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 love cloches so, when I found these large ones at Dollarama, I had to have them. (The bases are all black. Don’t know where that funny brown colour came from.)
These cloches are made of plastic, like the smaller ones you can buy at dollar stores, but these have locking bases and a filial topper. The smaller one has a base of about 6 1/2″ and a dome that measures about 7″ tall. It cost $4 Canadian. The larger one’s base is 7 3/4″ round with a dome about 9 1/2″ tall and cost $5.
I have three Dollaramas in my area that I visit regularly and I’ve only seen these cloches in one of those stores. It’s the nature of dollar stores that you can’t always find the same items in all of their locations.
Quick Tip
Just because something is designated as being for the outdoors, doesn’t mean you can’t use it indoors, if you want to. When I saw this cute owl reading a book, it made me smile, so I’m using it to help decorate my mantle this season.
All you have to do is glue a bit of felt to the bottom of the piece, so it doesn’t scratch the woodwork. You could also use some of those sticky-backed felt pieces that dollar stores sell in the hardware section.
My little owl friend will be protected from the weather and I can enjoy it year-round if I want.
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Most mothers crave thoughtful gestures rather than grand ones. As an empty nester, there’s nothing I like better than when my two kids come home to visit. Their time is the greatest gift they could ever give me and anything else they may want to offer is like chocolate syrup drizzled over chocolate layer cake, unnecessary but delightful. Following are 5 unique and personal Mother’s Day gifts for your mom or grandmother. You can put together all of these gifts using dollar store items.
Use the following ideas as a guide for gifting your mom something unique on Mother’s Day.
Read 5 Unique and Personal Mother’s Day Gifts
As the days get warmer and the crocuses and daffodils push themselves up through the earth, I find myself longing for more colour inside my home. Fortunately, all I needed to do that was a bit of paint and a trip to the dollar store. So, let’s make some bright and cheery summer decor using the wooden flowers you can find in the craft aisle at Dollar Tree.
Read Bright and Cheery Summer Decor Using Wooden Flowers
When I find a peel and stick wallpaper or a contact paper design that I really love, I want to be sure to make use of as much of it that I can. You may not think so, but there are a lot of things you can do with the smaller pieces.
Here’s what to do with leftover peel and stick wallpaper. Try these three different ideas for using up the bits and pieces of your favourite wallpaper and/or contact paper.
Read What to do With Leftover Peel and Stick Wallpaper
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