I love to make jewelry, do you love it too? These Swarovski crystal heart and chain drop earrings are a simple project to make, and you can find all the supplies at my favorite jewelry supply site, Fire Mountain Gems. They’ve provided the free tutorial for how to make them (as well as a handy shopping list), so go check them out!

How to make: Earrings with Swarovski Crystal Beads and Drops

And here are some more cool products available at Fire Mountain Gems in time for your Valentine’s Day jewelry making:

Pendants, Drops and Focals	Charms	Beads
Findings	Faceted Gems	Cabochons and Cameos
Clasps	Chain	Cord and Ribbon

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Pencils are a staple back-to-school supply – but they are also equally fabulous as a craft supply!  At Curly Made, Daniela used some pencils to make an assortment of coordinating jewelry, and we think they’re absolutely adorable!  There are lots of options for customizing this project, since pencils come in so many varieties.  (And this is a great excuse to buy some with pretty or funky patterns!)  [how to make pencil jewelry]

Project estimate:

• Pencils, on hand or $1
• Glue, on hand
• Jewelry findings, on hand or $1 and up
• Clear nail polish, on hand or $1

Total: Free and up!

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Leather feathers – as fun to say as they are to wear!  We love these chic, dangly earrings from Gina Michele.  It’s a great way to use up scraps of leather left over from other projects; if you don’t happen to have any leather on hand, old leather garments from thrift stores are also a great source of materials for this project.  If you like the leather feather look, you could also use this technique to make a necklace, or even to embellish items for your decor!  [how to make leather feather earrings]

Project estimate:

• Leather, on hand or $1 and up
• Chain, on hand or $1
• Jewelry findings, on hand or $1

Total:  Free and up!

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I always pick up at least one bag of these fabric leaves at Dollar Tree each year.  They’re such a pretty, inexpensive product to craft and decorate with.  Last year I let my kids scatter them on the table for decor, and we used some as tail feathers for our paper turkeys.  This year, I decided to give them a metallic finish to create a more luxe look.

Project estimate:

• Fabric leaves, $1
• Gold paint, on hand or $1 and up
• Dimensional Magic, on hand or about $3
• Mirror, $1
• Glue, on hand

Total:  $2 and up

Step one:  Paint both sides of the leaves gold.

Step two:  Drop a small amount of Dimensional Magic on the leaf, and use a brush to paint the front of the leaf with the DM.  This makes the leaves a little stiffer and gives them a beautiful sheen.

Step three:  Arrange the leaves as desired around the mirror, and glue them in place.

It makes a gorgeous mirror, but if you don’t want to hang it up, you could set it on a table to create a pretty centerpiece.  I think it would look beautiful paired with the cracked glass votive that I showed you how to make recently.

I liked the leaves so much that I painted a few more to make myself a pair of earrings.  Pretty, don’t you think?  I can think of so many ways to use these pretty gold leaves:  place settings, napkin rings,  or to embellish cards.  Have fun crafting and creating!

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Maybe you found an old keyboard at a yard sale or thrift shop.  Maybe you had to replace yours after an oops-I-spilled-my-coffee incident shorted it out.  Whatever the reason you have that extra, unused keyboard laying around, you’ll be glad you have it around to make this geektastic jewelry!  Valentina from le idee della Vale disassembled an old keyboard and turned the keys into charms that can in turn be used to spell out anything you like!  You can make lots of different statements with this idea, creating monograms, names, or even just random letters.  The tutorial is in Italian, but there is a handy translate option in the sidebar!  [how to make computer keyboard jewelry]

Project estimate:

• Computer keyboard, on hand or about $5
• Pliers, on hand
• Nail, on hand
• Candle, on hand
• Jewelry findings, on hand or $1 and up

Total:  Free and up!

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Buttons are one of those craft supplies that nearly every crafter has somewhere in their stash, so we are always looking for cute, innovative ways to use them.  That’s why we love these button earrings from Marsha at Peanut & Olive, made using only two supplies: buttons and wire!  It’s a great way to display fancy vintage buttons or other special buttons you’ve been saving for just the right project.  You could even work some buttons and wire into a matching pendant to create a whole set of button jewelry!  [how to make button earrings]

Project estimate:

• Buttons, on hand
• Wire, on hand or $1

Total:  Free or $1

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When I saw these sweet unfinished wood hearts in the Valentine section at Michael’s, I bought them without knowing what I’d do with them.  I really don’t need anymore frames, but I could use a lot of help getting organized.  That’s when I decided to turn it into an earring holder.  Instead of the usual chicken wire, I opted to use plastic canvas, which can be painted and won’t prick your fingers like wire does!

