Baby Gifts and Decor

  • Deliver Love With This Adorable First Birthday Ornament

    Deliver Love With This Adorable First Birthday Ornament

    Sometimes the cutest add-on to your first birthday decorations might be something on the subtle side, but so very sweet that is stands on its own! This toy helicopter birthday ornament was hung from my dining room chandelier, a spot usually filled with lots of decorations, and yet when I put the usual number there…

  • Adorable 1st Birthday Cardboard Balloons Photo Backdrop!

    Adorable 1st Birthday Cardboard Balloons Photo Backdrop!

    A first birthday is exciting indeed, and creating a DIY cardboard balloon backdrop is well worth the small effort, as believe me it looks great in the photos and is just downright cute! While we celebrated this birthday during the week of Succot, that is in the middle of a holiday week in which crafting…

  • Cupcake Liner Flowers Bouquet With Floral Paper Is Beyond Adorable!

    Cupcake Liner Flowers Bouquet With Floral Paper Is Beyond Adorable!

    Introducing a cuter than cute craft that can be easily made in multiples and in any size you like, with out a huge time investment. My crafting students made a bunch of cupcake liner flowers for a Shavuot project and those that had between three to five left over were able to make a bouquet…

  • Mini Magazine Page Flowers Craft

    Mini Magazine Page Flowers Craft

    Mini recycled magazine page chrysanthemums are just the sweetest and great anytime or for a special occasion! I could have sworn that i made larger versions of these a good ten years ago, but the only thing I found on my blog is a felt version of these, also wonderful! I had totally forgotten about…

  • Modular Origami Starbursts Make Perfect Succah Decorations!

    Modular Origami Starbursts Make Perfect Succah Decorations!

    Yes, you are reading correctly, modular origami starburts make great succah decorations, and now is the perfect stress-free time to delve into all kinds of paper crafts that can then be neatly saved and hung in the succah in a few months! I taught a group of 10 to 12 year old boys how to…

  • Egg Carton Fox Portraits Craft

    Egg Carton Fox Portraits Craft

    So friends, it turns out that egg carton animal portraits are so very very fun to make, I just had to keep going after the leopard egg carton animal portraits craft that I shared with you last week. I went on to make a bunch of lions, like the one here, and then, flipped the…

  • Egg Carton Animal Portrait Craft

    Egg Carton Animal Portrait Craft

    With Purim in less than a week, now is time to get crafting friends, and I’ve started with making egg carton animal portraits that are mini works of art that will also be gift tags for my mishloach manot! The four here were the first 4 of a group that is now 21 strong, so…

  • Plastic Bottle Gift Basket With Plastic Bag Yarn!

    Plastic Bottle Gift Basket With Plastic Bag Yarn!

    I have to say, this is truly a fabulous craft, whether you use plastic bag yarn, or regular yarn, with results that are perfect for Purim gift giving or anytime. I think I need to make some! I am reposting this from a few good years back, enjoy! I am so excited to share with…

  • Painted Mittens Gift Box Or Artful Winter Decor!

    Painted Mittens Gift Box Or Artful Winter Decor!

    I’ve dusted this one off from the archives as it goes wonderfully well with my latest cereal box doodle umbrella craft! Enjoy. Ready to practice your painting and drawing skills and make the funnest winter themed gift box ever? What can I tell you, this one is a winner, not just the color combo, but…

  • Watercolor Hyacinth Cut-Outs Look Amazing Anytime Of Year

    Watercolor Hyacinth Cut-Outs Look Amazing Anytime Of Year

    It is true, here in the Northern Hemisphere we don’t usually think about hyacinths right about now, but in Australia now is the time! And truthfully, hyacinths are such amazing flowers, whether planted (which one should start thinking about now) or forced (which could start happening around November) so why not give it a try…

  • Adorable Crocheted Mini Dog Bed Using T-Shirt Yarn

    Adorable Crocheted Mini Dog Bed Using T-Shirt Yarn

    I’ll admit, I have not been doing many crochet projects lately, (and I miss it!) but recently I just had to whip up some mini crocheted dog beds from t-shirt yarn to give as a gift together with two tiny puppies, and I have to say, the results were truly adorable. I’m sorry to say…

  • Watercolor Iris Cutouts With Stems

    Watercolor Iris Cutouts With Stems

      After creating some pink watercolor flowers on gold wire stems, I just loved the results too much not to give it a try with another kind of flower, and irises came to mind. I’d like to give it another try while actually looking at some reference, but this initial attempt was just fine and…