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15 Unique Home Decorating Crafts

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The following 15 unique home decorating crafts are some of my favorites. They come from years of crafting since I was five-years-old. I hope you find these craft projects as special as I.

#1. Mantle Clock Display

This easy home decorating craft is filled with nostalgia and a timeless grace. Discover how to find cheap mantle clocks, then remove their timepiece and replace it with family photos or heirlooms displayed within the clock case. See the pictures and instructions for making this easy home decorating craft, the mantle clock display.

#2. Decorative Paneled Mirror

This unique home decorating craft is perfect for decorating your home’s entryway. Glue cheap craft mirrors over a dressing mirror to turn it into a stunning paneled mirror. Arrange to hang the mirror vertically instead of horizontally, and it will acquire the appearance of a faux window. See the pictures and easy instructions for making this easy home decorating craft, the decorative paneled mirror.

#3. Vintage Wall Art

This easy home decorating craft embraces the feel of Shabby chic and vintage style decorating. Harking back to simpler days when everything was done by hand and nothing was ever thrown away, vintage wall art becomes an emblem of a way of life. And so it is that simple crafting supplies become the centerpiece of vintage wall art. Thimbles, buttons and ribbons are put on display in a celebration of the art of creativity. Discover how to make this easy home decorating craft, the vintage wall art .

#4. Light Bulb Flower Vase

This easy home decorating craft involves hollowing an incandescent light bulb and turning it into a miniature flower vase. Not only do I get to recycle burnt light bulbs instead of throwing them away, but the small flower vases are absolutely charming. Discover how to make this easy home decorating craft, the light-bulb flower vase .

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#5. Hand-Painted, Decorative Boxes

This easy home decorating craft is filled with country charm. Discover how to find old wooden boxes and turn them into charming handcrafted boxes. And how to decorate them with hand-painted patterns. Here’s the picture of my favorite decorative box and instructions for making this easy home decorating craft, the decorative, hand-painted box .

#6. Cascading Photo Frame

This easy home decorating craft is perfect for displaying family photos. By connecting cheap craft store frames at cascading angles, you can create the impression of a single custom frame. Then add photos with similar hues and the effect will be complete. Discover how to make this easy home decorating craft, the cascading photo frame .

#7. Personalized Wall Plaque

This easy home decorating craft is perfect for turning family photos into antique scrolls that look like ancient art. Begin by printing a photo in “Sepia” colors, then age the paper with tea to make it look like an aged scroll. Finally scorch the paper all around for a lost-treasure-map feel. Discover how to make this easy home decorating craft, the personalized wall plaque .

#8. Wheelbarrow Garden

This easy home decorating craft brings the garden indoors. Using miniature wheelbarrows, you can plant a small herb garden for your kitchen, or a rose garden for your bathroom . Discover how to make this easy home decorating craft, the wheelbarrow garden .

#9. Crochet Supermarket Bags

This easy home decorating craft recycles used supermarket bags into yarn. You can then crochet whimsical drawstring bags for your bathroom to store soap by your tub. See the pictures of my draw-string bag and follow the instructions for this easy home decorating craft, the crocheted supermarket bags.

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#10. Autumn Leaves Art

This easy home decorating craft is perfect for the autumn season. Collect colorful foliage than glue it within a picture frame and display it in your home office, bedroom or dining room. This easy home decorating craft is so pastoral and soothing that it fits anywhere really, depending on the size and type of frame you choose. Discover how to make the autumn leaves art .

#11. Floral Wall Art
This easy home decorating craft turns old calendar prints into art. Begin by finding floral prints in old calendars, then paint a patina of green over the paper to give the print an artistic finish. Finally, create your own display mats and custom frames. It’s all really very easy, since you’ll be using the same base paint. Discover how to make this easy home decorating craft, the floral wall art .

#12. Antique Vase

This easy home decorating craft turns an old plastic jug into an antique, glass vase. Learn how to coat the jug in fragments of glass, then to spray paint the finished vase to give it an antique patina. It’s a fun craft for a rainy weekend. Discover how to make this easy home decorating craft, the antique vase .

#13. Beaded Curtain

This easy home decorating craft strings glass beads together in a line to create a magnificent beaded curtain. Especially beautiful once hung in sunlight, the beaded curtain is so much fun to make, especially the part that involves choosing your glass bead colors and shapes. Discover how to make this easy home decorating craft, the beaded curtain .

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#14. Decorative Chalkboards

This home decorating craft can fit any room in your home. To that end, I’ve created a different decorative chalkboard for your kitchen, dining room, home office, bedroom and bathroom. It all begins with chalkboard paint, which will turn a simple piece of plywood into a chalkboard. Then the decorations you add will give the chalkboard its whimsical identity. Discover how to make the 5 different decorative chalkboards .

#15. Special Occasion Menus

This home decorating craft is perfect for holidays and special meals. By dipping printer paper in tea you can age it to look like an old scroll. Each menu can be rolled and tied with a ribbon. And the beautiful scroll can decorate each place setting. After the occasion is over, Keep the menus in a vase to decorate your home year round. Discover how to make this easy home decorating craft, the special occasion menus .

For more home decorating inspiration, I hope you’ll visit my collection of 63 home-decorating ideas and projects, as well as 80 home-improvement projects for women.