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Summer

Are you looking for a concrete light? You'll need a few items from Dollar Tree and a bag of Mortar for this easy and super cool DIY

Super Cool and Easy DIY Dollar Tree Concrete Light

Do you want some easy pool noodle games? I went to Dollar Tree and grabbed a bunch of pool noodles to create some games and fun for everyone!

Easy and Awesome Pool Noodle Games, Fun for Everyone

Do you want to make a DIY mushroom for your yard or garden? Look no further! With just a few items from the dollar store, you can create one that glows.

Easy Dollar Tree DIY Mushroom Solar Light Decor with Video

Are you interested in simple stencil art Add some curb appeal to your sidewalks, driveway, patios, and more with this easy tutorial.

Easy Simple Stencil Art on Sidewalks and Driveways with Video

Are you looking for some fun patriotic crafts? Maybe some summer crafts for adults? Look no further as I have some fantastic red white and blue crafts for you!

Fabulous Dollar Tree Red White and Blue Crafts with Video

Are you ready to make a DIY butterfly? With just a few items from the dollar store, you can make this solar creature for just $2!

Easy and Awesome Solar Light DIY Butterfly with Video

Would you like some patriotic crafts? I have some really easy and fun projects on a budget that will be great all season long.

Easy and Fun Patriotic Crafts on a Budget with Video

Are you wondering how to entertain guests at home? Whether you are just more comfortable in your own environment or hosting in general, here are some top tips for you.

How To Entertain Guests At Home: Top Tips

Do you want easy patriotic summer diys? I have a few projects and you'll love that they can be kept up all season long.

Easy Patriotic Summer DIYs

Do you want to make your own garden sphere? I have an easy DIY for you that is inexpensive, easy, and will glow at night.

DIY Garden Sphere with Video

Did you know you can make scrap wood projects that sell? I created a snowman project, and with a little imagination created rotating seasonal decor and sold it.

Easy Scrap Wood Projects That Sell with Ideas and Locations

This will allow them to be hand washed. If you opt to put them in the dish washer, place them on the top rack only.

How To Make Fruit Mason Jar Glasses with Video

I added the chalk so they would have it for the garden markers. I added pruners to help care and shape the plants. I added items that would be helpful in the kitchen to use the herbs like the scissors, pizza cutter, and rubber scraper. I placed them into the dirt representing flowers or the plant.

Easy Garden Gift Basket DIY with Video

I let it dry completely and love how it turned out.

DIY Candle Holder Solar Light Decor

diy photo memorial lantern with husky

How To Make DIY Photo Memorial Lanterns To Honor Those We Love

Do you want to make an easy lemon wreath? I made this easy and beautiful wreath with items from Dollar Tree for under $5!

Easy Dollar Tree Lemon Wreath DIY On A Budget

How To Get Rid of Vegetable Garden Pests with These 12 Easy Tips

Now I have a bird feeder for my yard.

5 Easy Upcycling Ideas for Your Garden

Your solar chandelier is ready!

Easy Flower Basket to Solar Chandelier

I used an old pot and added some flowers in it for my front porch.

11 Thrift Store Finds For Unique Planters

If your lawn is currently lacking a little something, there’s nothing at all wrong with wanting to take it to that next level. Here are some lawn decorations and improvements for you to consider.

Lawn Decorations and Improvements

I let the silicone harden for 24 hours and then it was finished.

Top 14 Ways To Use Solar Lights In Your Home

Ever wondered how to make an easy cinder block bench for your outdoor area? I had built this outdoor bench years ago and it was time to fix it up.

How To Make A Cinder Block Bench

I put my yard stake out in my yard, and simply hung the watering can on it. Stake is 3 feet & the watering can is 8 inches.

Watering Can Yard Decor

Many people know I love thift stores and solar lights. Put them together and I can create some great things for my yard. Do you have an old chandelier you don't know what to do with? I picked up a few from thrift stores, Facebook Marketplace, and Nextdoor.com, and I'm turning them into solar chandeliers.

How To Make An Awesome and Easy Outdoor Solar Chandelier

Do you like wind chimes and wonder how to make them? I had . Using a flower basket from the dollar store, some utensils from my husband's grandma and my grandma, I was able to create Dollar Tree Wind Chimes.

How To Make Super Fun Dollar Tree Wind Chimes

Plant flowers in his head. He's great for all summer long - Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day!

Update A Terracotta Flower Pot Into Uncle Sam

I just love the beach and I’ve been looking for creative ways to incorporate beachy decor into my home. This flower pot lighthouse is the perfect project to accent my shell collection! With just a few easy to find materials you can have your own nifty flower pot lighthouse in under an hour or two. This project is so easy that you don’t need any crafting experience in order to do it yourself. Check out my step by step guide and get started!

How To Make A Flower Pot Lighthouse

When you're ready for a beverage - open the lid...

Side Table With Bonus Cooler!

The goal is to toss the ring around the flamingo's neck.

Easy & Cheap Games For Your Yard

Do you want homemade garden decor ideas? I have 4 easy projects for you that can be created and adapted using items from the thrift stores.

