Dress up your plain battery-operated candles with a pretty designer treatment. Over at Crafting Rebellion, The Rebel Crafter decoupaged some pretty Vera Bradley paper napkins to inexpensive dollar store candles – and these candles are flameless, so you can use them forever. [how to make designer decoupaged candles]
As of the writing of this post, paper napkins at Vera Bradley are less than $5 a package, …

Sure, the dollar store always has party hats, but they’re not always the colors or themes that you want.  That is, unless you give them a makeover!  Jessica at From Marriage to Motherhood shows how to make party hats of any variety work with your part, no matter what colors or images you want.  Can’t find hats for that obscure party thing that your kid …

These are actually the exact same dress-shaped favor boxes that I used for my wedding.  However, the ones that The Crafting Rebel fancied up over at Crafting Rebellion are far more fabulous!  By adding some pretty scrapbook paper and a few embellishments, she transformed them from nondescript, wedding-specific favors into flashy treat holders worthy of any girly occasion.  I think my favorite part is the …

How are you celebrating New Year’s Eve this year?  If you’re having a party (and you don’t mind the extra vacuuming), you might want to hand out these cute countdown confetti favors by Carolyn at Carolyn’s Homework.  (Isn’t it convenient that matches come in packs of 10?)  If you’re a paper crafter and you made your own cards and gift tags this holiday season, you …

My family knows how to celebrate the holidays in crafty style. The adults swap homemade gifts instead of store-bought, and in the past couple years, we have added a crafty activity to the day as well! My favorite holiday moment in the past few years was when we decided to have a self-portrait painting party.

Have you noticed the great selection of cupcake liners at the dollar store lately? There are tons of cute holiday-themed liners to choose from. You already know I am a baking supplies addict, so you can count on the fact that I have at least one of each style of cupcake liner currently available at the dollar store. These adorable holiday tree decorations were made …

Like any other party, if you are hosting Thanksgiving dinner, your guests will love the thoughtful gesture of party favors.  Crissy from Crissy’s Crafts made these treat holders from recycled cardboard tubes covered in corn husks, creating a fun yet understated way to present goodies to your friends and family.  If you don’t have corn husks on hand, the wider type of raffia in a …

Reader Tricia C. asked on the Dollar Store Crafts Facebook Page: “I need more crafty dollar store ideas!! I’m throwing a “Rock Star” themed party for my son’s first birthday and I was trying to think of some fun favors/decorations for the party! The colors will be black/red/silver. I’m going straight to the Dollar Tree on my lunch hour to get some ideas. Thanks!”

What is it about piñatas? We keep buying them for every birthday, but it’s kind of a drag to watch blindfolded kids wave sticks around. Like they need a legit excuse for that! And it always takes like three times longer than it should, and everyone ends up waiting like, forever, for that little burro to just bust open, already. Over at Oh Happy Day, …

Halloween is literally right around the corner on your calendar. Don’t let that scare you though – there are plenty of witches, goblins and ghosts to do that! Are you still not sure how to decorate your mantle, what perfect dessert to make for your party or what costume to wear? Hopefully these links will inspire you to do some last-minute crafting, baking and creating that will “wow” everyone!