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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, which was delayed for a day on account of the Jewish holiday of Tisha B'Av. Interestingly enough, after a day of mourning and fasting we go full speed ahead into the peak of summer, when everyone has school vacation and the kids are hungry for activities, hopefully some of them…
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Craft Schooling Sunday Will Start Sunday Night, Hope To See You Then!
Because tonight/today we are observing the fast and day of mourning associated with the Jewish holiday of Tisha B'Av, a solemn day, something so joyful as Craft Schooling Sunday just wouldn't be appropriate. So the party will start after the fast is over here in Israel, on my Sunday night. Please join me then and…
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Tonight Is Tisha B’Av
Historic photo of Jerusalem, circa 1900 (possibly) or ten plus years or so earlier Tonight is the beginning of the most solemn day on the Jewish calendar, the 9th day of the month of Av, in which the first and second Holy Temples in Jerusalem were destroyed. Every year on this day, the Jewish people…
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A Super Simple Butterfly Birthday Cake!
Last week my daughter turned 13, and while I have been just too busy to even photograph all the decorations I made for her butterfly themed party (fortunately they're all still hanging in our home, so there is hope of sharing them next week) I did at least manage to photograph the cake, but unfortunately…
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Exciting Blooms In My Container Garden In Late July!
In the wonderful world of gardening, there are flowers that bloom, and then there are flowers that BLOOM, meaning something about them just gets you excited— either because of the color of the flower, the size of the flower, the infrequency of the blooms or maybe even their fragrance. And dear readers, right now in…
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Gorgeous Round Braided Challahs Baked By A Thirteen Year Old!
As you've probably already guessed the thirteen year old that baked these round braided challahs, that look like they came straight from the bakery, is none other than my wonderful daughter who just turned thirteen last week! And this time the only help I gave her was a demonstration of how to braid the first…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! We have now entered a period on the Jewish calendar called the "9 days" meaning the 9 days leading up to the very sad day of Tisha B'Av. During this period we are in mourning, and refrain from listening to music, eating meat and drinking wine (except on Shabbat) bathing…
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Take Great Silhouette Photographs Of Your Kids At Sunset!
Silhouette photos of kids can be so much fun and can be used for many craft projects. And guess what, I accidently discovered that one great way to take silhouette photographs is at dusk! The sun was setting as we left the house for a little trip to a nearby park, but I grabbed my…
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Crochet A Doll House Shag Rug!
I am really so overjoyed that my idea of using my little scrappy yarn ball to make a shag rug for a doll house actually worked, yippee! And of course you don't need a doll house, it is fun as is with some little figures. We'll very likely be using this rug and the other…
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Make A Scrappy Yarn Ball After You Finish Weaving In Those Pesky Ends!
This week is turning out to be a week about resourcefulness here on the blog, which makes sense as upcycling and recycling is certainly up my alley. So here goes……
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Recycle A Mesh Potato Sack Into A Kitchen Scrubbie!
Too busy to crochet? Not anymore, because in just 7 minutes or less you can recycle a mesh potato sack, get in some crocheting and make yourself a great upcycled potato sack kitchen scrubbie! My ten year old loved this so much he even started asking the neighbors for their potato sacks, whaddya know. And…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday and thanks for joining me here for this very creative get together of bloggers from around the world. And now for the features from last week’s party: A fantastic piece of recycled jewelry using starbucks straws from mich in LA, (USA) and a fun sign and gorgeous bouquet from artistic…
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A Mandala For Marinke
It is with a heavy heart that I share this crocheted mandala with you, as it unfortunately was made to honor the life of a wonderful crochet blogger from The Netherlands, Marinke of a creative being, who lost her fight with depression just a few weeks ago. This project called #mandalaformarinke is testimony to the…
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Miniature Swing Set Craft From Recyclables For Creative Kids
Summer is here, which means longer days and more time to spend on creativity, yippee! This summer I am buckling down and getting the kids involved in the kind of creative activities that we've been missing over the past six or so very busy months. We're starting with this fun miniature swing set craft made…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, and wishing all my American readers a happy 4th of July weekend. Interestingly enough, Sunday is actually a very somber day on the Jewish calender, a holiday called the 17th of Tammuz, which includes a minor fast (sunrise to sunset) for many and no festive activities. The kids have a…
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11 Great Uses For The Mandala Doily You Just Crocheted!
After sharing with you my crocheted mandala stool cover last week, I got to work trying to figure out an actual pattern, as I crocheted it without a plan. And what do you know, I ended up with something that looks more like a doily than a stool cover, which go me thinking about all…
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Castle Themed Birthday Cupcakes In A Pinch!
When you need to decorate 30 cupcakes for a class birthday party in a pinch, it is always good to have a past project to inspire you, in my case my castle themed loch ness monster cake! So introducing my castle themed birthday cupcakes, acknowledging the summer birthday boys in the class who are turning…
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In Bloom In My Container Garden, Late June…….
Above Left: Canna, a tropical large leaved annual (here) that grows back every year and divides itself, cant beat that in a pot, at least!in Above Right: Lochroma, a woody bush with stunning little bell shaped flowers that looses its leaves here in the winter. It just wouldn't be summer without some flowers in the…
