I recently purchased a wood burning tool and have been pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to use.  Basically, you hold it like a pen and just draw on a wood surface!  I practiced several times on scrap pieces of wood before making my own items to use.  Here’s a fun idea that would make a cute gift:  customized wood utensils!

There are lots of great ways to keep your feet warm inside: Socks, warm puppies, blankets, snuggies. If you need something more portable than a warm puppy and socks just aren’t cutting it, take the lead from Kat of We Can Re-Do It. She turned an old sweater into a pair of snuggly warm slippers and took lots of pictures so that you can, too! …

Do you have a collection of buttons crying out to be used? Don’t let them cry any longer! This cute button calendar from Home Made Simple is the perfect way to show off your favorite buttons and see them every day. If your collection is especially large, this would make a great gift for a friend, too! [how to make a button calendar]
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Sometimes the packaging that a gift comes in is an additional gift itself – and those are the kind of packages I like to create!  Small boxes are great for gifting all kinds of whatnots, and a fancy little box has an infinite number of practical uses.  Can’t find a gift box that you really love?  Try giving one a facelift with a little paint …

 
I have to admit, I hoard collect cupcake liners, especially now that they sell them at the dollar store! I have an addiction that I can’t cure, and even though I make at least one batch of muffins a week, I can’t seem to use up all of my pretty cupcake liners. So what to do with them? Well, cupcake liners are already pretty, and …

I mentioned in this post that I like to stock up on the cute little birds that Dollar Tree brings out in the spring.  I’ve made several things with these birds, like a faux pewter dish and a jewelry tray.  Well, the birds are back for another project:  recycled decorative jars!  These adorable containers are easy and inexpensive to make, and they’re perfect for gift …

When it came time to think of Easter crafts this year, I knew I wanted to do something with my stash of craft foam. When I found a pile of composition notebooks I bought for cheap back in the fall, I decided that an Easter-egg-inspired notebook was in order. I’m giving it to my friend’s son as a gift, so I added his name to …

All of us here are Dollar Store Crafts get so excited to partner with different craft lines.  Recently we received some awesome products from Martha Stewart Crafts.  The minute Heather and I saw the cover of Martha Stewart Living magazine we both knew exactly what we could make.  On the cover is a gorgeous floral arrangement.  A trip to the Dollar Store for some tissue …

This is one of those projects that makes me want to slap myself on the forehead and say, “why did I never think of that?!” Did you know that you can use your computer to print images directly onto paper bags? The ladies at Club ChicaCircle posted the idea along with some free, adorable Valentine-y images to put on your bags. This …

I love book page crafts. I also love crafts that are useful. So when I saw these book page pencils made by Jenny from Cresendoh, I was smitten. These pencils would make perfect Valentine’s Day gifts for students and grown ups alike (maybe with a card that says “You’re the Write One for Me”?). Personalize them by choosing a kind of paper that suits you: a book, …