December 2011

  • Moroccan Style Table For The Holidays!

    You can set a festive Moroccan-style table with out actually owning anything made in Morocco! It's all about gold, and fresh fragrant herbs, and hot tea and lots of little dishes of salads, and platters of couscous. Got it? Oh and of course, lanterns and candle light, freshly roasted nuts and an assortment of dried…

  • Rhinestone Yarn Bracelet Ornaments

    Rhinestone bracelets made by simply attaching some rhinestone chain to a metal bangle with yarn or embroidery thread are all the rage, so I thought I'd take the idea one step further and make some fun neon ornaments. I love their modern/crafty look and they're so easy to whip up. Best of all, I wasn't…

  • Toilet Paper Tube Star Garland

      Here's a fun cardboard tube craft that's great for all ages. We used toilet paper tubes to make these stars or starbursts, but of course you can use any tube thats easy to cut. Children old enough to handle scissors can even do the whole thing themselves. A whole bunch of these will look…

  • Pom Pom Yarn For Last Minute Decorating

    Pom pom yarn is fantastic for crafting just about any time! I can't say that I would have thought to buy some, but saw a skein for 1 Euro at a discount store in Amsterdam and so I snatched it up. Yup, the last skein waiting for me, which seems to have been a theme…

  • The Best Of Craft Schooling Sunday

    Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! The linky party is on vacation for the month of December, so I thought I bring you some "best of" links from the party archives. I browsed just a few months of parties from 2010, and found these amazing projects which I'm sure you'll be happy to see again! Enjoy.…

  • Red Lentil Soup

    Yes, you're right, red lentils aren't really red, they're orange! But that just makes things all the more interesting when discovering a new food! Red lentils are found widely in Indian and middle eastern cuisine, and until last night's dinner I'd never really cooked them. And boy have I been missing something! Red lentils make…

  • Hanukkah Kid’s Craft With Recycled Plastic Tray

    Here's a fun little Hanukkah craft idea to get you inspired to use more recycled stuff in your crafting! Thinking up appropriate Hanukkah imagery can be a bit challenging, but here's a really great one that you can go to town with: houses with windows filled with Hanukkah menorahs!  Some Shabbat guests brought a bakery…

  • Crocheted Ruffles In The Round

    At long last I had the chance to try out this crocheted ruffles in the round pillow cover pattern. It's actually called the blooming flower cushion, a lovely pattern generously worked out by Lucy over at attic 24.We had to take a little road trip, so I grabbed some cotton (four colors: white, pink, peach…

  • Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

    Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! Last week was once again another great get together with crafters from around the world, from places like Macedonia, Muldavia, The Netherlands, Australia, The United States, Turkey, The United Kingdom, Singapore, France, Poland, Japan, and India! December is a very busy crafting month for us all, so I'll just go…

  • Braids Look Great….Use Them In Your Holiday Crafting!

    This isn't a specific project exactly, rather just a little post to give you some crafty inspiration. A few weeks ago when I made a bunch of yarn wrapped vases for a community get together, I actually completed the look by wrapping a braid around each vase. I can't say that my idea was entirely…

  • A Nesting Dreidel Mobile Craft Kit

    My nesting dreidel hanukkah mobile is back in my little Etsy shop! Why not get a start on your hanukkah/chanukah crafting with my pdf kit? After all you really can't have too many decorations to fill your house with holiday joy! The mobile craft kit pdf file is available in either brights or pastels, so there's…