Easy Decorating Ideas From The Dollar Store Diva,
Marlene Alexander
Home Decor From the Dollar Store!
Welcome! I’m Marlene and I love to craft things for my home with items I find at dollar stores. Join me as I create budget-friendly decor for every room in my home.
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Find of the Week
I’ve never seen this before. It’s labelled as a Mod Podge product and is called a resin pouring frame. It’s 9 x 11 inches overall with a 4 by 6-inch opening for a picture. Even if you don’t use resin, this frame holds some interesting possibilities for crafters.
Quick Tip
I thought it would be fun to replace the regular checkers on my game board with heart-shaped wood pieces for Valentine’s Day. I’ve had these wooden hearts in my stash for some time. I believe I found them at Dollarama last year.
I hesitated to paint the plain hearts black, but you could add flat Valentine stickers to them to add a bit of colour.
See the tutorial for making this checkerboard.
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Features:
Tiered trays were originally designed as a way to serve food like appetizers or small desserts, but that was from a different era, when entertaining meant bringing out the best china and serveware. In recent years, tiered trays have been used for entirely decorative purposes. They have become a fun way to display small decor pieces that can be switched out with the seasons and for specific holidays.
So, let’s craft a Valentine project for a tiered tray using a wood jar shape from Dollar Tree. Most of the materials for this project came from my craft stash.
Read Craft a Valentine Project for a Tiered Tray
I have always loved window clings. You can do so much more with them than just sticking them on windows. When I saw a sheet of Easter window clings in pretty pastel colours, I grabbed them up. Here’s how I used one of the images to make a window cling and bead garland Easter sign.
Read A Window Cling and Bead Garland Easter Sign
The thought of warmer weather always inspires me to create. Dollar Tree stores are full of spring things now and, naturally, I brought a few of them home with me. If you’re ready for warmer weather, welcome spring with these two easy signs.
Read Welcome Spring With These Two Easy Signs
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