 Hi friends welcome back to my channel. It is Drew here from Lone Fox and where all of my one tree hill fans at I'm wearing my Clothes over bro shirt today and literally I'm obsessed with this shirt. It's a woman shirt. That's why it's so low But you know what it's fine pulling it back a little bit Okay, honestly though. I'm a humongous one tree hill fan. This video literally sounds like it's sponsored by one tree hill It's not I swear. I'm just a humongous lover of it I actually flew all the way to Wilmington, North Carolina checked out all of the places bought this shirt at the gift shop It was a really fun time. So yeah, besides the point today I'm going to be doing a dollar store DIY decor video and I think you guys are going to absolutely love this one I actually needed to go to the dollar store to get a couple of items unrelated to the video and I figured while I was there I was gonna browse the aisles a little bit and see if I could find some stuff and guys literally these ideas We're just flying into my head now. It's like, oh my gosh This is going to be such an amazing video So I really hope that you guys love these projects There are a total of four of them and if you are not already make sure to subscribe to my channel Become part of the lone fox family and I also post brand new content every single week on home decor and DIY and last but not least You can follow me on Instagram at lone fox how my post a ton of behind-the-scenes stuff over there And without further ado, let's jump into today's projects because they are really cute affordable and honestly really fun to create So for this first project, I'm going to be sharing with you how to turn a dog toy into a chain link decor I don't know if you guys have seen these online But chain link decor has kind of been trending for a while You can basically put this on top of a shelf a shelf decor or on top of a coffee table And they're normally constructed of like marble metal or some form of wood and they range anywhere in price from like 50 to $200 I was walking through the aisle and saw this dog toy and I was like, let's make this into a chain link decor To start at this DIY I'm going to be using this dollar store rope dog toy and also some model magic foam clay that I've Had in my stash for a while. It's in a blue color, but do not worry once it's dry We're actually going to go ahead and paint it so you can get this in whatever color you would like And I actually opted for the foam clay because I find the foam clay actually cracks a lot less than the traditional air-dry clay So if you're applying a very thin layer of this on top of a surface like I am for this piece here I find that it cracks a lot less, which is really nice for a project like this So basically I took little pieces of the foam clay and I'm going to be wrapping it around the entire Width of a chain link so how you're going to do this is I took a little piece off kind of flattened it wrapped it Around and then kind of just use my hand to mold it in a shape that I liked And then you're going to go ahead and work on your second piece But the thing is is that once these links start to kind of connecting or touching the clay does stick together So how I solved this issue was I used a little bit of saran wrap and I actually put it around the first link And I let the second link then rest on top of it where the clay was already done So as you can see here, I'm kind of maneuvering it over Laying the second link on top and then I'm going to work through the second link ending to make sure that it's fully covered in the clay And I also covered the little plastic attachment which is used to kind of connect the rope pieces and everything just kind of works seamlessly in the end So as you can see here, I'm adding a second piece of the saran wrap that way I could then go ahead and work on my third piece and wrap that piece in clay as well I'm going to set this aside and actually allow it to dry for 24 hours And then remove the cling wrap and then let it dry for another 24 hours Then when I was completely done with that I used a matte black spray paint to go ahead and give it a full coat of spray paint on each side So you kind of have to let this dry in between and then flip it because there are a lot of different facets You actually have to hit once you flip it over There's going to be kind of a lot of blue still showing is you're going to want to spray those pieces Let it dry flip it over spray it let it dry flip it over until everything is fully coated and also consider Maybe spraying it with a brass paint a silver paint or even like one of those textured hammered metal paints Which I think would look so cool on a piece like this Jumping into project number two I really wanted to share this one with you guys even though I feel like it's very Self-explanatory because all I'm doing is spray painting But I absolutely never knew about terracotta spray paint until I was scrolling on amazon one day and saw Terracotta spray paint and I ordered it and instantly fell in love with it It is such a cool medium to use if you're a fan of terracotta or just like natural earthy tones This is a great spray paint to use So I'm going to link it below for you guys if you are curious But we are going to be using this on some dollar tree vases and like glassware and ceramic wear To essentially turn those pieces into more of a terracotta look To start off this project I picked up a couple of just glassware pieces from the dollar store But the star of the show is the terracotta spray paint by Rustoleum