I love decorating for Christmas and I seem to decorate with a lot of my vintage Santa’s. If your following The Shabby Tree then you already know that we make a lot of different ornaments for our trees. I want to create a simple Santa hat ornament that I can easily add...

It’s time to start decorating for Christmas and you all know how I love to put my trees in a tree rotating stand. The tree rotating stands tend to be much wider then a regular tree stand which makes it harder to find a tree collar that will fit. I don’t like for my...

I love antiques and I always wanted a fireplace in my dining room so I just knew I had to have this faux fireplace mantle that I spotted in one of our local antique stores. I always like to keep some type of garland on it but I am changing it up for Christmas. I am...

I just finished decorating our mantle at The Shabby Tree and I wanted a small decorative tree to place in the center of the mantle. I have a lot of chunky yarn and it is always so easy to craft with. The supplies I will be using are: 1. Paper towel roll 2. Cream...

I am a huge thrift store shopper and I am always grabbing a lot of glass and silver items. We are always creating fun and unique items here at The Shabby Tree so I am always picking up extra items from my local thrift stores. There are so many things you can do with a...

It is time to start thinking about how you want to decorate for Christmas. We have a faux fireplace mantle here at The Shabby Tree and I am trying to decide how we should decorate it for Christmas. I am going to be adding a few different items and I would love to know...

It’s time to start thinking about your Christmas decorations. My favorite part of decorating my home for Christmas is filling our Christmas tree with all kinds of ornaments. I have been seeing a lot of paintings of all types of churches lately which has me wanting to...

Ok Christmas will be here before you know it and it is time to start thinking about your decorations. When I think about Christmas I think about Santa and the Grinch. We recently made a fun and easy crescent moon santa head here at The Shabby Tree. I just knew there...

If you're following The Shabby Tree then you all know that I love trees of all kinds and I also love lights. I started decorating for Christmas and I want a few simple cone shaped trees that can light up. These trees will be fun to add to your fireplace mantle or...

Here at The Shabby Tree I shared 31 gift ideas throughout the whole month of October. These are gifts that I love to give to friends and family. I like to keep a few of these gifts on hand in case I get an unexpected guest for Christmas. I wanted to keep things simple...

Okay I’m not usually a big wreath person but I am in love with this one! I wanted to create something fun that I can hang on my front door or just hang in my house for Christmas. My house will be filled with all types of Christmas decorations and I just know that this...

It’s almost Christmas time and you all know how I’m obsessed with trees. I have been seeing a plastic craft bottle in the Dollar Tree and I just knew there had to be a way to incorporate some bottle brush trees with it. This craft bottle can be used for so many...

Ok Christmas is almost here and if you love or collect Santa’s then your going to love this DIY. There are so many different Types of Santa decorations out there but I just love how different and fun this one is. This is very easy to make and it can be hung or placed...

I love decorating for Christmas and I wanted to make something fun that can be hung on my tree or even hung on one of my cabinets. I came up with the idea for some decorative mittens because I thought these would look so cute with our DIY snowman hat that we made last...

Okay I went and did a little shopping today and I just had to share some of the amazing Christmas decorations that I saw in Kirkland’s! They have a variety of styles and I just love it all. If you know me then you all know the first thing to catch my eye was this...

OMG everyone I went to Walmart over the weekend and I just have to show you some of their Christmas decorations. I know your going to say it’s too early to think about Christmas but if you don’t grab it when it is first being put out your going to miss out on some of...

Ok everyone it’s time to start thinking about Christmas. I know everyone is very busy so I wanted to come up with a very quick and simple Christmas decoration. I love decorating my home for Christmas and I thought a few snowflakes would be something fun to add to my...

It’s time to start thinking about Christmas and creating some fun decorations. I love decorating my home for all holidays but especially for Christmas. I wanted something fun to put on my front porch this year. I went to Home Depot and with just a few pieces of wood...

We are always trying to be creative here at The Shabby Tree and we recently found a way to be creative with plastic cup lids. The holidays are around the corner and bells are always a great decoration. You can easily create a fun and rusty looking bell by using 2...

You all know that I love trees and that I keep them up all year long. I love keeping my trees in containers and I wanted to create a container that I can switch out for Christmas and Fall. This is a very simple container to create and the main item I will be using is...

If you're following The Shabby Tree then you probably saw the DIY dress form that we made a while back. The dress form is very easy to make and turns out amazing. You all know that I love trees and Christmas is approaching quickly. If you love decorating and you want...

I was in the Dollar Tree and I saw some fun tin flower pots. There are so many ways to get creative with a flower pot but I had Christmas in mind. If your like me and you love to decorate for Christmas then you will love this idea. I am going to use the tin flower...

Okay everyone if you're following The Shabby Tree then you all know that I have been talking about making a fabric snowman. This snowman is so easy to create and you can make him as unique as you want. I love decorating for Christmas and this snowman is going to look...

I love Christmas and I love Santa’s! We recently made an amazing angel using a mop head and I just knew there had to be a way to create a fun and unique Santa head. I love decorating for all holidays but I get really excited to decorate for Christmas which is why I...

