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Link Love: 6 Holiday Craft Projects on a Budget

Thanksgiving is over, and it’s getting cold outside. What better time to decorate for the holidays. You’ve purchased the tree. The stockings are hung on the mantle [with care]. However, no house is fully decorated until the ornaments are placed and the rooms are filled with holiday cheer. This Girl on a Budget found SIX holiday craft projects using items from the dollar store. Create homemade, fabulous ornaments; add a special holiday sign to any room; and add seasonal flair using a popular snack. Check out the links below for more details.

Link Love: 6 Holiday Craft Projects on a Budget

photo credit: Alyssabeths Blog

 

Holiday JOY Sign Tutorial – Dollar Store Crafting

Alyssabeths Blog

The “Alyssabeths” blog featured a post recently that provided a tutorial on creating a holiday sign using items she found at her local Dollar Tree Dollar Store. Using picture frames, decorative paper, ribbon, glue, ornaments and ribbon a new tradition is born. The details are located here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Link Love: 6 Holiday Craft Projects on a Budget

photo credit: Eric Roth via WomensDay.com

Holiday Craft: Topiary Ball

Women’s Day website

Do you love pistachios? I found a craft project from Women’s Day that uses red pistachios to create a lovely topiary ball. Using a hot-glue gun, red pistachios, a Styrofoam ball and red acrylic paint beginner crafters can create a delightful decoration that can be displayed on an egg cup or candlestick from the dollar store. Get the project details here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Link Love: 6 Holiday Craft Projects on a Budget

photo credit: TidyMom

 

3 Homemade Christmas Ornaments {tutorial}

TidyMom Blog

Many families have holiday traditions ranging from special food entrees to special events. This craft project is an opportunity to start a tradition built of Christmas ornaments. These ornaments are perfect for adding sparkle to the tree or give them as gifts. Either way, people are sure to enjoy them! The project details for all 3 ornaments are located here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These crafts projects are sure to add a festive touch your home and tree! Decorating for the holidays can be fun, easy and inexpensive using items from the dollar store.

“What do you think? Do you have other easy holiday craft projects? Share them below!”

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November 29, 2011 Posted by | Budget, Craft Idea, Holiday Tips, Link Love | , , , , , | 2 Comments

Here’s a Quick Way to Create Custom Wall Art

A perfect way to decorate any room is with expressive wall art. Adding wall art not only improves your room décor, but it also injects personality into the space. There are many varieties and options for wall art in the marketplace.  Choose from photographs, posters, art prints and wall hangings. OR, you can use your imagination and creativity to create your own art piece.

Custom wall art from dollar store items

Create custom wall art from dollar store items

This girl on a budget found a quick way to create custom wall art. Thanks to the Frugal Life Project blog for sharing this neat craft project made with items from the dollar store. Put on your thinking cap and creativity apron and make something fabulous for your space.

Check out the details and create Cool Dollar Store Wall Art!

What cool wall art have you found at the dollar store? Share your custom art projects in the comments section below.

July 30, 2010 Posted by | Budget, Craft Idea | , , | Leave a Comment

   

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