Dollar Tree Patriotic Decor DIY

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Hello friends! I hope you are all doing well! The school year is finally behind us! We got to see our teachers this week and it was bittersweet farewells until next year. 

I will say we are looking forward to summer vacation though. We need a BREAK! We are looking forward to all this summer has to bring! 

And speaking of, Memorial Day is around the corner (and 4th of July will be here before you know it) so why not start creating for it! 

Have you seen these wood squares at your local Dollar Tree yet? They come 6 to a pack.

For this I used 4 of the planks and I created a bottomless crate. I glued them together with some DT tumbling blocks I had leftover from my Neiman Marcus tray dupe.  

I hot glued the blocks onto the planks, but I used Dollar Tree’s new wood glue from their craft section to glue the edges of the planks for a stronger hold.

While that was drying, I took out my scrapbook paper from Hobby Lobby. 

I cut them down with my paper cutter in order to get nice straight lines. 

I cut the striped paper and then did the same with the star paper, making sure the star patterns were the same on each page. 

Then I took some Mod Podge ( I prefer the matte one) and began to apply my star paper.

I made sure to measure and mark all the way around the crate in order to keep the paper at the same level. In addition I cut the pieces of paper so that the stars would line up on the corners. This gives the crate a more polished look.

Next, I Mod Podged the striped paper, lining up the stripes.

TIP: I use a Mod Podge squeegee in order to get my paper nice and flat every time so if you have trouble with your Mod Podge projects and experience wrinkles definitely check it out. 

Let that dry…

Once dry, cut the excess paper on the top and bottom of the crate. 

Apply a layer of Mod Podge over the entire crate and let dry. 

You can definitely leave it like this, but I wanted to make it extra special so I decided to cut a couple of pieces of faux leather. I bought a pack from Hobby Lobby on sale for one $3.14. 

The straps measured 3 1/2″ x 1/2″ and I just used a little bit of hot glue to adhere them onto the crate. 

I added some faux greenery and that was it! 

I love how it turned out! You can add it to your decor in your home, or make several and use as centerpieces for a 4th of July party! What do you think?

And if you are not into Patriotic decor that’s okay, you can take this same concept and create an everyday look for your home. 

If you want more Patriotic ideas, you can check out 3 more in my Youtube video below! 

As always if you enjoyed, don’t forget to share!

Thank you and I will see you in the next one. Until then, adios! 

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Good morning! Hope you all are doing well today. This week has started great and lots of progress has been made. Stay tuned for an entire series of renovation posts.

I have so many pictures I am going through and will be sharing all about. So much going on in the background. If you have been following along on Instagram you have already seen quite a bit of the behind the scenes. But I will admit it has always been so much harder for me to do progress blog posts, they are just so much harder than a DIY tutorial for me. 

Perhaps it’s cause in the beginning there are no “pretty pictures” to share. And I feel like no one wants to see those. 

I mean, if you saw the carpet dilemma we had to deal with last year including my trip to the ER, you would understand that this house was a complete hot mess. 

And it has been depressing at times. 

I will say that after a lot of hard work we are finally seeing some real changes so I think I will need to JUST.START.WRITING. I have been asked on many occasions if we regret buying the house, and despite everything we have been through my answer has always been a quick NO. The vision I have for this house is just too grand. 

The land and location alone makes it so worth it. The house is just a bonus. LOL!

But okay, I won’t see talking about that. Let’s get on with this fun DIY! 

Dollar Tree, as you might know, has a pretty large assortment of candles and while their scent variety is getting larger and better, they are all very small in size. 

I had bought the following 3 candles in 3 colors: white, light blue and blue. 

Yes 2 of them are used… we had a brief power outage over the winter and we were short of candles, but I still had enough to continue with my idea. 

I thought it would be great to try and make one larger candle out of them. But instead of mixing them all together, I had an idea to create an ombre effect. 

So I put them in pot of water on low on the stove and melted them. 

Then I took a mason jar that I had on hand and placed a new wick inside. You can find wick kits like this here. 

I am trying my hand at making my own soy candles so I already had some wicks. 

The first thing you want to do is get the darker candle and pour it into the container. 

Be careful, it will be hot. 

Try to make sure the wax doesn’t touch the side of the container as it goes in. You want it to go straight down to the bottom. 

Let the wax cool completely. You can put it in the fridge to speed up the process too. 

Then add your next candle and let cool.

RELATED: DIY Blue & White Plater Chargers

Do this again with the last candle. 

