Announcing our January dollar store craft challenge, sponsored by Dollar Tree. This month your challenge is to share a dollar store craft project that can be completed in 30 minutes. One lucky reader will walk away with a $100 Dollar Tree gift card! Link up here until February 8th, when our challenge closes.

Need some inspiration? Check out the dollar store craft section over at 30 Minute Crafts!

Here are the challenge rules:

1. Post your project on your blog, (if you don’t have a blog, post in the “Community” Section on Dollar Store Crafts.) A photo of your project is required, as well as a list of materials used.

2. Submit a link to your project using the linky submission that will at the bottom of this post.

Dates: January 8th, 2013 at 7:00 a.m. Pacific Time (PT). Linky Party closes at 11:59 p.m. PT on February 8th, 2012.

Multiple entries by the same person are accepted, however, only one prize will be awarded.

Eligibility: Residents of the USA, 18 and older

Winner Selection: There will be 1 Winner, chosen by a team of 3 judges who include 2 members of the Dollar Store Crafts staff, and one independent judge, Carolina from 30 Minute Crafts. Entries will be judged on the basis of the following criteria: originality, usefulness, creativity, clarity of instructions, amount of time to make craft, and availability of materials at dollar stores.

Prize: $100 gift card to Dollar Tree.

Enter your craft here: