Could your couch pillows use a makeover? I know mine could! Karen from Shabby Sweet Cottage recently gave her pillows an upgrade using flour sack towels from the dollar store and some homemade iron on transfers. Make a whole set or just one to be a focal point. [how to make shabby flour sack pillow covers]

Project estimate:

• Flour sack towels (2 per pillow), $2 and up
• Iron on transfer paper, on hand or about $5 and up
• Iron, on hand
• Printer, on hand
• Sewing machine, on hand

Total: $2 and up

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Ghost Pillowcase Dress Costume

by Mandy, Sugar Bee Crafts

• Halloween Garland (loved the shimmer of purple), $1
• a pack of black dishcloths, $1
• 2 flour sack things – they’re by the kitchen towels, and there’s essentially a big square of white fabric, $2
• Sewing machine & thread, on hand
• Hot glue & glue sticks, on hand

Total: $4

How to Make It:

1. Cut the flour sacks to the size you want, lay them on top of each other with right sides together, and sew up the side seams.

2. Cut the half-a-“u” shape for the armholes as shown. Turn the edge and sew it down.

3. Cut the garland into 2 pieces – one that will go all the way around the bottom of the dress for trim and one to use as a shoulder tie. Also cut eyes and a mouth from the black dishcloth.

4. Then iron and sew down on the top of the front and back about 1 inch.  This will make a casing that the garland can pass through to tie the dress around the shoulders.

To attach the face pieces and garland trim around the bottom, I just used hot glue.  Then feed the other garland piece through the casing – try on the dress and tie it in place over one shoulder.  Voila!

I love this costume because it can also be everyday wear during the Halloween season.  My daughter wears it with a tank top and leggings underneath.

p.s. Last year I made an updated version of this classic halloween costume, too. Check out my tutorial: a ghost, but pillowcase style.

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Anyone who’s ever had a booth at a craft show knows that an apron is a handy thing.  If you don’t have one but have always wanted one, here’s a DIY from Jenny at A Bird in the Hand that uses a repurposed pillowcase and a couple lengths of ribbon to create a three-pocket design.  Christmas craft show season is swiftly sneaking up on you…  What are you waiting for?  To the linen closet!  [how to turn a pillowcase into a vendor apron]

Project estimate:

• Pillowcase, on hand or $1 and up
• Ribbon, on hand
• Sewing machine, on hand

Total:  Free and up

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Claire at Poopscape has a ton of super cool project tutorials going on, including this cool bleached stencil placemat project. Since the dollar store has a huge selection of placemats, I dub this project right up our collective alley! Claire’s tute has a large “test the bleach and see how it reacts” component, so I suggest picking up an extra test placemat to cut up and use for your bleach spatter testing. Hey, they’re only a buck, right?

This would also be a cool project for tea towels (also in abundance at the dollar store), or pillowcases. You could also jazz your clothing up this way (a bleach stencil skirt would be way cool!). Of course you aren’t limited to using dishes for the stencils – use whatever you want, or cut your own stencil out of contact paper or freezer paper (and iron on).

Spray bottles and atomizers can both be found at the dollar store, in the cleaning supplies aisle or the bath & body section.

Project Estimate:

• Dark-colored placemat, $1
• Bleach, on hand
• Spray bottle or atomizer, on hand or $1

Total cost: $1 and up

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