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One of the reasons we all decorate our homes for the holidays is to make everyone who crosses our threshold feel welcome. So, it makes sense to start with the first place they’ll see – the front door. You can create your own unique and personal Christmas doormats that welcome guests in style. Each of these 13 DIY front doormat tutorials takes you through easy steps to create a beautiful and functional welcome mat. You can complete these projects in an afternoon, and be well on your way to making a great impression on your guests.

Many of these Christmas doormat tutorials use inexpensive coir mats, paint, and a few other simple supplies to create a unique and personalized welcome mat. You can customize them to fit your favorite holiday colors or add a personal touch with a special message. These projects are perfect for the whole family to work on together, making them a great activity for the holiday season.

Christmas Doormat DIY’s

One of the most creative and easy-to-make DIY Christmas doormats is the Colorful Christmas Doormat from Tip Junkie. This project uses a stencil and paint to create a beautiful and festive design. You can customize the colors to fit your favorite holiday colors and add a personal touch with a special message.

Another creative and easy-to-make DIY Christmas doormat is the Polka Dot Christmas Doormat from The DIY Playbook. This project uses a fun and playful design to create a unique and personalized welcome mat. You can customize the colors to fit your favorite holiday colors and add a personal touch with a special message.

More Merry + Bright Christmas Doormats

The Easy DIY Christmas Doormat with a Printable PDF from Dress Cori Lynn is another great option. This project uses a simple and modern design to create a beautiful and functional welcome mat. You can customize the colors to fit your favorite holiday colors and add a personal touch with a special message.

Fa-La-La-La Fabulous

The DIY Christmas Doormat from Burton Avenue is another great option. This project uses a stencil and paint to create a beautiful and festive design. You can customize the colors to fit your favorite holiday colors and add a personal touch with a special message.

In conclusion, these 13 DIY front doormat tutorials offer a range of creative and easy-to-make ideas to welcome guests to your home. With a little creativity and some basic supplies, you can create a unique and personalized welcome mat that reflects your personal style and adds a touch of holiday cheer to your home.

If you’re looking for a minimal and modern Christmas tree, our DIY wall Christmas tree might be your perfect holiday idea. Made from firefly or fairy lights, it’s a space-saving, budget-friendly, and show-stopping option. You can use it as your main tree or add it to your home as an extra decoration.

Here’s a quick and easy tutorial on how to make a DIY wall Christmas tree:

DIY Wall Christmas Tree Tutorial

To get started, you’ll need a few supplies. We chose Command Hooks, which can be used on both windows and walls and release after the holiday without causing damage. You can find them on Amazon.

Next, you’ll need firefly or fairy lights. These are different from regular string lights, as they’re on a thin copper wire, allowing them to bend around the hooks. They’re also difficult to see during the day, making them perfect for a window decoration. We used a large, 300-foot string that we had previously and ran it back and forth several times. You can use a smaller string if you prefer, and it depends on the size of the Christmas tree you want to create.

We love this light tree. It takes up no floor space and, when placed in a window, doubles as outdoor Christmas decor. You can make this tree however you want, large or small, wall or window, colored lights or white. You could even use a thin garland of faux greenery first, then string the lights for a more traditional “tree” look.

And here’s a photo from the outside of our condo, showing how it looks to all our neighbors. We love how it shares the holiday spirit with everyone who walks by!

March 5, 2025

Looking for an awesome gift that works for just about anyone? Then think home. We all live in a home, and most of us want nice things for it. I mean, who wants to give the same old picture frame anyone can find at the discount store? So here are our picks for the perfect gift for the home lover. And, isn’t that really all of us? Most of these are under $60, and many are under $30! (With a couple of splurge buys at the end!)

Unique Home Decor Gift Ideas

The Carter Triangle Wall Shelf from ‘Urban Outfitters’ is small and inexpensive, but looks luxe. We love the copper metal bracket. Pair it with a potted succulent for a really special gift idea. Under $20. | SHOP IT

The DIA natural basket planter is made of seagrass and comes in three sizes. Again, you could pair this with a pretty houseplant, or give it with a gift certificate to ‘The Sill’. Better yet, check out our post on 10 Must Have Subscription Boxes. No better gift than that! | SHOP IT

We love the Elavie Flower Pot from ‘Lulu and Georgia’ because of its elegant shape, but perfectly neutral color. You …pener”>Lulu & Georgia’ has incredible worldly texture, fit for any living room. | SHOP IT

Ok, we know, This one is a splurge. But so worth it! The Janie Rattan Mirror from ‘Anthropologie’ will make you a pretty popular gift giver. I mean, just look at it! | SHOP IT or Here

Finally, the Derya Vases are a stunning gift, albeit a bit pricey. But they come in a set of three for this price, so you could gift them all to one person, or make three gifts from one purchase! Either way, they are so lovely we could not resist. | SHOP IT or try this set of two.

