Take advantage of dollar store ornaments to create a pretty winter wreath using white floral mesh. This wreath isn’t holiday-specific so you can leave it up through the month of January, which makes it great for the transition time between the holidays and Valentine’s Day. I found a lot of pretty ornaments at the dollar store to give this wreath that special sparkle. Find the complete tutorial over at Live.Craft.Love: [make a mesh winter wreath]

If you like this project, you may also like this Butterfly Mesh Wreath.

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After awhile, Christmas wreaths can kinda start looking the same. Well, don’t get bored just yet, because over at eBay, I have posted a wonderful collection of 11 unique ideas for DIY Christmas wreaths. These aren’t the run-of-the-mill Christmas greenery with a red bow! In this collection you will find a bottle cap wreath and yarn ball wreath (shown above), as well as some other fantastic DIY wreath ideas for the holidays. Go check them out: [11 Unique Christmas Wreath Ideas]

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What do you give the friend, neighbor, or co-worker who is mostly naughty (but maybe a little bit nice)? How about this funny dollar store craft: a Santa’s Coal Wreath, featuring all dollar store materials and candies. I posted the instructions over in my column at eBay: [make Santa’s Coal Wreath]

Project Materials:

• Santa candy, $1
• Coal candy, $1
• Paper plates, $1
• Red crepe paper, $1
• Hot glue gun and glue sticks, on hand

Total cost: $4

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I love the look of vintage glass ornament wreaths, but they are crazy expensive! Buy one for about $200, or source the ornaments and make it yourself. Either way, it’s not gonna be cheap! When I shared a photo of an ornament wreath I loved, my mom said “You could almost make that out of those little Christmas chocolates,” and a lightbulb went off in my head! I loved the idea, so I headed to the dollar store to check out the Christmas candy selection. There were lots of pretty foil-wrapped candies, so I grabbed a few bucks worth of supplies and made my wreath. Find out how to make it in my column at eBay: [how to make a christmas candy wreath]

Project Materials:

• 3 paper plates, $1 or on hand
• 1 or 2 metallic tinsel garlands, $1 or $2
• 5-7 bags of foil-wrapped Christmas chocolate candies, $5-7
• Ribbon or baker’s twine, on hand or $1

Total cost: $7 and up

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Well folks, after many years for resisting the urge to buy every beautiful skein in sight and many, many crocheted Christmas presents, I have finally brought my yarn collection down to reasonable levels.  I think it’s now safe to say I have taken it down a notch, going from “horde” to “stash”.  This, of course, means that I can think about buying new yarn now, right?  (Insert maniacal giggle here.)  And ever since I saw this yarn pom pom wreath by Jessica at Mad in Crafts, I’ve been thinking about snagging a few skeins of white.  I love its fluffy, cozy, wintery look; you could leave this hanging up all the way through spring!  [how to make a yarn pom pom wreath]

Project estimate:

• Wreath form, $1 and up
• Yarn, on hand or $1 and up
• Floral pins, $1 and up
• Glue, on hand

Total: $1 and up

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There are approximately 67,342,948 ways to make a wreath out of stuff from the dollar store.  Here is one more to add to the list: a sparkly tinsel wreath from Like a Saturday!  It fits right into her vintage-inspired holiday decor, especially since she incorporated some ornaments and floral bits from the seasonal section of the dollar store that have a very retro feel.  Of course, you could change up the embellishments to make this wreath fit whatever theme you use for your Christmas decorations!  [how to make a tinsel wreath]

Project estimate:

• Wreath form, $1 and up
• Tinsel, $1
• Embellishments, $1 and up

Total:  $3 and up

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Is it turning into a winter wonderland where you live?  Here in Michigan it’s snowing like crazy today!  Get into the spirit of the season with this wintery pine cone wreath from Deirdre at Simply Simplisticated.  I love how the red birds and ornaments pop against the white pine cones!  My Dollar Tree even has cute little plastic cardinals that are motion sensitive and sing a pretty little song whenever anyone walks past, which could be a fun extra twist to this project.  [how to make a wintery pine cone wreath]

Project estimate:

• Wreath form, $1 and up
• Pine cones, on hand
• Spray paint, on hand or $1 and up
• Christmas ornaments, on hand or $1
• Birds, $1 and up
• Hot glue, on hand

Total:  $2 and up

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It seems like every year I end up buying more wrapping paper than I actually use.  And every year, even though I always have some left from last year, I still find myself buying more.  What can I say?  I am unable to resist pretty patterned papers of any kind, especially when they are cheap!  So what can you do with all of that extra wrapping paper?  Centsational Girl used some to make a cute wreath!  This project is delicate by nature so you will want to hang it out of reach of small children and pets, or you could try reinforcing it a bit by spraying it with a few coats of clear spray paint.  Either way, it’s as easy as it is adorable!  [how to make a wrapping paper wreath]

Project estimate:

• Wrapping paper, on hand or $1
• Wreath form, $1 and up
• Ribbon, on hand or $1 and up

Total:  $1 and up

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Do you enjoy a good dose of whimsy?  There is something fabulously whimsical about this wreath by Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional that she shared in a tutorial on Gwenny Penny.  It’s a great crafty use for clothespins, transforming them into something entirely new.  And you haven’t even heard the truly brilliant part yet:  You can use it to hold your Christmas cards!  Genius, right?  Jess also has a clever way to paint the clothespins, making this project as quick as it is cute.  [how to make a clothespin Christmas wreath]

Project estimate:

• Clothespins, $1
• Wire hanger, on hand
• Beads, on hand or $1
• Spray paint, on hand or $1 and up
• Ribbon, on hand or $1

Total:  $1 and up

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Wondering what to do with that stack of magazines you’ve got tucked away in your closet?  (Okay, besides write a ransom note.)  How about making a pretty, loopy wreath?  Christie from Childhood 101 raided her recyclables, grabbed her stapler, and made a little magic.  This is a great project to do with kids.  You can even have them help you find pages that are predominantly in your Christmas decor colors!  [how to make a recycled magazine page wreath]

Project estimate:

• Magazine pages, on hand
• Cardboard, on hand
• Stapler, on hand
• Glue, on hand

Total:  Free

The wreath was created as part of a recycled magazine page challenge.  Check out Christie’s blog post for links to tons of other recycled magazine projects!

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