Want to make a friendship bracelet in record time? Try making your own bracelet weaving loom out of recycled cardboard and you’ll be able to whip up a bracelet in no time. Moms, I hope you’re paying attention because school’s almost out and you’re gonna need some tricks up your sleeve for summer fun! This great project by Stephanie at Homemade Gifts Made Easy. [how …

We’ve long been fans of craft foam.  While it’s a supply often relegated to kiddie crafts, these dainty craft foam roses by Jeromina of Paper, Plate, and Plane are decidedly grown up!  They’re just begging to be made into magnets, push pins, jewelry, or anything else that needs flowery embellishment.  The secret to these tiny blossoms is a tool that most crafters probably have on …

With all of the recent holidays and roundups, it’s been a busy few weeks for the writers here at Dollar Store Crafts, and Rhonda and Melinda, the official Iron Crafters. So, today we will bring you up to date with the last two Iron Craft Challenges.

Bib necklaces are super duper hot right now.   They’re everywhere!  If you enjoy the big, bold look of them, you’ll be tickled to know that making your own bib necklace is one of the easiest jewelry projects you can undertake.  Over at Little Miss Momma, Ashley makes it even easier by providing a free printable template for making this gorgeous jeweled variety.  Not feeling quite …

You should see me getting ready to leave the house.  It’s downright comical the number of circles I run in to make sure I have everything in order before I walk out the door.  (Okay, comical to everyone but me who can’t find my keys.)  Miki from Miki’s Design knows this problem all too well, which led her to a unique solution.  She used dollar …

Can you believe that another school year is almost gone?  That means we’re coming up on graduation season!  From preschool all the way up to college, students across the country will be hitting major educational milestones.  Whether  you’re helping wrangle a classroom full of soon-to-be-elementary-schoolers or you’re planning a party for a teen about to make their way into the adult world, Cris from Crissy’s …

Looking for some good, clean fun?  (Yuk, yuk, yuk!) Whether you’re recycling the slivered ends of used-up bars or you start with a fresh bar, your kids will love this ultimate budget bath toy.  Instructables user vigothecarpathian came up with the ingenious idea of using Play-doh molds to make soap action figures!  Even if you don’t have any action figure molds, you can use any …

Did  you know that the second week of May is National Wildflower Week?  I didn’t either until recently!  To celebrate, I came up with a greeting card designed to give a packet of flower seeds as a gift.  This card would also be great for so many other occasions, including Mother’s Day, birthdays or even just because. You can also use this basic design to …

Are you a scrap saver?  It drives my husband nuts, but I can’t stand to throw away bits of pretty papers, fabrics, and other supplies that are left over at the end of a project.  Over on our Facebook page, reader Sara posed a question about one of her scrappy collections:  Little pieces of ribbon.  She has tons of little pieces ranging in length from …

I’ve been on a reconstructed clothing kick lately, and of course you know we here at DSC are always looking for new ways to use doilies.  Over at the Craft blog, Jessica Wilson shares how to use a doily as a shoulder accent to dress up an old shirt.  It’s got that flirty-in-a-grandma-kind-of-way thing going on that I’m so fond of lately and would look …