4 Easy Homemade Garden Decor Ideas on a Budget

Once the sign was dry, I put it on my front porch for display.

Amazingly Easy DIY Front Porch Welcome Sign For Your Home

Now I have a bird feeder for my yard.

Easy Thrift Store Makeovers

Once they're dried (and again make sure to check the cure times), place them outside to enjoy! You can see more of my dish flower creations here - https://chascrazycreations.com/garden-flowers-made-from-dishes/

How To Make Garden Dish Flowers

For the different sprays you'll need:

Keep Pests and Weeds Out of Your Garden

If you want the tea cup stand to be more solid, dig a little hole and bury the stand bottom in the ground.

Pouring Tea Pot & Tea Cup Decor

Stake in your garden.

5 Ways To Make Garden Markers

For my apple tree: I tied 3 used cds together with fish line. I added a loop at the top and hooked it on a plant hanging s hook. On the bottom I added a bell.

Repurposed CDs = Get Rid of Critters & Beautiful Wind Spinner

I let them both dry completely. Both candle holders took on a little bit of the tint but not too much. This was just enough to give them that driftwood and coastal look I was going for.

Coastal Wood Candle Upcycle

Silicone a vintage cup and plate together and let that dry. Put bird seed on the plate, water in the cup, and set it somewhere outside.

DIY Bird Feeders with Recycled Materials

Solar Silverware Flowers (4) complete solar light from top

Solar Silverware Flowers

I found this fun taper candle holder at IKEA. I siliconed solar lights into the taper candle holders and let that dry. I added some dangling crystals I found at the thrift store for added sparkle. I hung this in our tree. It hangs low enough to get plenty of light.

Repurposed Thrift Store Items For Your Yard

DIY's For the Best Summer Ever! (6) table top fire

DIYs For the Best Summer Ever!

Upcycled Items For Your Yard (2) solar owl

Upcycled Items For Your Backyard

DIY Upcycled Porch Decor (6) Solar Chandelier

DIY Upcycled Porch Decor

Mosaic Terra Cotta Flower Pots (8) displayed pot

Mosaic Terra Cotta Flower Pots

Here’s a picture of the fountain running. Be sure to refill the water as it evaporates. I also clean out the class and wash off the fountain as needed.

Cheap & Easy Do It Yourself Solar Fountain For Your Yard

7 Easy Garden Globes & Gazing Balls (11) dollar store rocks on bud vase

Easy and Awesome DIY Gazing Ball Garden Globe for your Yard

Easy Personalized Graduation Gift (9) finished product

Easy Personalized Graduation Gift

Message In A Bottle Solar Light (4) place in desired location

Message In A Bottle Solar Light

All Occasion Card Box Upcycle (8) placing card in the box

All Occasion Card Box Upcycle

Garden Flowers Made From Dishes - flowers in display

Garden Flowers Made From Dishes

As you can see here my son is in the background enjoying his time off, and my daughter is studying hard. They both love their boards and plan to personalize the sides with photos, stickers, etc.

Personalized Study Divider

I absolutely love daisies and wanted to make something new for my front door this summer. With just a few inexpensive items - clothespins, wreath form, and a mirror - I made an easy daisy clothespin wreath!

How To Make A Daisy Clothespin Wreath

Inexpensive & Easy Art Work

Do you need a Father's Day gift idea and like to DIY? I have a project for you and kid's can help too! You can make this easy and inexpensive BBQ menu tray for Father's Day, and it can be used for SO much more!

BBQ Menu Tray, Magnet, Utensil Holder, & More

I'm so excited to share with you my repurposed shower curtain & jeans into no sew outdoor pillows with a journal and pen pockets!

No Sew Outdoor Pillows With Journal/Pen Pockets

The little LED light flickers on and off. I love how this turned out and I am happy to have this memory preserved in my home.

Firefly In A Jar

This idea could be adapted to different size shakers. You could use a sugar/red pepper size shaker, or you can even buy shaker lids to fit mason jars and use this same technique.

Easy Way To Arrange Flowers

Super Easy Floral Kissing Ball

2 Easy 4th of July Decor Ideas

I kept the original plastic tag on the wreath and used it to hang my wreath from.

Easy Patriotic Wreath

Easy Recycled Jar 4th of July Luminaries and More!

Here is what your jars will look like. There are so many possibilities to use these jars....

Patriotic Mason Jars – so Many Uses!

You'll need: 1 x 6 " red wood board bottle opener galvanized bucket ruler pencil 10 x 1 oval Phillips sheet metal screws x 2 10 x 3/4" hexagonal sheet metal screw nut driver drill saw

Easy Bottle Opener For Indoors or Outdoors

If you have younger children you could use beach balls and have them "shoot hoops" around the yard.

Easy Frisbee Golf For Your Backyard, Fun for the Whole Family

Do you want a new, reusable way to play in a sprinkler for kids to cool down and have fun? Everyone will enjoy this reusable Sprinkler House!

Create A Sprinkler for Kids House To Cool Down-Summer Time Fun!

She displays it with a photo easel. This is super adaptable for any celebration, or just to have in your home.

Personalizable Photo and Light Up Sign

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