I decided I wanted a Valentine’s Day wreath this year.  I’ve never been a big wreath person, but Pinterest can change a girl.  I wasn’t sure exactly how my wreath would look, I just knew I wanted it to be big, bold, and red.

I headed to Dollar Tree and just started picking up red Valentine items that “spoke” to me.  I liked the sparkly garland, and the heart picks were too cute to pass up.  I had a ton of red ribbon left over from Christmas, and some wood heart frames I had purchased at Michael’s.  I looked at my collection for several days, still not sure what to do with it.  So I just started playing with my supplies, and I wound up with a wreath that I absolutely LOVE.  Here’s how I ended up making it.

Project estimate:

• Wreath form, $1
• Wire edged ribbon, on hand or $1 and up
• Valentine garland, $1
• Heart Picks, $1
• Wood heart frame, $1
• Puffy hearts, $1 for 6
• Stickers, on hand

Total:  $5 and up

Step one:  Wrap the wreath form with ribbon (optional, but I can’t stand floral foam shedding!)  Paint the heart shaped frame.

Step two:  Cut the wire garland into 24 inch pieces.  Wrap one end of wire around the wreath form, and coil the rest into a loose spiral.  Repeat.

Step three:  Cut the wire edged ribbon into 32 inch strips.  Attach it to the wreath form by doubling the ribbon, and pulling the ribbon ends through the loop.  Repeat.

Step four:  Slide the ends of the heart picks into the base of the ribbon loops.

Step five:  Glue the wood heart to the front, and attach the puffy heart with a ribbon.  Add a cupid sticker (optional).

Step six:  Curl the ends of the wired ribbon in different directions.

Isn’t this a fun wreath?  If you don’t care for my red/gold combo, you could easily make it white/pink or any other colors that say “Valentine’s Day” to you.  Have fun crafting and creating!

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We’ve seen several takes on the Easer egg wreath over the years, and we particularly love the design of this one! Haeley from Design Improvised designed it for Oriental Trading Company (which is kind of like the dollar store of the catalog world). Choose all of your elements in a matching color scheme to give it a classier, more sophisticated look. [how to make an Easter egg wreath]

Project estimate:

• Foam wreath form, $1 and up
• Crepe paper streamers, on hand or $1
• Plastic Easter eggs, on hand or $1 and up
• Fake flowers, $1 and up
• Ribbon, on hand or $1 and up
• Hot glue, on hand

Total: $2 and up!

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St. Patrick’s Day is almost here! Feel like greening up your decor, but short on budget? Corrie from The Apple of My DIY put this cute chandelier together with some basic supplies, and the results are definitely not-so-basic looking! Her design incorporates honeycomb tissue paper spheres, but if you can’t find those readily available to you, you can get a similar look using green pom poms instead. Or, for that matter, any other embellishments that you happen to have on hand can be worked into this fun project! [how to make a St. Patrick’s Day chandelier]

Project estimate:

• Embroidery hoop, $1 and up
• Beads, on hand or $1 and up
• Straws, on hand or $1
• Honeycomb paper or pom poms, on hand or $1 and up
• String, on hand
• Green paper, on hand or $1
• Glue, on hand

Total: $1 and up

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Want to add a chic touch to your decor for St. Patrick’s Day? This framed moss shamrock from Amy at Stow and Tell U has a rustic, natural look that we love! It’s a great way to use a thrift store picture frame. Some Dollar Tree stores carry the sheet moss for this project, but if yours doesn’t, you can also find it cheaply in the floral department of most craft stores. The instructions even include a free downloadable template for making the shamrock shape! [how to make a moss shamrock]

Project estimate:

• Moss sheet, $1 and up
• Picture frame, on hand or $1 and up
• Glue, on hand or $1 and up
• Shamrock image, free

Total: $1 and up!

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This is one of those ideas that just came together serendipitously, and I love how these little succulent-filled sleighs turned out. Ever since they started selling faux succulents in the floral department at Dollar Tree I’ve been keeping an eye out for things I could fill with them. Over the course of the summer I kept coming across little sleigh-shaped baskets, and I knew they’d be great for making succulent-y holiday decor!

Project estimate:

• Sleigh basket, $1 and up
• Styrofoam block, $1 and up
• Spanish moss, $1
• Glue, on hand
• Faux succulents, about $3 and up
• Faux berry floral embellishments, $1 and up
• Ribbon (optional), on hand or $1 and up

Total: $6 and up

To form a base for adding the succulents and other floral embellishments, you will need a block of foam. This block of foam was large enough to use for both of my sleigh baskets.

Use a sharp serrated blade to cut the Styrofoam down to size. I used my FloraCraft foam cutter. This will get messy, so cover your work area before you start cutting!

Glue Spanish moss over the foam.

Apply glue to the stems of the succulents and press them into the foam to make your arrangement. Start with bigger succulents first, then fill the spaces between with smaller succulents.

To give an extra holiday touch, I added some bits of faux berry floral sprigs. I found these at Michaels, and while the regular price on them is $1.99 per stem, I got them on sale for $0.59 each! I cut the sprigs into smaller sections, added some glue to the stems, and pressed them into the foam randomly around the succulents

Optionally, embellish the sleigh with a bit of ribbon.

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This is actually an idea I had last year, when I first bought a large felt skull cutout from Dollar Tree.  I’ve had a can of frosted glass effect spray paint sitting on my shelf for a couple of years waiting for just the right project, so once inspiration struck, it was just a matter of finding the right mirror.  When the right one and the right price didn’t surface last year, I ended up putting the idea aside.  Then the other day I went to Goodwill and happened across a mirror in just the right size for $4!  It wasn’t exactly what I’d originally pictured, since it doesn’t have a frame, but I knew as soon as I saw it that it was *the* mirror for the project.

