When decorating for fall, try using gourds and pumpkins.  This will you allow you to have decorations that can last through the entire season. 

Seasonal centerpiece – Turn a large pumpkin or squash into a bowl.  Fill it with ornamental gourds and small pumpkins.
Autumn chandelier – Suspend burnished miniature pumpkins and gilded maple leaves from a chandelier with thread.
Curvaceous container – Turn a narrow-necked gourd into a vase by sawing off the gourd’s tip.

Floating Beauties – Fill an assortment of glasses with water and float mini pumpkin gourds inside. 
 Table centerpiece – Start with a fall wreath that has been decorated with leaves, …read more

Are you looking to add some color to your bedroom?  Do you like to have a lot of matching and coordinating fabric in your room?  Do you need a new headboard?  If so, then you might be interested in this project from Better Homes & Gardens. 

Better Homes & Gardens always has great do-it-yourself projects and home improvement ideas.  BHG has step by step instructions on how to upholster a headboard.
To make this headboard you’ll need plywood, foam, and about 7 yards of fabric.  Check out BHG’s step by step instructions.
image from Better Homes & Gardens

Better Homes & Gardens has come up with some neat crafts made with recycled materials.  The picture frame shown below really caught my eye. It is made from magazine pages and cardboard.  I’m thinking that this would be a colorful and creative way to bring an old picture frame back to life. 

There are 12 low cost recycled craft ideas, which include:

fabric scrap balls
patterned paper book covers
yardstick frames  and vintage tin crafts supplies organizer
painted jewelry box
homemade license plate art
magazine page frame and storage box
paint cans turned organizer
beaded luminarias
paper covered jewelry boxes

Some of these crafts use items that you might have lying around the house …read more

Better Homes and Gardens has some patriotic craft ideas for kids.  You kids might enjoy making one of these:

patriotic windsocks
custom koozies to insulate beverages
fireworks art
a bubble wrap hopscotch course
pride pins
a patriotic candy display
a candy flag
loyalty rings
star-spangled bubble wands
a flag necklace
patriotic paperweights
all-American sweatshirts or t-shirts

Which craft project do you plan to try?
image from bhg

FaveCrafts.com has put together a collection of patriotic craft projects to decorate your home or to wear.  Some of the craft projects include sewing, crocheting, or making things from paper.  There are some 4th of July craft projects for kids.  The free eBook also includes a 4th of July recipe collection to help you create a great spread.
Get your free 4th of July Crafts and Recipe book.
Thanks, Money Saving Mom.

I was surfing around Martha Stewart’s website today.  She always has such great ideas and so we know that there will be Memorial Day ideas on her site.

Martha has not disappointed us.  She has 27 patriotic crafts on her website that you can view for free.  For quick viewing, you can see thumbnail images of all of the crafts.  These Can-Do Cans caught my eye because it is a simple project which reuses and transforms every day cans as a decorative piece.
Do you have any Memorial Day craft ideas to share?
image from marthastewart.com

Summer will be here before you know it. Now is the time to be thinking and planning ahead for ways that you can enjoy the great outdoors this year.  Here’s some ideas to get you started.
Get a grill – If you already have a grill, then get it working.  Clean it up and change any needed parts.  You also might want to get a grill cover to keep the rain and weather from causing damage.  I don’t know about you, but once summer rolls around I enjoy cooking outside.  It keeps me from heating up the house and there are so many foods …read more

Favecrafts has put together a collection of Easter craft ideas from the craft blog community.  Best of all, it’s free!

Each craft includes step by step instructions and photos.
Download the Easter Craft Book
image from Skip to My Lou

Do you have a tired looking lampshade?  Do you want to change your color scheme but your lampshades don’t match? 
Check out these fresh ideas from Better Homes & Gardens.  BHG has several different ideas for giving your lampshade a new look.  Some of them are easy, such as gluing on some paper or embellishments, and some of them involve sewing.  Choose the style that works for you.
image from bhg

Looking for ways to save money (or not spend it) for Valentine’s Day?  Take a look at 10 Ways to Save Money for Valentine’s Day at Thrifty Mommy.
Thrifty Mommy also has 50 Links for Valentine’s Fun.  Check out the recipes, craft ideas, printables, and more.
Little Fun; Little Learning has several Valentine posts with fun ideas for kids.
Want some new music for you and your honey?  Win a Michael Buble CD from Career and Kids.
Play Library has links to several printable Valentines for kids.
The Tangled Thread has free Valentine’s day crafts for kids.
The Kitty Blog has Valentine gift suggestions for cat lovers.
Tree Hugging Family …read more