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Spaghetti And Meatballs DIY Costume
And now for the last of our Purim costume creativity for this year: presenting a spaghetti and meatballs DIY costume, hold the sauce! My dear eleven year old is somewhat on the particular side and nearing the age when many boys choose not to dress up more than possibly a funny hat, so it took…
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Paper Mache Meatballs For A Spaghetti And Meatballs Costume
Knowing how to make great looking paper mache meatballs is just one of those things every crafter should have up their sleeve, because you just never know what life will bring! And once the secret gets out that you're kind of crafty, the phone starts to ring with all kinds of requests……take my word for…
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Hamantaschen Or Oznei Haman? The Meaning Of The Triangular Purim Cookie!
The triangular pocket cookie baked by Jewish families spanning the globe for the holiday of Purim has several names, hamantaschen is the name used in the United States, and I'm assuming by most of the Ashkenazic Jews living outside of Israel. Oznei Haman, on the other hand is the name used in Israel, and by…
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How To Get That Silkscreened Ink Stink Out Of Your Printed Items
See these cute little printed burlap pouches, well I just couldn't resist purchasing a bunch on my trip to the US a month ago, but when I got home and placed them in my studio on a shelf, they suddenly started stinking up the whole room! Like a toxic ink smell that I realized was…
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Burlap Gift Bags Are Fun Anytime Of Year
Drawstring burlap pouches silk-screened with a design, or not, can make great inexpensive gift pouches to use as party favors or for impromptu gift giving. Just add a fun tag, in my case some doodle fish tags for Purim mishloach manot, fill up the bag with gifts of any kind and voila, a great looking…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! Thanks so much for joining me here! We are still recovering from an action packed Purim holiday, and now it is time to get into Passover, crafting, but mostly cleaning……and maybe a little home decorating here and there to go with the sparkling clean house! And now for the features…
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A Fisherman Costume For $5 Plus Some Creativity!
Like my little deep sea fisherman costume, as opposed to a fly fisherman costume? Truthfully I'm happy with the results, though many many people kept asking my son what he was dressed up as. For Americans, or at least adults, the beard and pipe are enough of a hint, right? This year I have a…
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Purim Preparations Full Speed Ahead!
Above: Gummy fish wrapped in cellophane, for our fish-themed mishloach manot Purim is here, and we have heard the reading of Megillat Esther, which means that next up, starting tomorrow morning is another reading of the megillah, then the giving of gifts of food (with neighbors and friends, bosses, teachers, rabbis, etc.) called mishloach manot,…
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A Paper Doll Costume Inspired By Victorian Era Paper Dolls
This year's Purim costume for my twelve year old daughter, a paper doll costume, finally came to fruition in the wee hours of the morning, just in time for her to wear it to school today for the school Purim festivities! It is true, there were quite a few girls who sadly did not know…
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Purim Gift Basket For A Teacher
Purim starts on Wednesday night, and on Thursday we will be giving the traditional gift baskets called mishloach manot. But since the holiday is celebrated a few days early in school, today is actually costume dress up day, which also includes the giving of Purim baskets to teachers. While I usually do something really creative,…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! Thanks so very much for joining me here for this crafty international get together. The pressure is on to prepare for one of the craftiest Jewish holidays, Purim, which starts Wednesday night, and with a rather high standard to meet I've got lots of work to do, so for those…
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Sweet Welcome Home Signs Are True Nachas!
Welcome home signs and welcome signs have always been an important part of my children's life, as living in Israel we do get visitors from abroad, and my husband travels now and again. We live a good 2 hours drive from the airport, so by the time a person reaches our home it is really…
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Clown On A Stick Craft, For Purim Or A Circus Themed Birthday Party!
What do you do when the Purim party is about to start, you've committed to some centerpieces and all you have are some stuffed paper hearts you made a few years back filling the vases that you need to fill with something new? Well, you decide to use those stuffed paper hearts to make the…
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Fish Shaped Gift Tags Are Fun To Make And To Use!
Need a tiny project to fulfill that need for a little bit of creativity? Why not make some of these fun fish shaped gift tags that are perfect for Purim, or any time really! And if you don't need any gift tags, so use them as ornaments or make a mobile or even combine them…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! I hope you all are ready for some great winter crafting inspiration, as last weeks party welcomed a few new talented contributors, whose work you'll see below, along with of course our beloved regular contributors! Thanks so much for joining me here and now for the features, and if you'll…
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A Paper Fish Mobile Craft For Kids: Perfect For Adar, Purim and Shabbat!
It is now the month of Adar on the Jewish calendar, which means it is the perfect time to make a fun stuffed fish mobile, as the fish is the astrological sign for the month of Adar. And of course this would be a great little project to do as a shabbat craft as well,…
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Lots Of Snow In Northern Israel At Last!
This time the forecast for snow in the mountain areas of Israel, which includes Jerusalem as well as my little town in Northern Israel, was correct, yippee! The snow started to fall last night while I was burning the candle at both ends, and I was so happy to see that my kids would wake…
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Chodesh Tov, It’s Time To Get Ready For Purim!
It is now the Jewish month of Adar, which means we are entering into a very happy period on the Jewish calender, and that certainly is great news, right? Last night as my nine year old instinctively lay on the floor and started drawing this clown, I was taken down memory lane to all the…
