Articles in the From Our Readers Category
$5 and Under, From Our Readers, Headline, Kids »
Inspired by a project she saw in a booklet from Lowe’s, Kristi (aka Cupcake Mama) from Cupcake Daze came up with her own version of a slate tile tic-tac-toe board. She used a slate floor tile as the base, with felt stick-on pads underneath to avoid scratching your table top. The X and O markers are made by simply painting the letters onto stones, which …
$5 and Under, From Our Readers, Headline, Kids »
I’ve always secretly hoped that my first child will be a girl, largely because of adorable projects like this rose petal dress. DSC reader Emmylou Hart came up with this cute little number for her blog, sewn, using a light pink girls t-shirt and a bag of silk rose petals. The instructions will make any size dress from infant up to 4t. Emmylou also has …
$5 and Under, Decor, From Our Readers, Headline, Tutorials, Video »
This week, I met up with Breanna for a dollar store crafting date. Breanna is a fan of Dollar Store Crafts, and we met through the DSC Facebook page. I had a great time checking out the Dollar Tree with her. She shared a couple of her favorite dollar store crafting ideas with me, including this DIY apothecary project. It’s so simple and cheap, that …
$10 and Beyond, Decor, From Our Readers, Headline, High Concept »
A few months ago, I posted a tutorial for a beaded chandelier made from a hanging basket and mardi gras beads (it sounds cheesy, but it looked great, and it’s been one of my most popular projects ever). Britt from A Penny Saved took the tutorial and ran with it and created a fabulous beaded chandelier that is also a working light fixture. To top …
From Our Readers, Headline »
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 …
$5 and Under, From Our Readers, Headline, Wacky »
Cassandra, aka CraftyMommy, posted this fun project on our Dollar Store Crafts Facebook page – a purse made out of World of Warcraft trading cards. She found the trading cards at the dollar store, as well as her other supplies, and she wrote a complete tutorial on how to make the purse. Oh, and if trading cards aren’t your thing, how about playing cards or …
$1 and Free, Fashion, From Our Readers, Headline, Kids, cheap crafts »
A couple weeks ago, I got an email submission from Karlista from EZ Crafts with Karlista. I was super-impressed, because Karlista is 12 years old and is already writing her own tutorials on her own craft blog! Check out this hip pouch she made from a scarf. She graciously agreed to be interviewed, so check out the interview after I break down the materials needed …
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I have a question for Heather and DSC readers! Moving to a new apartment – yay! – and contemplating kitchen storage/decor. There are a decent amount of cabinets, and also two or three open shelves. I’ve never really had open shelves in a kitchen. What do I put there? How do I keep it from …
$5 and Under, Decor, From Our Readers, Headline, Pets »
I wanted to say “make a doggie frame” but this frame is sooo much more, and the principle of making this project can be used for any kind of display you want. Blue Artichoke Interiors posted a tutorial on how to use two dollar store frames to make a unique display item. In this case, a photo of a beloved doggie is in the smaller, …
$5 and Under, From Our Readers, Headline, Tutorials, cheap crafts »
In addition to choosing a winner of the CSI Dollar Store Project, I was also able to choose my top 10 projects. It wasn’t easy to narrow the top ten down, but all of the top 10 projects were innovative and showed me something I haven’t seen before (or cleverly twisted something I have seen before). One of my top tenners, Becky, made a pretty …
