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Vintage Plate Wreath for the Wall

Use your vintage plates to create a gorgeous wall wreath! I'm Cindy and I blog at DIY Beautify where I share hundreds of budget friendly DIYs and home decor ideas! I'd love to have you stop by!I love vintage dishes, especially blue and white ones and have collected quite a few over the years. I decided to get them out of the china hutch and up on the wall where I could enjoy them on a daily basis!

Using Wood Appliques for Furniture

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Barn Quilt

This is the second barn quilt I’ve made for my porch. Barn quilts are a great way to add character to an outdoor space.

Light-Up Christmas Lantern Ornament

Want to make an adorable and unique ornament for your tree this year? How about this charming light up lantern with a remote control LED candle! Handmade light up lantern ornaments are a great way to add visual interest, highlights and warmth to a Christmas tree. You will love the festive glow that's added - creating a soothing and relaxing feel. This Christmas lantern ornament is made out of decorative glittery silver foam sheets that also includes a remote control LED candle that you can flip the switch on the bottom and use the remote control to turn it on and off at any time. And it's easy to make for those of you who don't have a cutting machine - like me. Simply click on the PDF template to print. And the best part, it's simple to put together using a few basic supplies!

Make Pretty, Light Up Wooden Presents for Your Porch

These wooden presents were pretty simple to make. They are welcoming, festive, unique and brighten up my porch. I made them by hand in my garage with furring strips and plywood. I used my nail gun and liquid nails to fasten the corners. Each one has it's own style replicating coordinating "wrapping paper", so to speak. When I start a project, I only have a vision in my mind about what I think I want and just start creating. I try to keep it simple and not too time consuming. I have to be flexible,as sometimes I have to go with what my skill level allows and how much time I am willing to give to the over all adventure. This time - my vision worked out - even better than I hoped.

Everyday Decor and a Little Upcycle for Christmas

Not having a garage in which to store our daily decor during the holidays I find my self getting creative and working our everyday decor into our Christmas decor. A few additions and a tweak or two and the daily becomes decorative!

Baby's First Tree

When my daughter turned one and her little feet began to grow I just couldn't bear the thought of parting with all of her adorable shoes! So, I put on my thinking cap and came up with an idea we could enjoy year after year!

How to Turn an Broken Drawer Into Beautiful Shelves

Don't throw out that old broken drawer! Turn it into the perfect shelves to give any space a beautiful, unique look.

How to Make a Photo Banner | Decorating With Photos

Get the steps to create a photo banner to decorate for your next celebration. Photo banners are perfect for milestone birthdays, graduations, retirements, anniversaries, or showers.For more simple and budget-friendly DIY project ideas, be sure to follow us on HomeTalk and visit our blog!

DIY 2×4 Bajot Table

Easy Chippy Paint DIY - With a Secret Ingredient!

So we've been in our house for over four years now! Amazing how time flies. Over five years since we lost our home to wildfire - I can't believe it. Every little DIY has made this home we bought feel more like the home we have always lived in. One of our big projects was the kitchen. Check out the "before" pic... pretty, but a little too much "fru fru" for me.

Crocheted Air Plant Pods

These crocheted pods are great for displaying your air plants anywhere you’d like to hang them, like in a window or even on the fridge. I love thinking up new and different ways to display air plants (like this cement planter). I think they’d be a great gift for mother’s day!This project starts with some thrifted yarn and two sizes of loose-leaf binder rings.

A Quick Weekend Closet Makeover With ClosetMaid

This post is sponsored by ClosetMaid. All opinions are my own.We love a lot of elements of our little, old house, but the tiny closets are not one of them. We wouldn’t call ourselves fashion people by any means (most of our day-to-day pandemic wear is paint-stained project clothes, if we’re honest) but after a quick weekend closet makeover with ClosetMaid’s SuiteSymphony system, we feel like we’re shopping in a cute little boutique every time we get dressed.You can also get more DIY tips and hints at our blog Shoe Makes New.

How to Make a Tea Light Romantic Couple Candle Holder

HI! today i will show you quick and simple tutorial on how to make a romantic couple candel holder. You will need just a few tools, but be shure, you and your couple will be impressed by the result!

