What I Scored at the Dollar Store 8/06
by heather
When I visited the dollar store this week, the aisles were full of boxes, and employees were busily unpacking new stuff! I totally have to go back this weekend to see what they put out in the store, but for now, let me just share the few things I picked up while I was there: a couple new-to-me items, and some restocked goodies I haven't seen for quite awhile.
First up, in the picture at the top are these adorable wooden beads. They come in a beaded bracelet kit, and include the elastic thread, round orange, pink, and red beads as well as the decorative painted discs. They're intended for kids, but I am planning on incorporating them into some remade jewelry pieces. I think they could be really cool! Everything in this pic came together, and grand total for this was $1. I used beads like these a couple years ago when I made my beaded stitch marker project, but this is the first time I've seen these beads in the store for over a year.
Well actually, there IS one thing in the photo above that I didn't include in the price tally, and that's something that is completely new to me at the Dollar Tree: plastic organizer boxes with compartments!
I have been storing my beads and finding in a muffin tin, but this small case snaps shut, and all the compartments stay completely separate from each other when it's closed, so I snapped up a couple of these, and my beads have a new home.
This isn't new at the dollar store, but I found some decorative "sea glass" (ish) in the floral section. I would love to use these in some jewelry, although I need to figure out how to further smooth the jagged edges before I do that. They are definitely pretty, though!
Finally, my 4 year-old son has started mentally processing the concept of geography, so I wanted to get him a visual aid to help him understand cities and states. I found a large map of the USA in the school supplies section, so I'm looking forward to hanging it up so we can study geography. If you're not excited by the idea of hanging a map up on the wall, think about this idea: these maps would make really cool gift wrap (especially for a guy)!
What have you found at the dollar store this week? And what would you do with the sea glass?
p.s. Don't forget to enter the drawing for the Silhouette machine! I'm picking a winner tomorrow (August 7th)!
I didn’t know they had plastic organizers!? That’s it! I am heading there today! Last time I found a fabulous tea towel (new), some polished rocks (not new) and a Smurf coloring book that was such a score! I wish I had found it before my huge Smurf themed party a few months ago!
Love the sea glass you found! my favorite find at the dollar store this week was a dog paw stamp that was on a roller. The roller is a a little flimsy but the stamp will work out great! I’m working on a puppy scrapbook and this was ideal.
Wow, I want some of those painted beads! I’m flying up to Oregon to buy them…wait, that’s gonna cost slightly more than a dollar. I know – my sis in law lives there, she can get me some! Great find.
I love the sea glass and I hope we get that at my local Dollar Tree. I would buy all they have because I have been wanting this for awhile now. Does it come in different colors?
Approximately how large is that plastic organizer? Notebook-sized? Greeting card sized? I’ve been looking for something not too expensive to store my daughters’ obnoxious Polly Pocket and Littlest Pet Shop stuff in.
I’ve been going crazy recently at Dollar General buying plastic bins of various sizes to organize my closets at my new apartment. They range from 2/$1 for the smallest to $3 for the biggest. I am looking at my clothes closet right now and am so excited at how neat it looks!
Also I found some really cute canvas bins – I think the little ones were $3 and the big ones $5? They have the metal grommet-like handles that are trendy right now. They come in brown an pink. They are a little cheap-looking but I tied a pretty ribbon around ‘em and now they look fab!
@Anne, they did have other colors – I saw a bag of mixed colors (blue, green, clear).
@Janelle, the box is 6-1/2″ by 7-1/2″ and 2″ deep.
My latest score was for my son’s 4th birthday party. I bought sports themed goody bags, whistles, slinkies and balls that all matched.
I love our dollar tree!
My $ tree finds this week-
-glass beads large and small (not new but using for gem jar- positive discipline)
-2 glass jars for above
-adjective sight word cards
-noun sight word cards
-verb sight word cards (will use for games etc. when addressing these concepts)
-lg colorful spinner (going to use for learning games)
I like the little containers- will need to check them out.
Jen
Creative and Curious Kids!
Would love to find some of this sea glass and make a wreath. Just saw one recently on a crafty little blog. Can’t remember which one!
I love that seaglass, too. I’m thinking it might be good for a texture-filled beachy wall hanging. I’ve got something in mind but it would take a lot of glue, lol!
If you get a moment, come by my blog, I posted a quick update and a photo of my new son. :)
The storage container will be great for these teachers’ gifts for the first day of school. Awesome!!
http://beeinourbonnet.blogspot.com/2010/08/first-day-survival-kit.html
I am going to look for some of the sea glass. I want some for my big glass jar for looks.
Ooooh…that sea glass would be very cool for a mosaic.
I am going look for it this week.
a big map on the wall is wonderful even if there are no kids around! we have a world map which gets looked at constantly for crossword puzzle answers, reference for whatever we’re reading that evening, and settling trivia questions. It’s pinned to a larger cork board in our hall, and the postcards we receive and collect on our travels get pinned up around the map.
I am heading there tomorrow! Yay for finally having a day off of work to go out and do my craft shopping :)
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