What Meegan Makes

vintage style, cottage living, home cooking

DIY Shell Shadow Box Made With a Thrifted Find

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If you have been following me for any length of time, you KNOW how much I love a great thrifted find. AND how fun it is to create something fresh for my cottage in the desert. This week I have created a DIY Shell Shadow Box Made With a Thrifted Find. To me it is similar to something that you might find at Pottery Barn or even Kirkland’s.

Best part? It was just a fraction of the cost. I am excited to show you how I did it…

*This post was updated October 2025.

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Easy and Thrifty Spring Centerpiece with Fresh Flowers

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Well, Spring is just within days. I can already feel it coming on. With the spurts of rain and the temperature slowly rising, I created an Easy and Thrifty Spring Centerpiece with Fresh Flowers.

I am always in the mood for fresh flowers, aren’t you?

I was having a particularly hard day when my husband brought home some flowers to lift my spirits.

(*This post was updated October 2025.)

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15 Creative Spring Crafts

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I just love the thought of Spring. With the warm sun shining through our windows and the promise of beautiful floral blooms popping through on my back porch. Making any one of these 15 Creative Spring Crafts will make your heart celebrate Spring days.

I have collected some of my very own 15 Creative Spring Crafts to share with you. There are so many more to choose from, right here on my own blog. I have compiled my own favorites right here, just for you.

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Top Ten Cottage Home Decor Ideas

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I am happy to share my Top Ten Cottage Home Decor Ideas with you.

It’s that time of year for reflection and reassessing my blog, style, and life. I like to refresh my home, sometimes daily. Are you that way, too?

This past year has been no exception. My style is rustic, vintage, thrifted and somewhat classic. I like vintage books and fabrics, rusty metal, chippy paint, torn edges and tufted upholstery.

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