Today I'm making stars from a repurposed wooden roller shade I took down a while back. This was a super fun project with a surprise for even me at the end! ...

When I saw this black Christmas tree in a photo of someone's bathroom I knew I had to make one for myself!  Little did I realize until I started just how easy it was to do...

This reclaimed wood project was easy to make and adorable either plain like it is or decorated with your own ornaments...  photo source

When you purchase a package of drop cloth fabric you will have enough for about a zillion projects.  Ok, maybe not a zillion but so many you'll be busy from now until Christmas for sure! 

This simple stuffed ornament project is so versatile! You can use just about any stencil, not just the cute tree stencil I used.  I used scrap fabric and the rest was easy...

The Christmas cards will start rolling in at any time! Are you ready for them? Where do you keep them?  Do you display your Christmas cards? 

A while back my daughter was cleaning house and was throwing away a bunch of painted canvases.  You just know I grabbed them out of the trash and saved them for another day...

Here's an easy project that uses scrap wood from shipping pallets.  I've made them before but this time I'm painting them with a gorgeous new color and stenciling them with Christmas sayings...

Every once in a while I have to take apart an old project and make it over again.  Today as I wait for my new kitchen to be finished I'm repurposing a pot rack I no longer need...

This idea was a complete experiment that I created as I went. Sometimes those end up to be my favorite projects...

Today I'm reposting one of Homeroad's first 2011 Christmas projects, the photos were taken with old technology but the hinge tree is still a great idea! 

Are you ready for a little Christmas? Over the years on Homeroad I've literally made hundreds of DIY Christmas decorations. Of all the fun projects I've made, Christmas trees are my favorites...

Do you know what you're looking for when you go thrifting? Sometimes I do and sometimes I just browse.  Yesterday I was browsing and came across an excellent find that just needed one small tweak! 

I've seen pouches that hang on hooks before and I love the look. I decided to create one for Christmas using drop cloth fabric and a stencil and I have the perfect place to hang it! 

Do you have Christmas traditions you follow every year or are you looking to start a few new ones? You may or may not be ready for Christmas but today I'm sharing our family traditions that go back for generations...

This beautiful Christmas stocking was an experiment from the beginning. After seeing a neutral stocking in a holiday magazine I thought I'd try to make one for myself! 

I'm on my way to having my first ever guest room! Another one of my 4 children are moving on and I'm getting an empty room! Since she is taking everything from her room with her, I'm in need of some new furniture including a headboard...

Funny things about gnomes, you either love them or hate them.  I wasn't sure how I felt about them for a long time but then when I started making them myself I fell in love...

I've been working with a Sherpa jacket I found in the donation pile. I've made many different projects this season including these adorable Sherpa Christmas trees...

Here is a cute last minute candy corn decoration you can make for the Fall. All you're going to need for this project is wire, burlap, and paint! 

If you love working with free scraps you're going to love this rag-tag standing Santa! He's made with reclaimed fence pieces and scrap fabric from the donation pile! He would look great on your front porch or by the fireplace!

This project is for the children in your life.  We created a backyard trail for kids with fun things to do and learn right in your own backyard. 

Here is a fun and easy way to create a Christmas pillow using a plain pillow cover and scrap fabric.  You probably have most of the materials for this project at home already...

Don't you just love the smells of Fall?  Pumpkin candles, crisp air, and mulling spices!  I've got some great ideas for making your home smell great this season as well as a few easy and inexpensive DIY Thanksgiving ideas for your home this year. 

I love it when I can recycle garbage and turn it into something fabulous! That's just what I did when I recycled my plastic laundry pod container into an adorable Halloween lantern...

This was such a fun project for Halloween and I got to  temporarily use one of my favorite garden pieces with lights!... source

Did you know it's really easy to make a wreath? Today my daughter stopped over with a couple bunches of preserved flowers from Trader Joes and a $1 wreath form from Dollar Tree. In minutes, she had a wreath!

