When I was in middle school, the most popular bag you could carry was a big square Esprit bag made of canvas that said “Esprit” on it. Anyone remember those? I saved up and bought one so I could get in on that trend. Now that I’m grown up, I’m thankfully immune (mostly) to the fads, but I still like to have a good tote …

I love how sweet and whimsical this crocheted doily spiderweb is. And I love the wee crocheted spider! It’s true, get ready to start seeing Halloween posts all over the wide wide world of web! (Oops, pun not intended!) Jen at Lipstick and Laundry made a couple of these sweeties. These might be my favorite Halloween crafts ever. [see the original doily spiderweb here]
If you …

It’s been awhile since we’ve come up with dollar store crafty ideas for a party theme. You all have such great input. I have a good one for you today, so get your brainstorms ready! Reader Crista at the Dollar Store Crafts Facebook page asked for some help:
I am planning a Alice and wonderland Costume party for my soon to be 4 yr old …

Don’t let the last days of summer get you down! This is a perfect time to do a couple of late-summer craft projects. I’ve found a bunch of projects around (from readers, from my blog reading lists, and just random hunting) for you to try. Oh, and before you check these out, can you consider pledging $5 to pre-order my craft zine? I need to …

Another great project from Amy at Craft Chi shows us how to reconstruct a t-shirt into a racerback tank top using 99-cent doilies.
Use a t-shirt that doesn’t quite work for you and therefore sits in your drawer unworn, but that initially had high hopes for when you got it. Or, if you don’t have any t-shirts to sacrifice, check out your local thrift store, or …

Disney from Ruffles and Stuff is one of our favorite crafty bloggers. She always has so many beautiful ideas that are innovative, simple, and above all, pretty! She recently released a free ebook called Celebrating Mom that has nine projects, and 51 pages of beautiful photos, projects, and thoughts about moms! All of Disney’s projects are suitable for budget crafting, and many of them use …

I love this twist on the paper cone wreath! Reader Susan at Under the Willow made it with paper doilies from the dollar store. It’s so pretty, and nobody would guess it cost about a dollar to make! These would be great wedding or shower decorations, or would look stunning against a dark-colored wall (or any wall, really!) Susan doesn’t have a tutorial, but …

Cynthia from Cynchronicity was the super secret stashbuster known as Miss Pink. Okay, I’m kidding about the Miss Pink thing, but she did receive the pink package of random supplies I sent. She’s been busy crafting away, and making all kinds of fun stuff! Check out her intro post here. One of my favorite things she has made so far is this pretty frame. She …

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 …

Mummy Cameron posted this sweet idea at The Princess & The Monkey.: a baby onesie embellished with a pretty crochet doily. This would be a great gift for a baby shower (or it would even make a great activity at a baby shower: embellishing onesies!) The dollar store carries onesies AND doilies, so if you don’t crochet, you can pick up a couple of ready-made …