Project estimate:

• Heart Frame, $1.79
• Paint, on hand
• Dimensional Magic, on hand or about $3
• Plastic Canvas, on hand or $.50
• Glue, on hand

Total:  $1.79 and up

Step one:  Paint the wood heart frame.

Step two:  Cut the plastic canvas to fit the frame and spray paint it.

Step three:  Apply Dimensional Magic to the heart frame.

Step four:  When everything is dry, glue the plastic canvas onto the back of the frame.

You could add pegs or hooks to the frame to be able to hang jewelry if you want to.  I’m happy to finally have a dedicated space to hold my earrings, like the steampunk pair I showed you how to make.  You could also try these amazing hot glue drop earrings or these perler bead earrings, and build a collection to store on your new organizer!

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1. Shrinky Butterfly Necklace by Mark Montano

First, one of my favorite dollar store crafters uses one of my FAVORITE craft supplies: Mark Montano (the king of crafts), made a gorgeous butterfly statement necklace using my favorite kids’ craft supply: Shrinky Dink plastic!

2. Cat Ears Headband by DIY Doyenne

We think this cat ear headband is cute for Halloween and beyond! Your teen will LOVE to sport it any time of the year. From DIY Doyenne Margot Potter and her daughter Avalon.

3. Fall Burlap Wall Art from Handmade Happy Hour

Then my pal Cathie Filian from Handmade Happy Hour stitched up this cute and rustic Fall wall decor. Yay for acorns & Mod Podge!

4. Sequined Pumpkin from Jaderbomb

We love this sophisticated sequin pumpkin from the JADERBOMB blog – this pumpkin decor goes beyond Halloween and straight through Thanksgiving, and even into the winter holidays. You can make it with a dollar store foam pumpkin, too!

5. Steampunk Vial Earrings by Morena, here at Dollar Store Crafts!

Finally, don’t miss Morena’s excellent Steampunk dollar store craft project this week — dollar store steampunk? Yes please!

Bonus: Dia de los Muertos Story by Kathy Cano-Murillo

Celebrate Dia de los Muertos with a creepy tale from CraftyChica.com, who creates great crafts AND writes great stories.

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I don’t know about you, but I never wear a watch anymore.  With all the portable electronic devices we have today, I never need to ask what time it is.  As a result, I have a collection of old, inexpensive watches that never get used.  I decided to take some of them apart to use the pieces to create something new.  I used empty vial charms to create steampunk-inspired “time in a bottle” earrings.

Project estimate:

• Vial charms, $2.37 for pair
• Watch, on hand or $1 and up
• Dimensional Magic, on hand or about $3

Total: $2.37 and up

Step one:  Open the watch face and take it apart to remove the hands, gears, and other small pieces.

Step two:  Open the vial.  Apply Dimensional Magic to a watch part, and use tweezers to place the part in the vial glass.  The lighter pieces adhered quickly, while the larger ones needed some time to set.  Repeat as desired.

Step three:  Reassemble the vial.  Twist the end of the wire that comes with the vial to make a loop.  You can hang a charm from it, or use it to add a jump ring or attach it to a chain.   I added earring pieces to make a pair of earrings.

It would be fun to paint the watch pieces before adding them to the vial, for a unique monochromatic look.  You could also add a charm to the end and turn the vials into steampunk-ish pendants.  Have fun crafting and creating!

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When I was a kid, I got a huge tub of perler beads (AKA “melty beads”) and several peg boards for Christmas. I spent hours carefully crafting shapes and patterns. These earrings from The Thinking Closet are a great throw back to crafting in the 90’s! Plus they only take a few minutes to make are a great way to get kids involved in crafting. [how to make perler bead earrings]

Project estimate:

• Perler beads craft kit, $1 and up
• Jump rings, on hand
• Earring hooks, on hand
• Pliers, on hand
• Iron, on hand

Total: $1 and up

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