Now that Halloween has passed, have you started making plans for Thanksgiving? For many families it’s one of the biggest gatherings of the year, so you definitely want to plan ahead! Greet your guests with these festive, candy-filled favors made out of clear vinyl gloves, designed by Morena at Crafts Unleashed. You could even use them as place cards at the table! [how to make Thanksgiving turkey treats]

Project estimate:

• Clear gloves, $1 and up
• Candy, $1 and up
• Fabric tape or washi tape, on hand or $1 and up
• Googly eyes, on hand or $1 and up
• Thanksgiving foam stickers, $1 and up

Total: $3 and up

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There are so many different ways to decorate for Halloween.  Some people prefer orange and black while others like a more non-traditional combination of purple and green.  Some people like cute decorations, while others want their house to look like the set of a horror movie.  Personally, I am a skeletons-for-Halloween kind of girl; most of my decorations incorporate a boney theme.  If you are a fellow skeleton lover, you will love this idea!  Taryn from Formal Fringe whipped up these spooky skeleton hands using gloves and a Sharpie, creating easy creep factor for her holiday decor.   I think I might make a set of these to line the window sill in my front room to creep out trick-or-treaters!  [how to make spooky skeleton hands]

Project estimate:

• Latex gloves, $1
• Sharpie, on hand
• Glass jars, on hand
• Batter-operated tea lights, on hand or $1

Total:  $1 and up

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If you’re putting away your holiday decorations already, you might need a cute little something to put out to help you enjoy the rest of the winter. This framed snowman family from Child Made is so cute, and easy enough for anyone to recreate. And of course, you can personalize it for your own family (including pets, if you like!).  This would make a fun gift or a good project for kids to make. [how to make a snowman family picture]

Project Estimate:

• A pair of gloves (or more if you have more than 10 family members), $1
• 1 frame large enough to hold the completed family (larger family = larger frame), $1
• 1 sheet of cardstock, on hand
• 1 sheet of white cardstock, on hand
• white felt, measuring a little more than half the size of the frame, on hand or $.25
• orange felt for the nose, scraps on hand
• mini black pom-poms, on hand (or substitute beads, buttons, etc)
• assorted ribbons, trims, scraps and other tiny embellishments, on hand
• blush, on hand
• scissors, glue, etc.

Total: $2 and up

p.s. Scroll down all the way on the instruction page for ideas of how to make this with things you already have on hand

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I so love this simple and brilliant idea by my friend Marie at the Craftzine blog. Since it’s still cold outside, your dollar store (and every other store on the planet, pretty much) will probably have these magic stretch gloves, so pick up a few pairs to make a fun Velcro catch game. Kids of all ages will enjoy this game, and it looks like it would be a great way to expend some energy when it’s too icky to go outside. Marie just came up with another twist on the game, too, using a hat to catch the ball with. [click here for Velcro Catch Ball how-to]

If you can’t find the round self-stick Velcro at the dollar store, try cutting your own circles and gluing them on. You can also use diaper tabs from disposable diapers in place of Velcro.

Project Estimate:

• Magic knit gloves (or hat), $1
• Wiffle balls, $1
• Round self-stick Velcro, $1 and up

Total: $3

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Today I will show you a very simple and inexpensive way to make some puppets to help encourage your little ones’ imaginations, using — of course! — items found at the dollar store.  [Go to tutorial]

Project Estimate:

• Stuffed Animal, $1
• “One Size” type glove, $1/pair
• One sheet black felt or fleece scraps, 35 cents or on hand
• Needle and thread

Total Cost: $2 and up

Caroline Sanchez (Care) has been sewing since her mom taught her the basics at around six years old.  She has always been driven to CREATE, even from a very young age.  She is mommy to two little boys and one baby girl, and almost every spare moment she has is spent in her sewing room or working on her blog, Obsessively Stitching.

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We Wilsons posted this cool idea to make your own dusting mitt! Of course, if you are shopping at the dollar store regularly, you can just pick up a ready-made mitt for a buck, but if you have some of this stuff on hand, you can make one and bust your stash at the same time!

Some ideas for the dusting part: old fleece scarves or blankets, old sweatshirts or t-shirts, old hand towel.
Some ideas for the cuff part: cuff of old sweatshirt, old stretchy glove with finger parts cut off

Project Estimate:

• Cuff material or old glove, $1 or on hand
• Fleece scarf or old fabric, $1 or on hand
• Sewing stuff, on hand

Total cost: FREE to $2

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Assuming a pair of those magic gloves cost a dollar, this chipmunk will cost you fifty cents to make! Amazing!

Project design available at The Storque (link via whipup), and more fun projects available in the new book from Penguin Happy Gloves: Charming Softy Friends Made from Colorful Gloves by Miyako Kanamori.

The book looks amazing – can’t wait to get my *ahem* mitts on it.

Total Project Cost: $.50

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