Disney from Ruffles and Stuff kindly made an adorable project for the boys in the crowd (as a mom of 3 sons, I am very excited!). She found a sweater vest at the dollar store (check your Dollar Trees for their random bins o’ sweaters right now), and transformed it into this adorable owl beanie and coordinating scarf. So cute, and super simple! Pretty sure …

Well, it’s almost Halloween… I can almost hear the screams of ghouls fading away as “Jingle Bells” gets cued up in every mall across the USA (and possibly other countries, let me know when holiday music starts broadcasting in your country). Soon we’ll go nuts for the Holidays, but first, here are some fantastic last-minute Halloween ideas from readers and contributors (and a couple I …

Reader Ashley at Ashley’s Thrifty Living has a lot of nifty money-saving decor ideas. She made this cool silver starburst mirror using coffee stirring sticks (genius!), a plate, and a mirror. She was inspired by this project at CraftyNest. I personally can’t get enough of the starburst mirror crafting ideas, so I thought I would pass this one along to you too, since it uses …

Thanks to my friend Lee, one of my top five most inspirational crafty peeps, who wrote this awesome tutorial. You don’t have to do any sewing (well, you do need to sew buttons on with a needle and thread, but anyone can do that — no experience required!) Check back next week for another no-sew scarf project by Lee! – Heather
By Lee Meredith, leethal.net

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Still looking for a costume for your little one? Look no further than this quick and easy firefighter costume, that can be made with clothes you already have on hand. Add some duct tape in bright yellow and shiny silver, and you have a great last-minute costume for less than five bucks. I made two costumes with a lot of duct tape left over. You …

My friend Diane of CraftyPod is one of my favorite crafters in the universe, and I feel so lucky that I actually know her in real life. Braggity brag brag! She is one of the most innovative, generous, and smart crafters I know, and I hope you’ll get the chance to meet her some day too. She has developed these simple-yet-brilliant button and wire brooches, …

A cute trick-or-treat bag can be a final cute accessory to your trick-or-treater’s ensemble.  Today I will show you a very easy FIVE MINUTE bag you can make from only two dollar store supplies!  It’s so easy that it would be a great project to make with a child who wants to learn how to sew!  [get instructions]
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Halloween-theme tea towel, $1
Girls’ belt, $1, or ribbon, on …

Reader Jessica just started a new blog called mad in crafts (named after a quote in Hamlet – love it!), and to kick it off she wrote up a fabulous tutorial for making a Max (from Where the Wild Things Are) costume, and guess what, she used a ton of dollar store stuff to make it!! She cleverly hacked up a couple of dollar store …

Sarah from Makin’ Projiks created these adorable medallions from Halloween coasters, crepe paper, and stickers, and strung them into a great banner. I love the use of simple materials to make such a festive garland. (Plus, if you’re a longtime DSC fan, you’ll know I love me some garlands). The concept of these medallions is not limited to Halloween or even to banners. You can …

Hi all! Dot from Dabbled.org here! A week or so ago I visited with a Creepy Blackbird tutorial, and I’m back again, with another of my Dollar Store projects for Halloween.
The key to this project is embossed foil stickers, which are used in scrapbooking. I found a sheet of 6 at the local dollar store. These are shiny silver foil, and sticky on …