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Stenciled Scarf Tutorials | Pretty Handy Girl

Decorating, Holiday decorating, Painting & Antiquing Techniques, Video

Decorating Like Royalty Stenciled Scarves Tutorial

Sooo, whatcha doing on Tuesday? Say around 2pm EST? Do you wanna come over and play with some paint and stencils? I'd love to have you. As would Melanie from Royal Design Studio & Jesse from Scout & Nimble! Miriam from…

arts and craft, Crafts, Gift Ideas, gifts, Guests, Sewing, Très Frugal

Homemade Tea Bags by Songbird

Homemade Tea Bags Oooo, you are going to be so excited! I have a very special lady visiting today, she traveled all the way from the Netherlands to share her Très Frugal DIY gift idea with you. Please welcome the very sweet and very savvy…

accessories, arts and craft, Beach, Crafts, desk, Gardening, Gift Ideas, gifts, hole filling, Home Decor, Hot Glue, Ocean Isle Beach, Plants, Shells, Terrariums, Très Frugal

Beach Themed Succulent Garden

You like the beach right? Who doesn't?! Come December I long for the feeling of burying my toes in the warm sand. Bring back those memories by having a Beach-Themed Desktop Succulent Garden nearby. The idea for this garden came as I sat…

accessories, Decorating, Gift Ideas, gifts, Holiday decorating, recipe, Très Frugal

DIY Scented Room Spray

I'm not exactly known for my short and sweet tutorials. But, I assure you this recipe for making DIY scented room spray is exactly that...short and sweet! What I like best about this DIY room spray is that it uses natural ingredients and…

arts and craft, Crafts, Decor Adventures, fabric, Gift Ideas, gifts, Sewing, Très Frugal

DIY Fabric Coasters

Hi everyone! I'm more than excited to be here at Pretty Handy Girl with Brittany and to be joining the amazing team of contributors. Are you enjoying the fabulous Très Frugal DIY gift ideas so far? I'm Jessica and I blog at Decor Adventures,…

DIY Book with Storage Inside | Pretty Handy Girl

arts and craft, book, Books as decor, decor, Decorating, Home Decor, mod podge, Très Frugal

Decorative Book with Hidden Storage Inside

Do you remember when you were a kid and you wanted a super secret place to hide things from your sibling? Having a secret book with a hidden storage compartment would have been perfect! Even as an adult, it's nice to have a spot where you…

About Me, accessories, Before and After, bloggers, decor, Decorating, Destinations, Home Decor, mirrored glass, Nail Head Trim, Upholster Chair

La-Z-Boy Design Dash

Over a month ago I was contacted by La-Z-Boy and asked if I'd like to participate in their La-Z-Boy Design Dash. The idea was to visit my local showroom and design a sofa. Then I'd meet my sofa in High Point, NC and design a room around…

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Faux Etched Glass Soap Dispenser Gift

Hi everyone! I'm so excited to show you a fun Très Frugal DIY gift idea today - a faux etched soap dispenser. Of course you could use this paint technique on any glass item - a vase, votive, or pretty up a simple jar - but, to me, there's…

Rustic Wood Cake Stand | Pretty Handy Girl

arts and craft, Build It, cake plate, cloche, decor, Decorating, distressing, Gift Ideas, gifts, Glaze, Holiday decorating, Home Decor, Très Frugal, Tutorial

DIY Rustic Cake Stand Tutorial

Day two has arrived and I have ANOTHER fabulous Très Frugal DIY gift idea for you. Honestly, this is one of my favorites. And I owe it all to this little picture from my Instagram friend, Kennesha. She blogs over at Restoration House and…

accessories, arts and craft, christmas gift wrap, decor, Decorating, Holiday decorating, Home Decor

Michael’s Dream Tree Challenge – Feathered Nest

I know what you're about to say..."What?! It's not time for Christmas decorations!" Well, I received an email from Michaels asking if I'd like to participate in the Michaels Dream Tree Challenge. If you saw last year's contestants and the…

Painted Lampshade & a Quick Guest Room Makeover | Pretty Handy Girl

accessories, arts and craft, bedroom, Before and After, decor, Decorating, Hanging Blinds, Hanging curtains, Home Decor, Home Tour, lamp, Lowe's Creative Idea, milk paint, night stand, Paintbrushes, painting, Painting & Antiquing Techniques, Window, window dressing

Painted Lampshade and a Quick Guest Room Makeover {Lowe’s Creator}

My mom was coming to visit his month. Since she's a repeat guest, I wanted to give the guest room a little mini makeover for her. With the addition of some new pillows, curtains and a painted lampshade I gave it a new look in an afternoon. Here's…

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How to Create a Rustic Wood King Headboard

I'm back with more progress on the beach condo. I am really excited to share this tutorial on how to create a rustic wood headboard with you because it caused quite the buzz on Facebook and Instagram. This has to be one of my favorite projects…

Build It, decor, jewelry display

DIY Jewelry Organizer

Hey there! I'm so excited to be here today and share with you a super easy way to keep your jewelry organized. I have three little boys, the youngest of which is two and he thinks it's great fun to ransack my jewelry box now that he's tall…

art, arts and craft, decor, Mix Paint, Paintbrushes, painting, Painting & Antiquing Techniques, Tutorial, Video

Abstract Art Ocean Painting Tutorial {Video Tutorial}

As promised, I created a tutorial to show you how you too can paint a giant abstract ocean painting. The easiest way for me to show you how was to share the video of the process. If you are viewing this post in your email, you will need…

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Creating Vintage Painted Oars with 3M

Vintage painted oars are nostagic objects for me. They bring back memories of camp and watching crew teams rowing along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. So, when my sister wanted to find some oars to decorate the beach condo with, I…

accessories, arts and craft, Build It, Crafts, Decorating, DIY, E-6000, gifts, Holiday decorating, Home Decor, Trash to Treasure, Tutorial

DIY Industrial Cupcake Stands

Make these DIY industrial cupcake stands now and you'll be ready for all the upcoming holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas are fast approaching! The cool black steel plumbing parts base combined with the natural wood slice platform lends…

accessories, art, arts and craft, Build It, Crafts, decor, Do It Yourself, Holiday decorating, Home Decor, painting, priming, Tutorial

DIY a GIANT Artist Canvas

Have you ever yearned to own a giant piece of artwork but the cost was prohibitive? Or you knew you could create some awesome abstract paintings, but buying large canvases would cost too much. Well, for those hesitant artists, I have this…

How to Cut in Without Using Painter's Tape

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How to Cut in with a Paintbrush

Painting a room like a professional means having straight lines where the wall meets doors, windows, ceilings and baseboards. To achieve crisp lines you can tape around all these spots. Anyone who has ever taped a room…

Before and After, Build It, Gift Ideas, Guests

Très Frugal – A Month Worth of DIY Gift Ideas

At the end of every year I'm struck by how much money is spent on holiday gift giving. There are so many people to buy for! As an answer to the age old question, "What should I get _______?" I'm teaming up with several bloggers to bring you…

Build It, DIY, Furniture, painting, Painting & Antiquing Techniques

How to Replace Decorative Trim on Furniture

I found a cute nightstand at an antique mall a while back. As usual it sat in the garage for some a few years time and then I decided it was time to re-finish the piece. The nightstand had been painted multiple times and needed some…

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Upcycled FREE Room Divider becomes a King Size Headboard

I'm still working on my bedroom re-do, it's been a long process but it is slowly coming to an end with the decorative part. After painting the room, my big question was how to make the bed or that whole wall where my bed is going to be…