Halloween Terrarium by Jennifer at Knitaway: $3
This is only one of a ton of projects Jennifer recently did on an all-crafting weekend with her daughters. Check out all the fun she had with googly eyes!

Fall Leaf Message Garland by Jamie at Pure Joy: $1
Jamie took some dollar store leaves, spelled out her message of choice with a letter on each leaf, and hung them with …

Katie from Matsutake has some of the most adorable ideas I’ve ever seen, including these cuties, which are dolls based on characters from the book Where the Wild Things Are. And, they’re cleverly made of toilet paper and paper towel tubes! She also made a bunch of super cute Halloweeny dolls, too. You have to check it out! [click here for tutorial] [via]
You can customize …

Thanks to Amy for guest posting once again for Dollar Store Crafts! She is an amazing crafter! – Heather
This is Amy from Mod Podge Rocks, and I’d like to present to you my decoupaged bud vase.  Why did I make it?  The truth is, I really wanted a cute bud vase.  Sometimes my Mod Podging is out of necessity.  What I love about this project …

How cute are these dainty stands, made to hold just one cupcake each? I love this idea, by reader Jackie at Made by the Mama Monster! Wouldn’t it be fun for a tea party or baby shower? Of course, the concept of gluing one glass thing to another is very versatile, and can be used for many different applications. The dollar store actually has a …

Disney at Ruffles and Stuff has been making so many cute things lately! I really love her blog, so definitely go over there and check her beautiful creations out! She made this pretty petal-covered clutch (inspired by this) with just a few materials, including a twenty five-cent thrift store pocketbook. [click here for the tutorial]
Project Estimate:

Thrift store clutch, $.25
Spray paint, about $5 or on hand
Faux …

One of my favorite things to do at the dollar store is to look at items as raw materials to be used for making completely different items.  Being the sewist I am, I look at items for their fabric potential.
For ages I have been tempted to take that step into the one aisle everyone seems to be afraid of:  The Underwear Aisle! A few weeks ago …

My dollar store has little fleece sweaters in toddlers’ sizes as a regular in-stock item, but they aren’t very cute by themselves. I reconstructed one into a zip-up hoodie, using a stripey scarf for sleeves, and a cute printed t-shirt for a hood.
I’m not the best seamstress, so this could have looked a lot better, but the idea is solid, I think! I’m sure a …

Here’s a simple and cute party decoration idea for Halloween (or if your kid is just into spiders!): Use styrofoam balls and pipe cleaners to create this adorable spider. Even if you’re arachnophobic, you have to admit these are pretty cute! [project instructions here]
Project Estimate:

Styrofoam balls, 2 sizes, $2
Pipe cleaners, $1
Toothpicks, on hand
Glue, on hand
Acrylic paint, on hand
Googly eyes, on hand

Total: $3

Flickr user and DSC reader icepinkstars posted this great Halloween frame revamp in the Dollar Store Crafts pool, along with all the steps to make it, and agreed to share the tutorial here at DSC! You can use any Halloween embellishments for this project. Of course, you can also adapt the project for any holiday or event, too! Thanks for sharing, Allie!

Project Estimate:

Frame, $1
Halloween ribbon, …

Craftster user lasandri of sandrisuperstar made this amazing penny necklace using 36 pennies and some jump rings! I love the use of pennies, love the asymmetrical shape, and love the price to make it! For those of you who are going to ask, it’s NOT illegal to alter/use pennies to make art. It’s only illegal to deface money for fraudulent purposes. (United States Code Section …