Articles Archive for March 2010
$10 and Beyond, Decor, Headline »
Amazing! This chandelier is made of 50 plastic water bottles! Caroline at The Feminist Housewife posted it over the weekend (it was her recent entry in So You Think You Can Decorate). She promises a tutorial for this chandelier, which was inspired by an Anthropologie display, and I can’t wait to see it! [check out details on this beautiful recycled plastic bottle chandelier on The …
$5 and Under, cheap crafts, Decor, Headline, High Concept »
I featured a designer-inspired birdie yesterday, so today I want to show you what another crafter did with the same dollar store bird, this time inspired by a Ballard bird. Rebekah at All Thingz Related made this cute birdie by adding a piece of dowel to a ten cent candlestick, and painted and antiqued the whole thing (using the secret-special glaze advocated by Shanty2Chic and …
$1 and Free, cheap crafts, Decor, From Our Readers, Headline, High Concept »
Remember those birdies we spotted at the Dollar Tree? Amanda from A Lovely Place to Land remade one into an Anthropologie (and Wisteria)-inspired birdie, putting her own spin on it by decoupaging old book pages to it! Great idea, Amanda, and I love that you didn’t just exactly copy a look you saw somewhere else but were inspired to do your own thing with it. …
$5 and Under, Decor, From Our Readers, Headline, roundup »
Two-Layer Crepe Paper Streamers: $2
I absolutely adore this idea from Heidi at My Paper Crane. She sewed two strands of crepe paper streamers together and they gathered into ruffly wonder-streamers. I think this would be knock-out at any kind of party from Cinco de Mayo to birthdays to showers of any sort. I love how Heidi used multiple colors of streamers – so pretty and …
$1 and Free, cheap crafts, From Our Readers, Headline, Holidays »
I am a sucker for these plastic pencil boxes (and their squat cousins, the index card box), and I love this project Amy at Living Locurto came up with: a memo box with custom to-do lists, pencils, and of course, a pretty bow. She also gives alternate suggestions for filling the box, if you aren’t keen on the notepaper idea: candy, gift cards, sunglasses, pretty …
$5 and Under, Decor, From Our Readers, Headline »
Check out this great idea from reader Amber Filkins: easy stencil wall art. She used felt cutouts she found at the dollar tree to create these cute canvases for her daughter’s room. The process is pretty simple, and you can make custom art easily with this process. [check out Amber's blog for the tutorial]
You can find these felt cutouts in the holiday sections at Dollar …
$5 and Under, Decor, From Our Readers, Headline, Holidays »
Heather at My Frugal Family, a good friend of Dollar Store Crafts and a great frugal crafter came up with this pretty shamrock sign using leftover valentine hearts — great way to reuse your valentine decor, don’t you think? Plus, the hearts make the prettiest shamrocks I’ve seen around blogland! Hurry up and make some of these for your St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, okay? [click …
$1 and Free, cheap crafts, Decor, Headline, Kids, Uncategorized »
Looking for CUTE storage for your baby girl’s headbands that can double as decor? Meka at Edens Flower Garden has a cute, simple, and recycle-friendly solution! Not only can you put your baby’s headbands around the outside, but you can also store all her hair clips inside! [get instructions here]
Project Estimate:
empty formula can, on hand
fabric or scrapbook paper to cover it, $1 or on hand
scrap …
$1 and Free, cheap crafts, Headline, Holidays, Kids »
When your child peeks into this magic mirror, he’ll see a cheeky leprechaun looking back! Make this altered mirror as a silly decoration for St. Patrick’s Day. Or, get a hand mirror for each child and let everyone get in on the fun of making one!
Project Estimate:
Mirror (I used a magnetic mirror with a wide frame), $1
Craft felt, on hand or $.25 a sheet
Craft foam …
