Perk up your winter doldrums with this sunny headband adorned with a cheeky embroidered buckle, inspired by a design by Eugenia Kim, author of Saturday Night Hat: Quick, Easy Hatmaking for the Downtown Girl. This DIY version is by Cara at Carbon Couture; she’s never short of crafty fashion inspiration. Crafting this up should be the perfect antidote for your seasonal craftfective disorder! And, it will set you back less …

My friend Marie from Make and Takes created this fun Valentine’s Day craft for the folks at Craftzine: a valentine heart lei. Who wouldn’t want to sport a loving lei on Valentine’s Day? I bet this would be a fun project for a tween girl to make for her friends, or you could make one for each of your children, or maybe you just want one for yourself (make one …

Hearts are hot in February, but they make great adornments year-round too! Look what Erin from Landsdowne Life made for her daughter to wear: a Valentines’ Day-inspired turtleneck sprinkled with adorable little heart buttons. She repurposed a Christmas dress-up shirt into this sweet little number, and now I am thinking of all the things that would be vastly improved with a few heart buttons! Thanks for posting your great idea …

I love the texture of jewelry and accessories made from metal zippers. This rose brooch is an especially nice mix of hard-edged and softness. If you have a center for reclaimed materials near you, you might be able to get a deal on metal-toothed zippers for this project. (I just visited SCRAP in Portland, and it had an AMAZING selection of recycled materials, including zippers. I know there are similar …

Use a big eraser to fashion a pink ring that’s big on style. Find out how from Kerri at cute.little.disaster, a design student who made this ring as a series of 60 rings for a materials exploration class in design school. I won’t give away the creation process, but I will give you a hint: it involves a whole lotta erasing! We also featured another of Kerri’s ring projects awhile …

I guess I’m into pretty jewelry this week! Check out this necklace found at Pretty Ditty. You can use any scrap fabric and beads you happen to have on hand to make this necklace. I love this black, white, and red combination! It’s classic and fun, with a dash of romance but not TOO girly. You could wear it with a little black dress or a little black tee and …

I love these little wire bird nests found over at Just Something I Made. Cathe Holden graciously provides a tutorial for making them, so now you can make your own nests to adorn rings, necklaces, or other projects. [click here for the wire bird nest tutorial]
You can find what you need to make these pretty nests at the dollar store. I have found various materials for jewelry making at my …

Need to warm your piggies up in a hurry? Reader Heather at My Frugal Family used a fuzzy dollar store scarf to create these quick and cozy tube socks. Take ten minutes out of your day and make a pair! While you’re at it, make some matching baby legs or a scarf snake! Thanks to Heather for posting about these on the Dollar Store Crafts Facebook page! [click here to …

Here’s a brilliant idea from Christine at Jane Avion, who has been posting up a whole lotta great ideas lately (remember the feather tree?)! She used dollar store craft foam to create these pretty silhouettes to use on jewelry! She also found a jewelry kit at the dollar store that had chains, clasps, and jump rings, all for a buck – awesome! Go check out her project details and her …

Folks, keep your eyes peeled when you hit those post-Christmas sales.  There is so much to be made from those Christmas cast-offs!  Today I have two such projects to show you.
First, I will show you how to use a giant felt stocking from the dollar store to make an EASY Red Riding Hood cape for your little one.  You’ll probably even have enough felt left over to make a matching one for her …