Let the wax cool and cut the wick….

Add a ribbon or jute, depending on your taste and that is it! 

Your very own ombre candle.

This is perfect as a gift or you can make one with different colors for different occasions or holidays! It really is that easy. 

Of course, if I were to do it again, I would probably add at least one more candle to fill up more of the mason jar, but this was all I had on hand. I still think it turned out so pretty. 

Love the white and blue combination? There are more Blue & White DIYs here. 

I hope you enjoyed this simple DIY! Please share it if you know someone who would enjoy it too! 

I will be seeing you all soon! Until then… adios! 

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Happy Monday! It is week 7 of homeschooling (apparently that’s how I keep time now) and I’m feeling optimistic. Our state is slowly opening back up and it was nice to see more people out and about over the weekend. 

The hubby and I went out and picked up several things that we needed and worked on several projects while the kids were at my parents over the weekend. 

However, today I am sharing another beautiful Dollar Tree DIY with items I already had in my stash. 

I never thought I’d say this, but my crafting items are looking sparse. Yikes!

Anyways, I am sure you have seen the beautiful moss filled cement planters that are everyones’ farmhouse “must haves” right now. 

Well, they are expensive. 

And by that I mean CRAZY expensive. 

Like the one below from Houzz. 

Succulents are still in demand and now in cement bowls too. The one below from Overstock is almost $300 (on sale no less!) 

Ouch!

They are gorgeous, but not for me at that price. 

So I decided to try my hand at recreating that Look for Less. 

I had this clear plastic bowl from Dollar Tree that I picked up (honestly, I can’t remember when). 

Dollar Tree Faux Cement Bowl

And I had this paint that I had received from Plaid last year as part of their Ambassador program. 

It’s supposed to have texture already in the paint so I thought it would be great to create a cement look. 

It wasn’t the color I was going for, but I knew I had to create layers so the color was going to be covered up anyway.

I started to paint and I tried to get a close-up so you could see the texture of the paint. 

RELATED: DIY Farmhouse Wall Planter

Next, I layered on another gray. 

This one was actually still too light, but I gave it a second coat anyways. I didn’t bother to cover everything perfectly. 

Since I didn’t seem to have the color I needed, I made it. 

I used my favorite White Adirondack chalk paint and mixed it with black chalk paint, until I got a cool dark gray. I made sure to not mix thoroughly, because I wanted the paint to go on streaky, with lighter colors and then darker ones, like this. 

Here is a closer look of the variation. 

It’s starting to look like cement! 

Once, that was done and dry, I added styrofoam to the bowl and secure it with a little bit of hot glue. 

Next, I added some Dollar Tree moss balls and floral moss (I always have those in my stash). 

I adhered them with a little bit of hot glue. 

Finally, I added some succulents. I thought 3 was just enough since I wanted the moss to be part of the arrangement as well. 

I love the final result! 

The texture that paint gave was awesome and my final blend of black and white looked like cement. 

This pretty much cost me nothing since I already had everything and a lot of stuff were leftovers from other projects, but if I had to buy everything it would run above $7 or so. Not too shabby I think!

I am so happy with my Look for Less this month and I have another one that I created that you can watch in the full video here. 

Let me know what you think of this quick DIY! Perhaps you already have your items to make this!

 As always, share with your friends who would love this too! 

See you in the next one!

Until then…. adios! 

Hello friends! 

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Today I am sharing another easy DIY made from a Dollar Tree mirror that I had lying around for way too long.  

The one great thing about this quarantine is that I finally get to make over all those items that I have had in my stash (ya know, instead of just buying new things 😜). 

I have had this idea for a while, just never got to it and all I needed was a few leftover pieces of items that I had used previously. 

Now once we all start going back to our regular shopping routines, if you do go to Dollar Tree and find mirrors, definitely buy yourself some. I don’t always care for their frames or designs, but a mirror for a dollar is an awesome price. And for a couple more dollars you can make something beautiful and unique. 

Take this one for instance…

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It’s plastic… and while I appreciate the nice “love” message, the design is not my style. So I decided to use the mirror portion (after all it was the most valuable part). 

RELATED: Pottery Barn Mirror Dupe 

I had some dowel pieces (of course I did 😉) and cut them to make a frame. 

I have 2 tools that I use to cut my dowels: one is the mini miter saw kit below and the other is my new favorite craft tool of all time….my shears.

Those shears are a game changer! 

I simply cut them to fit the exterior of the frame.

