Hello Sweet Friends, Today’s craft idea is an Easter makeover of a thrift store sign. I will show you how I took a thrifted fish sign and transformed it into a beautiful piece of Easter decor. When I spotted this fish sign at a thrift store, I knew it had “good bones” so I grabbed it. I love …
Dollar Tree Nativity Scene Craft Idea
Hello Sweet Friends, Today, I have the sweetest little DIY for you; a Dollar Tree nativity scene craft idea. I don’t know if you’ve seen the small nativity scene craft kits from DT, but that is what I used for this project. I knew that I wanted to include a hymn page with the craft kit, but …
Turn a Clearance Tray into Christmas Decor
Hello Sweet Friends, For today’s DIY project, we will turn a clearance tray into Christmas decor by using a December calendar image. The image I am using came from the 2023 Seasons of Joy calendar by Jennifer Pugh. As you may remember, I showed you a Christmas-in-July DIY with the same image, …
Dollar Tree Pumpkin Sign Makeover
Hello Sweet Friends, My latest craft project is a Dollar Tree pumpkin sign makeover. I’ve chosen the October image from the 2024 Jennifer Pugh calendar, also from Dollar Tree, to transform the pumpkin sign into a SUPER cute piece of fall decor. All of the fall foliage is so colorful and beautiful …
Dollar Tree Foam Pumpkin Makeover
Hello Sweet Friends,It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I’m so HAPPY to be back with new FALL DIY for you. Today I will be showing you a Dollar Tree foam pumpkin makeover. I hope you like it as much as I do. This is one of those projects that when I started, I wasn’t exactly sure how it would turn out. …
A Calendar Image and a Thrifted Silver Tray
Hello Sweet Friends, Today I am sharing an easy DIY using a calendar image and a thrifted silver tray. This is my final project from Jennifer Pugh’s 2023 Seasons of Joy calendar and I will be using the November image. If you have been following me for very long, you may have already seen my …
Create Farmhouse Decor using a Calendar Page and an Oval Frame
Hello Sweet Friends, The DIY project I am featuring today is another calendar page repurpose: creating a really cute piece of farmhouse decor using the September image from the 2023 Seasons of Joy calendar and a beautiful oval frame. If you have been following me for very long, you have …
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Four Ways to Repurpose Glass Light Shades
Hello Sweet Friends, For today’s DIY project, I will show you FOUR ways to repurpose glass light shades. Since my aunt gave me four glass light shades from an old fan light, I’ve come up with four quick and easy ways to repurpose them into other home decor pieces. You may have already seen my …
Repurpose a Glass Light Shade into a Candleholder
Hello Sweet Friends, For today’s DIY project I will repurpose a glass light shade into a candleholder. This will be my final project out of four repurpose/upcycle projects from the four bubble glass light shades that I acquired from an old ceiling fan light. This project is another quick and …
Repurpose a Glass Light Shade into a Cloche
Hello Craftsy Soul Sisters,For today’s DIY project I will repurpose a glass light shade into a cloche. This is the third out of four featuring a bubble glass light shade from an old ceiling fan light. If I’m being honest, I think this is my favorite one so far. A cloche, also known as a bell jar …
Repurpose a Glass Light Shade into a Vase
Hello Sweet Friends, This DIY project is the second of four in a series featuring glass light shades. You may recall that for my first project I transformed a glass light shade into a hanging solar light. (You can find that project here.) For today’s idea I will repurpose a glass light shade into a …
Let’s Repurpose a Glass Light Shade
Hello Friends, Recently I came into possession of four bubble glass light shades. My aunt was replacing a ceiling fan light, and was getting rid of the old fixture; including four glass shades. When she asked me if I wanted them, I said YES, of course. I’ve decided to create four different …
Popcorn Tin Makeover using a Calendar Page
Hello Sweet Friends, The featured DIY project for today is a popcorn tin makeover using a calendar page. As I have been working my way through Jennifer Pugh's 2023 Seasons of Joy calendar, I find myself at the August image, a beautiful sunflower image. As you might remember, I also did a …
A Dollar Tree Snow Globe Makeover
Hello Sweet Friends, If you have been following Craftsy Soul for any length of time, you have probably seen my posts about using calendar images to create decor pieces. For today’s DIY I will be giving a Dollar Tree snow globe a makeover with a small image from the 2023 Seasons of Joy Calendar …
How to Create a Framed Farmhouse Display Board
Hello Craftsy Soul Sisters, Today I’m featuring a DIY framed farmhouse display board that you can easily recreate for your home. The frame that I am using, you might remember from a previous DIY. I bought the frame from a Goodwill outlet store for very little because it was a very sturdy and I LOVED …
Revamp a Decorative Metal Rabbit
Hello Sweet Friends, For today’s craft, I will show you how to revamp a decorative metal rabbit. I got this metal rabbit several years ago at Walmart (I think), and have used it for Easter/spring decor ever since. But I was getting tired of how it looked and thought a makeover was in order. …
Valentine’s Day Mini Book Stack DIY
