These fabric crowns are such a simple no-sew project that your little princes and princesses can create their own with minimal assistance! Jess at Let’s Do Something Crafty shares just how easy it is to whip these up yourself! It’s a great way to use up random odds and ends of supplies – put out a pile of embellishments and let your littles go wild! [how to make no sew felt crowns]

Project estimate:

• Felt, on hand or $1
• String or ribbon, on hand or $1
• Embellishments, on hand or $1 and up
• Glue, on hand

Total: Free 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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This cute Christmas tree ornament is so easy to make, even the kids can help. If you can cut squares and a few circles, you can make this project. Get the instructions at Hello, Wonderful, where Trixi shares a complete how-to for this fun, family-friendly holiday decoration. They would make great gifts! [how to make a 3D felt Christmas tree ornament]

Project estimate:

• Felt, on hand or $1
• String, on hand or $1 and up
• Star bead, on hand or $1

Total: Free and up!

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When you get done wrapping up your Christmas presents this year, save the big cardboard tube – you can use it to make this cute reindeer hobby horse! Kate at The Craft Train designed it using a variety of things you probably have around the house. You could also use this basic idea to make unicorns or any other manner of recycled hobby horses. [make a recycled reindeer hobby horse]

Project estimate:

• Wrapping paper tube, on hand
• Paper plates, on hand or $1
• Brown paper bags or brown kraft paper, on hand or $1
• Recycled cardboard, free
• Craft foam, on hand or$1
• Bells, $1 and up
• Markers, on hand
• Duct tape or electrical tape, on hand
• Bakers twine or string, on hand
• Ribbon, on hand

Total: $1 and up!

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Mistletoe is a holiday staple. Want to make your own adorable mistletoe decoration that will last for years to come? Check out this DIY felt mistletoe by Jennifer at Brave New Home! There’s even a good chance you already have everything on hand that you need for this project. What are you waiting for? Whip up this quick craft and start collecting kisses!  [how to make felt mistletoe]

Project estimate:

• Twigs, on hand
• Felt, on hand or $1
• Paint, on hand or $1 and up
• Glue, on hand
• Pom poms, on hand or $1
• String, on hand

Total: Free and up!

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Crepe paper has a look that makes it absolutely perfect for Halloween decorating. Check out this idea from Linda at A Sweet Afternoon, who used crepe paper to make this cute candy corn bunting banner! The project is easy enough that it’s kid-friendly, and at the same time sophisticated enough to hang for a fancy Halloween party or incorporate into your seasonal home decor. [how to make a candy corn bunting banner]

Project estimate:

• Crepe paper streamers, on hand or $1 and up
• Cardstock, on hand
• Glue, on hand
• Tape, on hand
• String, on hand or $1 and up

Total: Free and up!

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Got duct tape? That’s the main ingredient in this adorable rain cloud mobile! So grab a roll, along with some cardboard out of your recycling bin and a Sharpie, and watch Heather’s video to see how to make your own. Not into videos? Keep reading for written instructions!

Project estimate:

• Duct tape, on hand or $1 and up
• Cardboard, on hand
• Marker, on hand
• String, on hand
• Tape, on hand

Total:  Free and up!

Draw a cloud and raindrop shapes on a piece of cardboard.

Flip the cardboard over and cover the back side with duct tape.

Cut out the cloud and raindrop shapes following the lines you drew.

Draw a faces on the could and raindrops .

Connect the pieces by taping them together with string on the back side.

Hang it up and enjoy your handiwork!

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Heather recently ordered a mega awesome mystery box full of all kinds of fun jewelry making stuff.  And ever since, she’s been on on a roll with DIY accessories!  For this project, she created a recycled cuff bracelet out of a recycled cardboard tube and some washi tape.  It would be a great craft to do with kids!  Watch the video below to see how to make your own, or keep scrolling for written directions.

Project estimate:

• Cardboard tube, on hand
• Washi tape, on hand or $1 and up
• String, on hand or $1
• Elastic hair bands, on hand or $1
• Tacky glue, on hand
• Embellishments, on hand or $1 and up

Total:  Free and up!

Cut a slit down the side of the cardboard tube.

Cut off a section of the tube in the size you want your bracelet to be.

Cover the section of tube with strips of washi tape.

Poke holes at the ends of the bracelet and use string to tie on elastic hair bands.

Glue on embellishments as desired.

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This DIY heart bunting uses a secret ingredient that makes it super simple without costing a lot to make.

Now that Christmas has passed, Valentine’s Day stuff is filtering into the stores!  In anticipation of this year’s Valentine merch, I dug out my leftovers from last year to try to use some of them up and make room for the pending influx of new stuff.  Stash rotation time!

I decided to make a simple bunting using some gorgeous hearts that I found at Dollar Tree last year.  The “secret ingredient” in this project is a product called Phoomph, which is like a stick-on interfacing that allows you to cut any fabric without it fraying.  It’s not a dollar store item but it’s still pretty inexpensive, and is totally worth it for the time it will save you on a project like this!

Watch the video to see how I put it all together, or keep scrolling for written directions.

Project estimate:

• Phoomph, about $3
• Fabric, on hand or $1 and up
• Fabric heart stickers or other embellishments, $1 and up
• Hot glue, on hand
• Baker’s twine or string, on hand or $1 and up

Total:  about $4 and up

Start by applying your fabric to the Phoomph.  It works kind of like a big sticker – peel off the backing and smooth the fabric onto it; repeat with the other side of the sheet of Phoomph, sandwiching it between two layers of fabric.

Cut the sheet in half lengthwise to make two long, skinny pieces, and cut those pieces into triangles.  I got 10 triangles out of one sheet of Phoomph.

Glue a heart or other embellishment to each triangle.  My hearts were stickers, but I peeled off the adhesive part and glued them down instead.

Use an upholstery needle to sew through the top corners of the triangles, stringing them together on a length of baker’s twine or other string.

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As an obsessive saver of scraps, I love seeing a good project for using up leftover odds and ends.  And as someone who also thinks that bottle brush trees are absolutely adorable, I have to admit that this project made me squeal audibly when I stumbled across it.  Virginia from Fynes Designs demonstrates how to use any fibers you have in your stash – yarn, twine, or even bits of tinsel leftover from your holiday decorating – to twist up a lovely, colorful little forest of your own!  [how to make DIY bottle brush trees]

Project estimate:

• Yarn, twine, garland, or other fibers, on hand or $1 and up
• Wire, on hand or $1
• Wine corks, on hand

Total:  Free and up!

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