2×4 snowman

      Today, I am going to share with you how to make a DIY 2×4 snowman for your front porch décor.  This adorable 2×4 DIY snowman is such a simple, budget-friendly craft.  If you enjoy giving thoughtful Christmas gifts, you have to give this cute snowman craft a try!  This DIY snowman was such a fun Christmas DIY to make, and is also super budget-friendly.  So, see if you have any scrap wood lying around and start crafting up some Christmas cheer!   Materials needed:  2×4 cut to desired hight  scrap piece of wood for base  wood nose cutout or cut one out of cardboard  stain – Minwax, dark walnut …

  • How to make a farmhouse style Christmas sign using a Dollar Tree sign
    Christmas,  DIY Crafts,  Dollar Tree crafts,  farmhouse/primitive

    DIY farmhouse Christmas sign

      Today, I am so happy to share with you how to make DIY farmhouse Christmas sign using a Dollar Tree sign.  This beautiful farmhouse inspired Christmas décor sign is such a simple Christmas DIY to make, and very budget-friendly.  No one will believe you transformed a sign from the Dollar Tree into this cute joy sign for the Christmas season.  This Dollar Tree makeover sign could also make for some creative Christmas presents for your friends and family!      Materials needed:  Dollar Tree sign  Letters J & Y  Popsicle sticks  Stain – min wax, dark walnut  White chalk paint  red chalk paint  vasaline  Putty knife  pine pick  ribbon …

  • Christmas,  DIY Crafts

    DIY gift bag wood sign

      Friends, today I want to show you how to make this beautiful DIY gift bag wood sign for your front porch. This DIY is a little more complicated than the majority of my craft projects, but I am confident you can do it! As always, I am going to do my best to break this down for you step by step. Before we get started, let’s go over a few things that will make this project a little less complicated. Having a chop saw at home is convenient, but not necessary to complete this project.These days the majority of home improvement stores will cut the wood for you for…

  • Dollar Tree picture frame ornaments
    Christmas,  DIY Crafts

    Dollar Tree picture frame ornaments

    Dollar Tree picture frame ornaments Pin me! – Pinterest Watch me! – YouTube I found these little picture frames at the Dollar Tree and instantly knew I wanted to turn them into Ornaments for my Christmas tree. I made mine pretty simple but you can dress them up or down however you’d like. This is a great way to decorate your Christmas tree on a budget and it looks adorable. Let me show you how I made them! : Materials : 2×3 picture frames from the dollar tree. Each frame will make 1 ornament printer and printer paper left over morning coffee old cookie sheet scissors Mod Podge glitter paint…

  • Scrap Wood Santa
    Christmas,  DIY Crafts

    Scrap Wood Santa

    Scrap Wood Santa  Pin me! – Pinterest  Watch me! – YouTube  Anyone who knows me knows that Christmas is my jam. So I knew I wanted to show you all how to make this scrap wood Santa. We made this on live a few weeks ago. Until I figure out how to upload my videos to my website you will have to watch it on facebook. Materials: Scrap piece of wood (Mine was 5 1/2 inches wide X 21 7/8 inches long) red paint ( I used acrylic but just about any type of paint would do!) sanding block Antiquing paint or stain (optional) Coffee dyed flour sack or any…

  • winter pine cones
    Crafts & How Tos,  DIY Crafts

    DIY Snowy Pine Cones

    DIY Snowy Pine Cones DIY Snowy Pine Cones are easy and fun to make! Making your house beautiful for Christmas doesn’t have to cost a lot of money. Today I am going to show you how I made these elegant looking snowy pine cones without breaking the bank. These are so easy to make, I think you are going to love them! =) What you will need: Pine Cones ( find them in the woods somewhere or buy a pack of the scented ones at the store) 1 bag of Epsom salts white glitters mod podge ( you can by this at the dollar tree!) paint brush brown paper bag…