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27 Home Decor Dollar Store Craft Ideas

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You don’t have to go without a stylish home if you’re watching your wallet. In fact, there’s a treasure trove waiting to be found at your local dollar store! Whether you’re looking to spruce up your kitchen, living room, or dining room (or anywhere else in the house!), there are tons of dollar store crafts you can make for your pad that will save you so much money it’s hard to believe. Who said DIY home decor has to be painful and stress-inducing? It doesn’t! Check out these trendy and amazing dollar store craft ideas to get started on your dollar store journey.

Home Decor Dollar Store Craft Ideas

Living Room DIY Home Decor

Popsicle Stick Hexagon Shelf

 

Lilac Rose Petals Luminary

 

Dining Room and Kitchen DIY Home Decor

Gold Tipped Mason Jar Vases

Cute and Cheap DIY Mugs

DIY Outdoor Decor

Teacup DIY Bird Feeder

Bonus! DIY Organization Ideas Around the House

Dollar Store DIY Desk Organizers

36 Dollar Store Crafts and Cheap Gift Ideas

 

Want more crafty dollar stores ideas? You’ll love 36 Dollar Store Crafts and Cheap Gift Ideas.

 

What’s the best dollar store craft you’ve ever made?

Dollar Store DIY Home Décor for the Holidays

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Budget-friendly materials for inexpensive DIY Christmas decorations are easier to find than you think! All you need is a great idea or an easy tutorial in order to make your own holiday decorations without busting your budget. Our favorite: Dollar Store craft ideas. They’re cheap, easy, and unbelievably beautiful crafts that all ages will enjoy. First of all, nobody will believe that you got these decorations from the Dollar Store, and secondly, they’ll be amazed to know you made them yourself. So, scroll through our list and choose your favorite because it’s time to get crafty!

Dollar Store DIY Home Décor for the Holidays

We’ve put together a list of our favorite Dollar Store DIY Home Décor for the holidays, so you can join the crafting fun! Take a look at any of these DIY wreaths or homemade ornaments to decorate your home. When you create homemade Christmas decorations, they’re simply the best because they’re so personal and unique. You simply can’t buy decorations for your home that are this special. Get the kids crafting too because some of these ideas are so easy, even your little ones will want to get creative!

 

Dollar Store DIY Home Décor for the Holidays

 

Dollar Store DIY Wreaths

Dollar Store Ornament Wreath

Forget buying an expensive wreath at a store and use one of these Dollar Store crafts as a better, more affordable option. Make one of these DIY wreaths for any space that needs a festive touch: your front door, fireplace mantle, or even above your garage door!

How to Make Wreath SUPER Fast: A Dollar Store Hack

Glowing Snowflake Wreath

Dollar Store Ornament Wreath – Watch the easy video tutorial!

Anthropologie-Inspired Pom Pom Wreath – Nobody will believe this is a knock-off!

Dollar Store Poinsettia Wreath – Only $1

Dollar Store DIY Home Décor

Gold Dipped Ornaments

Whether you’re looking to make handmade ornaments or some festive crafts for your home, these DIY home décor projects are budget-friendly and oh-so-pretty!

Gold Dipped Ornaments

Metallic DIY Home Décor – The perfect DIY decoration to add some sparkle and shine!

Make Your Own Mercury Glass

Enchanting Snow Ornaments

Darling Dollar Store Icicle Ornaments

Pine Cone Christmas Trees – Use Dollar Store and Recycled Materials!

Dollar Tree Revamp with Washi Tape

 

 

Let us know below, what’s your favorite Christmas craft?

Top 10 Most Popular Christmas Crafts from December

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All month long, we’ve been counting down the top 10 Christmas crafts and updating the list every single week. This list is constantly changing to reflect trends and popular projects for Christmas crafters. As you’ll see below, readers loved everything from centerpieces to ornaments. Before you kick off a new year, take a look back at the month’s best crafts.

  1. Ashley’s Christmas Centerpiece
  2. 25 Easy DIY Christmas Crafts
  3. Bottle Cap Picture Tree
  4. Dollar Store Glass Hurricanes
  5. 19 Fun Snowman Christmas Crafts
  6. Melted Snowman Ornament
  7. Toilet Roll Snowflakes
  8. Snowflake Christmas Tree Ornaments
  9. 18 Cheap Creative Christmas Gifts
  10. 21 Christmas Crafts from Recycled Items

Find all ten of these fun Christmas craft ideas in our Top 10 of December collection.

What’s your favorite kind of Christmas craft?

Link Love: DIY Dollar Store

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I personally cannot go into a dollar store without buying random things to craft with. Something about knowing the price of ever single item in the store makes me want to buy it all! And there are so many different things you can make with materials from the dollar store. Check out some of my favorites from around the web.

  1. Fancy Pants Frames from Ruffles and Stuff
  2. Jump Rope Necklace from Dollar Store Crafts
  3. Dollar Store Mirror Revamp from Homespun with Love
  4. Carnival of Tiered Trays from Joy’s Hope
  5. Kitchen Art from Crap I’ve Made
  6. 50-Cent Ornament Art from Craftily Ever After
  7. Tiered Baby Top from T-Shirts from Obsessively Stitching
  8. Dollar Store Glass Hurricanes from 321 Sycamore
  9. DIY Chandelier from Brassy Apple

Top 5 Crafts of May

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It’s about that time again, eh? Let’s take a little peek at what was most popular on FaveCrafts during the month of May, including some new projects you might not have seen before. But first, refresh your memory by catching up on the Top 5 Crafts of April, and don’t miss the FaveCrafts Most Popular Craft Projects: May 2011, where you’ll also see what was HOT on AllFreeCrochet, AllFreeKnitting, and AllFreeSewing last month!

5. The Coziest Crochet Baby Blanket Ever
cozy baby blanket Top 5 Crafts of April

Do you recognize this one? This cozy crocheted baby blanket is a repeat offender–it made the cut last month as well! It slid from 3rd to 5th most popular project this month, but that’s still an amazing feat. If you haven’t checked out this pattern yet, what the heck are you waiting for? It is super soft and cozy, perfect for a baby shower gift…

4. 14 Water Bottle Crafts

Who doesn’t have a bunch of empty water bottles lying around? Relieve your guilt by recycling them into fun craft projects–we’ve got a whopping 14 in this collection! If you use reusable water bottles, you can still try these fun ideas by using other kinds of plastic bottles and bottle caps. You won’t believe some of the stuff you can make with bottles!

3. 20 Minute Ruffle Dress

We added a bunch of new sewing patterns for girls’ dresses recently, and this was one of my favorites. It was one of your favorites in May too! I know what you’re thinking–this doesn’t look like it only takes 20 minutes to make. But the secret is in the pre-ruffled fabric. All that’s left for you to do is cut and sew.

2. Dollar Store Petal Skirt

I’m so glad that this project made it into the top 5 last month. Why? Because it’s mine! You may recall that I showed you how to make it during National Craft Month in March. The popularity of the petal skirt, which is both easy and thrifty, really shot up when I featured it in a newsletter in May. This skirt may not be for everyone, but it sure is fun to look at (and you really won’t believe how cheap it was!).

1. 11 Free Birdhouse Designs

If there’s one thing I’ve learned this spring, it’s that you guys LOVE birdhouses! This collection features 11 of our favorites, some of which can be made with plastic bottles (your other favorite)!

Among the runners up were the Net Stitch Camisole, the White and Cream Ruffle Dress, and the Crochet Angel Shawl. Which was your favorite? Don’t forget to check out the full collection of May’s heavy hitters in FaveCrafts Most Popular Craft Projects: May 2011!

Top 5 Crafts of April

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Can you believe that May is already a week old? Well, you know what that means–it’s time to count down the top 5 craft projects from last month. These are the projects that FaveCrafts readers loved the most in April. But before I show them to you, make sure you catch up on last month’s recap, the Top 5 Crafts of March! And of course, check out what was popular on our sister sites last month as well in FaveCrafts Most Popular Craft Projects: April 2011.

5. Cleavage Be Gone

What in the world is the “Cleavage Be Gone?” It’s exactly what it sounds like–you wear it under your shirt and hook it around your bra to cover up for modesty’s sake. A lot of FaveCrafts readers complain that they can’t find modest shirts anymore, so the Cleavage Be Gone is a God send to them! We debuted this easy sewing pattern way back in October of 2010, but you guys loved it just as much in April! By the way, have you seen our Cold Weather Knit Dickie?

4. Butterfly Crochet Bag

It seems that FaveCrafts readers love a good butterfly motif. Is this true? I definitely love butterfly crafts; they’re so pretty and they just scream “SPRING!” You guys loved this cute little bag in our spring crochet issue from 4/14. How many of you tried the pattern? By the way, have you seen our Crochet Flower Clutch?

3. The Coziest Crochet Baby Blanket Ever

With a name like that, this baby blanket pattern has a lot to live up to! But it really does look extremely cozy and soft. Next time I get invited to a baby shower, I’m going straight to this pattern for the gift. We sent out a newsletter issue full of vintage baby blankets on 4/22, and this pattern was your favorite one! And I can see why. By the way, have you seen our Baby Love eBook from Red Heart Yarns?

2. Dollar Store Easter Bunny

I’m sad that Easter is over because it means I won’t be seeing adorable crafts like this anymore. But there are plenty of other dollar store crafts to hold me over! If there’s anything I love more than Easter crafts it’s dollar store crafts. It looks like FaveCrafts readers like them too! We featured this little guy in our Easter issue on 4/5, and he was a big hit! By the way, have you seen our Dollar Store Petal Skirt (I made it myself!)?

And now for my favorite part, the most popular project from April!

1. Unique Tampon Angel

This project has been…how shall I put this?…controversial, to say the least. Check out some of our readers’ comments (and add your own!). Perhaps this angel is more infamous than popular. But nevertheless, it certainly piqued your interest! We featured it in our “Wacky, Weird, and Wonderful Crafts” issue (the same issue as the Cleavage Be Gone!) and you guys went nuts over it. Would you ever hang an old tampon on your Christmas tree? I know I would! I think it’s kitschy. Am I just gross? By the way, have you seen our Delicate Crochet Angel Doll?

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Topiari Sculptures by Everyday Crafting Materials

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Topiari Creativ Festival Sculpture, designed by Daniel Zondervan with some assistance by Michael Sellick for crochet materials used.

Inspired by Creativ Festival, Daniel Zondervan, marketing director of The Crochet Crowd was challenged to create an eye pleasing arrangment that everyday consumers would love to see.

The sculpture sits nearly 8 feet tall into the air when wearing the big blue bird feather head peice that is mounted to the top. Constructed by Chicken Wire, and layered 4 times with paper mache, the sculpture is strong enough to support it’s own weight. White lights were wired up before the paper mache application to ensure they would not fall out at any point. Also, he wired in extra wires that randomly poked out of the paper mache to give himself anchor peices for where all of the goodies would attach.
The yarn donated for this project were compliments of Bernat and Red Heart. Random stores were sought out to find little trinkets and goodies to decorate. Many items were picked up at a dollar store. The major expenses to this $130 project were The Hot Lips Paint, Assorted feathers from different species of birds, Chicken Wire, and more. The sculpture has a lot to see including birds, butterflies, dried flowers, easter basket fibres, styrofoam eggs, bamboo, glittered twigs, crochet flowers, bead work, wire wrapped goodies, bunnies, and much more.
This sculpture wasa  real hit for Creativ as many people stopped with their cameras to take pictures of this masterpeice. The behind the scenes look at this sculpture can be found at The Crochet Crowd’s Facebook Fan Page. http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Crochet-Crowd/116482731742088 This project took about 2 months to complete as ideas were still sparking off creativity throughout the project.

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