Do you use Pinterest yet? It’s a social media bookmarking/sharing site that is all based on photos – so you “pin” photos to your virtual pinboards to inspire you. And your friends can get in on the action too! You can follow your friends from Facebook, Twitter, or find new friends to be inspired by. If you would like to follow me, here I am …

Last year, I got my first Mark Montano book, and I discovered that Mark and I are kindred cheap-craftin’ spirits. He recently sent me his most recent Big Ass book, The Big Ass Book of Crafts 2 to review. Mark is the King of dollar store crafting — did you know he literally wrote the book on dollar store decor? it’s called Dollar Store Decor, …

One of the perks of my job is getting to try out cool new craft toys. This week, I got my hands on the new Martha Stewart Craft Station by EK Success. The Craft Station is a multi-use tool that can be used as a cutter, an embossing table, a light table (for tracing), and the cutting arm has a guide that can help with …

Silkscreen printing is something that has long been on my crafty bucket list.  I’ve wanted to try is for as long as I’ve known what it was!  So when I was offered the chance to try out Plaid’s new DIY Simply Screen kit, of course I jumped at the opportunity.  Then there was the question of what to make with it.  I love the idea …

You already know that I’m nutty about itty-bitty things.  (Exhibit A; exhibit B; exhibit C.)  So as you can imagine, I was absolutely delighted when I received a copy of Microcrafts: Tiny Treasures to Make and Share, a book complied by Margaret McGuire, Alicia Kachmar, Katie Hatz, and their talented friends.  It is a collection of 25 tutorials, all for teeny little things.

When they decided to call this book a class, they weren’t kidding.  Better Homes and Gardens Applique Class covers everything you ever wanted to know about the topic and then some!  I’ve been wanting to learn how to applique for years now, since it’s an inexpensive way to customize so many different things.  And it’s a good way to use up all of the random …

I hate cooking, but I LOVE baking. Baking is like crafting, but with food! You should see my stash of baking supplies… it’s a little embarrassing. I’m what would happen if Hoarders met Ace of Cakes. I have about twenty different kinds of cupcake liners, and I am in huge trouble now because my favorite dollar store has caught onto my obsession and started selling …

If you have been shopping for a digital cutting machine, let me introduce you to the new Cameo by Silhouette. You might remember me telling you about the Silhouette SD – this machine is the updated version, and it cuts up to 12” wide!  No more cutting down those large scrapbook papers.
Shop for a Silhouette — If you use the code: DOLLAR you can …

How do dollar store nail polishes compare to salon brands? Our beauty contributor Megan is an expert on salon brand nail polishes such as OPI and China Glaze, so I sent her to Dollar Tree in search of some nail polish so she could compare them to her favorite name brands. Her results were surprising, even to her! Read on for Megan’s dollar store nail …

When I mentioned the book Crafting with Cat Hair:  Cute Handicrafts to Make With Your Cat by Japanese author Kaori Tsutaya (and translated to English by Amy Hirschman) to a few people, I got mixed reactions.   But really, what makes cat hair such a “weird” medium?  No one thinks you’re strange if you work with sheep’s wool.  You’re being super posh if you create something  …