To The Target Dollar Section We Go

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Have you guys discovered the treasure trove that is the Target dollar section? I have found myself gravitating more and more often to this little mini aisle. In the past, it was mainly because of their limited time holiday trinkets, yet a recent shopping spree yielding a particularly exciting armload of everyday pieces that I just had to share.

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Although the little set of alphabet stamps clocked in at $3, every other piece you see here cost just one measly little dollar each. Mint paper clips, ADORABLE wooden push pins, arrowed clothespins, glittery mechanical pencils—I could go on and on. The colors, the patterns, the functionality…It’s all perfection.

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The first thing I did was unwrap everything from its plastic and kraft paper packaging. Then I started placing the goodies throughout my studio. The arrow clips, for example, now show off paper labels (recycled from the packaging!) on my craft and tool boxes, while (pictured below) you’ll see that the mini clothespins and polka dot notebook were immediately set up by my computer for easy access.

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Where did the wooden clothespins end up? Added to my inspiration cork board, of course! Is it slightly overcrowded? Definitely. But, in my opinion, you can never have too much inspiration. I adore the quirky look of the new pins alongside my existing collection of fabric wrapped tacks, which were snagged from a past Olivebox.

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I have lately found myself in spontaneous need of post-it notes while on conference calls or in mid-brainstorm at my desk, but I never seem to have any on hand. Thank goodness for Target. Now I not only have a set of pretty mint colored notes, but I also have matching paper clips—because we all obviously need our post-its to match our paper clips. A new pink and gold mechanical pencil is the perfect finishing touch.

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What treasures have you uncovered in the Target dollar section?

P.S. In case you were wondering, this post is NOT in sponsorship with Target. I’m just giddy over the new collection…

Easy as D-I-Y: Wire Heart Ring

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Happy Valentine’s Day! While I wholeheartedly support the idea of celebrating this lovey dovey holiday with your other half (may that be your spouse, best gal pal, sister or your dog), I’ve always felt like V-Day was a great excuse to love on yourself a little, too. This year, I decided to create a little something special that I could keep with me always—something to center my mind on that little emotion that we call love.

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The idea? Create a completely custom wire ring shaped into—you guessed it!—a heart. This project actually went even better then I had hoped. While on a particularly spontaneous trip to the craft store to stock up on supplies for the rest of the current season, I happened to come across floral wire in my favorite shade of gold (as seen to the left of that photo just above). Priced at less than $5.00 and surprisingly pliable considering its thickness, I plopped it into my cart with today’s project in mind.

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I started by using wire cutters to cut off a 4-inch piece of wire, then I grabbed a tapered candle to use as my form. I wanted something circular to wrap the wire around to get that crisp shape. I found that, if I wrapped it and then tried it on and it was a bit too large, I could loop it back over the top of the candle and bend it a little more to get it juuuuuuust right. Then, with the two ends overlapped and sticking into the air, I used needle nose pliers to twist them into the final shape of my heart.

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I ended up giving the extra to my little sister (aren’t her hands lovely?!), and they’ve been really fun to wear leading up to today’s heart-filled holiday.

Wishing you and yours a very special Valentine’s Day FULL of hearts and chocolate, galore!

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