If you frequent Dollar Tree, you know that their selection varies from season to season, and even from week to week or day to day.  Because of this, we are constantly on the lookout for fun new products to hit the shelves!  Heather recently spent $30 on craft supplies at her local DT – watch the video to see all of her finds and hear some of her great ideas for using them!

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In case you haven’t guesses yet, I am a Dollar Tree junkie – my local store is in my neighborhood, so I usually stop several times a week. It’s not uncommon for me to make 6 or even 7 trips there in a week. Some days I walk out with just two or three things, and other times I leave with multiple bags loaded full of goodies. I recently had one of the latter type of trips – check out all of the great things I found!

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Valentine’s day is coming up soon, and if you’re like me you have to help your kids decorate boxes to collect Valentines in at school.  I never seem to have any shoe boxes around when I need them, so I’m always looking for alternatives.  Here’s a solution you may not have thought of:  use a dollar store trash bin!  I turned a green bin into an alien for my son to use at his class party.

Project Estimate:

• Trash bin, $1
• Styrofoam ball, on hand
• Googly eyes, on hand
• Chenille stems (pipe cleaners), on hand

Total:  $1

Step one:  Cut the styrofoam ball in half, and glue eyes to it.  Glue the ball to the top of the trash pail.

Step two:  Cut teeth and a tongue from felt.  Hot glue these pieces to the lid.

Step three:  Cut and twist chenille stems to make alien arms.  I glued pom poms to the ends to look like bulbous fingers.  Remove the lid, bend the stick “arms” into the basket, and replace the lid.

The alien’s “mouth” swings open so classmates can deposit Valentines and other treats.  If your child doesn’t like aliens, this green pail would make a perfect frog or alligator.  Use a red pail to make lady bugs or dragons, white or black pails to make penguins, and yellow pails to make lions!  What other trash can critters can you think of?

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This week, Heather’s trip to Dollar Tree was fueled by GLITTER!  (Okay, not all glitter, but she definitely did bring home lots of sparkle!)  See what she got and what she plans to do with all of her finds in the video above – or keep scrolling to see pictures of her purchases.

Fine Glitter

Mini Salt and Pepper Shakers

Santa Beard Pops

Glitter Confetti Table Scatter

Toy Dinosaurs, Plastic Plates

Stocking Caps

Gloves

Fleece Scarves

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I always get really excited this time of year because, as far as I am concerned, the holiday seasonal offerings at the dollar stores are usually some of the best things they get all year!  This year at Dollar Tree I found a few especially delightful items in the Christmas aisle, and today I am sharing those finds with you on YouTube!  Watch the video to see what I got and find out what I plan to do with it, or keep scrolling to see my haul in photos.

Clip-on fake flowers

Holiday washi tapes!

Foam cones

Twine

Oversized jingle bell ornaments

Paper straws

Mini cupcake liners

Burlap ribbon

Metallic letter stickers

Have you scored any amazing finds at the dollar store this holiday season?  Tell us about them in the comments below!

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This week I took a trip to Dollar Tree with nail polish marbling on my mind. I picked out a bunch of fun stuff to try the technique on, plus a bunch of other random tidbits. And today I am sharing that haul with you! Watch my haul video to see what treasures I found and what I intend to do with them, or keep scrolling to see pics of my finds. And stay tuned for some hilarious bloopers at the end of the video!

Glass jars

Ornament kit

Tapestry placemats

 Glasses

Candle

Makeup brushes

Plastic candy canes

Nail polishes

Glass candle holders

Glass mug

Ceramic mug

Mini plastic cups, string of lights

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My local Dollar Tree has gotten a bunch of great new stuff in recently!  So of course I had to buy at least one of everything that caught my attention.  Want to see what all I’ve bought recently?  Check out my haul video for a complete rundown of my finds, and what I intend to do with many of them!  You can also keep scrolling to see pictures of all the items.

Lace tapes

 Cute patterns of duct tape

Glue dots

Woven rug

Glittery chipboard and fabric stickers

Stick-on rhinestones

Colorful paper cups

Name brand nail tattoos!

Foil backsplash sticker

Reusable shopping bags

Have you come across any amazing finds at the dollar store lately?  Tell us about them in the comments!

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You know we are huge Dollar Tree fans around here, and we are especially fond of holidays there because they always have tons of cool stuff!  A new Dollar Tree just opened near my house (exciting!) so of course I had to go check it out.  Want to see what I got?  Watch the video to check out my haul and hear my ideas for each item I bought.  You can also keep scrolling to see photos of all the goodies!

