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Container Gardening: Purple Heart and Lantana
Purple Heart, which is a variety of Wandering Jew, looks fabulous when paired with colorful Lantana, don't you think? I pass this lovely little planter ( built in to the top of an old stone wall) located on a historic cobblestone lane that I walk down each week on my way to do the grocery…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! With summer vacation in full swing, I can't say we've had time for any serious crafting, but one thing there's always time for my friends is crocheting! And as you can see by the features, the crocheters amongst us aren't stopping, since you can always crochet on the go! Of…
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Egg Carton Cactus Kid’s Craft
Isn't this egg carton cactus craft just the cutest little crafty cactus you've ever seen? The credit goes to my seven year old's teacher, who is quite the crafty guy himself. I will most definitely be showering him with the complements on this one, because I just love it! And my son was quite proud…
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Hama Bead Geometrics —Perfect Lazy Summer Day Craft!
We love hama/perler beads and I'm so happy to report that our love for them just doesn't seem to be waning! And I have to admit, I just couldn't resist myself, taking a seat at the table next to the air conditioner and making something myself, can you guess which one is mine? Right, I…
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A Walk Around The Block In Northern Israel!
It is now officially vacation time for the whole country here in Israel, and while my daughter has two months of vacation my little boys only have three weeks, eight days of which are actually spent at half-day day camp at school! So I am very empathetic when it comes to their desires to fill…
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Container Gardening: Verbena Love
I'm in love with Verbena, and this year I've finally had a small success with a few little seedlings by virtue of the fact that I planted them in a big empty patch of dirt at the base of my lemon tree! Flowers that consist of clusters of tiny blooms always seem to be amongst…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday. Today is a very important day on the Jewish calender, Tisha B’Av, which means that I’m fasting and spending the day in a mournful yet hopeful way in accordance with the holiday. While I could sit at the computer, it’s just not in the spirit of the day, and so…
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Birthday Cake Decor In Minutes: Birds and Mushrooms!
Need a super quick birthday cake theme? I sure did last week when my daughter's tenth birthday party coincided with a very busy week. And after spending hours folding beautiful paper cranes, they were really the life of the party anyway, so the cake just needed to be cute enough and look festive. Plus I…
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DIY Organza Flowers: The Perfect Birthday Party Project!
Last week my sweet daughter turned ten (how did that happen?) and instead of playing party games like we did last year, we decided to do a craft project—organza flowers! Truthfully, it went over quite well, with only one out of the ten girls giving up mid project…..and the rest went home with a nice…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! Thanks so very much for joining me here every week for this international crafty get together. Shall I list the countries in which our contributors from last week live? Sure why not, here it is, more or less: The United States, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Gautamala, Germany, France, Italy, The Netherlands,…
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A Beautiful Garden Grows In Central Israel……
Can anybody out there identify this lovely tree with lilac-like blooms? No luck with Dr. Google…… Last week my husband and I happened to drive by a wedding hall with a fabulous garden, and we just had to take a peek. Here in Israel weddings tend to be very large and so there are many…
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Crochet Filet Starburst Squares Blanket In The Works…….
It's official, I have decided to "go for it" and make a large blanket from the crocheted filet starburst squares I've been working on. Of course I could have stopped at baby blanket size, but when my sweet eight year old requested a crocheted blanket for his birthday (in two months….there's time!) well, I just…
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Melted Crayon Art On Rocks
Here's a great little craft activity that my kids loved — drawing with crayons on hot rocks! Yes, not recommended for little ones, but so much fun! I had my kids hold a crayon in one hand and a spoon in the other so that they'd use the spoon for turning the rock if necessary!…
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Finger Knitting Is For Boys Too, Yippee!
Last week I shared with you the great news that my craft starved daughter got really into finger knitting. And guess what, I can't believe it myself, but it turns out that my boys ages 7 and 8 actually got into it even more….infact they were downright obsessed! You should have seen the huge grin…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! I’m writing this post Friday afternoon and still need to go make the guest room look gorgeous for a family of five who will be arriving shortly, so I’ll just say that though last week’s party was small, there was so much talent I had no problem coming up with…
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Container Gardening: Experimenting With Ixora
Trying something new in my container garden is always a pleasure, though of course a bit of an experiment, especially regarding our climate here on a mountaintop in Northern Israel, where we can grow some tropical and sub-tropical plants, but one can't always be sure which plants will survive the summer heat and the frosts…
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Finger Knitting At Long Last!
I'm so happy to report that at long last we have given finger knitting a try and our first attempt was a huge success! The truth is, I sort of unintentionally craft starved my daughter on account of my busy schedule and her recent lack of enthusiasm (boo hoo) for crafting. But then today, she…