Shopping for gifts is hard. Let us make it easier with these unique home decor gift ideas you can give to just about anyone, from family and friends, to coworkers! We think you will also love our posts on How to Bring Palm Springs Style into Your Home Decor and DIY Christmas Mantel Decorating!

Looking for a unique gift idea for the plant lover? Head over to our sister site TGG for a great post on DIY Plant Gift Ideas!

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If you don’t think you have the right supplies around the house for a quick DIY project, think again. Sharpie markers are in every junk drawer, home office, or school supply bag these days, and it’s amazing what these little markers can pull off in the DIY world. Sharpie art is a thing! No longer is the permanence of a Sharpie a thing to be feared, because it is that very attribute that makes them perfect for home projects. And if you haven’t been to the office supply section in a while, they come in a rainbow of colors, too. I prefer the more graphic black and white projects myself, but color or not, these Sharpie art ideas are fast, easy, and cheap! So, check out the awesomeness of these bloggers and their craft projects for using Sharpies to DIY… well, just about anything.

Easy Sharpie Art Ideas

Planter Sharpie Craft

Pretty perfect planters, that’s all we can say. These Sharpie crafts from Homey Oh My are about as easy as they get. They took simple terra cotta pots from the craft store or nursery and painted them white. Then they used Sharpie paint pens to create simple geometric designs. Boho chic style, with hardly any effort. We love the cactus they planted in theirs. Do you prefer succulents, or herbs?

Sharpie Art Gift Wrap Idea

From Minieco, use white Sharpies to create patterned gift wrap that is personal and pretty. Use recycled brown paper to make this a sustainable craft idea as well.

A Sharpie Wall

This last one is inspirational from Land of Nod… a pack of colored Sharpies, and a little bit of reminiscing back to grade school, could make for one fun afternoon and one VERY cool home decorating project. This is the type of coolness that takes a home from eh to bravely amazing… Happy Sharpie art(ing)!

Sharpie Tips & Where To Buy (Links)

My one tip? Don’t cheap out (you don’t need to with this project!) and buy dollar store markers. They tend to be old and dried up, which will not give you a nice crisp line. Always check to make sure your marker has good ink on some scrap paper before diving in. Make an oops? Rubbing alcohol will take Sharpie off of most surfaces!

What Type of Marker Should I Use

Use the Sharpie oil-based paint markers whenever you want to create Sharpie art on non-porous surfaces like glass, ceramic, plastic, or metal. They were made specifically to bond to these items, so your art and crafts will last! And, they come in tons of colors too. For fabric, use regular Sharpies or you can try the special Sharpie fabric markers. Choose the appropriate tip for the type of project that you will be working on!

Where To Buy Sharpies

Sharpie Oil-Based Paint Markers

Sharpie Fabric Markers

Regular Sharpie Permanent Markers

How to Get Sharpie Off Skin?

Did your crafting leave your hands covered with smudges that won’t budge? No problem. Try these:

• Rubbing alcohol
• Hand sanitizer
• Hairspray
• Coconut oil

If you’re looking for budget-friendly projects, these Sharpie art ideas are the perfect way to add a fun bit of custom crafting all around your home. We think you’ll also love our posts Easy Boho Wall Decor and Easy DIY Paintings on Canvas at OhMeOhMy!

This time of year, many people think about decorating with pumpkins for fall. You know, those big orange things? The ones you make into very cool Jack O’Lanterns? I have a thing for using pumpkins and gourds to decorate for fall. It really is an inspiring look that brings out the nesting instinct. Something about the harvest just takes me back to our roots, and our connection with Mother Earth, right? A simpler time where home and hearth was everything? And all the textures and colors of these veggies… I love the bumpy, little bit crazy ones. They seem more organic to me. Perfect elements of nature to pile in corners, on tables used as centerpieces.

