Don't throw away those old ceiling fan glass shades. They can be upcycled and turned into an elegant and unexpected Christmas tree for the holidays.  Sometimes I dream in junk. No really. I see secondhand items and picture them as something else completely . All.The.Time. I think it's most fun when it happens at Christmas time. I mean who doesn't love a good junk find Christmas craft?

Every year I try to get creative with my Christmas wrapping. This year I ordered a few more rolls of custom photo Christmas wrapping paper. Last year it was a huge hit, so I'm doing it again. Just because I'm not a big Christmas decorator until after Thanksgiving has passed, doesn't mean I'm not preparing for the holidays as we speak. In fact, I've been prepping for quite a while now. Clearly, I've been crafting.

20 easy and elegant home decor Christmas crafts from second hand and thrifted items. Repurpose, reuse and recycle what you have on hand to decorate your home for the holidays. Christmas crafting is one of my all time favorite holiday activities. There's something about creating new decor pieces and gifts by the light of the tree that fills me with holiday spirit.

Create unique place cards for your Thanksgiving table with a few napkins and an old dictionary page. It's a quick and easy craft project for the holiday! If you've followed me for any length of time, you know that I'm a huge fan of second hand treasures. There's something about finding a diamond in the rough that gives me a charge. Whether it's at the curb, on a yard sale table or displayed on a shelf at the thrift store, I'm all in.

Turn those leftover fall or Halloween pumpkins into enchanting table decor for the Thanksgiving holiday. With a little bit of paint and your favorite glue gun, you can create something extraordinary to decorate your home this season. This post is sponsored by The Dixie Belle Paint Company After Halloween, I always have a ton of pumpkins left over. Some, I just pile outside by the front door, next to the mums. Others, are scattered around the kitchen.