And when you finish checking out this project, scroll to the bottom of the post for 11 more awesome Halloween craft ideas as well!

Project estimate:

• Felt skull cutout, $1
• Mirror, $4
• Krylon frosted glass spray paint, about $6 and up
• Repositionable spray adhesive, on hand or about $3 and up

Total:  about $10 and up

Spray the back side of the skull cutout with repositionable spray adhesive, then let it dry completely.  (If you don’t let it dry all the way, it will leave a sticky residue on the surface of your mirror!)  Clean the surface of the mirror and then center the skull on the mirror.  Press the skull firmly to the mirror, paying special attention to the edges.

Spray the entire piece with several light,even coats of frosted glass spray paint.  Add layers until you are happy with the coverage – fewer coats will make a more subtle, ghostly effect, while more layers will make a more dramatic impact, so it all depends on your preferred look!

Let the paint dry completely, the carefully peel away the felt cutout, revealing the shape of the skull as a reflective surface.  I’m super happy with how this came out, and can’t wait to get the rest of my Halloween decor finished so I can see how it all looks together!

Love Halloween crafts? Here are even more great ideas from some of our bloggy friends!

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All of us here at DSC are loving the floral heart decorations that Dollar Tree has this year for Valentine’s Day. We’ve all been feeling inspired by them, and the other day I decided to turn a package of them into something cute and Valentine-y to hang on the wall. After a little playing and brainstorming I came up with these vertical Valentine banners – and it was super easy!

Project estimate:

• Floral heart embellishments, $1
• Wide ribbon, on hand or $1 and up
• Bamboo skewer, on hand
• Felt, on hand or about 30¢/sheet
• Baker’s twine, on hand or about $2 and up
• Glue, on hand

Total: $1 and up

The hearts come in packages of six, so one package will make two banners that each have three hearts. You could also make three banners with two hearts, or six banners with single hearts – whatever size banners makes you happy! Smaller, single-heart banners would even make nice Valentine gifts for friends or coworkers.

Based on how many hearts you are using, figure out how long you want your ribbon to be. Remember to add about 1/2 inch to the top to allow for gluing each banner around the skewer for hanging. Fold the bottoms of the ribbons in half and trim at an angle to give them a finished look. I used some wide grosgrain ribbon that I found on clearance for 75¢ a roll a few days after Christmas!

To make the red hearts stand out against the red ribbon, I added a white border to each heart.  My initial thought was to do this by gluing the hearts to white felt, then cutting around them to leave a thin white border.  But, I didn’t have any white felt on hand.  I did, however, have white yarn, so I glued the hearts to paper and then glued a yarn border around each.  When the glue dried I carefully trimmed around the yarn.  You can use either method, but I recommend the felt because it would have made this project much quicker and easier!

Cut the bamboo skewer into sections just wider than the ribbon. Center the skewer at the top end of the ribbon and wrap it around, gluing into place. (The side with the glued-down flap will be the back of the banner – make sure you remember to flip it over before you move on to adding embellishments!)  Tie a short length of baker’s twine around the protruding ends of the skewer on each side of the banner. Add a drop of glue to each knot just to be sure it doesn’t come loose or slip off the end of the skewer.

On the front side of the banner, arrange the hearts where you want them to be and glue into place. Once all of the glue is dry, your banners are ready to hang!

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There are approximately 67,342,948 ways to make a wreath out of stuff from the dollar store.  Here is one more to add to the list: a sparkly tinsel wreath from Like a Saturday!  It fits right into her vintage-inspired holiday decor, especially since she incorporated some ornaments and floral bits from the seasonal section of the dollar store that have a very retro feel.  Of course, you could change up the embellishments to make this wreath fit whatever theme you use for your Christmas decorations!  [how to make a tinsel wreath]

Project estimate:

• Wreath form, $1 and up
• Tinsel, $1
• Embellishments, $1 and up

Total:  $3 and up

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If you’ve ever broken one of your favorite things, but held onto the remains in case you thought of something crafty to do with it, you might be a craft hoarder.  Such is the story of this project by self-admitted packrat Vivienne from The V Spot, who tucked away a broken weathervane for future use.  Her decision to turn it into Halloween decor is fabulous, and her incorporation of a dollar store pumpkin and skeleton definitely doesn’t read as cheap.  Budget-friendly, elegant holiday decor that keeps a broken item out of the landfill?  It’s a double win!  [how to make a Halloween weathervane]

Project estimate:

• Weathervane, on hand or about $5 and up
• Foam pumpkin, $1
• Plastic skeleton, $1
• Paint, on hand or $1 and up
• Glitter, on hand or $1 and up
• Hot glue, on hand
• Floral pins, on hand or $1

Total:  $2 and up

Looking for more pumpkin crafts?

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I might call myself a bit of a wreath stalker. If there is a cute wreath floating around the blogosphere, you can bet that I’ve probably pinned it to my Wreath Pinterest board. During the holidays when most wreaths come in one of three flavors: pine, snowflake and yarn (all of which I love!) – you can bet that clever wreaths like this one from Jill at Baby Rabies will stand out in the most fabulous way possible. Don’t be intimidated by the tulle – Jill breaks it down for you and shows you just how easy it really is. [how to make a tulle Santa wreath]

Project estimate:

• 50 yard spool of white tulle, $3 and up
• Wreath form, $1 and up
• Santa hat, $1 and up
• Ribbon for hanging, on hand
• Glue gun and glue sticks, on hand
• Scissors, on hand

Total: $5 and up

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