Decorating with pumpkins and gourds is an easy way to bring in the spirit of the season, and can last right through Thanksgiving. So here are some great ideas we found all over the blogosphere to help you get inspired to decorate your home with these beauties, or to make a little pumpkin decor.

Decorating with Pumpkins

So we’re starting out with our favorite fall pumpkin decor. These projects take just a little bit of somethin’… A touch of paint, a little this, a little that… but aren’t really about decorating a pumpkin, but more like bringing out the best in the pumpkin to decorate the space. Make sense?

Succulent DIY Pumpkin Decorating Idea

Ok, if you want to make an awesome fall pumpkin decor project, then start here. This succulent pumpkin is perfect for decorating for fall, for a couple of reasons. It is dripping with texture, color, and form. It is simple, yet catches your attention. And it’s easy. You don’t even have to cut into the pumpkin, so you won’t spoil it! What is this crazy black magic, you say? Well, jump on over to ‘Simply Happenstance’ and find out! BTW, you can do this with mini pumpkins too!

Silverware Pumpkin Tower

We are obsessed with this fall pumpkin decor idea from ‘Better Homes and Gardens’! We love the rustic charm it brings to our fall decor.

Gourd Centerpiece Idea

Jennifer at ‘Town and Country Living’ sets an amazing table, and this white pumpkin decor centerpiece is one I’m going to use as inspiration this fall. Simple but still a little rustic, easy to find burlap, a container of your choice, and an abundance of squash and gourds. So pretty! Take note: She didn’t line them up neatly in the container. They are all positioned kinda haphazardly to look like they were piled up right from the garden. That’s what makes this pumpkin & gourd decor work so well.

Create a Decorative Fall Tray

Last, from Jennifer at ‘Dear Lillie’… learn how to decorate with gourds this fall! She can put together anything and make it look like a million bucks!

Love these ideas for fall pumpkin decorating? Try our post on DIY fall leaf projects or Fall Decorating Ideas: 25 Ways to Fall Cozy! Also, check out our post on DIY Fall Wreath Ideas and Pretty Pumpkin Decorating Ideas over at our sister site, OhMeOhMy, and DIY Fall Front Door Decor Ideas over at TGG!

And then get a head start on the holidays with Dazzling DIY Outdoor Christmas Decorations over at TGG!

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Got makeup? Then you have clutter, period. I’m a bit of a beauty product junkie. Makeup is not something I need more of! But I also want to have a clutter-free bathroom, and I don’t want to spend an amount equal to my monthly cell phone bill to buy cute little storage systems. I just don’t. With me? Thought so… So here we have it, great makeup storage ideas & organizers any of you can make to put it all in its place, and keep your money in your pocket.

Makeup Storage Ideas

DIY Makeup Organizer Ideas

Let’s start with this super pretty DIY makeup organizer from ‘Paper and Stitch’. We are in love with this, and it is really easy to make! The painted details are fun and feminine, and you can even turn it over to a plain side if you are feeling more minimal. We love this for makeup brush storage, but you can also use it for mascara, lip gloss, even tools like lash curlers and cotton swabs.

Want a super easy makeup storage idea? Then jump on over to ‘Domino’, and see how they turned a wooden spice rack (cheap!) into a DIY makeup organizer! You can use this as the perfect small space wall storage, and all it takes is some paint and some craft lettering. (Optional, of course!) It doesn’t have to be just makeup either. Skin care, hair care and tools will fit into these shelves, without sliding off.

Travel Makeup Organizer Ideas

This cute “Lips” makeup pouch from ‘Making Nice in the Midwest’ via ‘A Beautiful Mess’ is an easy sewing project for anyone who wants to take their makeup along with them with a smile. Literally. The zipper keeps everything from sliding around your suitcase or travel train case, and let’s be honest. This. Is. So. Awesome.

Lastly, if you don’t want to DIY home organizing, that’s okay too… we found this makeup storage system on Amazon for right around $15! And it’s on a lazy Susan so it rotates! Love this!

We hope you loved this roundup of budget makeup storage ideas! Whether you’re a beauty enthusiast or just starting to build your makeup collection, these ideas will help you keep your beauty products organized and within reach. Remember, a clutter-free bathroom is a happy bathroom!