Ivory bottle brush trees on red spools — an easy Christmas craft for holiday farmhouse style! Paint the spools to match your own decor. Step-by-step instructions with photos. Bleaching green bottle brush trees Years ago — I bleached these bottle brush trees. At the time, you couldn’t readily find bottle brush trees in ivory or...

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For holiday and Winter decor, create this ice skates Christmas decoration. A sad-looking large ice skates ornament got a makeover just using paint. An easy DIY that makes ice skates look vintage! I saw these oversized ice skate ornaments at the dollar store last year. Yes, they are ugly, and it was probably the exact...

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Today I’m sharing how to stamp charming wood slice ornaments for Christmas! Using stamps on wood slice ornaments is simple, fun and a great way to decorate. This post was originally published on November 14, 2017 and updated on November 18, 2020. Making your own ornaments for Christmas doesn’t have to be complicated at all. While...

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Easy to make snowflake banner with canvas pennants, a snowflake stamp, Sparkle Mod Podge and frayed edges. Create the look of festive vintage fabric perfect for farmhouse decor, and enjoy it throughout the holidays and Winter season! Crafting for the Winter season Every year I try to make something that will not only work for...

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Make a St. Patrick’s Day painted wood sign with a lucky shamrock stencil, chalk paint and pickling wash paint for a distressed finish. An easy DIY! Last month, I made a rustic Valentine’s Day wood sign, and I totally gushed about the stencils that I used. I called the stencils a game-changer, and I wasn’t...

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Making a rustic Valentine’s Day sign is inexpensive and easy when you use distressed wood sign blanks and simple holiday stencils! This is a game changer for me! Gone are the days of figuring out how to create a rustic wood sign that might take an entire weekend to do and involved umpteen steps. Making...

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Rustic Bottle Brush Trees on Spool: Paint bottle brush trees to match a wood spool, then glue it all together for an easy farmhouse Christmas decoration! I love bottle brush trees! After working on this rustic Christmas decoration, I want to buy up all the bottle brush trees everywhere and just keep creating with them....

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Farmhouse Style Magazine’s inspiring Holiday issue just came out today, and includes my wood slice ornament! You can learn how to easily make one with my step-by-step tutorial. One year ago . . . What a difference a year makes! One year ago on October 16th, I had double-hip replacement surgery. While I sorely (pun...

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Make your own shabby books with paint and stencils! It’s an easy way to upcycle discarded or unloved books for a rustic farmhouse look! I’ve always loved the look of shabby books on display, and have ooh’ed and aah’ed over many a pretty shabby book on Pinterest, but have yet to make my own. Until...

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Make a keepsake wood box wedding favor, and fill it with something special like potpourri, candy, flower seeds or a small spice package. It’s quick and economical to do! Want to make your own wedding favors that your family and friends will treasure for years to come? Buy a bulk order of small unfinished wood...

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