Last week I found myself in Rosh Pina, which is just down the highway from my favorite Moroccan Bazaar, so I had to hop on over there for a little refresher course in Moroccan style. This time around...
Yesterday I made some fun crocheted medallion potholders and used up a bunch of little odds and ends from some Lion Brand cotton yarn I'd been saving. When trying to use up the odds and ends, on...
Yesterday as we were recovering from a wonderful Shavous holiday weekend, we made some melted hama (perler) bead bowls! You see, a good friend who stayed with us for the holiday just couldn't re...
Last week I made a merry-g0-round birthday cake for my seven year old with just a few simple supplies, and now you can make one too! Now of course one could get really fancy with this theme, but quit...
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! As you read this, I am NOT on the computer, this post was scheduled to appear automatically at this time, while I on the other hand am celebrating the wonderful Jew...
In the early Spring when I visited the dentist in Rosh Pina, this very same field was filled with gorgeous wild flowers, and now it's filled with purple thistle balls, or at least that's wh...
Recycle glass jars and make some festive decoupaged candle holders for your holiday table! This decoupage with tissue paper is a great project for all ages with gorgeous results, and if you have the ...
Making cute cupcakes in a pinch is something anyone can do, like for a birthday party in school, or in my case for a birthday party in school just before Shavous! There is of course one other very im...
The very special Jewish holiday of Shavuos starts on Saturday night, so it's time to get serious about our holiday preparations. Well, at least I'd recommend that you get serious, I'm ...
Shavuos is on this coming Saturday night so it's time to do some simple shavuos crafts to fill the house with excitement for the coming holiday! And these recycled plastic cup flowers are perfec...
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! I'm rushing to make a last minute surprise birthday party for my seven year old, so gotta run, as I convinced him to take a nap, but it's great to connect...
While I can't honestly say that I've been tending to my container garden with great effort, the roses in my built-in planter are in full bloom in a very big way. Which is a good thing, sinc...
A crocheted cover for a wire hanger looks great and is the perfect project for those of us who don't have easy access to vintage style wooden hangers. Of course if you can get your hands on some...
Everyone needs a quick crocheted flower to add to their repetoire— you know the kind of little crocheted flower that you can whip up in say five minutes if you need just one, or devote a few hours he...
A cousin just sent me a link to a movie about Israel, a movie which explores the foundations of Israel and comes to some very interesting conclusions which explain why Israel is so very successful in...
Yippee, at long last I tried my hand at crocheting a hanger cover! Not just any cover of course, but a wonderful shell stitch cover that fits over a vintage wooden hanger that was really a breeze to ...
Today I spent the time I might have used for crafting doing an act of kindness. The good news is that the results are something that I can share with you— a delicious Moroccan-style pickled salad. Ju...
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! Last weeks party was full of fun crafts thanks to you all, and as always its such a pleasure to be inspired by such a fine group of crafters from around the world. ...
I love cake decor that is simple and cute, and as quick as humanly possible while still looking great. This little mushroom forest cake satisfies all of the above, and so I just had to share it with ...
This fun arrow craft for kids is an example of a spur of the moment craft that happened at our house today with my six and eight year olds, just in time— just in time for Lag B'Omer that is, phe...
A Chinese jewelry pouch bunting banner, for decoration or even as a fun way to keep your jewelry safe but at hand. I came across these little pouches that I'd collected as a girl in a bag of goo...
Crocheting with sheets is just so much fun, that while I'm actually in the middle of crocheting a rag rug I just couldn't resist going off on a little tangent and crocheting my first ever c...
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! I think Ill just type out the list of countries that contributed, because Im in need of just a little armchair traveling at the moment. Somewhere that will take me ...
During our recent Passover vacation we had the chance to spend an afternoon in the historic old city of Akko, located on the Mediterranean Sea in Northern Israel, and full of great architecture and i...
This oval crocheted rag rug is an experiment dear readers, not something particularly lovely that I'm proud to share with you, but rather a little test done with some sheets from the bottom of t...
I just love simple pots of geraniums in bloom, especially when I encounter them in other people's windows! I thought I'd share these photos with you as we woke up this morning to find a nic...
I just love Hama beads, and hope to do some beading with them some day, but in the mean time when my kids need a little activity and Mommy is too busy to sit with them or come up with something inter...
At long last we're back into the crafting, and a crocheted rag rug is in the works! I always find that after a creativity/craft free hiatus, the first thing I always grab is a crochet hook, (in ...
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! Last week we had contributors from Spain, Portugal, The United States, Macedonia, Singapore, Guatemala, South Africa, The United Kingdom, Hungary, Australia, The Ne...
There is a custom amongst Ashkenazi Jews to make challahs in the shape of keys the first Shabbat after Passover. You can read more about this custom in my previous posts here. Now, while I had planne...
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