Hello Sweet Friends, Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and I wanted to share this really EASY makeover project with you; a Valentine’s Day mini book stack. Even if you don’t really decorate for Valentine’s Day, this is a SUPER cute decor piece that could easily be adapted to use for everyday …
From Clearance Tray to Christmas Decor Piece
Hello Sweet Friends, It’s time for a new Christmas DIY project and do I have a CUTE one for YOU today! I’ve had one of those small cardboard Christmas signs from Dollar General for a few years now, and I just could not decide what I wanted to do with it. I also had this super cute tray I …
Christmas Sign using Dollar Tree Burner Cover
Hello Sweet Friends, I’m always looking for new ways to make-over items from the Dollar Tree; turning them into attractive decor pieces in a budget-friendly way. I’ve transformed a DT candleholder into an “antique" kitchen scale, turned DT cookie sheets into a flower, made a faux drawer from DT …
Dollar Tree Christmas Ball Ornament Makeover
Hello Sweet Friends,Today, I’m going to MAKEOVER some of those large Christmas ball ORNAMENTS from Dollar Tree. They come in several different colors. But I was looking for a specific color that they didn’t have, so I thought I could just make-over a few of them for my Christmas TREE this year. The …
Upcycled Glass Jar Jack o’lanterns
Hello Sweet Friends, Are you the kind of person who saves glass jars? Me, too. I just can’t stand throwing a good glass jar into the trash. I will clean them, soak and scrape the labels, and stash them out of sight. Sometimes in kitchen cabinets, other times the garage or the craft room, or maybe …
DIY Fall Heart Sign
(Dollar Tree sign makeover) Hello Sweet Friends, For today’s craft project, I decided to makeover a Dollar Tree Valentine heart-shaped sign. I don’t really decorate a lot for Valentines Day. In fact, not very much at all. But FALL decorations are only second to Christmas decorations in my …
Dollar Tree Foam Pumpkin Makeover
Hello Sweet Friends, I’ve been working on many fall craft projects lately and I LOVE them all. But I’ve noticed sometimes the simplest and easiest crafts are the ones I end up liking the BEST! I love the fact that it takes so little time and end up with a super cute decor piece that can be used …
Upcycled Laundry Pod Container Pumpkin Arrangement
Hello Sweet Friends, For today’s craft project we will be transforming a Tide laundry pod container into a pumpkin. It’s already round and orange, so it really isn’t going to be very difficult, right? Plus, I love that I’m keeping something out of a landfill; a trash to treasure project. I got …
DIY Pumpkin Decor
Hello Sweet Friends,or should I say Hello Pumpkins?The first day of AUTUMN is fast approaching and will be here before you know it. I just LOVE everything about season; beautiful leaves, chilly nights, cozy sweaters, hot apple cider, pumpkin spice, bonfires, and of course, fall crafting! Today’s …
DIY Reversible Dollar Tree Craft – farmhouse/beach house
Hello Friends, You may remember in a previous blogpost, I took a Dollar Tree coastal decor piece and “jazzed” it up a bit, found here. Well, I’ve decided to create a farmhouse look on the FLIP side so it could be used year-round. Keep reading and find out how EASY it is to do this. Supplies …
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Oui Yogurt Jar Craft Project
Hello Sweet Friends, Do any of you save those little Oui yogurt jars for craft/DIY projects? Well, I’ve been saving for a while now and have accumulated quite a few of them. They are the perfect size to use for a tea light or votive; or a small flower vase; or a small planter for a succulent. I …
Ombre Coastal Farmhouse Mirror DIY
Hello Sweet Friends, I’m continuing with my coastal farmhouse decor ideas with this blogpost. Being from a land-locked state, I’m really enjoying creating craft/DIY projects in this decor style. Of course, there are lakes and rivers nearby, but nothing compares to being near the ocean. I have …
Patriotic Wreath Makeover
Hello Sweet Friends, For today’s project, I am doing a makeover on an existing patriotic wreath I have. I created this wreath about three years ago and I hang it on my back door during the summertime. It was exposed to the elements (sun, wind, rain) and looking very tired and faded. Some of the …
Dollar Tree Easter Sign Makeover
Hello Friends, I’m so glad you’re here today for a quick Dollar Tree sign makeover! Actually I combined two Dollar Tree signs to create one for this project. I thought the Easter sign was really CUTE already; it just needed a little extra something. So follow along to see what I’ve …
Furniture Makeover with Chalk Paint
Hello Friends, When I first “discovered” CHALK PAINT and how versatile it is, I decided to makeover this old side table I got from my aunt. It had spent a good deal of time in an old barn or outbuilding at the farm and was in terrible shape. There were cracks in the top of it, it was …
A Christmas Makeover with Thrift Store Containers
Hello Sweet Friends, Today I’m sharing a Christmas makeover of three ugly containers that I purchased from a Goodwill outlet store. When I bought them, I wasn’t exactly sure what I was going to do with them, but I just knew they had potential. Follow along to see the transformation! You won’t be …
DIY Furniture Makeover with Chalk Paint for a Farmhouse Look
Hi there Sweet Friends, I’ve got a furniture makeover project for you today. For a few years now I’ve been wanting to give my little corner kitchen cabinet a new look. Really, it’s more of a curio cabinet. We don’t really have room (wall space) in the house for a proper china cabinet or hutch so …
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