Craftster user yellowlady made a cute birdfeeder with stuff she bought at the dollar store. She found some cute dishes and bowls – great supplies for dollar store crafting! This is a nice way to say hello to Spring and welcome the birds back to the neighborhood!
Project Estimate:

Plate, $1
Bowls, 4 for $1
Ball of twine, $1

Total cost: $3

Joy at Spool, who brought us the awesome Placemat Clutch project is proving to be a ninja of placemat transformation and has created a fabulous project: Placemat Expanding File. Joy says: “This project is extremely quick. Reading the directions will probably take longer than sewing it up!”
You can find lots of pretty placemats at the dollar store that are perfect for this project!

Project Estimate:

Four placemats, …

Dollar Store Crafts reader Julie of JoolsJewels referred me to this great tutorial for a boxy pouch by three bears. The original tutorial makes a wee little bag (4.5 inches long, 3 inches high and 2 inches deep). Apparently you can get approximately three teeny bags from one fat quarter, which is awesome, especially if you are using super-special fabric like this cute Japanese print.

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I am always so happy whenever I receive project submissions from my readers! It really makes my day to get an email that says “Hey, look what I did!” Here are a few recent projects that you have submitted to Dollar Store Crafts. As always, click on the link for each project to find instructions at the original blogs (if available).

Papier Mache Heart
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Anyone who’s interested, there’s a dollar store crafting swap over at Craftster.org.
RULES:
1.  It’s easy to go nuts in the dollar store, so there is a spending limit.  No less then $6 and no more than $12 (before tax).
2.  There are fake dollar stores out there. You know the ones, The 99 Cents (and in really itty bitty letters) and up stores.  Well, for this swap …

Craftster user demekah made these shoes completely from scratch using stuff she got at the dollar store. The soles are made from craft foam, and the uppers are made from dish towels. The “button” is a poker chip!
I have been meaning to try to make slippers or shoes out of stuff from the dollar store, but this project just knocks my socks off (ha ha!). …

Craftster user Pretty.Odd created a backpack out of a stuffed bear. The dollar store typically carries stuffed bears that are about 12-14″ tall and would work very well for a backpack!
A bear backpack would be really cute for a pre-schooler (or for a tween who likes that kind of thing). If you perfect the technique, these would make great birthday gifts!
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Craftster user batgrrl created these cute bunnies out of dollar store washcloths that come four to a package (that’s 25 cents each!). Find the washcloths in the baby section of your local dollar store. She said: “They’re really easy to make, and if you’re using the baby washcloths they wind up small enough to stick in plastic eggs, so they might make good Easter basket …

Want a very useful gift to give at your next five baby showers? Create Studio posted a tutorial for making pacifier clips, and says they’re super easy! Any mom whose kiddo uses a paci would be more than happy to receive a few of these!
I love the pretty grosgrain ribbon Sarah chose for these. The dollar store usually has a good selection of decent ribbon, …

Living with Lindsay has issued a challenge to blogland: The Five Dollar Challenge. The call is to create something beautiful and Spring-y for your home by only spending five dollars, and spending it at a dollar store.
From Living with Lindsay:
The Rules:
1. You may only spend $5 out-of-pocket (not including sales tax) on this challenge.
2. Your $5 may only be spent at a “dollar …