Reader Kathryn (aka KMOM14) has been prolifically making lots of cool crafts over at her blog. She posted this Pop Art Journal the other day, and I just love the short-fatness of it! You can use any recycled cardboard you have to make a unique journal for yourself. [link to project instructions]
At first glance I thought it was made of a recycled soda can, which …

Reader Wendy made this very cute necklace and bracelet holder from salvaged drawer pull knobs, dollar store frames and scrapbook paper. Great idea for storing and displaying jewelry! I still need to make some jewelry storage for myself. These look very doable! [link to project]
You can put any kind of paper (or photo!) in the frame. It would be fun to do a picture of …

Britt at Cucumbersome did a fantastic tutorial on how to make necklaces made from recycled t-shirts and inspired by necklaces found at Urban Outfitters. You can make a necklace in as few as five minutes. What a great use for t-shirts that are bound for the thrift store! Britt wrote a wonderful tutorial on how to make them, including all the things she learned while …

I am in love with the idea of having a small file full of manila folders that contain fun activities for the kids to do in the car. This fun alphabet matching activity comes from Michelle at Her Cup Overfloweth (home of Muffin Tin Monday), and uses a file folder and dollar store alphabet clings. [click here for full project details]
Michelle cleverly laminated the file …

Use a recycled plastic container and a cast-off sweater sleeve to a unique pendant lamp. Industrial designer Sara Ebert made this lamp as part of Pratt’s Design for a Dollar contest for the International Contemporary Furniture Fair. [More about this lamp project at Inhabitat]
I love the use of the recycled apple juice bottle for this project. I have been meaning to make a sweater-covered hanging …

Are you ready for summer? Yay for sun, fun, and free time, right? Are you ready for constantly hearing “I’m bored!” from your kids? Jek at Scrumdilly-Do! has a dollar store solution: the Boredom Buster Art Box. [click for full instructions]
The premise is to create a bento style art caddy that you replenish a couple of times a week. The key to this caddy is …

Another simple use for cute textiles: the toddler napkin skirt. Traci of Amazing Mae made this adorable skirt out of some french country napkins she picked up on sale.  I love how Traci used contrasting fabric to make the waistband! You can also use a bandanna, tea towel, or other cute piece of fabric. I wonder if we can enlarge the pattern to make a …

This adorable large tote is made of Orla Kiely dish towels from Target (will run you more than a dollar, but oh so fashionable!). The tutorial was created by Film in the Fridge. I know I’ve featured several dishtowel bags here before, but this one is a little more finished–it’s lined, has inside pockets and a solid bottom, and uses four dish towels. Different, right? …

Songbirdtiff posted a great idea at 12 Months of Christmas for a Father’s Day gift that cost less than $2 to make! I always have a hard time coming up with suitable gifts for the men in my life, so it’s good to have this great idea as an option. [project instructions]
She made a word mosaic at Wordle.net and framed it with a nice masculine …

Craftcast posted a project that shows you how to use tissue paper (the kind you use to wrap stuff with) to dye fabric with. What a cool use for that dollar store staple!
Craftcast used some specialty supplies to make an arty fabric piece, but I  used tissue paper to dye a onesie. I have tie dyed before, and it’s a lot of fun, but it …