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Hey there friends!

I have another quick Dollar Tree DIY for you all today. I happened to stop by Dollar Tree the the other day and came across both sets of candleholders below.

One is a stemless candleholder, part of their Harvest collection. And the other are tall clear glass tea light holders.

Individually they are not much, but I had an idea of combining them, changing their color and even adding a little bit of farmhouse “bling” to them to make them a little more interesting.

If you are looking for a simple and inexpensive centerpiece or something for a shelf or side table this DIY is for you.

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Here is what I used:

• 3 Dollar Tree Stemless Harvest Candle Holders
• 3 Tall Clear Glass Tea Light Holders
• Spray Paint (I used this one that I had on hand)
• Wooden Beads ( I get mine at Michaels)
• Bakers Twine
• Floral wire
• HomeRight Spray Shelter (optional)
• E6000 Glue

*As always the video tutorial can be found at then end of this blog post or you can see it on my Youtube channel.*

First thing I did was spray paint the tall tea light holders. This is completely up to you. You can leave as is or paint whatever color you desire. I just happened to have a Satin black spray paint so I used that.

Next I strung 11 beads onto twine and did this 5 times. I made sure to leave some extra string on either end.

Next I strung 22 beads on some twine and tied the ends to make a circle.

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Next I took some floral wire and did the same. I used 28 beads this time, tied the ends and cut off the excess.

This is what you should have now.

Next I took the large wire circle and I began to attach the small strings of beads evenly spaced throughout.

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Once that was done, I took the large candle holder and placed it upside down in the wire circle, added the smaller circle on the bottom of the candleholder and began attaching the other ends of the strings (evenly spacing them out as well).

Once that is complete, all that is left is to glue the black tea light candleholder to the bottom of the large candle holder by using E6000 and then flipping it over. You also have the option of not gluing it so you don’t make it a permanent hold.

And that’s pretty much it!

You can leave them without the beads or make beads for all of them. I love them both ways actually.

I love how easy they were to make and how elegant they look.

Let me know what you think about these!

Don’t forget to pin and share with your friends…

I will see you all again soon!

Happy Tuesday!

I hope you all enjoyed a nice long weekend. It was great to just take things easy and enjoy some time with the family. We stayed at my parents and hung out with my nieces and nephew as well.

As promised I am here sharing the step by step tutorial on how to get the look of galvanized metal chargers that I used for the farmhouse tablescape I just shared with you all.

I am sure you have seen these gold chargers for ages! You may have some stashed away that you haven’t used in a long time cause, let’s face it, they’re not really in style… or haven’t been for the longest time.

I bought these at Dollar Tree several years ago and still had them around.

I hadn’t gotten rid of them since they were still in really nice shape. I have been seeing a lot of people trying their shot at faux galvanized metal on other items and I thought I would give it a try on my chargers.

As a creator for PLAID I had some great new paints that I thought would work great for this technique and I decided to give it a go!

Here are the paints I used to get the galvanized look!

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• Home Decor Chalk Paint in Castle
• Brushed Metal Paint in Dark Gray
• Brushed Metal Paint in Brushed Silver
• Folkart Antiquing Medium in Nutmeg

You will also need make-up sponges or if you don’t have any you can always cut up a magic eraser sponge like I did and it works like a charm.

The first thing you will need to do it sand the chargers with fine grit sanding paper. They are super slick and without sanding them first the paint will have a hard time sticking and you definitely don’t want that.

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Next, you will add some of the Castle chalk paint to the center and start dabbing it with the sponge all over the plate.

>>>And as always, the video tutorial can be found on my YouTube channel or at the end of this post (just scroll down)<<<

You don’t have to make everything uniform because that will help with the look, but the key to making this look like metal and NOT like a whole bunch of paint dabs throughout the plate is that you have to make them connect.

This is what the plate should look like after you are done with the chalk paint (the paint does darken).

Once you let that dry, it’s time for the next layer.

You will now do the exact same thing with the Brushed Metal paint in Dark Gray.

You will want to leave some areas untouched and others darker than others like you see below.

This is what that step will look like once it’s complete and dry.

Next you will take the Brushed Metal paint in Brushed Silver and do the same thing all over again.

And this is what it will look like when you are done with that step.

Of course, in order to really get the look you need to add a little bit of rust… cause what’s galvanized metal without rust right?

I did this with the Nutmeg antiquing medium and I basically just added a small amount on my finger and I rubbed it along the edges and over the little bumps.

This part does not have to be perfect. Add as little or as much as you like and if you add too much you can just wipe it off and do it over. It’s that easy!

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And here is how the charger looks when that step is complete and dry.

Isn’t it dreamy????

In order to protect all that dreaminess you have to seal it. I actually used Polycrylic in Satin and in the spray form, but I am sure you can also use Mod Podge (I would use either the Matte or Satin) and it will seal it just fine as well. It all depends on what you have on hand.

After you have properly sealed them they are ready for use!

I just can’t believe I had not thought about this until now!😍

And of course, here it is with my latest fall farmhouse tablescape.

The video tutorial is below as well!

So what do you think? Will you be giving this a go?

Let me know!

Hey there sweet friends! Can you believe how fast this summer is going? I swear it was just the other day that school was over and just yesterday I was out shopping with my kids for new school supplies (which by the way already looked picked over!!!)

