Recycled Halloween Crafts

Decorating for Halloween is always a fun occasion. However, it is short lived and can become expensive. That is when it works out best to make your own Halloween decorations. You can definitely save money while exploring your creativity. To go really cheap, without sacrificing on style, you can use recycled materials in your Halloween crafts. Things like empty paper tubes or even an old sweater can become great materials for some stylish Halloween decor. These recycled Halloween crafts will inspire you to start digging through your trash items!

Decorative Toilet Paper Roll Crafts For Your Home

One thing that I never thought I would use to decorate my home with is toilet paper rolls! I could see using the empty tubes for a fun kids craft. But I just couldn’t picture such a thing in my home. Well, sometimes you just need to think a little more creatively I guess. Once I started thinking about the possibilities, the ideas just came rolling in. Now I have a creative collection of toilet paper roll crafts that can easily be done to use inside your home for decor or entertaining.

So, these craft projects are focused for the adult, although kids can do them too, to use in and around the home. Whether you are planning a party, organizing a craft room, or decorating your home, you will find a project that you can use empty toilet paper rolls for!

How To Dry Acorns For Crafts

Because there are so many things that you can do with acorns, you may find yourself hunting outside for them. This is all fine and good if your prepare them properly before using in crafts. Not only do they need to be cleaned, but they also need to be free of bugs like weevils. You definitely don’t want your acorn display ruined by a host of larvae! However, there is no need to worry at all if you know how to dry and preserve your acorns. I’m going to show you how to dry acorns for crafts in just a few easy steps.

Easy Fall Decorating Ideas

Now that Fall is officially here, it may be time to start changing up the decor in our homes just a bit. I love the warm colors of Fall and try to add that spiciness to various vignettes throughout my home. I pulled out a warm rustic apple and one of my favorite hand crafted pumpkins to add to my fireplace hearth. Easy Fall decorating ideas like this don’t take a lot of time but do add a lot of spice.

Birch Crafts For Home Decor: 15 Ideas

One of the reasons that birch bark and logs are so popular to use in craft projects is because of the clean white appearance that is both rustic and chic at the same time.  It has been my favorite tree to work with for years and I never grow tired of the look. The following birch crafts for home decor are perfect for adding rustic chic to your space.