How to Dye and Decorate Easter Eggs for Free with Household Objects

Dyeing and decorating eggs is my favorite part of Easter -- but I never buy Easter egg dyeing kits at the store. That's because you can dye, decorate, and display Easter eggs for free using items you probably already have around your home. Whether you’re using them to make an elegant easter basket decoration or to hide for your annual Easter egg hunt, make your eggs stand out without spending a cent! Check out these "egg-celent" ways (sorry, couldn't resist) to make beautiful eggs with the help of household objects.

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Holiday Decorating on a Budget

Whether it’s sprucing up last year’s decorations or making new decorations from items you already have lying around the house, your home can be both festive and frugal this holiday. Visit our website for our five favorite holiday decorating ideas.

Tip of the Day: Festive Fall Decoration

We love this festive-for-fall decoration: Cut a slice off the side of an apple so it lays flat on a saucer or candle holder. Then cut a hole out of the top and you have an instant votive or tea light holder! Coat the hole with some lemon juice to keep if from turning brown.

Ten Tips for Beautiful Bouquets

There's lots to love about spring, but there's nothing I love more than filling our home with fresh flowers. But whether you've bought them at the florist or they're from your yard, it can be hard to keep your flowers blooming and beautiful. Visit our new website for ten tips on how to arrange bouquets and make them last.

Tip of the Day: Jarringly Beautiful

Have some beautiful clear jars, but don’t know what to do with them? Try putting photos inside! Add marbles, rocks, colored sand, or other decoration at the bottom, then bend the photo ever-so-slightly so it fits the curve of the jar.

Tip of the Day: Decorating on a Budget

For an inexpensive wall hanging for your home, find a large piece of cotton or linen fabric in a design you like, then stretch it over a canvas and staple in to the back of the frame. And try not to laugh when your friends ask you where you found that great piece of art!

Tip of the Day: You'll Get the Hang of It

To hang lightweight artwork that’s not in a heavy frame, there’s no need to buy picture wire. Dental floss will do the trick.

Tip of the Week: Cleaning Artificial Flowers

Got some beautiful artificial flowers that are starting to get dusty? Easily clean fake flowers easily by placing them, “bloom” end down, in a plastic bag with 2 tablespoons salt. Hold onto the stems and close the bag, then shake vigorously. The salt will attract the dust, leaving your flowers looking as good as the real thing!