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DIY Mother’s Day Butterfly Flip Flips

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With just a few dollar store supplies you can create customized flip flops just for her. Embellishments from your local dollar store (this can includes $1 items such as silk flowers, butterflies, felt cut outs, etc.). As mentioned, all of these supplies can be found at your local dollar store for $1 or less.

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5 Frugal DIY Halloween Decor Ideas

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It is like stores know how much we love getting our homes festive and so they put out décor at high prices, hoping that consumers won’t know any better and will just snatch it up. Make a dollar store fallscape. Buy a colorful red, orange, or gold runner at your local dollar store as well as a few faux pumpkins or gourds.

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DIY St. Patrick’s Day Children’s Sensory Bin

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We were able to find most of our supplies at our local dollar store and in our own kitchen. Your dollar store will have many themed options, and your own kitchen will have many of the utensils such as measuring cups and spoons that make this activity fun. Head to your local dollar store (and then kitchen!)

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DIY Mother’s Day Butterfly Flip Flips

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With just a few dollar store supplies you can create customized flip flops just for her. Embellishments from your local dollar store (this can includes $1 items such as silk flowers, butterflies, felt cut outs, etc.). As mentioned, all of these supplies can be found at your local dollar store for $1 or less.

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Frugal Fall DIY Project: Puzzle Piece Apple

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50 cents at a thrift store, but you can even grab a 50-100 piece puzzle at the dollar store and it will work great too. Check out your dollar store for lots of options. ©2009-13 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC. Supplies Needed: Small to medium sized puzzle pieces.

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How to Save Money on Halloween Costumes

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Sure, you could buy a premade costume at your local retail store, but this could run you a pretty penny. Instead, get a little creative and see how you can save money on Halloween costumes by thinking outside of the retail store box. Hit up the dollar store. I went as a tooth fairy that year. All rights reserved.

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Teacher Appreciation DIY Pencil Vase

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And you can pick up all these supplies at the dollar store or super store so you don’t need to pay a fortune. ©2009-13 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC. I love this DIY Pencil Vase because it will last all year, plus you can customize it for the teacher’s favorite flowers or colors.

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