I've recently fallen in love with that viral DIY cheesecloth ghost lantern holding a cute little pumpkin. Have you seen it? I have, all over social media. And I couldn't help myself - I just had to make one.    

The supplies are inexpensive and you probably already have many of them in your crafting stash. And if not, no worries - I share some resources that will help you get the supplies you need for the project. So let's get started!

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Even if you're a DIY and thrifting nut like me, sometimes you just gotta buy the thing. While I'm a self-professed penny-pincher, even I have to admit that sometimes it's just plain easier (and perhaps equally frugal) to buy that coveted home decor item rather than making it yourself. 

With fall on the horizon, that coveted home decor item, for me, is an autumnal painting with ghosts added in for a spooky Halloween effect. Could I make one myself? Probably. Can I also buy a reasonably priced one? Defintitely. And that's exactly what I did -- with no shame whatsoever -- despite my frugal DIY DNA. Today I'm sharing it, along with some free resources for Halloween art -- so let's get started!

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Garden trugs are an ingenious invention for collecting and lugging garden flowers, vegetables and gardening tools around the yard throughout the busy spring and summer months. 

As a gardener and blogger who likes to share photos of her garden flowers and vegetables (displayed in pretty containers like trugs), I've become especially enamored of trugs over the past few years. I feel like not many people are familiar with trugs, so I'm excited to share my latest thrifted trug, along with some of my older trugs and some background information about trugs in general.

Ever wonder what to do with a bumper crop of jalapeno peppers? Well, wonder no more, because I have a recipe for you -- cowboy candy (or, candied jalapenos)! Yummy beyond belief, and a sweet treat at that! My candied jalapenos were a HUGE hit with the family last summer, so I of course had to make some more this year!

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Today I'm sharing my thrifted Dept. 56 silver plated goblet and how I used it to create a copycat vignette in my home -- sophisticated fall decor costing only pennies. Hopefully, this simple transformation will inspire you to create your own copycat fall vignettes for the upcoming season.  

I'm sharing it as the first installment in my new Copycat Decor blog post series. To get the thrifty details, read on. 

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