Reader Blair liked our t-shirt yarn dishcloths, but had a major question about t-shirt yarn: “So I don’t know how when one piece of yarn ends, to begin again with a new one… Does that make sense? Someone please email me.and tell me!” Well, Blair, I’ll do you one better and write a whole post about it! How do you turn t-shirts into yarn, and …

Ahhh, Magnets. One of the most useful craft supplies around. Who doesn’t love magnets? I particularly love those little business card ones you can get in the Yellow Pages — they’re fun to alter and craft into a unique decorative magnet. Reader Jen G. asked on our Facebook page: These thin, 3in x 4in magnets were destined for the trash, but I saved them. Now …

I’ve long been a fan of the plain little notebooks made by an Italian company called Moleskine.  They’re a blank slate inside and out (perfect for us artsy types) and come in various sizes, the smaller of which are perfect for throwing in your purse or glove box so you always have them handy.  They’re awesome, but that awesomeness comes at a price.  They aren’t …

Inspired by our What to Do with Playdough Containers post, reader Devon asked: “What about used pill bottles? I have an elderly relative who is on lots of medication and ends up with lots of leftover empty prescription bottles. I just know there is some crafty purpose for these so I have been removing and shredding the labels and saving them in a plastic bag …

A while back, we shared a tutorial for making shrinky dink buttons.  The gorgeous designs even came with a template so you could duplicate them.  Inspired, Haley from The Zen of Making decided to experiment with making buttons in different shapes and using different finishes of shrink plastic.  She came up with a genius method for making button templates, as well as a list of …

Yes, you read that right.  You can make your own pencils out of paper!  When I saw this project the first thing I said was, “woah!”  Using pencil leads (look for the larger-diameter leads for mechanical or drafting pencils) and origami paper, Kimanh from Scissors Paper Wok made the coolest.pencils.ever.  You could also try paper-wrapping the refills for stick ink pens, or look for colored …

My kids are such prolific artists. Every day they bring home about ten drawings from school. I want to keep some of it, but most of our kid art doesn’t get the rock star treatment it deserves. So, this week I decided to create a fun t-shirt my son could wear that featured his own art, all glittery and shiny!
In addition to doing tons of …

On our Dollar Store Crafts Facebook Page, Sylvia asks: I’m a small business owner, and since I’m moving, I have about 300 business cards with the wrong address and phone # on them…..does anyone have any ideas of stuff to make with business cards?

Sometimes it seems like I like to buy craft supplies even more than crafting with them. Anyone else out there do that? I have built a formidable stash, so to justify my addiction, I make videos of my “hauls” so I can feel like something productive is happening with the swag I picked up at the dollar store. This week, I present to you a …

Although I shop at the dollar store all the time (obviously!), it’s been awhile since I shared what I bought. I got my act together the other day and made a haul video with a small sampling of my recent dollar store purchases. If you like this sort of thing, you should definitely subscribe to my Youtube channel! I should say that if you like …