DIY Pom-Pom Heart Wreath Introducing my pom-pom heart wreath! Valentine’s Day is a little less than a month away, so I thought I would sneak in a little Valentine wreath tutorial! This post contains affiliate links. See our full disclosure. If these pom-poms look familiar to you, it’s because they were previously ornaments on my…
DIY Wine Cork Wreath I added one final touch to my Christmas decor this week – a trio of wine cork wreaths hung by a ribbon over the windows next to our tree. Read on for how to make your own cork wreath. If you’ve been a loyal follower of Design Improvised, you may recognize…
Holiday Living Room Introducing our jewel toned holiday living room! Who else is excited to decorate their home for the holidays? Or maybe you’ve had decorations up for weeks already?! In our family, Thanksgiving weekend has always been the time when we turn on the Christmas music, make some hot cocoa, and pull out all…
Halloween is the perfect time to head to your local Dollar Tree to get crafty! The stores are stocked with the cutest inexpensive Halloween decorations with so many crafting possibilities. This post contains affiliate links. See our full disclosure. Top 10 Dollar Tree Halloween Crafts Try one of these 10 Dollar Tree ideas this Halloween!…
Fall is my favorite season for crafting with dollar store items! Dollar Tree is full of the cutest seasonal decor and craft supplies for the fall season, from mason jars to plastic pumpkins. Here are 10 easy craft ideas all using Dollar Tree supplies, from a beautiful fall wreath from your front door to a…
Looking for some new Easter decorations to brighten your home this spring? These Dollar Tree Easter crafts are so much fun to make without spending a lot of money on supplies. Each of the 10 DIY Dollar Tree crafts below contains a list of craft supplies that you can find at Dollar Tree (or local…
Ready to put your Cricut Machine to work this Valentine’s Day? You’ve come to the right place! I found the cutest Cricut Valentine ideas on the web. Many of these tutorials include free SVG files that you can upload to Cricut Design Space. Below you’ll find great gift ideas, kids classroom Valentines, cute home decor,…
Head to your local Dollar Tree store to make these extra cute Dollar Tree Valentine crafts. I love using dollar store supplies in my craft projects. It is a great way to save money while still making amazing DIY Valentine gifts or home decor. In fact, you can make each of these Valentine projects for…
45 Tissue Paper Crafts: The Ultimate Guide! Looking for fun tissue paper crafts? You’ve come to the right place! Here are 45 different ideas to inspire your next craft session – from kids crafts, to adult crafts, to holiday crafts – all featuring inexpensive tissue paper. Don’t have any tissue paper on hand? Head to…
Cherry Icebox Cookies Recipe If you’re a Texan, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of the cherry icebox cookies made by Collin Street Bakery. Located on busy Highway 35 near Waco, it is a popular pit stop between the drive from San Antonio to visit family in Dallas. I tried my first cherry icebox cookie…
7 DIY Santa Decorations You Can Make Here comes Santa Claus…here comes Santa Claus…. right to our dining room! Our home is filled with DIY Santa decorations this Christmas thanks to my latest project for Oriental Trading. I created 7 different Santa crafts as part of my Santa Claus themed tree and decor. All of…
Design Improvised Turns 8 Years Old! Well guys, the earth has circled the sun yet another time and this little blog keeps chugging along. Design Improvised turns 8 this month! If that’s not an occasion for throwing pom-poms in the air, I don’t know what is! Each year when I do these anniversary posts I…
Unicorn Craft Ideas It’s the final day of Unicorn Week! I hope you’ve enjoyed the unicorn projects I’ve shared this week. In case you missed them, I’ve included them in today’s round-up along with some of the sweetest unicorn crafts I’ve seen around the web. Be warned – this post is overflowing with cuteness! In…
DIY Jingle Bell Napkin Rings Christmas is days away, but I have one last simple project idea that you can whip up in plenty of time for your Christmas meal! I made these jingle bell napkin rings for the latest Oriental Trading Supply of the Month Challenge. All you need is some gold and silver jingle…
DIY Clothespin Snowflakes Introducing my clothespin snowflakes for simple Christmas decor! This month my friends at Oriental Trading challenged us to use clothespins in a creative way. I’ve crafted with clothespins to make a wreath and garlands before, but these snowflakes are a first for me. The neat part about the snowflakes is that they…
Top Projects on Design Improvised in 2016 Happy New Year everyone! I’m kicking off 2017 by first taking a look back at the top projects of the past year. These were the posts that you all viewed and pinned the most – so thank you! It is always a bit of a surprise to see…
Winter Woodland Decor Ideas It’s beginning to feel like Christmas around here – introducing my Winter Woodland decor! The fireplace mantel is the first thing I love to decorate for the holidays and this year I had the help of At Home stores. I wanted to create a mantel that would be something I could…
Winter Wonderland Table Decor Now that we have our new dining room, it’s time to entertain! Introducing my winter wonderland table decor! One of my all-time favorite things to do for a holiday meal is create a special table setting – one of my first blog posts for Design Improvised was our red and green…