TV & Video Appearances
- Regular guest on More Good Day Oregon, Fox 12, Portland, Oregon, 2012
- Martha Stewart Show, October 2011
- Host, Get a Little Creative Show, MyCraftChannel.com
- Threadbanger guest: Scented Wax Tarts
Personal Appearances
- Panelist, Daily Lounge, November 2013
- Craft & Hobby Association Trade Show, Speaker, January 2013
- iLoveToCreate Blogger’s Lounge at CHA, January 2012
- BlogHer, Panel Speaker, August 2011
Awards & Ranking
- Nominee for Bloggie Award, 2013, Best Art, Craft or Design Blog
- Top 10 Craft Bloggers at Babble.com
- Favorite Crafty Blog at About.com DIY Fashion
- 10 Favorite Craft Blogs at Blogs.com
- Top 100 Christmas Crafts at AllFreeChristmasCrafts
- Top Mom Craft Blog at Red Tricycle
- 14 Great Family Websites at Grandparents.com
- 10 Crafty Blogs We Love at ApartmentTherapy.com
- 2 DIY Blog Faves at Real Simple
- 5 Awesome Craft Blogs at CafeMom
- Top DIY Blogs at Viewpoints
- Nominee in 2010 BlogLuxe Awards: Category “Blogs I’ve Learned The Most From”
- Top Tutorials of 2009 at The Long Thread (Tea Towel Calendar)
- Top 20 Craft Blogs – Xmarks
- Top 100 Craft Blogs – Alltop
- DIY Blogger of the Week – BlogHer
- 2011 January Alexa Ranking: 13,589 in US
- 2010 December Technorati Ranking: 1096 (Top 100: #7 Home Blog; Top 100 Living Blog; Top 100 Arts Blog)
Published Work
- Matchbook Office Organizers (Country Living, March 2014)
- Door Hanger Chore Chart (Kix Cereal, February 2014)
- My Punny Valentine (Statesman-Journal, Salem Oregon, February 2014)
- Football Day Crafts (Statesman-Journal, Salem Oregon, January 2014)
- Tie Dyeing With Preschoolers (Kids Crafts 1-2-3, Issue 4, Spring 2013)
- Button Mirror (Kids Crafts 1-2-3, Issue 3, Winter 2013)
- Buttony Braided Scarf and Belt (Kids Crafts 1-2-3, Issue 2, Fall 2012)
- Skeleton Name Stenciled T-shirt (Kids Crafts 1-2-3, Issue 1, Summer 2012)
- Parenthood, Oh the Humanity (ABCnews, A Million Moms, November 2011)
- My First Pregnancy Was No Big Deal, Until… (ABCnews, A Million Moms, September 2011)
- Social Media Fights Urban Outfitters and Wins, Kinda (ShePosts, May 2011)
- Try On Leprechaun (FamilyFun Magazine, March 2011)
- Are Twitter Parties Annoying? (ShePosts, January 2011)
- Clothespin Angel Ornaments (CrafTown, November 2010)
- $2 Apothecary Jars, Guest Post (Someday Crafts, October 2010)
- Wool Tree Ornaments (CrafTown, October 2010)
- Star, Crafting With the Stars (Sew Dang Cute, October 2010)
- 5 No-Sew Costumes (Kaboose.com, September 2010)
- No-Sew Netbook Case (According to Kelly, July 2010)
- Make a Peg Doll Family (Skip to My Lou’s Craft Camp, June 2010)
- Guest Judge, Dollar Store Challenge (The CSI Project, June 2010)
- Waffled Monte Cristo Sandwich (Foodwhirl, May 2010)
- Judge, Threadless.com Threadknits Challenge (Threadknits.com, March 2010)
- Regular Craft Contributor at AmazingMoms (Amazingmoms.com 2010)
- How to Get Your Toddler’s Teeth Brushed (Ohdeedoh, February 2010)
- How to Make a Reusable Babysitting Board (Ohdeedoh, February 2010)
- How to Cook With Toddlers – Painting Toast (Ohdeedoh, February 2010)
- How to Make Chocolate-Dipped Twinkie Bon-Bons (Ohdeedoh, February 2010)
- How to Make a Pirate Ship Sandwich (Ohdeedoh, February 2010)
- Cocktail Umbrella Lamp (Ohdeedoh, January 2010)
- Porcelain Village Fixer-Upper (Ohdeedoh, December 2009)
Interviews
- Heather Mann – Meet Heather Mann (Hello Society, January 2014)
- How to Dodge DIY Disasters (Marni Jameson, October 2013)
- Heather Mann — Dollar Store Crafts (Country Woman, March 2012)
- Craft. You. Interview: Heather Mann (Craft.You, December 2011)
- Typefaces. An Interview With Heather Mann (FontCrafts, August 2011)
