Top Five DIY Holiday Gift and Décor Ideas

Need a little inspiration this holiday season? Goodwill is your go-to destination for creating unique holiday gifts, 'festive' holiday sweaters and décor . We compiled a list of some new ideas to help inspire your holidays.

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Crochet All Day with Goodwill®

Fiber arts such as macramé, knitting, and crochet have long been popular among crafters, but over the past few years they’ve been spotted more and more even outside of artsy folks’ homes. Want to bring this unique mood and pleasing texture to your castle or closet? The great news is that you don’t actually have to know how to crochet to cash in on this boho-chic feeling—just scope out your local Goodwill for handmade pieces that others have done and turn them into your own perfect accessories!

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Texture Mixing Your Goodwill® Finds

When you get dressed in the morning, do you frequently mix and match your clothes or do you usually stick with standard combinations that you know work?

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Give Your Bedroom a Boost with Goodwill Finds

Right before winter starts, there’s a natural inclination for a lot of us to start fluffing our nests for the long season ahead. Even if you live in a warm climate, now—before the craziness of the holidays hits—is still a great time to find some quick organization solutions and add a few inspiring touches to the room where you retreat at the end of the day. Here are some ways you can do good for your community and give your bedroom a boost at the same time.

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Olive Green: The New Neutral

In the past, green was not a color that typically found its way into my closet. This year, though, I’ve been snatching up frocks, pants, and tops in a marvelously neutral olive hue at an unstoppable rate. How has it taken me so many years to realize that this color all at once matches the earthiness of browns, brightens up black, and adds depth to white and gray ensembles?

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3 Ways to (Nail) Polish Up Your Goodwill Finds

With new styles hitting the market all the time and lovely seasonal-specific colors, it’s easy for nail polish lovers to end up with a much bigger collection than they ever intended. If that sounds like you, we’ve got some new ideas today for how you can put all of those beautiful colors to good use with some easy craft ideas. Ready?

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DIY ‘Zombie Cooler’

Celebrate Halloween and #ZombieWeek by creating a DIY ‘Zombie Cooler’. Give your thrift find a spooky upgrade in just a few steps!

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Hey, I Can Do That: Hygge Edition

Have you heard of hygge (pronounced sort of like hoo-gah)? It’s one of those words that has no true English translation. In Denmark, the word describes the distinct feeling of happiness derived from things of comfort: pillows, candles, tea, and good friends. Now, as we dwell in the midst of autumn with a long winter ahead, it feels like the perfect time to explore some items that might help you find hygge in your home.

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3 Vintage Costume Themes to Look for This Halloween

As well as being fun, shopping for vintage looks can bring you an authentic costume for Halloween made up of truly unique pieces to integrate into your regular wardrobe during the other 364 days of the year. Here are three vintage costume ideas to inspire your shopping this fall.

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DIY Zombie Target Game

Need a fun and easy game to play with the kids this Halloween? Make your own "Zombie Target Game" with a thrifted frame and a little help from Goodwill!

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DIY Cross-Stitched Skull Tee-Shirt

Raise your hand if you’re too busy to build an elaborate Halloween costume this year (I know I am)! Or maybe you did have time to put together one great ensemble, but you’ve got multiple events on your calendar and can’t re-wear the same thing. Don’t worry—we’re ready to help! Here’s one quick and easy nod to All Hallows’ Eve that could be a festive fit for work or school: A cross-stitched skull tee-shirt.

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Easy DIY Amulet for Halloween

“…By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes!” It’s almost October which means that ghouls and goblins are stirring about, plotting their approach. Whether the costume you’re planning needs a little extra protection or you just love that witchy look, we’re here today to inspire a little creativity in the form of an alluring charm.

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