I'm going to talk Christmas for just a moment today because I want to share this unique project I copied from another crafter several years ago.  Junky objects are fun and easy to create with, this rusty Christmas tree photo holder is just one of them. 

If you love easy projects that take almost no time then you're gonna love this one!  I just love neutral decorating so this easy Fall wreath is one that will look great anywhere...

This project began in the donation bag but if you visit the thrift stores you can easily find sherpa for this pumpkin project. Sherpa is a textured and warm fabric that looks amazing when recycled into a pumpkin...

This cute little pumpkin made with dollar store stacking blocks is adorable on its own but when paired with a fall wreath, it looks so cute! The blocks are $1 for a set and this is the second project I've made with them...

Recycling and creating on the cheap are  important to me for any project. These recycled DIY Halloween projects are both inexpensive and easy to make! 

Do you decorate for Halloween? I did when my kids were young but I don't so much anymore. This cute little Dollar Tree project is all the Halloween decor I need and they fit right into a pretty wooden bowl...

I was inspired to create this project after seeing several metal ribbed pumpkins that held battery powered candles.  It looked like something I could create with repurposed pieces I already had at home. 

Do you love making pumpkin projects? They are just about my favorite things to make and today I'm sharing 25 of my favorites from Homeroad...

These beauties on my mantel started out life as bright orange Dollar Tree pumpkins! You can't even believe the difference! When I received a box of textured paints from DecoArt #ad I knew they would make those inexpensive pumpkins look amazing! 

Wooden folding chairs are easy to find and fun to repurpose. Today I'm going to show you how I turned a few old folding chairs I found on the side of the road a few years ago into fabulous new projects. 

What do you do when you want to hang string lights in the yard but there is no place to hang them?  You make your own hangers of course! Today my daughter and I are making easy poles for hanging outdoor lights...

Today I'm repurposing an old project that was no longer serving our needs. I was looking around for a large basket to create a laundry bin for our basement laundry makeover and I came across a wire basket I had used for another DIY project.  

Have you ever repurposed a light fixture before?  If you know me you know I hate to throw away anything and when we installed new ceiling lights recently I just had to recycle the old glass fixtures. 

If you have an old basement with the laundry downstairs like me, you may want ideas to update and refresh your space.  This project has been on my mind for years and now that I finally got around to it, I am thrilled! 

I love the look of a craftsman front door with a dentil shelf! You can find them all over Pinterest and all the new farmhouse styled houses have them. I am lucky enough to have a beautiful new craftsman style front door on my house but I never thought about the shelf. Until now! 

I finally got it done! I built the kitchen silverware organizer I've always wanted. This was an easy project and I love the new easy organization! 

When you're on a beach vacation and you can't sit still a great thing to do is to search the beach for treasures.  I found beautiful driftwood slats that were leftover from a dune fence and brought them home to create! 

I'm revisiting an old Homeroad project today because these are a quick and easy project and look beautiful for Fall! Some years are better than others for acorns and when I made these beautiful glittered acorns, it was a very good year! 

Do you love the look of floating shelves? Today we are going to show you how to make floating shelves and a home office area easily and inexpensively using IKEA supplies! 

Aren't these recycled denim pumpkins adorable?! And they are not hard to make! No sewing involved which is the best part! I took a little bit of several different stuffed pumpkin ideas and made these my own. The best part is that these recycled denim pumpkins were almost FREE!

This piece was a garage sale find. I knew I would do something with it, I just wasn't sure what.  A little thought and a can of orange spray paint and the wheels were set in motion! 

Here is a flashback to the paint colors we used to transform our dark home a few years ago. We transformed it using a beautiful neutral color and it looks light, bright, and amazing.  The fall colors on the mantel enhance the beautiful neutrals and the decorations for any season will pop! 

Next up on my list of home improvements is the garage. Have you ever wished you could click your fingers and have your messy garage instantly made over? It wasn't instant but 3 days later our garage looks organized, clean, and amazing!