I'm the founder of Dollar Store Crafts, a site all about frugal crafting; I've been a crafter, writer and entrepreneur since I was a little girl and I sold polymer clay beaded necklaces to my classmates and organized cooking classes for neighborhood kids. I'm also mom of three little boys under the age of 5, and I live in Portland, Oregon.

Things that thrill me: innovative crafts that are clever and simple to make, spending less money, teaching people what I know, making connections with people, collaborating, and using up what I have (stashbusting!). My top three craft tools are: sewing machine, hot glue gun, and googly eyes.

I am an expert in frugal crafting, and I love to deconstruct readymade items into new objects. I've been blogging since 2000 (I hand-coded my first blog in HTML), and have been writing craft tutorials since 2003.

I am also the founder of CraftFail, a blog where crafters can share their not-so-successful crafting attempts, an expert craft blog mentor at Crafterminds, and I have a new site for home decor enthusiasts called Decor Hacks (with fellow FaveCrafts designer Amy Anderson).

Projects on FaveCrafts:

• Dollar Store Flip Flops
• $5 Dollar No-Sew Candy Costume
• Dollar Chandelier
• Recycled Rug Poufs
• Sugary Sweet Candy Corn Costume
• Easy as Pizza Pie Costume
• No Sew Honeybee Costume
• Easy Socktopus Costume
• No Sew Spider Costume
• Cute as a Pumpkin Costume
• Pretty Princess Costume
• Kiddie Sized Popcorn Costume
• Lovebug Costume

Links:

Dollar Store Crafts Website

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Follow Dollar Store Crafts on Twitter

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Subscribe to Dollar Store Crafts Channel on YouTube

CraftFail Website

Decor Hacks Website

CrafterMinds Blog