One of my favorite blogs is OutsaPop, which is an amazing resource for DIY fashion ideas. I let Outi search out all the coolest fashion trends so I don’t have to (and she’s an amazing designer in her own right). Here’s a dollar store do-able DIY idea for glamming up a pair of shoes: add tacks to the heels! Love it, and it should only …

Alas, it’s true — cold weather is well on its way!  I love dressing my baby girl in dresses, but it’s starting to get too chilly to run around with nakey little legs.  The ever popular Baby Legs are one solution to this problem — but they can be so expensive!  Today I will show you the ONE DOLLAR solution!  [go to tutorial]
Project Estimate:

Scarf, $1

Total:  …

Here are some fun ideas for your spooky Halloween decor, submitted by my creative readers! Get started on your decor now so you can enjoy it all month!

Dead Fairies by Craftster user Varifiresis: $2
Take a dollar store skeleton garland, some black faux flowers, and create these macabre little fairies for your Halloween decor!

Halloween Village by Claudine Hellmuth: $1
I loved the Holiday Village Claudine made last …

I love this simple and fun fall decor idea by Corey at Life With Little Ones! Make leaf rubbings onto newspaper and then turn them into a pretty autumn garland! Simple, cheap, and a good activity to do with kiddos as the weather starts to cool down. [click here for info] [via]
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Leaves, on hand
Newspaper, on hand
Crayons, on hand
Twine or ribbon, on hand

Total: FREE and …

Here’s a great party planning tip from Kirsten & Jordan at Kojo Designs: Use those little single-serving playdough tubs as anchors for signs at parties. Apparently it’s become a “hostessing staple” for them, and I can see why! If the look of a tub of playdough doesn’t suit your party decor, stick the tubs (or just the playdough) into something that coordinates, like tea cups …

Reader Angela from Treasures for Tots sent in this adorable idea for crocheting beaded bracelets using hair elastics for the bracelet base – brilliant! I love it when great projects are based on a simple idea like this. Not only are the instructions for this cute bracelet available at her blog, but Angela also includes instructions for five more crocheted bracelets based on the same …

Like the look of framed pressed botanicals, but lack the patience to dry them, press them, and then frame them tastefully? Worry no more, dear readers, I have searched out a dollar store solution to your design dilemma! Amy at the Red Chair blog wrote a tutorial for getting the look of framed botanicals with faux flora. You can find frames and fake foliage at …

Beckie from Infarrantly Creative wrote a tutorial for this cute animal neck pillow for kiddos, over at UCreate. This project takes a readymade stuffed animal and combines it with a little sewing and stuffing! You could easily make this from dollar store stuff. Pick your favorite animal from the toy aisle, and pick up a fleece blanket or scarf, and you’re good to go! Or, …

I think I’ve said this before, but — I love all things tiny!  Last week I whipped together these little finger puppets to play the story of the Three Little Pigs.  The great thing about them?  If you don’t have fleece scraps on hand, you can make them from dollar store fleece scarves or baby blankets!   [Go to tutorial]
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Brown and pink fleece scarves, $1 …

Note from Heather: Welcome to Amy from Mod Podge Rocks, who is working up a series of amazing tutorials for us! Mod Podge rocks, and so does Amy! Now let the great tutorial begin!

This is Amy from Mod Podge Rocks, and let me start by saying that I am now obsessed with the dollar store.  It began simply as an appreciation, grew into a love …