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Sukkah Decor…Inspiration For This Year’s Crafting
Yikes, Sukkot is just one week away and there's so much to do, especially for this creative mom. For the past two years I was actually traveling in Europe right about now, so I really didn't have much more than about four days to get it together. This year I don't have any big excuses…
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A New Crocheted Blanket Project: Test Swatches!
In case you had any doubts, I returned from a month in the United States with a whole suitcase full of yarn. Yes, truly! (Just don't mention it to my husband, okay?) The fact is that I can't get quality acrylic yarn where I live, so I had to stock up. And while I wouldn't…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Wishing all my readers a very happy sweet New Year, and a wonderful Jewish holiday season, full of crafting and creativity! Last week’s party had many wonderful projects as always, and here are those I’ve chosen to hightlight: With Succot coming up in less than two weeks, I think these tissue paper flowers, made paper…
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Shanah Tovah! Wishing You A Happy Sweet New Year!
With the sun slowing going down, and just an hour or so before the holiday of Rosh HaShana begins, I'm sitting for a few moments to write this post and wish you all a Shanah Tovah and Gemar Chatima Tovah. May the coming year be a year of health, happiness, success and peace. Inner peace…
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Ice Cream Sandwiches — A Fun Dessert The Kids Can Make!
Here's a super simple ice cream sandwich dessert that's so simple to make, even the kids can do it, and with good results. Okay not exactly perfect machine made results, but I love the fact that they look homemade and imperfect. We'll be enjoying these over the Rosh HaShana holiday coming up shortly, and hoping…
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Recycled TP Roll Apple Napkin Rings For Rosh HaShana!
TP Roll apple napkin rings are the perfect little craft to whip up just for the New Year to add a little bit of crafty goodness to your holiday table. They'd also be great place cards or even lined up as fun little decorations with messages written on the apples, as they really are so…
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Doodle Drawing Craft For Rosh HaShana
Here's a fun doodle drawing craft for Rosh HaShana that's perfect for a nice range of ages, and requires only very basic supplies! I love how these apples, pomgranites and carrots look on our white sideboard, though we had originally thought of gluing magnets on the back and using them to cover the fridge. Still…
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Round Braided Challahs Are A Breeze….For Rosh HaShana!
With Rosh HaShana, quickly approaching (this Wednesday night, yikes!) and three days of holiday meals to prepare mostly in advance, I did get a little head start on Friday with these two challahs, braided in the round and with some dried cranberries added for a little extra sweetness. And I also tried something new, half white…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday, The Last Party Of The (Jewish) Year!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! Summer is coming to an end, and season changes are always great inspiration for those of us who love to craft, right? Last week's party had as always some wonderful projects that are certainly great inspiration year round. Thanks so much to all of you for sharing your creativity here!…
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Styrofoam Apples Decoupaged With Fabric Strips For Rosh HaShana!
Introducing a cheerful fall apple craft just in time for Rosh HaShana! And of course, they'll look great in the Sukkah too, hanging or as a centerpiece. So gather your supplies, and have fun creating some new decorative accessories that keep well from year to year, though you may just love them so much they'll…
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Rosh HaShana Card Craft For Kids
Rosh HaShana, the Jewish New Year is in just one week, so while we're still recovering from a month away from home, the holiday isn't going to wait for us. It's time to get in a little crafting to build the anticipation for this wonderful two day holiday that this year is back to back…
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A Visit To Point Lobos State Reserve, Monterey, California
The Point Lobos State Reserve, just 3 miles south of the city of Carmel in Northern California is a truly a jewel, and well worth the three or so hour drive south if you will be visiting the San Francisco Bay Area. We combined our overnighter with a visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, a special little crafty get together between talented crafters literally from around the world. Last week there were contributors from: The United States, The United Kingdom, Portugal, Spain, The Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Turkey, Macedonia, Israel, Australia, and South Africa. With so many wonderful projects it’s always so hard to choose…
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A Climb Up The Enchanting Filbert Steps On Telegraph Hill, San Francisco
At long last I had a chance to re-visit one of my very favorite places, the Filbert Steps, on Telegraph Hill in my beloved San Francisco. I always had a feeling that I had left my heart on these steps, and yes indeed I have reconfirmed this sentiment. Best of all, I was so very…
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Recycled Doodle Patterned Cannisters….For Rosh HaShana Gift Packaging!
With the Jewish New Year just around the corner, well rather 2 plus weeks, whipping up some little gift containers for gifting New Year's treats is a great little craft to think about right about now. I love using recycled food containers to make gift packaging and while in the United States we bought some…
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Mosaic Inspiration From A Community Project On Grand Avenue, Oakland
While away from you all during the past month, I had the great pleasure of getting to know downtown Oakland, California, a city with which I was fairly familar but never really got to know as I did during our three weeks of walking and talking public transportation around this interesting city. One of the…
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Welcome Back To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome back to Craft Schooling Sunday dear crafty friends from around the world! I’ll let you in on a little secret….I was actually on vacation for the past month with computer access for only short periods that allowed for checking and deleting emails, but that was about it! I hadn’t really planned on taking a…
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Baking With Kids: Babka, My Favorite!
As one of the baked items that my daughter learned to make this summer in a baking class, babka, the classic Jewish yeast cake was one of our favorites! So while I'm not providing you with a recipe here, you can certainly find a good one online or better yet from a babka balabusta, which…
