This year, Father’s Day is June 19. Out of ideas on what to give your dad? Want to make him something special, instead of giving him another tie or belt? Check out our roundup for some great Father’s Day ideas!

Inspired by the Broken Crayon Monogram, Emilee at Momma Made It created this cute craft from crayons. She cut the crayon bits smaller and wrote out her kids’ names in crayon to make  personalized wall art. I love the colors she chose, and the best thing about this project is that you can choose your own colors and name to make it 100% original. [how …

Have you seen the rose-shaped soaps at Dollar Tree?  They look so pretty and smell so good that it’s easy to see why Desirée of The 36th Avenue was drawn to them.  In need of powder room accessories, she came up with a great crafty idea.  By taking the flowers apart and strategically pinning them to a foam ball (also found at Dollar Tree) she …

If you’ve set foot in a flower shop in recent years, you know that they’re not cheap.  When Debbie from A Creative Life priced out corsages for her son’s girlfriend at prom time, she was aghast at the $20 to $30 price range.  That’s a lot of dough to drop on something that has a one-evening lifespan!  Her son decided it would be much more …

Come join me for a fun-filled Live Chat AT 11:00AM Easternin the Coffee Talk Community where we will be discussing Summer Family Fun! I’ll share my best tips for summer fun: crafts, fun food, silly games, and travel tips. We’ll chat about what you do with your family to have fun in the summer.

Last fall, I was hoping to make a Lady Gaga costume dollar store style to share with you, but I ran out of time. Thankfully, the smart cookies over at the Bowdabra Blog created an awesome Lady Gaga-inspired hair bow with $2 in supplies from the dollar store. The tutorial is great, and the final product looks amazing! Do you think I’m too old to …

Brass starbursts are a retro home decor item repopularized by designers like Kelly Wearstler and Jonathan Adler. You can make your own shimmery accessory for less than $2 with dollar store playdough, barbecue skewers and gold spray paint.