March 2012

  • Crocheted Spiral Placemat

    A crocheted spiral placemat is a cheerful addition to any table, and while you're at it, a crocheted spiral pillow could be really great too! Now I must tell you, this placemat actually started out as one side of a large crocheted lollipop that I had then planned to turn into a pillow once Purim…

  • Cellophane Stained Glass Window Craft

    Now you too can decorate your windows with colored cellophane and make gorgeous stained glass-like art in just minutes, that cleans up in minutes too! Just before Purim I decided that we needed a little bit of color on our windows, and thanks to this great idea that Tali of matzo soup posted here, I…

  • Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

    Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! It's been a very very busy week with the Purim preparations and celebrations, so my apologies to those of you who didn't get a comment from me, there just wasn't time. Thanks so much for dropping by, and here's the wonderful features from last week (with two more that I…

  • Dutch Doll Costume For Purim!

    Here's my cute Dutch doll daughter, all dressed and ready for Purim! The costume was a huge hit at school, fortunately my daughter didn't mind all the attention. While we've know for months that we wanted to make a costume with the crocheted wig, we just didn't have a solid direction until the last minute,…

  • Eagle Costume For Purim

    Here is my sweet little eagle, happy and proud of his costume, phew. Today my kids went off to school dressed in their Purim costumes which is always so much fun, and in fact, yawn, they were up at the crack of dawn excited and ready to go! And I'm pretty excited too, since I…

  • Crocheted Crocodile Stitch Eagle Hat For Purim!

    The crocheted crocodile stitch is perfect for making costumes, and it occurred to me that it would be the perfect stitch to make a hat for my six year old who is dressing up as an eagle this Purim. A little ambitious maybe, since I'd never actually tried the crocodile stitch, so I played it…

  • Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday!

    Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! A wonderful get together of crafters from around the world, places this week like Switzerland (a new one!), The Netherlands, Denmark, The UK, The United States, Poland, Macedonia, Australia, Singapore, Sweden, France, and sometimes we have some contributors from Italy, South Africa, Muldavia, Japan, and more! Love