Have you seen the stackable plastic eggs in Dollar Tree Plus? I bought them not sure what I was going to do with them then one of my followers sent me a photo of another crafter who turned it into a rabbit, I was going to do the rabbit and make it my own then I thought about doing a chick and I just love how they turned out! You only use the top two eggs but don’t worry the bottom one won’t go to waste paint the egg and fill it with flowers to use as a centerpiece. Materials you will need: Pattern for the wings, feet and beak Stackable plastic eggs from Dollar Tree Plus Chunky yarn of your ch ..read more

I was looking online to find a primitive Americana project and I came across a Uncle Sam and Lady Liberty for sale on Ebay. I just loved them so I thought I would try and make a pattern and give them a try.  I love how they came out!  You can use them as a shelf sitters or dough bowl fillers. Materials I Used Uncle Sam & Lady Liberty Pattern Muslin Fabric Polyester Fiberfill Craft paints in the colors true red, primary blue, and antique gold DMC cotton thread in colors black and ecru Cream thread and sewing needles Sewing pins Artiste 100% Wool Roving in white (Hobby Lobby #3099 ..read more

If you love farmhouse style you will just love this farmhouse wood bead lantern. You can make this lantern look so many different ways by using different stains or paints to match your style and décor. I have added a candle ring and timer pillar but you can place so many different items in the lantern such as plants or little figures. I hope you give this lantern a try. Materials I Used 2 Wood box signs (Hobby Lobby item #1403005) 2 packages of the Tree House Studio oval wood beads 32mm x 22mm (Hobby Lobby #335299) 2 packages of the Tree House Studio round wood beads 25mm (Hobby Lobby #240267 ..read more

I just love repurposing items from the thrift store. I have seen so many people making the solar mushrooms from vases and bowls but I thought I would go one step further to make them my own and give them some color by using stained glass and sea glass spray paints. I just love how you can see them so much better with color verses plain clear glass. The mushrooms are super easy to make and look amazing at night lite up! Materials I Used Glass bowls and vases I had collected from thrift stores Krylon sea glass or stained glass spray paint in your color choice Rust-Oleum matte clear spray sealer ..read more

After making small macrame bunnies I decided I would try my hand at making a larger macrame bunny hanger. I just love how it turned out. This amazing macrame bunny hanger would be beautiful hanging on a wall or the front door of your home. If you haven’t seen my small version of the macrame bunny check out my blog.   Materials I Used: One 6” embroidery hoop One 10” embroider hoop Macrame natural 5mm rope by Yarn Bee, Hobby Lobby #2170553 6 white pipe cleaners 2 doilies to fit the embroidery hoops or you can use a lace curtain or lace fabric Pencil Ruler Scissors Wire cutters Tape Hot glu ..read more

I have seen a wall pocket vase just like this in one of my magazines and it just so happens I had picked up a few metal wall pocket vases at Dollar Tree so I knew exactly what to do with them. I even had the paints on hand so I was already to get started! I just love how they turned out. Materials I Used: Metal Floral Garden Wall Vase from Dollar Tree Rust-Oleum Matte Hammered Copper spray paint Deco Art Acrylic paint in the color Hauser Light Green Rust-Oleum matte clear spray sealer Small sponge, I used a small piece of sea sponge Artificial greens or florals Wire cutters Paper plate Pain ..read more

Oh goodness these paper doily flowers turn out so pretty! If you have a daughter, granddaughter, niece, someone getting married, or would just like to add something pretty that only takes a few minutes to make and hardly any money at all these flowers are just the answer. You can get a pack of 32 doilies, 4 different sizes at the Dollar Tree! Materials I Used: Paper Doilies, you will need seven doilies of the same size for each flower Gorilla Glue Stick Embellishments of your choice, I used paper flowers by paper studio I bought at Hobby Lobby. Hot glue gun and glue sticks Fishing line if you ..read more

Materials I Used: 2 vinyl coated wire basket from the Dollar Tree they could be 2 round, or 2 oval, or 1 of each 1 Black ceramic candle holder from the Dollar Tree 3 to 4 bags of Reindeer Moss from the Dollar Tree 1 package of 4pc floral foam from the Dollar Tree Cardboard Silver Metallic Fan Edge Trim – 1” from Hobby Lobby (Item #1990332) Rust-Oleum Bright Coat Metallic finish spray paint Rust-Oleum Metallic paint & primer in one in the color flat soft iron Rust-Oleum Matte Clear Sealer Gorilla Clear Grip Contact Adhesive Hot glue gun and glue sticks Greens or florals Timer pillar candle ..read more

If you have been following The Crafty Decorator you know I just love creating and making items to decorate my home. If you are not following me on Facebook be sure to check out my Facebook page to see all the beautiful items we create to decorate our homes. I have seen so many post of people changing up the glass vases from Dollar Tree but when I seen these plastic textured vases I knew I needed to transform them. I started with just using the gold for my dining room table but as always I have to try more then one way to transform something lol. Below you will see how you can transform a plast ..read more

Hello everyone can you believe Spring is finally here! I am always trying to create new items I could decorate the center of my table with and one day I was shopping in Dollar Tree and I came across 3 different size black metal candlestics and as soon as I seen them I knew I had to get them. I continued to look to see what type of glass candle holder I could add to the top of the metal candle holders and I found beautiful votive candle holders that came in different colors and styles, I picked up pink and blue glass votive holders because I knew I wanted to use them in my summer dining table s ..read more