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Recycled Milk Carton Bird Feeder Shaped Like An Owl!
Recycled milk cartons are great for crafting, and especially for making bird feeders shaped like owls! And simple enough to whip up just in time for this shabbat, "shabbat shira" for which there is Jewish tradtion to leave food out for the birds on Friday afternoon. As you can see, our feeders have yet to…
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Bird Inspired Crafts For Shabbat Shira!
Shabbat Shira, the shabbat in which we remember the special role that the birds played when the Jewish people were living in the dessert after their deliverance Egypt, is this Friday night, so it's time to start doing some special bird inspired crafts! This is one of the years that I have actually realized that…
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Sweet Signs Of Creativity!
What makes a creative mom like me smile? A sweet little sign of a creative soul on behalf of my eight year old son, who rather than just writing some important phone numbers on a slip of paper, made some small works of art to put on the fridge. Even better, this was a complete…
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Tiny Crocheted Baskets For Centerpieces And Party Favors
Tiny crocheted baskets are the perfect little accessory for decorating tables or giving little gifts this winter, or for getting a jump start on your spring crafting! They'd be adorable little party favors filled with something special, or one could make centerpieces with branches and tiny baskets holding bird's eggs. With the Jewish holiday of…
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Fun Multi-Colored Pom Pom Craft
Pom poms are one of those things that are so very perfect in so many ways, especially come winter. Use them as gift toppers, make pom pom bouquets, hang them as a part of a mobile, make napkin rings, you name it! And of course a colorful pom pom on top of a solid colored…
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Forcing Amaryllis Bulbs Update…..
As you may or may not remember, six weeks ago I shared with you a post called forcing amaryllis bulbs for stunning winter blooms indoors. And now my friends, I'm happy to show you that all four bulbs have grown leaves, some longer than others, which means that any day now the stalk of the…
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Quick Crocheted Gift Basket For Small Presents Or Treats
This past Chanukah I made chunky crocheted baskets instead of the drawstring gift pouches that I usually make to hold chocolate coins and dreidels on the first night of Chanukah. And now, since Chanukah is long gone, I'm starting to see how useful little baskets like these can be year round! Plus they're a breeze…
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Healthier Potato Kugel With Vegetables
Ready to use your creativity in the kitchen to help your family eat more healthfully? Lets start with potato kugel, something I've started making on Fridays, instead of my Moroccan chickpeas, as part of a lunch that generally includes a sampling of shabbat salads, or a plate of fresh vegetables. Potato kugel is a staple…
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Another Crocheted Ear Flap Baby Hat, But This Time With A Pom Pom!
When the ground is covered in snow, and things in your town have not returned to normal after a huge storm, what better idea than to sit in a cozy spot and whip up a crocheted baby hat with ear flaps and a pom pom?
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A Homemade Craft Kit Gift, A Brilliant Idea From A Reader!
I do love it when reader's take my ideas one step further, and so I was especially happy when Julia from roots of simplicity wrote to tell me that she had used my geometric string craft stars tutorial to make a kit that she'll give as a gift to a crafty youngster! And she even…
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Snowy Days In Northern Israel……
The large snow storm that started last Thursday night, and lasted until Shabbat afternoon left our mountain top town covered in a very thick blanket of snow that was (and still is) breathtakingly beautiful and very uncharacteristic for us. We fortunately had heat and an amazing front row view as the snow fell, while others…
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Crocheted Ear Flap Hat For Baby
In my recent quest to use up all that yarn hanging around I have been crocheting projects on a whim, and today it involved a fabulous crocheted ear flap hat for a newborn that is just so very cute, and took roughly an hour to make! And the pattern actually calls for a pom pom…
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Granny Squares Are Great For Using Up Bits Of Stash!
Granny squares are just the thing to use up odds and ends or, in my case some skeins that my mother saved since a brief foray into knitting in the 70's. Yes, really some wool that is forty or so years old, and is certainly not getting any better hanging around! My new mission is…
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Snowed In….Really and Truly!
Always good to have a crocheted ear warmer on hand, isn't it? You can find the pattern to the one my daughter (wearing a nightgown) is modeling, here. Here we are literally stuck in the snow, but fortunately in the comfort of our warm homes, so all is well. An unprecedented amount of snow has…
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Container Gardening: Coming Inside For The Winter?
As I write this post a light dusting of snow is covering the neighborhood, yes indeed, it does snow here in Israel, because you see my friends Israel is not what you might think, and while we don't experience harsh winters, it does get cold enough in some areas to snow, to the extreme delight…
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More Crocheted Coasters With Chain Stitch Detailing!
The crocheted coasters I shared with you here, earlier in the week were just too cute, so I had to make some for myself too. This time I went with a slightly different and possibly just a bit more sophisticated look, and crocheting two rows of topstitching together results in a raised chenille-like look!
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A Winter Purchase For The Container Garden? Yes!
It's true, winter has finally arrived here in the mountains of Northern Israel, but that doesn't mean that a plant lover like myself wont be tempted to stop at a nursery on the way back from an orthodontist appointment in the Golan Heights, an hour from our home! That said I couldn't resist picking up…
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Crocheted Egg Cozy Confessions……
I have a confession to make, are you ready? I introduced my kids to soft boiled eggs so that I could buy egg cups and crochet egg cozies. And it turns out that they actually like soft boiled eggs, now and again, and it's an especially convenient little meal, with a good salad and some…
