Julie, The Effortless Girl, is from a small (teeny tiny) community in the Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina. The Effortless Girl was born out of a desire to challenge herself to find accessible, unique lifestyle ideas with cost savings in mind. LEARN MORE >
DIY Christmas Trees
The holiday season is here in full force. Each year I like to add something new to my decorations. For the sake of time and money I needed quick but merry DIY Christmas Trees Decor. So I made fast Christmas trees from old pieces of wood and recycled fall decorations in the process. I ended up spending about $1 each…
Peppermint Holiday Plates
Santa’s Cookies are an important of Christmas preparations. Everybody knows that Santa thinks better cookies equal better presents. Make special Peppermint Holiday Plates to hold those all-important cookies for about one dollar and it takes 15 minutes or so. Customize the plate using green and red mint candies to make holiday shapes or letters in your plate. This technique also…
DIY Paper Bows
I love beautifully wrapped gifts. I think beautiful wrapping is just as important as the gift inside. However I don’t like to spend crazy pants amounts of money on wrapping paper and ribbon and bows. Actually, the reality is that you don’t have to spend anything on wrapping remember this or this? You can even craft bows DIY Paper…
Candy Ornament DIY
It’s the holiday season! This year we’re going simple but unique and creative with a Candy Ornament DIY using peppermint candy. We’ll also make Peppermint Holiday Plates that double as plates for Santa’s cookies or festive Christmas decor. These ornaments take literally minutes to create and cost roughly $1.25 for eight! They won’t break the bank….and let’s be honest, everyone…
DIY Tassels
It’s time to wrap the presents! Today’s project is an easy bow substitute – DIY Tassels! Tassels are an on trend way to zhuzh up any (holiday or not) gifts. They make unique embellishments to necklaces or as earrings so this how-to will teach you the process of making a tassel and what you do with it is up to…
Glowing Orb DIY
‘Tis the season for LIGHTS! I love the lights of the holiday season, you never can have too many for me. However, those lights get expensive! So today’s Glowing Orb DIY takes penny pinching to a whole new level. We’re making Effortless Girl instead of Expensive (see my play on words)…These orbs are beautiful and currently retailing at a popular…
Holiday Place Card DIY
Thanksgiving is upon us. This Holiday Place Card DIY is imaginative and simple. We’re making wire pumpkins! They’re great party favors for dinner or collapsible and reusable for easy storage for next year. You could even get the kids involved making these fun pumpkins that double as Thanksgiving Place Cards. The cost is about 75 cents or less per place…
DIY Napkin Rings
Today’s idea is perfect for those of us that need a simple fall project….We’re making (fancy pants) DIY Napkin Rings from paper towel roll inserts and pasta. Seriously – Pasta! They look high end and very elegant but nobody has to know how simple and inexpensive they are to create. They cost about $1.50 for eight rings, if you have…
Faux Pottery DIY
This project is something I wasn’t sure was going to work. I wanted to redo some old vases and I played with different additives to paint until I found this one. I LOVE the texture. This Faux Pottery DIY turns blah glassware into a beautiful and usable new vase. Repurpose or Upcycle (whatever word you like) instead of buying new…
Cinnamon Scented Pine Cones
It’s Christmas in July week and today I’m making a very easy (and short) project – Cinnamon Scented Pine Cones! These pine cones are incredibly easy to make and they smell so good – like all of the holidays in one bag. You can see video how to’s here and here and here. Materials: Pine Cones Cinnamon Oil Baking Sheet…
