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Water Color Paintings For Lag B’Omer
The Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer starts on Saturday night, so it’s time to do a little crafting for the holiday! For starters my daughter and a friend made these sweet water color paintings depicting the traditional bonfire. Now I’ve got to come up with a few more activities to occupy the kids, as a…
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Container Gardening: Dianthus (mini carnation)
Let’s hear a round of applause for this this pot of Dianthus, who with absolutely no tender loving care whatsoever, is in full bloom! I bought a small Dianthus plant last year, which I shared here, and transferred the plant at least once, before almost killing it numerous times due to lack of water. And…
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Container Gardening: Nandina Domestica
Spring is here (well sort of, we've had a few days of uncharacteristic rain!) so it's time to start taking a peek outside in the container garden, and send a little positive energy to all the plants who are now waking up from their winter slumber! Oh and to all those aphids who I hope…
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Crocheted T-Shirt Yarn Doily Rug — A Reader’s Version!
Crocheted rugs are all the rage, and I'm so happy to say that last week a reader, Anneke Wiese from South Africa already had a chance to try out my crocheted doily rug pattern and share her completed rug on Facebook! I was so very very thrilled to hear from her, and the good news…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday….an international crafty get together with fabulous contributors from around the world: last week from The Netherlands, Germany, France, Portugal, Macedonia, Italy, Turkey, Greece, The United States, The United Kingdom, Jakarta, Gautemala and Australia! I always love compiling the list, and even do a little extra work to see where everyone…
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Chunky Knit Baby Blanket — Simple and Classic
The recipient of this luscious yet very simple chunky knit baby blanket is about to arrive for a visit, so I at long last got around to weaving in the ends and taking some photos of it. And fortunately for me, the beautiful spring weather has suddenly become wet and cold, so the gift of…
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Crocheted Tiny Pouch For The Little Stuff
Make tiny crocheted pouches to hold the little stuff…..I'm sure everyone needs a few of these don't you think? They're so simple to whip up, and a great project for any level. And of course, you can make yours much cuter than this one by using multiple colors……I made this one with some yarn a…
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Crocheted Nesting Catch-All Trays
How about crocheting some oval nesting trays to use yourself or give as a nice little gift? These trays, are great for catching keys and loose change, and all the little things that just need a place to rest! And while it's not apparent in the photo, these oval nesting trays hold their shape as…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! Last weeks party was full of truly gorgeous and amazing projects contributed by talented crafters really and truly from around the world, places like: Jakarta, Turkey, Israel, Greece, Muldavia, Italy, Hungary, Germany, Portugal, The Netherlands, Denmark, The United Kingdom, The United States, and Gautemala! Hope I got everyone! (Oh and…
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How To Choose Plants For Your (Container) Garden?
Choosing plants for your garden or container garden, or for a bright corner in your home can be quite simple if you follow this one piece of advice: look around your neighborhood and in the gardens of those who live in exactly the same climate that you do, and take note of what plants both…
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A Giant Crocheted Doily (Rug) For The Dining Room Table!
I have to confess, I considered tearing out this giant crocheted doily rug to re-use the zpaghetti t-shirt yarn, because the resulting rug was just a bit too floppy to use on the floor. Though of course I couldn't tear out the rug until I got around to sharing the pattern, and whatya know, now…
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Giant Crocheted Doily Rug Pattern, At Long Last!
At long last, namely almost a year and a half later, I have gotten around to figuring out the pattern for this sweet crocheted doily rug! My apologies to those of you who have been waiting, I quite simply could not find the large chunk of time or the brain power to do this until…
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Today Is Holocaust Remembrance Day.
This year I am choosing not to post an image, as no photo can communicate the horrific nature of the injustice referred to as The Shoah. Shoah means catastrophe, great calamity. It is used by some (and universally here in Israel) to refer to what is know as The Holocaust, as the word holocaust has misleading religious implications. (Holocaust is…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! Spring in most certainly in the air, and last week’s party had some very nice projects to get you started! Thanks so much for joining me at this crafty international get together! Here are my favorites from last week’s party: Love this granny blanket, with squares joined with contrasting colors,…
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Today Is The Day To Bake Shlissel Key Shaped Challah!
In preparation for the first Shabbos after Passover, many Jewish women (mostly of Eastern European descent) have the lovely custom of baking challahs in the shape of keys, or baking challah with a key placed under the loaves or in the pan. I've done all of these versions, but have settled on the idea of…
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Recycled Bottle Bee Craft….Buzz Buzz Buzz!
How about making some bees from recycled plastic bottles? This would be a great project for a classroom or homeschooling unit about bees! I haven't done this project myself, but rather photographed it on our recent visit to a bee farm, here. And of course I'm always excited to see others crafting with recycled materials!…
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A Refreshing Mountain Stream In Shefer, Northern Israel
On the last day of Passover vacation we took a little trip to a refreshing mountain stream, which collects in what appears to be a gorgeous though man-made pond, and the kids had fun playing in the freezing cold water. I did stick my feet in, but that was more than enough refreshment for me!…
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Moroccan Mofleta: The First “Bread” After Passover!
Here in Israel, Passover ended last night, and just as soon as we were able to wash all the dishes and pack up all the pots and kitchen items that we use only on Passover, we headed over to a neighbor for a festive post-Passover Moroccan get together called a mimouna. In order to host…