I'm going to link it below for you guys I found it on amazon and I am obsessed with this product But I kind of have done trial and error and figured out the best way to use it You're going to want to put your can about 12 inches away from your item and do very light coats of this But build it up You're not going to want to spray a ton on at once because it will start dripping And the great thing about this product is that it when you spray it on it kind of goes on a more bright Orange color, but as it dries it dries into the most beautiful terracotta look and it actually has that terracotta Kind of sandy texture to it as well So I let it dry for about 20 minutes between coats It's a super quick dry because I believe it's more of a powder paint as opposed to a liquid paint But you're going to want to do about three to four coats And then I also got this little ceramic cactus Ring holder or jewelry dish at the dollar store as well and I sprayed that too But as you can see as the coats build it turns into a beautiful terracotta finish I I'm sure a lot of you guys know what my love for macrame And I wanted to create some form of macrame project within this video and I found this dollar picture frame It's a five by seven frame found at the dollar store, of course, and I figured why not create a macrame frame I don't even think I've ever seen a macrame frame before so I figured let's create one today And that is exactly what we're going to do For the macrame picture frame project I used this five by seven frame I found at the dollar tree which is actually a really pretty frame and also some macrame cord from amazon Which I will link for you guys below So what I started off by doing was measuring five five foot pieces of macrame cord and originally I was like, oh, I'm gonna need five pieces of this to make it wide enough to cover the frame But I actually ended up only using four strands in the end So I just went ahead and I taped this down to a heavy work surface You can also use a clipboard or directly on top of a table I decided on this wood piece here. I used some tape and taped it down Now this is a little bit out of order But basically how you're going to do this knot is you're going to create a four shape and then pull The string up through And then repeat it one more time and that's going to be your knot So you're going to create this four shape pull the string up through And then just tighten it up and that is your knot and then you're going to work onto the next strand So as long as your strands are just kind of nicely lined up together You're going to be able to really weave this kind of nicely and it kind of creates a diagonal shape So as you can see here, I'm going to create my first knot and each knot consists of two Passes so you're going to do your two passes there. Then you're going to work onto your next strand So you're going to do with the four shape one knot And then you're going to do one more knot and that is your full knot there So as you can see, I kind of wanted to go ahead and see if the picture frame would be covered by this This is when I started off with five strands Then I switched back to four strands and this is just a very very continuous Kind of loop from here on out So you're just going to be doing the two knots to create your knot and then work on to the next strand And as you do this your strands are actually going to transfer to the right And you're just going to be continuing the process So as you can see here, I'm finishing this up at the end Then you're going to grab your leftmost strand and continue the process again working from left to right Builds up pretty quickly and you're going to need to create four total macrame pieces Two are going to be for the top and the bottom and two are going to be for both the sides So I started off by adding glue to the top of the frame and then I'm going to be placing down My macrame piece that I created for the top and then what you're going to want to do is also glue down those ends I did the top and the bottom first that way I can glue the ends underneath What is going to be covered by the left and the right sides So I glued these down and I used my scissors to kind of just keep my hands nice and not burnt So I kind of pressed it down with my hands Then I flipped it over to the bottom side and did the same exact thing by gluing this down to the bottom of the frame Tacking down those extra cords on the left and the right side and just cutting them flush with the edge Then we're going to work over on the side So I added a little bit of glue there and then I took the piece that is for the side and pressed it on And kind of pressed it into that little crack on the corner And then all the way down you're going to want to glue on the side of that frame And just press your piece down and keep in mind that if you macrame a little bit more The great thing is is that you can kind of undo some of the knots if it's too long But it could be a little bit more challenging to add knots So I suggest macrame a bit longer than you think and then you can cut off any additional pieces So as you can see here, I'm kind of unknotting it a little bit because it was just a little bit too long And once you unknot it you could then glue it into place and just cut off the strands flush to the knot that you created I'm working now on the opposite side gluing that piece down and that is really how you create the macrame frame It is pretty simple. It's just four continuous macrame pieces on at the back side I popped in the glass piece popped in a little