How to Paint a Bathroom Cabinet in a Weekend

Thanks to DecoArt for providing products used in my bathroom makeover. This post contains Amazon affiliate links.

Painted Concrete Porch Floor

Remember what my front patio looked like?You don’t?Could that be because I don’t show photos of it very often?Hmmmm…….it’s true. I don’t. Wanna know why?Okay I’ll tell you but it’s just between us…..

Easter Book Stack

I've created a couple Easter crafts this year, but this one is my favorite because it focuses on the true meaning behind this special season! I'm have various book stacks in my home also, but this was my first time creating a "faux" stack using a crate instead of actual books. I loved the result!

DIY All-Year Wreath on a Budget

Shiplap Wall: How To Do It Cheap & Easy

When I decided to update our family room I knew that I wanted a white shiplap fireplace accent wall. The texture and rustic wood not only give the walls a bit of dimension, but it also adds a visual focal point for the room. Not to mention, I love the way shiplap looks! However, I was not interested in paying almost $10 per board! So I set out to find a cheap shiplap option.We purchased a few sheets of 8×4 plywood from Home Depot and the nice thing is that they cut it for us! I wanted to go with a thicker 8-inch look, so we had them cut each sheet into 6 strips.

Our DIY Faux Brick Fireplace

When we first moved into our builder-grade home, I remember being so excited to have a fireplace. Every year around Christmas I would think to myself “Ugh, I need a mantel!” Well, other projects always seemed to take priority, and here we are 14 years later – still no mantle and some ugly outdated tiles to go along with it. Well, this is the year – my DIY Fireplace makeover is finally happening!I landed on a farmhouse style fireplace. We had recently added a shiplap wall so I knew I wanted to go with a dark wood mantel that was much wider than the fireplace itself and obviously that tile needed to go! I have been really into the white brick look, so I opted for a “faux brick fireplace” using tile and wide white trim.Like I said, my design was based on a white brick look so I researched options for the fireplace. When we finished our basement, I was able to create a fake brick wall using wall panels, but that wasn’t going to work here. So after searching high and low I was able to find a “faux” brick fireplace tile at Home Depot online. It’s called Capella White Brick tiles that were 2 ⅓ x 10 inches.

Affordable Ways to Organize Outside Storage Cabinets

I wanted to organize my outside cabinets to help me find things easily when gardening and doing stuff outside. All this stuff was stored in various areas like the shed, garage, and cabinet. I wanted to gather it all in one place for easy access and hopefully help with no duplicate purchases. Check out how I did it.

DIY Knock-Off Ribbon Plumes

Some of my favorite crafting projects have been done with ribbon! I work with ribbon all the time and the worst part about it is the fraying that might happen. There are several methods that you can use to stop ribbon from fraying or unraveling, but what if you actually want it to unravel! That's right! This is all about unraveling ribbon to make beautiful plumes - a great way to "knock-off" a pampas grass design I saw on Crate and Barrel! Don't you just love figuring out how to re-create something you saw in a high-end shop?

How to Make Aroma Stones

How to make DIY aroma stones with essential oils. Use these as a natural passive diffuser in small spaces or as a natural air freshener.

Save Money Making Large Flower Containers

I added two big blue turquoise flower pots on my front porch this Spring. I love the way they look and how they are tall next to my front door. But large containers also tend to have larger expenses.Here are smart money saving ideas for filling a large flower container on your porch, patio or in your garden. These are tips to help you save on the cost of soil, the cost of the pot, and the expense of the plants.

Boho Style Planter Vase (Or Candle) Using Bowls, Rope & A Transfer

I love creating my own home decor, especially since I need a variety of different styles when it comes to staging my refinished furniture pieces. And let's face it, stylish and trendy home decor is not cheap!This project is easy to make, inexpensive and can be made in so many different ways and styles. I'll list some different examples at the end of the tutorial 😁*Time listed includes the dry time, actual work time is about an hour*Cost is based off of the amount of product used, not the initial cost of the product itself* At the end of this tutorial, I've included a link to the tutorial for the cement looking beads that I used to decorate this vase with

