Buckets of GOLD

I was out looking for terracotta pots to put our fall mums

in and instead of spending more than I wanted to on pots, I

grabbed three black buckets from the dollar store. 

First the handles were popped off, a few holes drilled in the

bottoms for drainage and then a quick tape job before

hitting them with a coat of GOLD spray paint. 

I added pea gravel in the bottom before nesting the 

white mums & grass in the three pots. I thought

they turned out cute for a quicky project!

and the front porch fall decor for this year is finally

complete...my 10 min wreath for under $10 will

be in another post, keep your eyes out for it!

You can view my other DIY projects here:

Wooden Pumpkins

Teepee Trees

DIY Silver Tinsel Wreaths

I'll be playing "catch up" for a bit since my computer was down 

over the holidays and I was unable to post my holiday crafty ideas...

Here are two simple and easy silver wreaths I made for our guest room. 

They hang just above each headboard and add some beautiful 

silver holiday pizzaz to the room.

I used two silver tinsel garlands ($1 each) one on each circular form. 

The cardboard circles I upcycled instead of recycling them. They were

in between the lids of the large glass jars I purchased from WalMart 

earlier this year. A bit of hot glue to start and then a few times wrapping

the garland around till I got to the end of the garland. I pulled the silver

out of the way to place more hot glue onto my cardboard then attached

the end of the garland, tied a bit of bakers twine, then hung above

the beds.

Another simple and inexpensive way to add a bit of 

festive to your home during the holiday season!

DIY $2 Tree Topper

Yes, you read that right...a tree topper for only $2.00!!

I needed a topper for our red and gold tree in the sunroom/mudroom

but didn't want to pay out the nose for something that I might change up

the color scheme next year soooo, off to the Dollar Tree. 

I was actually looking for items for a different project but 

when I saw these stars, I knew exactly what I was going to

do with them. Pick up two identical stars. Mine are 3-D

and glittered to the max.

Make sure your glue gun is plugged in and hot and then

quickly run a strip of glue on each of the flat sides, then

stick your two stars together. Mine didn't want to stay

together at the corners, so I just worked with them one 

at a time and squeezed a bit of hot glue inside the little

ducks beak and then pinched them together. Worked

like a charm!

I was going to leave one side unglued but didn't

want my stars popping apart when I tried stuffing

the topper on top of the tree. Instead, I tied the star 

to the top with a piece of fishing line.