Thanks again to Amy, who has done a whole series of guest posts for us! She truly does rock! This would be a fun personalized gift for a tween or teen in your life… have you already started your Holiday crafting? – Heather
This is Amy from Mod Podge Rocks, and I recently decided that I needed a mirror after looking around Mod Podge Command Central …

Thanks to my friend Lee, one of my top five most inspirational crafty peeps, who wrote this awesome tutorial, as well as previous scarf-related tutorials No-Sew Buttoned Scarflet and Fringed Scarflet Cowl. 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!) Thanks a lot, Lee, …

Say hello to Jessica Hill from mad in crafts! She’s a blogger who has been wowing me with all her great dollar store ideas. (You have to visit her blog to be introduced to her little friend Cheapy Cheaperson!) Check out this great idea for holiday gifting! – Heather

Personalized Travel Mugs by Jessica Hill, mad in crafts

Okay, this holiday gift really is only for a …

I was so excited to find pillow covers at one of my local dollar stores this week!  When I saw this one, I knew exactly what I wanted to make:  Little purses for my nieces!  From one 16″x16″ pillow cover and a couple items I had on hand, I made two little purses.  SCORE!!
These little purses are simply constructed, but still lined.  They close with a fold-over flap, which makes them …

Want to make a custom-painted t-shirt right now, using stuff you probably already have on hand? You don’t need to run to the store to pick up special fabric paint! You can fix acrylic craft paint onto your fabric using something you already have in your kitchen cabinets. Can you guess what it is?
My three year-old son and I had fun decorating t-shirts with this …

Recycled Denim Wallet by Frugal Front Porch: FREE
Jenn made this cute wallet with a pair of recycled boys’ jeans. Get the tutorial at her blog.

T-Shirt Into Shorts by Living With Fairies: FREE
Hannah from Living With Fairies recycled an old t-shirt into a cute pair of shorts for her daughter. Get the tutorial at her blog.

Peek-a-Boo Board by The Adventures of Rory and Jess and Sadie: …

Reader Jessica recently started a blog to show off all her great ideas, and I am loving them! Definitely subscribe to her blog “mad in crafts” if you like dollar store crafting goodness! Rumor has it she’ll be contributing some special projects here at Dollar Store Crafts soon… I can’t wait to see what she comes up with! She recently posted about her “Dollar Barn …

Reader dyp sent me this simple idea that her mother used to dress up some plastic flatware for a family holiday party.
Dyp says:
Last year for Thanksgiving my sister forced my mother to use * Gasp* disposable flatware for dinner. My mother, not one to under-do any event, surprised us all with this EXTREMELY simple flatware embellishment. Literally people talked about the spoons for the majority …

Here’s another fantastic idea from Katie at Matsutake: transfer inkjet images simply and easily to wood. It looks so pretty, and the image is brilliant! I can think of so many great projects using this application, and I bet you can too! [click here for tutorial]
It would be fun to use this application to create Melissa & Doug-type wooden puzzles or toys, blocks, personalized signs, …

Thanks to my friend Lee, one of my top five most inspirational crafty peeps, who wrote this awesome tutorial, as well as last week’s No-Sew Buttoned Scarflet 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 …