I also had this small embroidery hoop piece that fit right in the center. 

So I cut 4 smaller dowels as well (small enough to fit between the hoop and frame). 

These were all my pieces. 

I stained them with my favorite antiquing wax (watered down of course). 

While they dried I cut the ends off some large popsicles and glued them to the mirror from behind so I had a place to adhere the dowels for the frame. 

I used a little bit of hot glue and E6000 to glue the frame on. 

I tried to get them as close as possible. 

Next, I glued the embroidery hoop and the smaller dowels to the top of the mirror. I used E6000 for this. 

If there was any glue that seeped out, I simply removed with it a cotton tip with some rubbing alcohol. 

After the dowels were dry I simply hung it up with some command strips. 

I know you can’t see it much here, but it is the perfect compliment to my DIY faux wood candlestick (that I had purchased at Goodwill). 

This mirror is simple, but you would never think it started out as a cheap LOVE mirror sign from Dollar Tree

Now I wish I had more to make a set 🤦🏻‍♀️

RELATED: Sunburst Mirror DIY sunburst

I created even more DIY’s using items from my stash and they all coordinate so well. 

You can watch those tutorials here and that Spanglish decal is also available in my shop. 

Don’t forget to share this DIY with your crafty friends as well! 

I will se you all in the next one. Until then… adios! 

Dollar Tree Farmhouse Bathroom Sign

Hey there friends! I almost thought I was not going to be able to post this week, but alas, I made it! The hubby and I are trying to get ahead on some renovation projects now that our flooring fiasco has been resolved. 

If you don’t know, when we removed our carpets we found that the previous homeowners used to let their pets use the bathroom on their carpet…. constantly…. like FOREVER! So when we lifted the carpet, we found the subfloor completely saturated and damaged in several areas and we had to fix it. 

This week on my channel I did share the exactly what we found and what we did to remedy the situation and how we reduced our costs. It was bad, but we learned a lot and are happy to share our experience because you never know who might be in a similar situation. 

So if you or someone you know has damaged subfloors check out the video here. 

Okay so now for the cute farmhouse sign above. 

Yes it was a Dollar Tree DIY and it was so easy to make! 

Here are a few things I used for a quick reference:

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• Mini Miter Kit
• Antiquing Wax
• Paper Cutter
• White Chalk Paint
•  Mod Podge Matte Finish

First off, I used this cute sign from Dollar Tree. 

I removed the jute string and began giving it a coat of white chalk paint. 

I gave the entire piece 2 coats (making sure to get the flipping part of the sign on both sides). 

Next, I searched online for the male and female bathroom signage and printed it out on cardstock. 

I cut it down to size with an exacto knife and made to make the opening for the flipping sign. 

As always you can see the full tutorial in video format as well…

Dollar Tree Farmhouse Bathroom Sign

Then, I applied  Mod Podge to the sign to adhere it.

Now you must be thinking why I would paint the sign only to Mod Podge over it. Well…since the sign was so colorful, had I not done so, the pattern would have shown through the cardstock and  it would have looked terrible. 

Once that was dry, I did the smaller sign… I basically used font already on my computer and made sure that the words fit inside the smaller rectangle.

I cut the words out with a paper cutter so that the lines would be nice and straight. Mine is from Hobby Lobby, but here is a similar one.

So while that was drying, I cut a dowel (5/8″ of an inch) in order to make a frame for the exterior. 

I cut them down with my mini miter kit that has been so great for so many craft projects! 

Then I applied my favorite antiquing wax to the dowels. 

I applied it with a small brush and removed the excess with a paper towel. It has such a beautiful finish! 

I adhered them to the sign with hot glue and removed any glue residue that might have seeped through with my exact knife. 

Finally, I added some jute string on the back and it was ready to hang! 

You would never know it was a Dollar Tree sign to begin with! 

Use it on the exterior of a bathroom door or inside your bathroom for just decor. 

And I love that it flips! So cute! It would actually be functional at parties too cause people could actually change out the verbiage to let people know someone is inside. 

Let me know what you think and don’t forget to PIN!

And I will see you next time! Until then, adios! 

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.

RELATED: Dollar Tree Farmhouse Neutral Pumpkins

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.

RELATED: Dollar Tree DIY Faux Galvanized Metal Chargers

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.

RELATED: DIY Farmhouse Table Cloth 

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!

RELATED: Dollar Tree DIY Buffalo Check Tray 

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.

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

Let me know and don’t forget to share with someone who might like this as well! 

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!