How do you organize your art supplies?  I’ve got a shoebox full of crayons and markers and colored pencils sitting on my work table, and while it works great for keeping them corralled in one place, it’s not really what I would call “organized.”  To me, organized means not having to spend 10 minutes digging around to find the specific item I am looking for.  …

Help us brainstorm with reader Amanda’s urgent dollar store party planning request coming from our Facebook Page:
I need help! My sweet 16 is a week from tomorrow and we have NOTHING done! I need food and decoration ideas bad. We are on a low money and time budget, and we want picnic style food . Help!
I found some great picnic-themed party ideas to get you …

You may have seen us mention this mail organizer by Henrie at Simply Belle when we recently announced it as the winner of our most recent craft challenge.  We loved it so much that we decided it needed a proper featuring!  Not only is it beautiful, it is also incredibly practical.  (I don’t know about you, but mail is a challenge for me sometimes.  I …

Hi there! My name is Becky Striepe, and I am a freelance writer and vegan crafter who’s life’s mission is to make green crafting and vegan food accessible to everyone! You can find my craft projects and recipes on my site, Glue and Glitter. I am super excited share a project today that uses two of my favorite reclaimed craft supplies: junk mail and fallen …

If you’re like me, whenever you see something made out of fabric at the dollar store you see it more as a source of fabric than as the actual item on the shelf.  I love that when Nancy from Kibbles ‘N Knits spied some stretch fabric book covers for $1 each, she fell for the cute prints and patterns and snagged a stack of them …

Have you eyed up those colorful plastic folders in the back-to-school section of the dollar store and wondered what wonderful things you could make out of them?  The other day we shared some chic plastic folder jewelry, but that’s far from the only thing you can do with them!  Pam from Frippery figured out that she could use them to make adorable candle wraps, and …

We recently asked for school supply crafts, and our readers responded with so many good ideas that we were completely blown away!  Among the cute ideas that rolled in was this one from Staci at lizard & ladybug.  Her use of pencil-cap-style erasers as beads is quite clever, and if you tire of wearing it on your wrist you can easily disassemble it and still …

Growing up in a beachfront town, collecting bits of smooth, colorful glass from the shore is something I’ve enjoyed doing for almost my entire life.  But what to do with all of those gorgeous little bits once you’ve gathered them?  Over at Crafts Unleashed, Angie strung a bunch of pieces together to make a beautiful wind chime!  Not only does it sounds lovely when the …

It’s time once again to announce the winner of or crafty challenge sponsored by Dollar Tree!  I know we say it every month but it’s always true – it gets harder and harder to pick challenge winners because we keep getting so many incredible entries, and this month was no exception!  After much difficult deliberation, we’ve chosen our favorites, including a winner!  We know your …

Dog toys are one of those things that you purchase expecting that they will eventually be destroyed.  Even if you spend money on supposedly indestructible toys for your pooch, it’s only a matter of time before they are reduced to a slobbery, shredded mess.  (My neighbor’s dog, nicknamed “The Toy Destroyer,” can disassemble any dog toy, no matter how durable, in a few good days …