January 2011

  • Parenting Series: Part 3—Meeting Basic Needs

    There is a most unusual phenomena happening in the world of medical science today. Researchers are not only working on cures for terrible diseases and viruses that afflict the human race, but  also searching for a fundamental truth regarding our daily existence, through experiments and medical studies. The most basic human needs are being pondered…

  • Welcome Back To Craft Schooling Sunday! (And A Roundup Of Reader’s Projects)

    Craft Schooling Sunday is back! I've missed all the amazing inspiration and craftiness that happens right here, every week, and I know that I'm not alone. Quite a few readers wrote to ask whether I'd be continuing the party, having missed my notice that I'd be taking a break for the month of December. So…

  • Crafting With Vegetables: A Humorous Eggplant Centerpiece!

    Crafting with vegetables? A centerpiece using eggplant? Do these things happen to anyone else, or is it just me? Remember the potato creatures craft? And now eggplant? But just look at that hair, it's perfect! And it all happened very innocently as I was about to put this eggplant into the over to make my…

  • Millet & Quinoa Vegetable Casserole (A Healthful Alternative To Potato Kugel!)

    We are finally getting some winter weather, and I haven't been able to photograph some of the projects I've been working on for Tu B'Shevat, so I thought I'd share with you some of my creative adventures in the kitchen! (This photo was taken very quickly on the sill outside my kitchen window as the…

  • Crocheted Button Covers — Perfect!

     Yes, you can transform buttons by making nice crocheted button covers for them, or make a set of buttons from those that don't match, or in my case, make some buttons that will match your project perfectly! (I'll share it with you soon, just need to sew on those green buttons and weave in a…

  • Use Fruit Roll-Up To Make Healthy Cake Decorations & Mini Edible Bouquets!

      What happens when a crafter enters the kitchen? Edible rosebuds made from fruit roll-up of course! After all the felt flowers I've made in the last year, well this just seemed like a natural extension, for healthy cupcake toppers, cake decorations or even for sweet mini bouquets, which are perfect for Tu B'Shevat! The…

  • A Kosher Salt Snowstorm! Snowdrift Luminary & Pinecone Centerpiece

    What? Yes, that's right, kosher salt is the perfect crafting supply for making gorgeous snowdrift candlejars or luminaries, or tea light holders, which look great paired with some snowy pinecones! I'm using mine to get us ready for the holiday of Tu B'Shevat, and just enjoyed this centerpiece over a cup of tea with a…