Creating your own DIY Christmas wreath can be a very rewarding holiday project. And while Christmas wreaths come in many shapes, styles and sizes, creating your own Christmas wreath allows you to express your very own unique Christmas decorating style.  

All it takes is a plain wreath and a few added seasonal touches.

While you can always purchase dried, pressed flowers for your crafting projects from online sources, I chose to grow my own flowers for making pressed flower art! As a a fervent flower gardening enthusiast, it just seemed like the natural thing to do.

So let's talk about which flowers and plants I grew in my garden for making pressed flower art, as well as a list of other potential flowers and plants that lend themselves to being dried, pressed and used to create beautiful, original art!

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One of my favorite DIY projects of all time is the fake naked cake I created with nothing but some crafting foam rounds and spackle. Yes, you heard that right -- spackle. Over the years and seasons I've decorated it in different ways and loved each and every iteration of it. 

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Bar trays come in all colors, styles, shapes and sizes. Wouldn't it be nice to create your own customized bar tray -- one that fits your style, your vibe? 

My summer style has been leaning in the direction of bright colors that really pop. Today I'll be showing you how I made my own monogrammed bar tray and how you can totally do the same, or customize it even further for yourself and your taste. 

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Vintage French trumeau (pronounced troo-moh) mirrors are a sight to behold, but they're also few and far between here in the U.S. As such, the price tag corresponds to their scarcity in the wild.   

I was lucky enough to find a vintage trumeau mirror at a great price, but then took it upon myself to give it a makeover. Let's check it out!

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Chinoiserie planters, or jardinieres -- especially large ones -- cost a pretty penny. Luckily, we have a way to DIY our own! As with so many of my other DIY chinoiserie projects, I'm going to show you how to make a chinoiserie planter with little more than a planter, some cocktail napkins and Mod Podge.

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It's funny how you can own a piece of home decor for a while before you have an epiphany about it. That's what happened with me and two different Dollar Tree wood bead trays. Initially they were just that -- two wood bead trays. But eventually I saw their potential as something more.

It's been a while since I created a farmhouse DIY. This one is super simple so let's get started!

I love bringing the outdoors in this time of year, any way I can. Spring makes me feel so much better than I do in winter, and it generates a hopefulness I look forward to every year. Today I'm sharing one way I bring it in, by using preserved moss.

It's a super quick and easy spring decor trick, so let's get started!

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As a hardcore thrift store shopper, I've been known to purchase vintage wall art on more than one occasion. Sometimes I do it for the art and sometimes I do it for the frame.

And while prints can certainly look lovely displayed in your home, sometimes actual oil paintings can look even better. But what do you do if it's only a print -- and you want an oil painting?

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DIY Easter decor doesn't have to be expensive or difficult to make. While I've scaled back tremendously on my Easter decorating, I'd still like to have at least some evidence of the upcoming Easter holiday in my decor.   

One way to do that is by putting together an understated coffee table vignette with a colorful DIY decoupaged Easter bunny. Stick around to see how I made both.

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My periodic Thrill of the Hunt blog post series, born ten years ago, is now becoming Thrifted vs. Styled! While my Thrill of the Hunt posts are some of my favorite, and most popular, blog posts over the years, I thought it was time to make a change -- one that would be more reflective of today's thrifting culture.  

The Thrifted vs. Styled posts will essentially be the same posts you've grown to know and love, just presented in a different format. So why not join me as I continue the awesome tradition of thrifting and sharing?

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Today I'm sharing how to make a Christmas tree using a styrofoam cone and some mini glitter ball Christmas ornaments. I remember seeing this type of Christmas decoration when I was a child and it brings back nostalgic memories for me. So I just had to make it, right?

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Do you decorate with Putz houses for Christmas? I usually display some every year in a small village - like vignette. But today I'm sharing a novel way to display Putz houses for the Christmas holidays -- nesting them in holiday greens placed inside a vintage wooden toolbox!

It's an easy and inexpensive way to elevate your Christmas decor this year. So let's get started! 

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I've always loved Christmas scroll wall hangings, but hesitated to buy them because: 1) they can cost a fortune, and 2) I knew I could make one myself for way less!

Today my vision came together and I DIY'd my own farmhouse Christmas scroll wall hanging for mere pennies.

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Reluctant to spend a fortune on one of those popular Christmas ornament garlands? I get it. That's why I'm sharing how I made my own velvet ribboned Christmas ornament garland quickly, easily and pretty inexpensively.  

As one of my last outdoor projects of the season, I decided to spruce up our rusted and faded metal patio furniture with spray paint. That way, when we get it out of storage in the spring, it will be beautified and ready to withstand another summer of use. 

Just in time for the Christmas season I'm sharing a very cute and easy Christmas craft that I made with last year's Trader Joe's Christmas shopping bags -- a gingerbread house garland. Gingerbread houses are all the rage this Christmas!

Today I'm sharing how I easily transformed a simple winter church painting into Christmas wall art.   

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