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Noah’s Ark In Glitter And Sequins!
A golden ark, and animals bedecked in sequins? Why not celebrate Noah and his crew with glitter or just about anything that one can apply with glue? After all, his animals were certainly no ordinary creatures if they merited to climb aboard his amazing vessel! Right? Yup, that's the kind of thinking that comes with…
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A Note To Israeli Yarn Lovers: A Great Deal On Lion Brand Cotton!
I just got an email from my friends over at Livyah yarn, a company which imports Lion Brand yarn to Israel and sells via mail order. Right now, here, and for 3 days only, their Lion Brand cotton is 30% off with free shipping! This means that you can finally purchase some of that quality…
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Simple Crocheted “Daisy Wheel” Potholder
Saturday night I was badly in need of a crafting fix, after 10 crafting free days on account of the holidays…. I needed something quick and this potholder (from last week's Craft Schooling Sunday) won out hands down. I attacked my box of yarn and came up with these fall colors— some wool my mother…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Hi Friends, thanks so much for stopping by. I've just finished a marathon holiday period, the last 10 days of which included absolutely no crafting, if you can believe that! So while I'd love to climb in bed for a few days (hahaha) truthfully I think I'd much rather resume my creative ways! And of…
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A First Bead Weaving Project…..Make A Keychain!
Got some plastic pony beads? Some lanyard cord or even a bit of string of some kind? You can introduce your kids (as young as four, possibly) to weaving with beads! My five year old son only partially got the hang of it, but I'm hoping that this is just the first of many key-chains…
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Fostering An Interest In Vegetables: Visit A “Vegetable Museum”!
Ever been to a grocery store that stocks over 35 kinds of apples from around the world? Have you heard of white eggplant? Do you know how to prepare taro root and Yucca? Ever seen orange tomatoes, yellow and purple cauliflower, multicolored chard? What about New Zealand horn melon? (Note to my readers from New…
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Moroccan-Style Baked Chicken And Potatoes: Simple & Delicious!
Like my chicken recipe, these lanterns, originally available at zgallerie.com, are "Moroccan style, how's that for creative photo selection? If you see something like these, stock up on a few to use as great Succah decorations next year or for instant indoor style anytime! I have been making this recipe for at least three years,…
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Sweet & Sour Chicken In Onion Sauce: A Delicious Recipe From The Baghdadi Jews Of India
I'm just stopping by the blog for a moment to give you one of my all time favorite recipes, from the Baghdadi Jews of India. Jews in India? Yes! In fact there have been Jewish communities in India since 76 CE, just after the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, as well as Jews…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome and thanks so much for stopping by for another creative meeting of crafters from around the world! I am in the middle of celebrating the holiday of Succot with family and friends, which is keeping me very busy, so I'll open the party with this one comment about last weeks contributions WOW! I just…
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Slice of Life: Love In A Box Of Cornflakes!
Love is everywhere! Our job is to contribute to this love with kinds words and actions towards friends and strangers alike. A smile, a warm greeting, a helping hand can all make a huge difference and yet are so easy to do. Sometimes we all need a little reminder to open our hearts, which…
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Getting Ready For Succot……..!
Succos is coming, and I thought I'd share with you a very tightly edited glimpse of what has been happening over at our house today. And when I say tightly edited, you know what I mean right? The roof of our succah, which is called schach, is in place! We use large bamboo mats which…
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Paper Party Decorations Part 7: Simple Butterfly Banners Kids Can Make Themselves
Looking for a project to keep your kids busy right about now? Here's another sweet idea that could be used with paper silhouettes of any kind, but is particularly successful with a butterfly shape. And who wouldn't want butterflies in their succah, or anywhere for that matter? They are certainly preferable to the real live…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to our second party of the new (Jewish) year! We're in the midst of preparing for the 7 day (8 days outside Israel) holiday of Succot, my favorite! I've still got lots of preparations to start/finish before Wednesday night, so I'll just mention that last week's party was the biggest ever and so full…
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Tonight Is Yom Kippur!
Wishing you all a fulfilling and meaningful Yom Kippur, and all the very best in the coming year! Before Yom Kippur we are very careful to ask for forgiveness from family members, friends, neighbors, co-workers, employees and anyone that we may have offended in the past year, either knowingly or unknowingly! So I'd like to…
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Paper Party Decorations Part 6: Adorable Bunting Banners Kids Can Make!
Isn't this just too sweet? My five year old made it all by himself! And the uneven shapes and random placement make it all the more charming don't you think? A bunting banner like this one looks particularly endearing when on the small side, plus smaller shapes will be easier for little hands to manage,…
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Paper Party Decorations Part 4: Accordian Folded Starbursts & Medallions, For The Succah Or Anytime!
What can I say? These are really quite simple to make and yet so stunning, hung flat on a wall or from the ceiling. You can glue two back to back for a more dimensional hanging ornament, and even use really large paper for wall decorations that will not only look amazing as space fillers,…
