Ok I am a big coffee drinker and I love my flavored half and half. We are always trying to find ways to use our recycled items here at the Shabby Tree. I have accumulated a lot of half and half containers and I came up with a fun way to use them throughout my home....

Ok everyone there seems to be a lot of pool noodles in the stores right now. We have created a few items using pool noodles but we are going to get creative with them again. I recently bought a bunch of pool noodles from the Dollar Tree and we are going to use two of...

Ok I recently made a braided wreath that a lot of people seemed to really like. A few people were suggesting that I try making one in red, white and blue for Fourth of July. I was in Hobby Lobby and I found the perfect ribbon to create an Americana braided wreath. The...

Ok I love looking on Pinterest and I have been seeing a variety of wreaths made out of nautical rope. I recently picked up a lot of cream nautical rope from the Dollar Tree. You can easily make a beautiful nautical rope wreath for $9.00. I love this idea because this...

When you’re a crafter you are always trying to find different ways to be creative. We have been creating a lot of fun and unique items out of cardboard here at The Shabby Tree. If you are following The Shabby Tree then you already know that I love to keep artificial...

I love decorating my home with old antique items and I recently found some old antique spools. Old wooden spools are an amazing item to craft with but also to decorate with. You can create so many things out of an old wooden spool. After looking at the spools that I...

I love adding a variety of antiques throughout my home and one of my favorite finds is an old milk can. You can place a milk can any where in your home and I have mine in my foyer. If you’re following The Shabby Tree then you know that I like to keep trees up all year...

I went to the Dollar Tree and they were just putting out a bunch of styrofoam coolers. As soon as I saw them I knew I had to get one. I am always trying to tell everyone to look at things in a different way and see what you can create out of it. The shape of the...

Ok I finally went and checked out my local thrift store. It has been a while since I have been to any thrift store. I love going to thrift stores to find items that we can change up and get creative with. Today I found a lot of glass items and I knew right away that I...

It is time to start decorating your porch for summer and I want to create a few fun containers for flowers. I love antiques but sometimes they can cost a lot. Old antique containers are always one of my favorite items for flowers. I have been looking at old chicken...

Here at The Shabby Tree we are always looking at things and trying to see what we can create out them. I was cleaning up in our kitchen at work and came across an empty pretzel container. As soon as I saw it I knew it was going to make an amazing primitive barrel. The...

When you love to craft you are always looking for different items to use for crafting. If you are following The Shabby Tree then you already know that we do a lot of crafts using cardboard. One home decoration that a lot of people love to use in their home is a large...