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Easy Sewing Projects You Can Do At Home With Your Kids
Above: Felt gift pouches are a great project for a beginner, see the original post here. Spending time with your kids is essential for their intellectual and emotional growth. You can spend quality time together by playing your kid’s favorite sport or any activity that allows engagement between parent and child. Bonding time can and…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! With winter approaching now is a perfect time to get out those knitting needles and crochet hooks, and why not make some handmade gifts to warm up loved ones or even better, strangers without homes or newborns in need of hats. There are…
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Cutest Swedish Cafe Ever In Falun
One on the jaw dropping design surprises on our trip to Sweden was entering the cutest cafe on earth, in Falun, at the site of the historic copper mine. Honestly, my pictures do not do justice to the place and I was embarrassed to take photos of the actual bakery section, so just take my…
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Historic Falun Copper Mine In Dalarna, Sweden
On our travels in Sweden this past summer we had many amazing experiences that were muo ostly unplanned, and while I enjoyed anything having to do with water, either ocean or lake the most, there were also other destinations that made our trip very well rounded indeed, including a stop at the historic copper mine…
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Simple Hanukkah Kid’s Craft That Steals The Show!
Here's a fun idea for turning your kid's drawings into cute holiday decorations, and not only does it only take a few minutes, but it sure beats putting them on the fridge! And once the holiday or occasion is over, you can simply remove the lights and store flat until next year. And before you…
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Crocheted Gift Bags For Chanukah Are A Yearly Tradition!
With Chanukah now is site, arriving on December 22, now is a great time to invest a little time in a yearly tradition that I just can't give up: crocheted gift bags, which I give on the first night of Chanukah. I'll admit last year I recycled some from previous years as I do have…
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Crocheted T-Shirt Yarn Star Trivet
I originally posted this fun gift idea in 2016, and it still looks great, so dusting it off to share once again, enjoy! It is pouring rain outside and I have the luxury of spending a few days to do some crafting for Chanukah, and the first thing that came to mind was to try and…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday thanks so much for joining me here! My dear old computer is still in the infirmary, a hour's drive from home so I have now had another week of full speed ahead crafting, which has led me back to the realization of how much I love crafts, and especially recycling…
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The Wooden Horse Factory In Nusnas, Sweden
Few symbols of Sweden are more famous than the painted wooden horses from the province of Dalarna, in the Swedish heartland. I actually have a vintage Swedish wooden horse that was in my parent's home growing up, so I have my own association with this very loveable symbol as well. Fast forward to our summer trip to Sweden,…
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Paper Quilling Crafts For Hanukkah: A House Shaped Gift Box
This is the last quilling for Hanukkah craft that I'm reposting, I hope you've enjoyed this little series, I'm inspired myself to revisit quilling, or at least turn square boxes into houses with my simple trick! Hmmm, then again just a bit more effort results in something amazing, so I may just have to…
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Quilling Crafts For Hanukkah: A Dreidel Wall Hanging
I am reposting this Hanukkah quilling craft as now is the time to delve into something new! And as a result of my computer still living in the repair shop I am unable to share with you all the creative results of not having a computer to work on! Okay, it is true I am…
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Quilled Paper Craft For Hanukkah: A Festive Menorah
It is true, my quilled paper crafts for Hanukkah were created a few years ago, but since my computer is still in the sick ward a good hour’s drive from home, and quilling is still timely, I thought I’d share these fun projects with you once again, so enjoy! Ah yes and now is a…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome back to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! My computer is still not up and running, but by using a bit of free online software and the capabilities of my blog platform, I have managed to pull together the features from the last party, and phew, the party is back…
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Swedish Wild Flower Birthday Bouquet
If you are having a birthday in Sweden in the summer, maybe you too will be the recipient of a lovely Swedish wildflower birthday bouquet! Of course we are. blessed with wild flowers in so many wonderful spots in the world, but the Swedish wildflowers are particularly perfect for making a bouquet, as you can…
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Crocheted Cotton Potholders Add Swedish Style To Your Kitchen
A Swedish cottage is not a Swedish cottage without the addition of some rustic crocheted potholders! Okay, admittedly I am no expert having only visited Sweden once, this past summer, but we did rent five different properties and the two that had crocheted potholders proudly displayed happened to be the lovliest kitchens to boot! So,…
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Crocheted Ribbed Potholder Stash Buster
One of the things I enjoyed during our visit to Sweden this past summer was the lovely touch of crocheted potholders hung in the kitchen! This was the case in two of the rentals we stayed in, so I can safely assume that it is a rustic Swedish touch, and I love it! These particular…
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Craft Schooling Sunday Postponed Until Next Week
So sorry to have to postpone our creative get together dear friends. My computer is unfortunately unable to help me do anything at the moment as he is just plain tuckered out, sigh. I could post the party without any features, but that seems a bit too sad, so until next week, keep on creating!
