12 Days of Christmas- Day #5

DOLLAR STORE CRAFT

I can’t believe we’re already at day 5!  It’s been so fun it’s just like Christmas for grown-ups!  I’m so glad I can participate in the 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop because I LOVE giving you tons of great ideas for your home, and what better way to do that than to give you more than 40 ideas each day?  Remember, thanks to all these talented ladies, you will get 40+ fresh Christmas decor ideas each day!  We’re all a bunch of DIY-ers around here, so these ideas are designed for every budget.  Isn’t that great? Make sure you share the love by pinning and sharing your favorites.

Glad you kept your appointment to meet here each morning and be inspired.  Let’s see what everyone has been up to!

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Welcome to the third annual 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop!

Stop by every day from December first through the twelfth for new ideas you can use to make your season brighter!

Meet Your Hosts

They have all been busy as Elves creating, decorating, cooking and crafting tons of new ideas for you to try this holiday season!

Shirley~Intelligent Domestications I Alli~An Alli Event I Michelle~Our Crafty Mom I Marie~DIY Adulation 

Erlene~My Pinterventures I Beverly~Across The Blvd. I Debra~Shoppe No. 5 I Victoria~Dazzle While Frazzled

Megan~C’mon Get Crafty I Michelle~Michelle James Designs I Amanda~Domestically Creative

Deborah~Salvage Sister & Mister I Jeanie~Create & Babble I Sherry~Olives & Okra

Jenny~Cookies Coffee & Crafts I Emily~Domestic Deadline I Bonbon~Farmhouse 40 

Leanna~Of Faeries & Fauna I Pam Larmore~P.S. I Love You Crafts I Kelly~North Country Nest I Marie~The Inspiration Vault

Gail~Purple Hues and Me I Lynne~My Family Thyme I Karen~Dragonfly and Lily Pads I Trisha~Blowing Away Out West

Tomika~Life In Pumps I Rachee~Say it, “Rah-Shay” I Lorrin~Embrace The Perfect Mess 

 Serena~The Weekend Jaunts I Terri~Christmas Tree Lane I Jessica~A Southern Mother 

Sam~Raggedy Bits I Cyn~Creative Cynchronicity Valeria~Val Event Gal

Yami~The Latina Next Door  I Tania~Little Vintage Cottage

 Lauren~Wonderfully Made I Vanessa~DIY 180 I Kimberly~A Wonderful Thought I Kim~Everyday Parties 

Dru~Polka Dot Poplars

Dollar Store Christmas Craft : Ornament Basket Vignettes

Dollar Store Christmas crafts are all the rage, and for good reason!  Who doesn’t love a craft that can be purchased by using the coins you found under your couch cushions?  It’s not just the Dollar Store that’s sharing the love these days, as amazing bargain bins are showing up everywhere!  Thank you Walmart, Target, and Michaels for your bargain bins featuring deals under $5.  That’s still a crafters dream deal.

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I love quick crafts almost as much as I love Dollar Store crafts, so this project gives twice the love.  It’s unbelievably quick, and can be customized in a million ways.

I came up with the idea for these baskets because I wanted a decoration for each of my bathrooms that looked great and festive, but were easy to move for cleaning (and more family always means more cleaning).  These hit that sweet spot.  I got two varieties of fun baskets, picked up a couple of packages of ornaments and garlands, and anything else that caught my eye.  The only rule was to buy according to color.

I used the inside of an old pillow for the fill.  I hate buying Polyfill when I’m working on a short-term project and the inside of a pillow looks a lot like snow.  Plus, it’s an upcycle so I feel like I’m saving the planet in some small way by recycling my old pillows.  Once I had a nice bed of “snow” in my basket, I artfully added my Dollar Store treasures.  It was fun to play with the design, and I loved the way they turned out.

I’d love to give you some project tips, but this was just so easy that it’s almost mind-blowing.  Once I did these two baskets, I started dreaming of all the other baskets that I could fill during the year!  Valentine baskets and unicorn baskets.  Baskets for centerpieces and for porch decorations.  The possibilities are…well, you know.  So I’d love to see what you dream up.  Also, throw out some ideas in the comments.  I’d love to be inspired by all you creative ladies.

We share our ideas on these amazing Link Parties, and you should too!

Be sure to visit our fellow 12 Days of Christmas Bloggers below for even more creative ideas this holiday season!

If you’ve been following the 12 Days of Christmas blog hop, you know that I’ve been sharing the #LightTheWorld video and printable calendar each day.  It’s a great way to jump start the Christmas Spirit in all of us.