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Ornament Tree DIY
Welcome back. Today I want to show you how to make this adorable little ornament tree. I have seen these selling in stores for between $60 and $90 and I thought it didn’t look that difficult to make, so I figured why not give it a try. You can see my inspiration here. It only takes a few supplies to get started. I used a medium sized floral cone because of the size where I planned to display the completed tree, but you can use any size you like. Here’s one similar to what I used. If going smaller, I would recommend getting thinner garland and smaller ornaments.…
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Window Treatments and Wall Decor – Week 5 – ORC
Hi everyone, this week we finally made it to the window treatments and wall decor for our dining room makeover. If you are following along on our One Room Challenge adventure, welcome back. If this is your first time visiting we are so happy you are here and if you would like to catch up you can find everything from our plans of Week 1 to our accessories of Week 4 at the following links. Week 1. Week 2. Week 3. Week 4. Let’s jump right in and get started with the window treatments. I knew I wanted sheers for this room to add some light texture to…
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Christmas Ornament Basket DIY using Plant Stand
Hi again. It’s so good to have you back. Today I want to show you how I used the leftover branches from the bottom of our Christmas tree to make this beautiful decorative basket for our front porch. Begin with any shape outdoor planter or plant stand and the leftover branches from your live Christmas tree. I have had my plant stand for years, and can’t find one exactly like it to link, but I linked a couple of hanging baskets and a plant stand. I think either of those would look amazing, but how cute would this decoration look in this replica bicycle! First, you will want to…
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Rustic Wall Decor with Farmhouse Beads
Hi everyone and welcome back. As promised, today we are going to make a rustic wall hanging using farmhouse beads. For a complete farmhouse bead tutorial, click here. Supplies To make your own rustic wall decor, you will need a wooden word, I chose “Blessed”. You will also need a bead strand and a pompon garland. I found this garland at Michaels. You will also need a rustic window frame like this one: I used a window frame that I bought a few years ago and had been using as decor on our back porch, but I found some similar ones here and here. Preparation You…
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Modern Rustic Dining Room Accessories – ORC – Week 4
We are in the home stretch of our modern rusting dining room update. The painting is finished! The furniture is in! The light has been hung! Now it’s time for the easy stuff. The accessories! If you have been following along, welcome back! If this is your first time visiting we are so glad you are here. If you would like to catch up, you can find my previous weeks updates on the One Room Challenge® by following these links. Week 1, Week 2, Week 3. I can’t believe we are in week 4 already! I started this week by adding accessories to my bar cart, the one piece…
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Simple and Inexpensive DIY Farmhouse Bead Strands
Farmhouse Beads Are Everywhere! They are definitely the home decor item of the moment. There are plenty of places to purchase them, but I want to show you how simple it is to make them for yourself. Supplies You only need 3 items, and 15 or 20 minutes to make a basic strand of farmhouse beads. You will need wooden beads, tassels, and some type of cording. I use leather cording or multiple layers of jute cording to make sure they are durable. If you want to spice things up, especially seasonally, you can add some glass beads, or multi-color wood beads. For example, you can do red…
