With summer right around the corner it is time to get out your  fun, bright nail colors again! These tie dye nails look complicated, but they are not and are sure to get tons of compliments. Follow these simple steps, and in a matter of minutes, you will have a trendsetting set of nails without the cost of visiting your local nail salon.
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Jen from jk jk decided that the space above her kitchen cabinets was too bare, so she figured she would dress it up a little bit.  And dress it up she did!  Using an easy process and inexpensive materials, she created a wall art installation to greet all who enter.  I love how the elegant look of the large letters is given a playful touch …

You don’t need to be an artist to paint cute nail art!  With artistic nails becoming more and more popular, we’re always on the lookout for ways to make our fingers look fancy without requiring lot of time and extreme talent.  Our beauty contributor, Megan from Razberriez, is here today to show us a simple technique for making your own nail stencils, allowing you to …

Following the trend doesn’t always have to cost a lot. The “caviar” manicure sets or even just microbead sets from the store can cost anywhere from $10-30. This variation of the trend is created using simple, household, items. With some patience and creativity, you can have yourself a fun and trendy manicure for next to nothing at all!
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Need a quick and easy way to lift your spirits? How about adding some color to your environment with some inexpensive sticky notes from the dollar store, and some hand-written inspirational quotes. You can quickly and easily switch out the quotes whenever inspiration hits. This is great for dorm rooms, apartment living, or office cubicles – anywhere where you are prohibited from altering the walls …

I always thought the gradient nail effect, with all the confusing steps and blending, would be hard to achieve. My outlook on the design changed when I came across this technique. It’s easy to get a blended ombre nail polish effect with just a few common supplies you probably already have on hand. And if you don’t have them, your dollar store does! Read on …

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, our resident nail polish guru, Megan from Razberriez, checks in with a lucky four leaf clover nail design.  No matter what you wear, you will be totally unpinchable when you’re rocking these festive fingernails!  

Let your nails show your Valentine spirit with a simple statement heart! Painting hearts on your nails might look difficult first but there are a few tricks that will make it look like you spent a lot of money at the salon. Read on for instructions on how to create a nail polish heart.

Did you ever do string art as a child?  You know, the kind where you arrange nails or pins in a pattern and then wrap string around them.  The other day as I was hunting for Valentine- and heart-themed crafts, I came across a string art heart at Make Grow Gather made with straight pins stuck into a bulletin board.  My gears started turning and …

2011 was a tutorial-filled year at Dollar Store Crafts; we brought you more original tutorials than ever!  There were fashion tutorials, home decor tutorials, recycled crafts, and all kinds of other ideas.  Some of them were particularly popular, so to wrap up the year, we thought we would take a look back at our top 10 tutorials out of everything we made in 2011.  Which …