- The Dollar Store Economy (NYTimes, August 2011)
- Blog Karma: Interview with Heather Mann (nrelate, March 2011)
- Penny Craft Couture (Reader’s Digest Asia, December 2010)
- Getting to Know Anna & Heather – Crafting with the Stars (Sew Dang Cute, October 2010)
- Meet Heather Mann of Dollar Store Crafts (Ohdeedoh, October 2009)
- Zines Get All Crafty (CraftyPod #7 Podcast, Aug 18, 2005)
- Interview With Heather (CraftyPod #48 Podcast, April 6, 2007)
- Story of Heather’s First Zine, (HelloCraft #3 Podcast, Nov 19, 2008)
Thanks to everyone who has linked to Dollar Store Crafts, including:
- How to Get the Most out of the Dollar Store (Globe and Mail, May 2012)
- Make a Japanese Lantern for Just a Few Bucks (Lifehacker, May 2012)
- 9 Dollar Store Projects to Try Out (Savvy Sugar, April 2012)
- 18 Beach & Coastal Crafts (Babble, April 2012)
- Craft of the Day: Beaded Chandelier (HuffingtonPost Styleist Home, April 2012)
- 15 Easy Garden Marker Projects (Babble, April 2012)
- Damn Easy Pumpkin Decorating (Broke-Ass Stewart, Oct 2011)
- Anything from the Web (HelloGiggles, Sept 2011)
- 18 Easy Christmas Crafts (Parenting.com, Sept 2011)
- DIY on a Dime (Babble, Aug 2011)
- Blueprint File Cabinet Makeover (Apartment Therapy, July 2011)
- Links of the Week: Dollar Store Crafts (Grandparents.com, June 2011)
- Add a Pocket to the Back of a Tie (Lifehacker, May 2011)
- Make a Delicious-Smelling Wallet (Lifehacker, May 2011)
- Try a Rubber Band in Small Space Showers (renest, April 2011)
- Declog Your Drain With a Soda Bottle (renest, April 2011)
- Tea Duck! (the Kitchn, March 2011)
- Turn a Rubber Ducky into a Tool for Tea (Lifehacker, February 2011)
- From the Tips Box: Travelling With Spices (Lifehacker, February 2011)
- Make a Portable Salt Kit (theKitchn, February 2011)
- The Spotlight: DollarStoreCrafts.com (nrelate, February 2011)
- Kids’ Valentine Crafts (iVillage, February 2011)
- How-To: Coffee Can Zoetrope (Craftzine, February 2011)
- 10 Offbeat Ways to Be Frugal (WalletPop, January 2011)
- HowTo: Hack Together a Drain Declogger (WonderHowTo, January 2011)
- Make a Drain Declogger Out of a Plastic Bottle (Lifehacker, December 2010) (LH Aus)
- How to Reuse T-Shirts in Incredible Ways (Huffington Post, December 2010)
- Make a Solar North Pole Street Light (Ohdeedoh, December 2010)
- Eight Ways to Reuse old T-shirts (Yahoo Green, December 2010)
- Make a Faux Capiz Shell Garland (Apartment Therapy, December 2010)
- Make a No-Sew Soft-Sided Play House (Ohdeedoh, November 2010)
- 8 Ways to Use Old T-Shirts (Care2 Green, November 2010)
- $2 Apothecary Jar (Lifehacker, October 2010) (Lifehacker Australia)
- $2 Apothecary Jar (Apartment Therapy, October 2010)
- TechSpot September 2010
- 137 Inexpensive Handmade Holiday Gift Ideas (CraftyNest, August 2010)
- Real Simple May 2010
- Curbly May 2010
- Apartment Therapy Chicago May 2010
- Casa Sugar May 2010
- CafeMom May 2010
- Make Jointed-Letter Banners (Ohdeedoh, May 2010)
- Make Your Own Patio Chandelier (Apartment Therapy, May 2010)
- So What Was in the Envelope? (How Does She, April 2010)
- Adventures in Dollar Store DIY (I Heart Daily, March 2010)
- Top Tutorials of 2009 – The Longest Thread (Apartment Therapy, February 2010)
- A $2 DIY Ornament (Apartment Therapy, November 2009)
- Try This: Toddler Sewing Card(Ohdeedoh, April 2009)
- This Weekend Have a Portrait Party (Apartment Therapy, April 2009)
- Star Wars Felt Finger Puppets (Ohdeedoh, August 2009)
- Crafty Crow – Mobiles & Wind Chimes (Crafty Crow, November 2009)
- Tip Junkie – Halloween Ideas (Tip Junkie, October 2009)
- Make an Alien Abduction Lamp (Curbly, May 2009)