Glittery Thanksgiving sign

Paper Halloween straws

Plastic skull straws

Fuzzy spider

Rhinestone craft kits

Cell phone case

Origami cupcake kit

Cupcake duct tape

Large plastic skeleton

Glitter skulls

Tea light candles

Plastic Halloween rings

Magnifying glass

Mustache cell phone stand

Have you scored any awesome stuff at Dollar Tree lately?  Tell us about it in the comments!

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Dollar Tree always has lots of fun, seasonal decorative pieces, and it’s pretty easy to “take them up a notch” so they look more high end.  I liked the color and shape of these leaf bowls, so I glammed them up with glitter paint.  The paint I used is full of ultra fine glitter, but you could accomplish something similar with glitter and glue if you wanted to.

Project estimate:

• Leaf bowl, $1
• Glamour Dust Paint, $2
• Acorns, on hand
• Paint, on hand

Total:  $3

Step one:  Flip the plastic bowl over.  Paint the back of the bowl with the Glamour Dust paint.

Step two:  After the paint dries, repeat as needed.  I applied three applications to get the finish I wanted.

Step three:  Paint the acorns gold.  (As an aside, I had read to bake the acorns before you use the for crafting.  I wondered if this was necessary.  It is.  Trust me.  Unless you like finding little grubs crawling on your craft desk.)

I like how the gold acorns look next to the glittery orange bowl.  It makes a pretty decorative accent that doesn’t break the bank!  The leaf bowls come in different colors and shapes, so you have other options if you’re trying to match your decor.  Have fun crafting and creating!

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I was so excited when I was walking down an aisle at Dollar Tree and saw a display with multiple colors and patterns of decorative tape. Decorative tape, also known in the crafty world as washi tape, is a pretty patterned masking tape that is easy to apply to anything (and just as easy to remove when you’re done!) Look below to find five crafts I made using the different styles  of tape I bought!

I had to pick up a roll of every style of decorative tape Dollar Tree had and can’t wait to see if they come out with any more.  This is the best price I’ve seen for washi tape, so thanks, Dollar Tree! If you were to purchase similar tape products from your local craft store a roll would cost about three times more.

I also recently learned about Dollar Tree’s Value Seekers Club, a free monthly program that provides a website full of crafts, recipes, décor, tips, contests, insider information, frugal fun ideas, and more! Just sign up for this free club at Dollar Tree’s website: Value Seeker’s Club.

Dollar Tree Value Seekers Club’s free content changes every month. This month there are tons of fun Halloween-themed ideas, as well as a fun article with five ideas for using decorative tape. I was inspired to try some of the ideas I found, and I even came up with a few of my own:

1. Washi Tape Idea: Decorative Pencil Holder (with Matching Pencil)

Project estimate:

• Terra cotta pot, $1
• Decorative tape, $1
• Craft paint, on hand
• Pencil, on hand or 10 for $1
• Rice, on hand

Total: $2 and up

Using this super cute terra cotta pot, a little paint, decorative tape and some rice, I was able to make a cute pencil hold which could also be used as a planter.  I couldn’t resist making a pencil to go with it.  Two strips of tape place over an average every day pencil made it so fun and cute.

My ten your old daughter tried to steal it before I could take a picture!

2. Washi Tape Idea: Decorate a Candle

I have purchased many candles from Dollar Tree and have them all over my house.  After I added come decorative tape and a burlap scrap I had, the candle has transformed in a piece my neighbors and friends all admire.

3. Washi Tape Idea: Decorate a Clipboard

I bought the clipboard because I needed it, but I was really uninspired by how plain it was.  The decorative tape has made it an item I absolutely love!

4. Washi Tape Idea: Cute Notebook

I have a addiction to cute, little items I find at Dollar Store! I usually just fill up my cart so I have a stash of dollar store stuff to work with. Once I brought home this cute decorative tape, I was able to transform a simple pocket note book into an adorable, useful object.

5. Washi Tape Idea: Sweet Wooden Box

I also added a couple of contrasting tapes to a small wooden box, turning it into something I am proud to display in my home.

I had so much fun working with this pretty decorative tape. Dollar Tree has many decorative tape styles not shown here. Once you get started covering stuff with decorative tape, you won’t be able to stop.

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