Decor

Putting together a V-Day soiree or romantic dinner can be effortless with these DIY projects. Sweeten up the mood of your get-together by adding tasteful centerpieces to your table. Learn how to make your own Valentine’s Day décor here.

Vintage Floating Candles

Vintage ribbon wrapped around a slender vase with delicate flowers illuminates the room with a feminine charm. Add dimension to your décor by using a variety of different vase heights. Floating candles add a soft light and romantic feel to the grouping.

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Sweet Treats

For a centerpiece sure to satisfy any sweet tooth craving simply collect a variety of delicious treats like cotton candy or Hersey’s Kisses and combine them in unique glass jars. Group them together in a way that is visually appealing. Add a pop of color by tying a pink ribbon around the containers. Follow the color scheme of pink and white to keep the look fresh and youthful.

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L.O.V.E. Centerpiece

Feeling bold? Spell out your affection for your loved one by using large block alphabet letters. Get creative and paint the letters in festive reds and pinks. Add details by using stencils and a bold accent color. Complement your setting with a vase full of your favorite flowers.

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Family Tree Centerpiece

Start with a few branches of lush greens, add a touch of color, a bold print and an assortment of family photos and you have a centerpiece fit for a family celebration. Not to mention it’s a perfect way to show off your little ones.

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Festive Candle Covers

A little construction paper and scissors can go a long way. Spice up your tea-light candle arrangement with a chic decorative placement. Scatter the leftover cutout pieces on your table as festive confetti.

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Candy Store-Inspired Centerpiece

To add a bit of quirkiness to your centerpiece by using simple, bold colors. Polka dots add a touch of whimsy to your table. Layer glass jars inside one another to showcase the contents. Feel free to use whatever you fancy, here we show an assortment of colorful candies.

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Red Rose Petal Centerpiece

Nothing says romance like candlelight paired with luscious deep red rose petals. Ignite the passion by combining both in this easy to make display by using unique glass candle motifs and felt that has been cut to illustrate a pattern of hearts.

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Nature-Inspired Setting

For a rich, rustic ambiance couple tea light candles and hand-carved wood. Bring the outdoors, indoors. Add sprigs of seasonal greens or decorative flowers to the grouping to create visual interest and dimension. Get creative with the details by carving personalized messages or hearts into your wood pieces.

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Sweet Bouquet Centerpiece

Pretty pastels create a vibrant fresh look, hinting that spring is right around the corner. Select a batch of fresh tulips from your personal garden or a local florist and accompany them with a full vase of tiny heart shaped candies. Finish the look by sprinkling heart shaped confetti that compliments the color scheme on the table.

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DIY Christmas Centerpieces

Christmas truly is the jolliest time of the year. What makes it the jolliest are the memories created each year with loved ones. Make this Christmas even more special with these simply beautiful DIY centerpieces.

The point of gathering for almost every Thanksgiving celebration is around the dining room table. Apart from the food, an exceptionally beautiful centerpiece is the second most crucial element in achieving a picturesque table. Here are some inexpensive and unique DIY centerpieces that will wow your guests and complete your fall frenzy feast.

Corkboard Leaf Trivets

Long before the appetizer is served, your table will make a good first impression with these ideas for place cards, centerpieces, linens and more. Pick up what you need for these quick, inexpensive table decorations at an office-supply store. Source: Martha Stewart

Flaming Foliage Candleholders

Dress up inexpensive glass candleholders with real fall leaves. Since we don't see a lot of leaves change color in Arizona, a bag of fake fall leaves from a crafts store will work as well. Source: Martha Stewart

Wheat Sheaf Centerpiece and Napkin Ring

Have fun at the crafts store choosing ribbon in beautiful fall colors to make these easy, budget-friendly napkin rings and centerpiece. Use matching ribbon for everything or pick a few contrasting colors. Source: Martha Stewart

Mason Jar Galore

A few mason jars can jazz up any table. Whether you use them as candleholders, fill them with different colored fall leaves, pour fall favorites in them like candy corn or use them as a vase to hold your favorite fall flowers, the possibilities are endless. Source: Pinterest

Different Level Vases

This centerpiece is perfect for capturing a vintage-inspired look. Check out your local thrift stores or antique shops (Tattered Nest and Audrey's are especially great) for different kinds of vases or jars. Fill each with something different like pine cones, apples, pears and floating water candles. This creates a very eclectic centerpiece and rustic ambience that your guests are bound to enjoy. Source: Writer’s idea

Candlestick Picture Holder

You can find different kinds of candlesticks for great prices at antique shops. Bring them back to life by painting them your color of choice. The size of corks you’ll need will depend on your candlesticks. Craft stores sell bags with different sizes. Push a cork into the top of each candlestick and insert a paperclip into the cork. Make a small slit in the cork if needed to fit the paperclip. Slide your pictures into the top of the paperclip and arrange the candlesticks on your table. These are great way to display photos of guests attending your Thanksgiving feast. Source: One Charming Party.

