October 2011
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Vintage Wooden Knitting Spool Collection
On my recent trip to Amsterdam, I noticed that most of the homes and apartments are designed with large windows to let in as much precious light as possible. And with this comes the traditional picture window at the front of the house which for many becomes a display area to delight those that pass…
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Fostering Thoughtfulness: Little Gifts For Friends Back Home
Appreciation and gratefulness are certainly two of the most important traits that every parent should make great efforts to foster in their children. Certainly we have all come across adults who are lacking these, and it is truly sad —without appreciation and gratefulness a person cannot fully enjoy life or reach his potential in this…
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Dutch Style – Joyful Color and Design From The Netherlands
A sweet little store across the street from the Anne Frank House museum Wooden shoes, tulips, windmills, cheese…..these are the things that most people associate with Holland, though of course there's so much more! After my recent trip to The Netherlands, where I stayed in Amsterdam for ten wonderful days, I've put together a little…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Thanks so much for dropping by Craft Schooling Sunday! Last week’s party was the largest ever, and with 69 projects to choose from, picking the features was certainly challenging, thanks to you all! And now here’s the features from last week and I’m off to do some baking for tomorrow’s guests (all 3o or so…
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Exploring Amsterdam…. Street Scenes…Canals….Architecture
The secret is out! I had the great pleasure of spending ten days with friends in The Netherlands around Rosh HaShana! Amsterdam is an amazing city, filled with historic and well cared for architecture, lots of water and boats and a certain European charm that I just loved. This is the first of a series of…
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Signing Out To Celebrate Succot!
Succot starts tonight and we are so excited, as this is truly a wonderful holiday, especially here in Israel where the weather will hopefully be lovely and we won't get rained on! I really can't describe the amazing feeling of inhabiting our "temporary dwelling" (the Succah.) During the seven days of Succot — we celebrate…
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Great Recipes For Succos
If you're looking for some great suggestions for your Succos menu, I'd suggest taking a look at all the amazing recipes over at joyofkosher.com. The suggestions for Sukkot lunch menus look great, like the Thai chicken salad above, yumm! And since stuffed foods are traditional fare for Succos, how about taking a look at some of…
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Now Is The Time To Buy Bulbs For Forcing!
Dear readers, I know that many of you are quite busy preparing for Succot, but I thought I'd just remind you that when you're out and about, don't forget to pick up some bulbs for forcing, now is the time to buy them! While you can certainly try bulb forcing until January or so, the…
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Classic Paper Chain Succah Decorations
The lovely seven day (8 days outside of Israel) festival of Succos starts Wednesday night, so we are in the thick of all the holiday preparations! Of course I do hope to have time to make some new Succah decorations and finish those that I've started, but today I'm baking and cooking to fill the…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, and thanks so much for stopping by! I wasn’t able to post features last week, so I’m now posting the features from the last two parties. As for the reason why I wasn’t able to post features last week, well I was secretly (to you that is…) out of the…
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Decoupage Art With Stamped Tissue Paper
Remember the stamped tissue paper project that I shared with you this past summer? Well, we used some of that tissue paper to make an adorable little piece of art that would look great just about anywhere. And since succot is right around the corner, you could even make a few of these to adorn your…