Budget Friendly Craft Projects

I like cheap crafts and I cannot lie!  I love to craft, but I hate to spend a fortune on craft materials.  Craft supplies can be really expensive and even shopping at the dollar store can quickly add up if you do a lot of crafting.  You can always use stuff around the house and free items, but can you really make crafts that actually look nice from junky stuff like rocks, bottle caps, old discarded pallets, old cards, maps, magazines, and yard sale finds?  Yes you can!  It just takes a little creativity.  Here is a collection of Pinterest inspired, inexpensive crafts using materials you might usually throw away.  Just click the picture to get the full material list and directions for each project.   

Bookmarks made with free paint samples.

Origami flowers made from paper.

Magnets made from bottle caps.

Mini cactus garden made from rocks.

Plant markers made from rocks.

Gift tags from old cards.

Planter box made from a free pallet.

Photo backdrops made from a pallet.

Framed art from a magazine.

Journal made from an old map.

Stenciled tray from a $5.00 yard sale find.

Butterfly jar made from a $3.00 estate sale find.

Bracelet made from safety pins.