Cara from Carbon Couture (which is an AWESOME DIY fashion blog, by the way!) points us to The Cherry Blossom Girl’s instructions of how to make high-fashion headbands inspired by Erin Fetherston’s fashion line. Cara recommends a dark color palette for the flowers to keep them on trend with the current winter fashion season.

My local dollar store has a large selection of faux flowers, but …

Chezlin, the blog that brought us the instructions for the amazing cassette tape wallet, has come up with another great use for cassette tapes in the form of this pretty coin purse! What a wonderful use for both cassette tapes AND those cool metal coin purse frames. I really love the pink cassette tape Rachel chose for this one!
Project Estimate:

Cassette tape, on hand
Coin purse, $1
Lining …

Grade schoolers will flip over this dino-themed bulletin board with dinosaur push pins. This would be a great gift for one of the many inevitable birthday parties your little Ezra will be invited to throughout the year. Substitute any cute little toys or erasers you find at the DS. Project: ohthatashley
Project Estimate:

Picture frame: $1
Cork board tiles/bulletin board: $1-2
Push pins: $1
Dino toys: $1
Magazine clippings, cool paper …

Make a slightly untraditional sock monkey for the kiddos on your list with a pair of thermal boot socks from the dollar store. (Source: retro-redux)
Project Estimate:

Pair of socks $1
Buttons & Thread (on hand)

Total Cost for One Monkey: $1

Okay, you really can’t beat that, considering the Red Heel socks, traditionally used for sock-monkeying cost about $5 a pair or more.

You can regularly find baby onesies at dollar stores, just waiting to be embellished. Craftster member retro-redux stamped this onesie for a super simple, yet super cute little baby gift!
Project Estimate:

Onesie $1
Stamp (on hand)
Acrylic or Fabric Paint $1

Total Cost: $2
Tip: If you don’t have any stamps, carve one out of a potato, wine cork, or eraser. To fix acrylic paint to fabric, soak with vinegar …

Andi from udandi made these adorable magnetic advent calendars using sheet metal memo boards, magnets, and assorted goodies like decorated dominos, bottle caps, tags, and pesos. You can let your creativity shine and use your favorite trinkets, or some found at the dollar store, to make a unique advent calendar for yourself or as a gift! Get working on it, only a few more days …

Cara at Carbon Couture shows us how to make some fabulous jeweled heels inspired by Alber Elbaz’s design for the Lanvin Spring/Summer 2009 line. These heels will brighten up your winter, and bring you through spring and summer, so fashion yourself up a pair and step out in style!

You might need to venture beyond your dollar store for the supplies for this high fashion-inspired project, …

Craftster user carrieme of Sew Very Carrie made a Waldorf-style doll using items from the dollar store. Today’s the first day I’ve heard of Waldorf dolls, and this Craftster post is the second mention I have come across of them!

Look at the dolly’s adorable socks and mary jane shoes!

Project Estimate for doll:

1 pair trouser socks $1
1 pair pink tights $1
1 bag cotton balls $1
1 skein …

Craftster member retro-redux made this charm bracelet using a dollar store play teaset! Clever! Those little cups are too small to drink out of, anyway!

Project Estimate:
Teaset $1
Chain, jumprings, clasp: $5 or so (but you would have more for other jewelry-making jobs)
Buttons and beads: on hand
Total Project Cost: $6 (I bet you could make a few of these for that)

Visit your local dollar store and scare up the materials to make this awesome high fashion purse made from the lowly potholder! Reminscent of the quilted purses from some of the expensive high fashion lines, this technique has definite potential! I am going to explore it further myself and hopefully I can bring you some more projects inspired by this one!
[purse by freegranny]
Here’s a silver …