DIY Wood Towel Holder Ring With a Shelf

Finding a good location to hang your towels in the bathroom could be a challenge, especially if you’re limited on wall space. But it makes it even more challenging if you have kids. If the towel bar is attached to drywall, eventually the bar might be ripped off the wall and you’ll end up with a big hole. Having this issue I decided to make my own DIY Wood Towel Holder Ring with a Shelf. This towel holder attaches directly to the stud and will take some effort to be ripped off and doesn’t take much wall space.I made this project using scrap pieces that I had laying around in my scrap pile. If you have some scrap wood and interested in building something out of wood, this could be a great project to try. I created a step-by-step plan with 3D illustrations.For more info and printable PDF visit my website at TheDIYPlan.com

Image on Book Stack

Transfer a Spring image on a book stack for an inexpensive and simple Spring home accent piece. This is perfect for your french cottage home!

Make A Dyed Cement Planter For Cheap

Some cement colorants can be pricey, but here’s a great way to color cement for cheap- using fabric dye! If you’ve been wondering about how to make a dyed cement planter, then you’re in luck, because there’s a good choice for a concrete dye out there and it’s cheap.

Linen Fabric Basket Tutorial

These linen fabric baskets are perfect for serving and storing bread, your favorite craft project, or your hair brushes in the bathroom. If you’ve been following me for a while, you might know that I love linen. Actually, I have an obsession with linen. Therefore, I am always looking for projects in which I can use this awesome fabric. Have you seen my linen apron, linen summer top, or my linen beeswax wraps? Well, here’s another little project: linen fabric baskets! They are not complicated to make for intermediate sewers. And you can finish them in one afternoon!

Quick And Easy DIY Laundry Counter

Remember when I did a makeover on my laundry nook? You can find all the details on my blog. Well I told you at that time that I planned to build a countertop over the washer and dryer to make a nice folding surface and some place to hold the detergent within reach.An added bonus is that it keeps things from falling between and behind the machines which was a constant problem.For a few reasons I never got around to building the counter and then a couple weeks ago my dryer died and my washer was making sympathetic noises so I had to replace them both. Once I got the pretty new machines all comfy in my little laundry nook, I realized I needed to complete this project once and for all.Here is how I built it.

Red & White European Dish Garden For Spring

Looking for a quick yet unique centerpiece for your Spring table? This Red & White European Dish Garden is just what you need!

How to Make Linen Beeswax Wraps

Beeswax wraps are very easy and inexpensive to make. You’ll love this simple linen version of a popular classic for your natural kitchen. Ever since I first saw beeswax wraps I thought I could make them myself. That is what I did over 2 years ago (you can see that post here). I still use them a lot but I needed different sizes. This time around, I thought it would be fun to use one of my favorite fabrics: linen!

Easy DIY Wall Art: How to Frame a Poster in 5 Minutes

Framing posters and kid’s art is really really expensive, so I had to turn to a cheaper solution - just a few bucks, that wouldn’t cost an arm and a leg.And it hit me: the best solution was getting dusty in my craft room, but I just couldn’t see it till now.It’s a half frame actually, but it worked like a charm for what I needed. Keep reading to see what I mean!

A Tisket, A Tasket, A Green And Yellow Basket

Time for something fresh that feels like spring for my front door!

Easy Twine Carrot Wreath

Three packages of Dollar Tree twine wreaths, a small wire wreath form, and some ribbon combine to make a fun and festive Spring wreath!

How to Dye Egg Shells the Easy (and Cheap) Way.

This simple tutorial shows you how easy it is to dye egg shells using materials found in the kitchen cupboard.Easter is approaching, and I see lots of images of gorgeous dyed pastel eggs both online and in magazines. The good news is there is no need to buy an expensive chemical dye kit to make coloured eggs for Easter. Most homes will have everything you need in the kitchen, and if you don’t, they are readily available at your local food store.

Garden Bunny

I love Spring! I also love items typically found outside like statues, used inside for decorating. I found one I loved but whoa was it expensive! So..I achieved the look with a thrift store find.

Stenciled Vintage Mirror

I found a couple of vintage mirrors at a flea market about 2 years ago. And I decided that I wanted to use one of them on a blank wall in my guest bath.But I thought it needed a little embellishment.So I stenciled it!