Christmas will be here before you know it and I wanted to get a head start on making my holiday decorations. I was shopping in Hobby Lobby and saw a few glass containers that caught my eye. I knew when I saw them that they would create an amazing snowman head! The...

I know it may be a little early to be thinking about Christmas decor, but I love Christmas and I especially love decorating for it! I am always searching for ways to create unique and affordable crafts using everyday items and so for this DIY we are going to be making...

We have been making a few things out of socks here at The Shabby Tree and I knew there had to be something fun we could make for Christmas! I love decorating for almost every holiday but Christmas is by far one of my favorites when it comes to decorating. I love...

I’m super excited about this DIY. I bought a roll of screening from Home Depot and realized that it is an amazing craft item. I love it because it is very easy to work with with and is also something that can be placed outside . There are so many things that we can...

Every year I try to find a fun and unique gift to give my neighbor. She has an amazing back porch and I knew this would be a cute tree she could keep out there all year long. I added a few lottery tickets to label it Raking in the cash.        ...

If you're looking for a fun and easy DIY Christmas ornament then your going to love this one! I love this because I can use a variety of cookie cutters and I can make a decorative print using a doily or piece of lace. I rolled out the sculpey and then I rolled a doily...

Ok everyone you have all been asking for photos of my dining room. I did a snowman theme with flocked trees and garlands. My dining room has a space set off to the side where we just made into a cute and cozy sitting area. We have an antique fireplace mantle in this...

Hi you guys if you're following The Shabby Tree then you all know that I love lights and trees. I keep a bunch of different size trees on my porch throughout the year and decorate my porch as if it were another room in my home. I love to make my porch a comfortable...

I know we all like to put a tree skirt around the bottom of our Christmas tree but you all need to give this a try. This quick and simple DIY not only gilded the base of my tree but adds a statement to my tree.   The supplies you will need are: 1. A cardboard box...

There are so many ways to fill a dough bowl for holidays. I like to mix textures and items in mine. There are so many other items that you can use in place of a dough bowl. Here are a few items I use throughout my home and a few ways I fill them for Christmas.

My family and I have spent the last few days thinking up and creating the best gift guides we could think of to help you shop this holiday season! These gift guides include products entirely from Amazon and as an Amazon associate I make a small percentage off of...

I love decorating for Christmas and I wanted some stockings that I can hang as decorations. I am always buying chenille bedspreads from my local thrift stores and I knew I wanted to use them for this DIY.   I love decorating for Christmas and I wanted some...

I have been making larger Christmas decor to hang outside and when I saw this angel I knew I had to give it a try. We have been making a few things out of hangers here at The Shabby Tree and some of my followers have been sending me ways to make an angel. I told them...

I found some amazing vintage Christmas print wrapping paper in Marshall’s and I knew I wanted to make something with it. I have a lot of paper mache containers and thought I could make a cute decorative box with this paper.   The supplies you will need are: 1....

I love to put some bigger items in my 9ft Christmas tree and I knew when I saw these large tags in Dollar Tree they would be perfect. I wanted to use these tags as a way to incorporate a message onto my tree. This is a very quick and simple DIY.   The supplies...

I love decorating my porch for Christmas and I have been looking for larger items to put in it. Everything I have been seeing seems to be pricey so I thought I would just make some. You will love this DIY because it is easy and very cost efficient. The supplies you...

If your looking for a unique and fun Christmas decoration then your going to love this one. This can be put in your your home or hung outside .   The supplies you will need are : 1. Plastic hangers ( you will need 16 and I got mine from Walmart) 2. Scissors 3....

I am loving the colors and prints that you can find in paper straws. You can find a variety of them and I knew when I saw the red and white ones I just had to incorporate them into a Christmas ornament.         Some of the supplies you will need...

I love making a lot of my ornaments for my Christmas tree. I knew when I saw this small tinsel Santa boot in Dollar Tree that it would make a good ornament.   The supplies you will need are: 1. Tinsel Santa boot from the Dollar Tree 2. Black chunky yarn 3. Cotton...

In the past I have made wreaths with vintage items incorporated throughout them. I knew when I saw this metal candy cane form in Dollar Tree that I wanted to do something similar. This is a fun diy because you can incorporated whatever you want into this candy cane....

If you're looking for something fun and easy to make for your Christmas tree then you need to give this DIY a try! I find myself in Dollar Tree a lot and as soon as I saw this wooden snowflake I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. I also thought I could do the...

I love Christmas and I wanted to make something simple that would give my tree a pop of color. I have tons of material and I have a lot of wire so I knew I could make a simple but candy cane. The supplies you will need are: 1. Wire (I’m using 18 gauge wire) 2. Warm...

If you want a unique and fun ornament for your tree then you will love this diy. All you need for this simple diy is: Wire Warm and natural Hot glue Wire cutters Elmer’s glue Paint brush Crystal glitter First you will need to cut strips of your warm and natural. I’m...

If your looking for a way to make quick but unique ornaments then you will love this DIY. I found an amazing fabric in Hobby Lobby with a photo print. As soon as I saw this fabric I knew I had to have it. You do not have to have this fabric you can incorporate any...

Learn how to keep a tree up all year long without having that “Christmas” feel to it! Such a great way to add personality to any space!