I have three kids under the age of five, and while I would love to have a veggie garden, I am still a little too frazzled to take on a huge project like a garden. But check out this vertical vegetable garden made from a shoe organizer – I think I could handle a project of this size! You can get large shoe organizers at …

Today is Mardi Gras, tomorrow begins the countdown to Easter. You have forty days to get prepared! Over at The Idea Room, Amy transformed a stuffed animal into a custom Easter basket. For some reason I enjoy modified stuffed animal crafts… no idea why they appeal to me so much! Amy sewed a custom basket to insert into the stuffed animal, but for a shortcut, …

The eighth Iron Craft challenge and contest of 2011 was “Hometown.” This week’s challenge is all about the places we call our hometown. Whether it’s the town you live in now, the one you grew up in or any other place that feels like home to you, we want you to create something that represents it. Looking forward to seeing where everyone …

Each year, more than 4 million people come to New Orleans from around the world to be part of what is often billed as the “greatest free party on Earth” — Mardi Gras! Since we here at Dollar Store Crafts love any excuse to party, and to create fun, inexpensive crafts, here is a roundup of last-minute Mardi Gras craft and recipe ideas!

A while back I posted a tutorial for making a miniature merry-go-round, which started me on making what has become a long and very fun series of itty-bitty things.  The merry-go-round was pictured with a pom pom tree, and the tree got a lot of positive comments.  Several months later I’ve finally gotten around to writing a tutorial for the tree as well!  I also …

Natalie at Vegetablog made a paper lampshade for a lamp using her Silhouette SD craft cutter machine. She used 10 pieces of vellum paper cut with a bubble pattern she designed, then overlapped the papers and attached them to a pendant light. There’s no doubt a craft cutter will make this project simpler, but if you have a few hours to spare, you can do …

Sew a doily to a t-shirt, cut the area behind the doily away, and what do you get? A cool lacy embellishment for a t-shirt that is oh-so-easy to do. Even if you aren’t comfortable with a sewing machine, you can hand-stitch this project in less than an hour. If you don’t like showing skin through your t-shirt, wear the shirt over another shirt, or …

Everybody has a few unused baskets laying around (don’t they?), and if they don’t, the dollar store or thrift store (or garage sales) are always stocked with plenty of baskets to choose from. Jamie at C.R.A.F.T. spray-painted an array of baskets the same color, and then decorated them with collages of cool stuff. This graphic wall art display cost less than $20, including spray paint, …

If you are a pet owner, you know how expensive dog and cat clothes can be. Finding a pattern for a dog coat can be difficult. Well, worry no more! Cheap and easy pet clothes tutorial to the rescue! We’ve come up with instructions to make a cute dog coat that is so easy to sew that you’ll be making them for every occasion. All …

Here we go again with more tiny things…  Miniatures seem to be a popular theme here at DSC lately — and I am just eating it up!  Today’s project is no exception; I just adore how it turned out!! My daughter’s Barbie is going to be sleeping comfortably and in style in her gorgeous new bed.  The scale of the striped fabric is perfection — …