It’s my favorite time of year and I’m all about foraging for materials to deck the halls inexpensively and beautifully. I have rounded up my ten favorite winter projects for you. If you’d like to try your hand at any of them, do up-cycle, hunt in the woods, dig in the attic or basement and use what you’ve got to put your own twist on it!
Blown Egg Nativity
Time Commitment: the better part of a weekend, but it’s SO worth it!
Cost: FREE with items around the house.
Winter Ice Lanterns
Time commitment: less than 15 minutes
Cost: Virtually FREE! (tea lights cost pennies each)+
Chicken Wire Lighted Christmas Balls
Time Commitment: 3 hours including hanging
Cost: <$3.00 per ball
Dollar Store Ornament Wreath
Time Commitment: 40 minutes
Cost: ~$2.00
Lavender Wreath
Time Commitment: 30 minutes
Cost: less than $5.00
Vintage Christmas Trees
Time Commitment: F-O-R-E-V-E-R. They’re simple to make, but require patience
Cost: FREE
Upcycled Winter Window
Time Commitment: 1 hour
Cost: ~$10
Upcycled Holiday Shutter
Time commitment: ~2 hrs
Cost: approx. $5.00
Cinnamon Ornaments
Time commitment: 20 minutes
Cost: less than $3.00
Repurposed Feed Bag Stockings
Time commitment: 45 minutes
Cost: free!
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It’s my favorite time of year and I’m all about foraging for materials to deck the halls inexpensively and beautifully. I have rounded up my ten favorite winter projects for you. If you’d like to try your hand at any of them, do up-cycle, hunt in the woods, dig in the attic or basement and use what you’ve got to put your own twist on it!
Blown Egg Nativity
Time Commitment: the better part of a weekend, but it’s SO worth it!
Cost: FREE with items around the house.
Winter Ice Lanterns
Time commitment: less than 15 minutes
Cost: Virtually FREE! (tea lights cost pennies each)+
Chicken Wire Lighted Christmas Balls
Time Commitment: 3 hours including hanging
Cost: <$3.00 per ball
Dollar Store Ornament Wreath
Time Commitment: 40 minutes
Cost: ~$2.00
Lavender Wreath
Time Commitment: 30 minutes
Cost: less than $5.00
Vintage Christmas Trees
Time Commitment: F-O-R-E-V-E-R. They’re simple to make, but require patience
Cost: FREE
Upcycled Winter Window
Time Commitment: 1 hour
Cost: ~$10
Upcycled Holiday Shutter
Time commitment: ~2 hrs
Cost: approx. $5.00
Cinnamon Ornaments
Time commitment: 20 minutes
Cost: less than $3.00
Repurposed Feed Bag Stockings
Time commitment: 45 minutes
Cost: free!
Order your copy of my bestselling book
We’re going to make the chicken wire lighted Christmas balls this year! I love Sarah’s aprons I told my husband Santa needs to bring me one do I can keep cooking for him lol
So that apron would go great with my towels !! I think I want to do a winter window !! So cute
So very cute they all are. Even the chicks would like a little chicken art; say the chicken bag art hung around the run and inside the pen itself. Colorful and fun for their wandering eyes! LOL… would love to win the great chicken decorated apron for myself too! Thank you and Marry Christmas to all, cluck, cluck & cocka-doodle-do too! :-)
I don’t bake, but I love to cook, and boy do I get messy, maybe if I had one of these I would remember to put it on instead of changing at least 3 times!
That would be a great gift for my chicken loving wife……lol