Krista at Cheapie Cheapie made this great silhouette of her daughter for her mom for Mother’s Day and gave it a nice twist by using pretty scrapbooking paper for the background. I have been meaning to make silhouettes of my boys because I just love those little chubby cheeks and I think they need to be preserved in black paper!! Thanks for sharing, Krista! [get …

I love the innovative use of recycled material in this hurricane cover by Patricia Zapata of A Little Hut. Can you guess what it’s made out of? Something you might have thrown in your recycling bin just this morning: paper towel tubes! You can only make so many paper towel tube telescope for your kids, right? This is a hurricane candle cover, but you can …

Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms out there. Now that I have two kids of my own, I have to take a minute to salute you! You do a difficult job, rewarding yet relentless; it’s the most important job there is, so enjoy your day!
I love this stylish perpetual calendar – you can make it and put it into rotation anytime during the year …

Inspired by a tutorial for creating a makeup brush carrier I found at Still Dottie, I made a makeup brush carrier out of a pretty placemat I found at the dollar store along with some grosgrain ribbon. The brush carrier can be rolled up for easy toting in your purse, or packing in a suitcase. If you hurry, you can still make one for Mom …

I love DIY stamps! Here’s another great idea for carving your own TEENY stamp: use a little eraser on the end of a pencil! This mushroom stamp (and idea) came from Yarni Gras. Thanks to Kristi, who gave me the tip for this project. [project instructions here]
You can pick up pencils at the dollar store if you don’t have any in your pencil jar. You …

The Queen of Clearance posted a quick an easy method to updating salt and pepper shakers. She added a quick layer of pretty scrapbooking paper and Mod Podge to some dollar store shakers, and came out with these custom beauties. This method of dressing up objects would work well for other household items, too! How about an old vase, flower pot, or bulletin board? [project …

One of my loyal readers SongBirdTiff had a great idea awhile back to make curtain tiebacks out the beads from a necklace.  She used pipecleaners to string the beads on, and in about two minutes, her curtains were tied back in style. [check the original post - it has lots of other good decorating ideas on the cheap]
If dollar store décor isn’t your thing, check …

I love this idea found on Flipflops and Applesauce: Make beanbags out of balloons! I love how quick, cheap, and colorful this project is! Also, these beanbags remind me of those stress balls you can find at novelty shops. I wonder if you could sub one of these for a stress ball when you’re having a bad day? These would be fun birthday party favors. …

When Amy from Crafty Lil Devil couldn’t find a mobile she liked for her soon-to-be-born baby’s room, she went shopping online. She found one she liked available at The Modern Baby Company for $48. Since that mobile broke Amy’s budget, she decided to get crafty and make her own. Some foam, monofilament wire, and a bent wire hanger later, Amy emerged with her own modern …

The Masked Mommy has some cute themed crafts that she did to accompany her son’s puppy-themed nursery. She remade some dollar canvases into pup-tastic art that accents the nursery. [instructions here]

She found the canvases in the dollar bins at JoAnn Fabrics (the fabric and craft stores are starting to catch on! Michael’s has dollar bins now, too!), repainted them and added felt cut-out puppies. So …