How to Make Mason Jar Lid Ornaments These mason jar lid wreath ornaments are my final Christmas project of the year! We made these for my recent event at Pottery Barn and they turned out so cute. I love them because you can improvise using whatever craft supplies you have on hand to transform a…
Plaid Christmas Front Porch Ideas You can’t go wrong with plaid this Christmas, and lots of it! I have been a big a long-time fan of plaid – it is such a classic and perfect for the holidays. You might remember this plaid-filled Christmas table I decorated last year. Well, this year plaid is as…
Fiesta Christmas Tree Introducing the fiesta Christmas tree that is now making my office extra merry and bright! This color-packed tree was inspired by San Antonio, my home for the past four years. I have fallen in love with the vibrant city, its welcoming community, and its unique culture. So when Google Fiber asked me…
DIY Pinecone and Acorn Wreath Introducing my pinecone and acorn wreath! I couldn’t let Christmas pass me by without making one new wreath this year! For my latest wreath for Oriental Trading’s Fun365.com site, I paired natural pinecones and acorns with shiny metallic gold, silver, and copper paint and glitter. The result is both rustic…
Top Plaid Christmas Decor Ideas I’m mad about plaid! It is especially perfect for the holidays, and it is so fun to mix different plaid prints together for a modern and hip vibe. Today I’m partnering with Tuesday Morning to show how you can create a plaid-filled Christmas table for your family that looks oh…
How to Make a Wine Cork Flower Wreath Introducing my wine cork flower wreath! Wine cork crafts have a special place in my heart! These wine cork wreaths were one of my first projects on Design Improvised, and this wine cork vase tutorial is one of my most popular posts. Needless to say, I was excited when wine…
DIY Floral Tropical Wreath Introducing my DIY tropical wreath. What better way to celebrate the first day of summer? I love switching up the wreaths on our front door for different seasons throughout the year, and I think summer deserves a wreath just as much as the fall or Christmas time! I made this wreath…
Black and White Christmas Decor Ideas I’ll admit, black and white are typically the last colors I think of when decorating for Christmas! My home is full jewel-toned ornaments, sparkly tinsel garlands, and colorful wreaths at this time of year. But on my last trip to At Home, the striking wood Christmas trees caught my…
DIY Pom-Pom Garland Card Display The Christmas cards are starting to trickle in and it’s time to put them on display! Each year I love coming up a new way to show off our cards from family and friends and this idea is my favorite one yet. It’s not hard to figure out why… it’s…
DIY Bottle Brush Christmas Tree Wreath Of all the Christmas decorations out there, I think these classic mini bottle brush trees are my favorite! There is just something so sweet about them, and adding little pom-poms to them as ornaments just makes them oh SO cute, don’t you think?! I made this DIY mini Christmas…
Are you ready to dive into Christmas crafting? It might be a high of 85 in San Antonio today, but it’s snowing indoors thanks to this pom-pom snowball wreath! Even if I’ll never see real snow here in south Texas, I can at least make it in pom-pom form. 🙂 I made this simple snowball…
DIY Button Wreath Introducing my DIY button wreath! It’s time for the October Supply of the Month Challenge with Oriental Trading, and this month it is all about buttons. I was challenged to make something using this pack of bright rainbow craft buttons and came up with this colorful burlap and button wreath. Is it any…
Snowflake Wreath I have been dreaming up this glowing snowflake wreath for awhile and was waiting for the moment when I’d have a chance to sneak away to my craft room and try it out. However, I wasn’t sure if my idea to use a combination of snowflake ornaments and white lights for the wreath…
Front Porch with Christmas Greenery It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! After a wonderful Thanksgiving with family visiting, I was ready to dive head first into Christmas decorating. I wasted no time swapping out the pumpkins on our front porch for some fresh holiday greenery. Fresh Christmas Wreath and Garlands I have always…
DIY Fall Leaf Wreath Introducing my 15 minute fall leaf wreath! It is so easy to make I just had to share it with you. It the perfect wreath to make if it is mid-fall and you still have nothing on your door. Just head to the craft store for preserved oak leaves and a…
I’m typically not a fan of artificial flowers, however I make an exception for poinsettias. The flowers in this DIY poinsettia wreath are very hard to distinguish from the real thing, and dare I say even look better! This post contains affiliate links. See my full disclosure. I had bought a plain evergreen wreath for…
Yesterday I kicked off my holiday DIYs with snow ornaments, and up today is a snow wreath! This post contains affiliate links. See our full disclosure. Both projects use the same basic material that you are bound to see in craft stores come Christmas – irridesent polyester fill. One bag that cost me $3 was enough…
This easy Halloween wreath uses Martha Stewart adhesive borders to make a wreath – making this project almost as simple as “peel and stick”! It has a similar look to a ribbon wreath but is a lot less expensive and time consuming. You only need a few supplies to make it and can embellish it…