Pretty Pumpkins

Pumpkins are the poster child of fall. So why not display them up front and center on your table? Similar to the mason jars, pumpkins can also be used in a variety of ways. You can cut the stems out of smaller pumpkins and put a candle in its place or cut a deeper hole to create a pumpkin vase. Larger pumpkins are great canvases for painting. Paint fall colors and designs on each pumpkin and arrange them on your table for a one-of-a-kind look. Source: Pinterest

Planter Box Centerpiece

Try to find a planter box long enough to fit perfectly in the center of your table. You can usually find them at thrift shops or plant nurseries. Before painting the planter use, stencils to write out “family and friends” on both sides. Paint the planter the color of your choice and let it dry before removing the letters. Next, fill the planter with natural goodies like pumpkins, squash, gourds and foliage. Source: Sophia's Live Beautifully—on a Budget. 

Halloween Decorations DIY

Deck the halls with poison ivy, fa la la la la, la la la la. 'Tis the season to be slimy, fa la la la la, la la la la. Wait, that's not how it goes! But for this Halloween season, it's perfect. Deck your halls with creepy crawlers and conjure up some crazy concoctions that your friends will be dying to sink their teeth into. Here are some great Halloween DIYs that will make your house the eeriest on the block.

DIY Ghost

Here’s a new trick on how to get a few good screams. You simply need some chicken wire, a pair of protective gloves and gardening clippers. Using the chicken wire, shape your ghost and cut off any additional wire with the gardening clippers. Play with the wire until you get the perfect human-size shape you want. Finally, stand it up and let the screams commence. Credit: Wacky Archives

Head in a Vat

Simple, easy and kind of disturbing. Add food coloring (green looks especially good) into a bottle of hair gel. Shake up the bottle so the color evenly distributes throughout the gel. Place a creepy head—you can find one at any store that sells Halloween decorations—into an empty jar (mason, empty pickle jar, etc.) Squeeze the hair gel (brain goop) onto the head and fill the jar completely. Screw on the jar's cap, and voilà—you have a head in a vat. Credit: I Gotta Try That! Blog

Bloody Carpets

Before beginning this DYI, make sure to use a surface (old rugs/shower carpets, etc.) that you don't mind getting paint on. Next, pour some red paint onto a paper plate and dip your feet in. Once your feet are lathered up, walk on whatever surface you are using and watch your crime scene bloody prints come to life. Credit: Shenanigans & Tomfoolery

Eyes in the Bushes

Instead of tossing out your empty toilet paper rolls, save them to create eerie eyes for your front yard. Cut out various eye shapes on the toilet paper rolls. Next, place either red Christmas lights or some glow sticks into each paper roll. Use electrical tape to keep the lights in and place your eyes in different locations around your front yard. When trick-o-treaters come they will be welcomed by watchful eyes. Credit: Thrify Crafty Girl 

Witch's Curtain

Lay a heavy-duty black garbage bag flat on a work surface, open end toward you. With scissors, cut one-and-a-half-inch vertical strips from the bottom, stopping a few inches from the top. Cut open one side seam, then unfold bag. Use masking tape or tacks to hang. Then, with hands a few inches apart, grasp each strand and pull; stretch strands in several places for a decrepit effect. When the curtains blow in the wind, they will have visitors trembling with pure terror. Credit: Martha Stewart

Vampire Cupcakes

Who knew vampires loved to sink their teeth into cupcakes? Well, they certainly do and these treats will have your guests wondering if Edward Cullen is nearby. Fill vanilla cakes with “bloody” jam center and frost them with vanilla icing and bloodied fang marks. Credit: Cupcakes Take The Cake!

Finger Lickin' Good

This may be a traditional snickerdoodle recipe, but there is nothing traditional-looking about these cookies. Using store-bought sugar cookie dough, roll cookies into a finger shape. With a toothpick, make indents in the dough resembling knuckles. For the nail, place an almond at the top of each cookie. Cook by givendirections, but be careful as they get bigger when baking. Let the cookies cool and sprinkle with cinnamon to get a deadly looking finger. Easy and gross, but delicious! Credit: Pinterest Danielle Coleman

Tiny Pumpkin Party Favors

These plump candy packages make perfect party treats. Just wrap everybody's favorite bean in orange tulle, tie off with a green pipe cleaner, and your little guests will be happily nibbling their favors all the way home. Credit: Parenting.com

Dracula's Dentures

If you are a sweet tooth, you will love these sweet teeth! Prepare cookies as directed on store-bought package or according to your favorite recipe. Cool on baking sheets for two minutes. Cut each cookie in half for a total of 48 halves. Frost the bottoms of all cookie halves with red-tinted frosting. Place six marshmallow teeth around curved perimeter of 24 halves. For additional support, an additional marshmallow can be placed behind the teeth. Insert two almond slivers in between teeth for fangs. If fangs do not adhere, dip tips into frosting. Credit: The Girl Who Ate Everything

Ice Cube Hand

Rather than serving guests ice with their punch, give them a hand...literally! Rinse a latex glove inside and out several times with cold water to make sure it doesn’t have any powder coating. Fill with water and tie the wrist tightly closed with a twist tie. Freeze solid. Place the hand in your serving punch to really freak out your guests. Red punch looks especially eerie. Credit: simplystated.com