bit of artwork and that finishes off our macrame frame This project was such a fun one and it actually came together perfectly I had the idea in my head when I saw a laundry basket at the dollar store And I took the laundry basket brought it home and constructed it into a hanging caged pendant light And I am obsessed with how this turned out. I think you guys are going to love it This project probably cost me a maximum of 10 dollars Okay, I am so excited about this one. So you guys are gonna love this I think I used a dollar store laundry basket and I started off by taking some scissors These are industrial scissors and I'm going to be cutting off the rim of the laundry basket This is a very soft plastic material. So it's super easy to cut So I was able to go around and basically cut it to where I was left with just a quarter inch of that plastic material on there I just wanted it to essentially match the same exact width as the cage of the basket So once it is cut, it's going to look exactly like this Which I think looks perfect for the project that we are going for But I also use an IKEA light fixture and I'm going to be placing this on top and just tracing around That light fixture to see where we're going to need to cut the hole And this was just a perfect perfect size for me to kind of stick my scissors in there to create the hole to start Then I use my industrial scissors to go in and kind of cut out the entire circle I believe these industrial scissors can also kind of be swapped for gardening shears Just anything that's a little bit stronger than your traditional scissor that will cut through plastic But I just went around cut out the circle it cut out so simply and easily It was such an easy process and then you could simply pop in your little light fixture And that is the essential base of your cage I then went and used the same matte black spray paint I used on the chain and I gave this a generous coat of the spray paint I kind of did it in a couple of smaller coats to start So I did the whole exterior of the cage But also keep in mind that if you just wanted like a metal looking cage light This could be sprayed in a copper a brass a silver Whatever you want and it would instantly give it a very very metalized Looking simplistic cage light fixture But I wanted to go a little bit further so I sprayed mine with the matte black spray paint on the outside and the inside This is what the basket ended up looking like which I think looks absolutely Perfect So I then went in and I wanted to add a little bit of personality Just a little bit more interest to this piece But you can keep it just as a simple cage if you wanted to do multiple of these like across the kitchen island or something But I wanted to just create this to be a little bit more of a statement piece So I used my macrame cording and I wrapped it around the whole entire top rim of this piece So I kind of wrapped it about seven times in each little square section And then I moved on to the next square piece and as you do this You can kind of glue on the inside your rope and add on rope if needed I like working with smaller pieces as opposed to super longer pieces But I wrapped this cording around the entire top and when I reached the ending I'm just going to glue that piece down and then just cut off the strand And I was like I need a little bit more So I went ahead and I added more macrame cording and I added this just by simply weaving this in and out Of the cage so you're going to kind of go through go over a spoke there and then go underneath the peg there So I'm just going to go in and out and wrap this all the way around the entire exterior of the cage light And the great thing about this light is you can personalize it So let's just say you wanted to add macrame cord on the top Maybe you wanted it in the middle. Maybe you wanted no macrame cord Maybe you wanted the entire thing to look macrame, which I think could look so cool and such a statement piece I decided that I just wanted to add a little bit of macrame towards the bottom Just to kind of make it look a little bit heavier towards the bottom Just because I feel like that gives it a nice weight to the piece But I also believe that this adds a little bit of interest and I also suggest gluing down once you are finished Just adding a little dot of glue underneath so that way the rope won't fall and then just kind of press that rope on This kind of finishes off our pendant light here. I'm going to pop in our IKEA light fixture Screw on the back side screw in a simple little bulb here. This one has a vintage aesthetic and that finishes off our light So those are my dollar store diy decor projects for you guys today And I hope that you enjoyed this video as much as I enjoyed creating it for you I thought that these projects turned out so cute and I'm really excited to use them in upcoming Makeovers because as a lot of you guys know I moved into a new apartment And I still have so many rooms left to do in my makeover series within the apartment I have already done the dining room and the horror movie room Which are the two rooms completed, but we still have the living room kitchen Laundry room There's a lot of spaces in here So definitely subscribe to my channel and click the little bell icon that way you are notified whenever I upload Brainy videos and also don't forget to follow me on instagram at lone fox home I'll put it right there for you guys. Follow me there on instagram. Have an amazing rest of your day guys Stay safe and I'll see you in the next one. Bye guys