And here I thought I was ahead of the game. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Well, I am going to try and milk this summer season as long as I can and I even shared our summer vacation Vlog over on my Youtube channel where we went to Florida for our annual beach trip. I miss the beach and would totally live there right now if I could.

But I guess in the mean time, I just need to bring the “beach” feel to me instead.

So more coastal farmhouse decor it is!

I created the above “beachgrass” arrangement from items I bought at my Dollar Tree and I am so happy I did, because it reminds me of the beachgrass you find on the dunes… with the little bit of “shiplap” of course.

It’s a large piece as well at 16″ in height and 12″ in width.  I had a lot of fun making this and I hope you love it as much as I do.

Here is what you need:

Supplies…

DIY Dollar Tree Coastal Farmhouse Decor

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• Onion Grass Bushes from Dollar Tree (I used 4)
• 3 Canvas Frames
• Popsicle Sticks
• White Chalk Paint
• Tilled Soil Chalk Paint
• Floral Foam
• White Foam Board
• Sand
• White Rocks
• Hot Glue/Hot Glue Gun
• E6000
• Paper Clips
• Mod Podge Ultra
• Box Cutter
• Heavy Duty Scissors

Here are the canvas frames I am talking about. They can be found in the frame section of Dollar Tree.

*As always you can find the video tutorial for this at the end of this post*

Next you just want to remove the canvas from the frames.

I stacked them up on top of each other making sure the staples were facing in. I used E6000 for a strong hold, but added hot glue dots on the corners to dry fast and hold the frames in place while the e6000 firmed up.

The next thing I did was paint the outside of the frames with my Folkart white chalk paint in White Adirondack.

Then I took some Dollar Tree popsicle sticks and paint them to look like aged wood. I watered down the paint a little bit and just wiped the excess off as soon as I applied it. I used Martha Stewart’s paint in Tilled Soil which I have used several times before. I think they turned out great with an aged look.

I then cut them down to match the size of the planter box and glued them down with hot glue. I first scored them with a box cutter and then came back with heavy duty scissors to make a clean cut – I find it to be the easiest way to make crisp lines when cutting popsicle sticks.

I made sure to keep the edges clean starting with the corners first and then placing one on the top to cover the edges.

I did the entire top this way.

Once that was done I cut out 2 foam board pieces and placed one in the inside bottom of the planter box – I secured it with hot glue. 

The other foam board piece I would place on the top after I added floral foam to the inside of the box.

Once I glued down the top foam piece I added sand from our last vacation to the beach and sealed it with Mod Podge Ultra.

While still damp I took some Onion grass bushes from Dollar Tree and took each stem apart.

I undid one side of a paper clip and inserted the other end inside the stem of the grass. I secured it with hot glue and then inserted it into the foam board and straight down into the floral foam.

I continued this creating 2 lines of beach grass stems with a staggered pattern.

The hot glue that helped secure the paper clip also helps secure the stems to the base as you see above.

Continue adding stems until you fill in all gaps and/or are happy with how full it is.

You can leave it as is or you can add white rocks from Dollar Tree as well (I had these left over from another project and thought they would be perfect here). Simply secure with hot glue throughout the base.

And that’s it!!!! I love how this DIY turned out. I definitely get the beach vibes as well as farmhouse since the side panels remind me of shiplap.

Not to mention, this is a pretty big piece too!

Video Tutorial

I hope you enjoyed this fun summer DIY and I hope you enjoy the rest of your summer. It feels like it will be gone before we know it!

Don’t forget to pin and share with your friends!

I will see you back here soon!

Hey friends! I hope you had a great 4th of July holiday!

For my kitchen transformation one of the things I wanted to tackle was decluttering the fridge – it just made things look too messy, but I still like to display little school pictures of the kids throughout my space so I thought I would come up with something in order to “clean it up” a bit.

I went to my local Dollar Tree (of course, LOL!) and I found these cute new little frames.

They are 5″ x 8″ with twine and clothespins already in them. I thought they were super cute, but I wasn’t really fond of the prints they had, so I took them out of the packaging and gave them a new look.

*As always, the video tutorial is at the end of this post if you would rather watch. Simply scroll down!* 

DIY Dollar Tree Farmhouse Picture Frames

SUPPLIES I USED…

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• Scrapbook Paper
• Box Cutter
• Cutting Mat
• Mod Podge
• Artist Brush
• Mod Podge Roller

I removed the back o f the frame, flipped it over and used a box cutter to cut out a new pattern out of some scrapbook paper I had left over from my Pottery Barn Birch Wreath Dupe.

I removed the original backing and sanded any areas left with residue or paper.

Then I added a thick layer of Mod Podge making sure I covered the boarders and corners well, and immediately placed the scrapbook paper on top.

I used the Mod Podge roller to remove any air bubbles and flatten any creases etc.

Then I added a layer of Mod Podge on top.

Once it was dry, I added the twine and clothespins back.

As well as the frame.

And it was ready to mount on the wall!

Probably the easiest DIY ever!

Of course, you don’t have to make this a permanent change. You are free to use different scrapbook papers for different seasons and just change them out as you wish.

You also don’t have to use these for photos. These can be used for appointment cards, notes to family members or even small grocery lists. They are really versatile and customizable to any decor tastes.

What would you use them for and where would you place them?

DIY Dollar Tree Farmhouse Picture Frames Video Tutorial

Also, don’t forget to pin and save for later!