My Creative Days

DIY blog sharing our home, budget decorating tips with repurposed farmhouse decor.

DIY Toadstools For The Yard

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We love coming up with easy ways to make our home cozy for us and welcoming for guests. Repurposing has become one of our favorite ways to DIY things for our home and yard. We have saved a ton of money decorating this way and it makes the decor around our home that much more enjoyable because of the time and effort we put into it. These DIY toadstools for our yard were so much fun to make and they were a whimsical addition to our yard for years.  {Affiliate links are used in this post. You can read my… Read More

Vintage Ironing Boards are amazing and this repurposed ironing to chalkboard is a great way to bring one back to life!

Repurposed Ironing Board To Chalkboard

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Old, vintage wood is one of my favorite things. I don’t care what it is either; an old table, a mantel, a wood box or an ironing board. If there is old wood on it, I will probably bring it home with me. When I find pieces with old wood that I can’t use as is, I will find a way to repurpose the wood to make it into something we will use in our home. You can’t buy old wood in a store and the patina and character it has is priceless. Vintage, wood ironing boards are one of… Read More

Repurposed Table Turned Welcome Sign

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I love a good curbside find. I have found so many treasures left on the side of the curb and every, single time, it amazes me what some people will throw out to the landfill! This repurposed table has got to be one of my favorite transformations. My initial thought when I saw the table was that even if I couldn’t use it as it was meant to, the wood alone could be repurposed into many different projects. The final outcome was nothing like I had planned, but I loved it so much when we got it done.   As soon… Read More

Easy Fall Craft: Acorn and Baker’s Twine Craft

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Easy crafts are always high on my list of crafts. Projects that take less than thirty minutes to complete from start to finish are fulfilling and great for someone who doesn’t have the time or patience for a long, drawn-out craft. This easy fall craft combines two of my favorite things; fall and baker’s twine. Fall is my favorite season. I love everything about it. When our kids were little, we could go to the end of our street and collect acorns when they started to fall every year. We used those acorns for crafts, counting, sorting and anything else… Read More

Fall Garland: Easy DIY Candy Corn Garland

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Fall decorating is one of my favorite seasons to decorate for because I am always ready to welcome it with open arms. The cooler temps and beautiful colors are a nice break from the heat and humidity of the summer. This weekend, I started decorating and came with with a simple fall garland that was easy to make. This DIY fall garland came together in no time and I am excited to share the process with you.  {Affiliate links are used in this post. You can read my disclosure HERE.} Supplies Used To Make The Candy Corn DIY Fall Garland: Wood Triangles … Read More

Ninja Birthday Party

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I have updated this Ninja Birthday Party post the best I could. I wrote this post and took the pictures when I started my blog many years ago. That was before I knew anything about blogging, photography and even thought that someone would read the post. And, wouldn’t you know it, this is one of my top performing posts STILL on the blog! I wanted to make this post as best as I could without having to recreate the entire party. There is a lot of great ideas for a Ninja Birthday Party in this post and we saved so… Read More

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