June 2013

  • Salad Days……

    Why are you taking a picture of that? My daughter asks? Well, I need some material for my blog, and this is what I have to show for myself at the moment. A nice healthy salad, packed with nutritious veggies! (Spinach, baby greens, avocado, grated carrot, onion, mushrooms, red cabbage… delicious!) Summer is a great…

  • DIY Faux Parchment Paper —The Summer Craft For Pirates!

    Every summer crafting experience should include making some faux parchment paper, don't you think? And we're here to help you! We, meaning me, the photographer, and my almost 11 year old daughter, the crafter! See this roll of parchment paper,that may very well contain the map directing us to the buried treasure? Well, guess what,…

  • Crocheted T-Shirt Yarn Granny Square Rug!

    Isn't this giant crocheted granny square rug made with t-shirt yarn wonderful? I can't take credit for it though, that goes to a reader Anneke Wiese in South Africa, who has been busy crocheting using my giant crocheted doily rug pattern, and granny squares too, I am so delighted to tell!

  • Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

    Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! Last week’s party was bursting with creativity from around the world, with contributors representing: Australia, The United States, Portugal, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Denmark, France, Hungary, Greece, Turkey, Israel, South Africa and Jakarta! Thanks so much to everyone for joining me here, and now for the features from last week:…

  • שטיח מפית קרושה ענקית Crocheted Giant Doily Rug Pattern In Hebrew!

    Thanks so very much to a generous reader Liat, the crocheted gianty doily rug pattern is now available in Hebrew, yippee, and while most of you can gaze at the interesting letters and ponder the idea of being able to read what is written, those that usually struggle with the English can sit back and…

  • Teaching Kids About Design With Homemade Birthday Cards

    Homemade birthday cards are a family tradition that I grew up with, and am happily continuing with my kids. I have to say, the cards my kids were making were sweet, and included lots of wonderful sentiments, but the visuals were generally lacking. So, now that they're just a bit older, I decided to use…

  • Spelt Challah – A Welcome Addition To Our Shabbat Table!

    Introducing mini spelt challahs, made from my spelt oatmeal roll recipe, with the quantities doubled. And because the spelt dough doesn't rise nearly as much as dough made with white flour, the braided loaves really retain a distinct braid. These loaves were made with a braid using six strands, my current favorite. I even recently…

  • In My Window Garden: Mandevilla In Bloom!

    There's nothing quite like the small pleasure of enjoying gorgeous blooming flowers right outside your kitchen window! My kitchen window garden, which is actually on a small Romeo and Juliet wrought iron balcony, which I had installed for just this purpose, changes with the seasons, though I'm always the happiest when there are flowers in…

  • Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

    Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! The crafty linky party with contributors from around the world, last week from: Australia, Jakarta, South Africa, Guatemala, The United States, The United Kingdom, Denmark, The Netherlands, Germany, France, Portugal, Hungary, Turkey, Israel, and Italy! Just typing up that list always makes me so proud to host a party that…