Baby Gifts and Decor

  • Simple DIY Wooden Letter Wall Art

    I just love this rustic wooden “heart” wall art that was hanging over a bed in one of our vacation rentals in the Adirondacks a few weeks ago. This would be lovely in a baby’s room, as part of the decor at a DIY country style wedding, or sheva brachas, or for any event really,…

  • Simple Rustic “Love” Embroidery With Gingham

    Simple Rustic “Love” Embroidery With Gingham

    There is something about this little rustic country-style “love” embroidery that is so sweet, and yet made with minimal effort, so of course I just had to share it with you. I think this would make a perfect new baby gift, or look great as part of the decor at a country-style wedding. And of…

  • Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

    Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

      Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! The summer is just zooming by, and I’m hoping to get in my crocheting by the lake dreams realized in just a few weeks, can’t wait! We are heading out for our yearly rondezvous with family in North America, so I’m now…

  • Quick Crocheted Summer Basket Using T-Shirt Yarn

    Quick Crocheted Summer Basket Using T-Shirt Yarn

    In the mood to crochet something that is so useful you’ll want to make a whole bunch to use this summer? Whip up one of these quick crocheted summer baskets to use in your home or at the beach or just about anywhere, and believe me, you’ll be so happy you did! Need a fun…

  • Square Wreath With Felt Flowers Is Sweet Anytime!

    Square Wreath With Felt Flowers Is Sweet Anytime!

    The Jewish holiday of Shavuout starts tonight, and our door is decorated with this sweet little square wreath adorned with felt flowers! (A little disclaimer: door wreaths are decidedly un-Jewish if you delve into their origin, and I generally try not to use the word wreath, but for the sake of folks finding this post,…

  • DIY Snowglobes Using Recycled Jars

    DIY Snowglobes Using Recycled Jars

    Okay dear readers, here is it, my daughter’s current number one favorite craft, made by her, photographed by me, and of course encouraged by me as well! DIY snow globes using recycled jars has been on my mind for months, and I keep wanting to make them for specific holidays and just never get around…

  • Recycled Cardboard Tube Logs, A Fun Craft For Lag B’Omer!

    Recycled Cardboard Tube Logs, A Fun Craft For Lag B’Omer!

    Here’s a fun recycled cardboard tube craft, in this case I used paper towel tubes, that is perfect just about any time really……though of course with the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer coming up, that is what I have made them for. Lag B’Omer involves bonfires, generally really huge ones in our neck of the…

  • Toilet Paper Tube Butterfly Craft Plus Doodling Equals Fabulous!

    Toilet Paper Tube Butterfly Craft Plus Doodling Equals Fabulous!

    Yesterday was Holocaust Remembrance Day, and it turns out that the butterfly is actually a symbol used in Holocaust Education (check out my previous post, here) and a yellow one turns out to be even more timely…….and so you see the craft that I was thinking was just too cheerful to post yesterday is actually…

  • Simple Gift Tags From Paper Scraps

    With Purim still fresh in my memory, one of the things that always stresses me out on the very festive and busy holiday is making gift tags at the last minute, as well as wrapping up gifts in celophane, yuck. This year I de-stressed myself by personally delivering homebaked and prepared foods on a sweet…

  • A Quick Crocheted Spring Basket

    A Quick Crocheted Spring Basket

    Spring is here which means it is time to get started with the Spring/Pesach organizing and cleaning……but first of course as I was recovering from a very festive Purim I spied a cute little basket with holes in it, that could be much more useful if one could not see what is inside, for me…

  • Simple Paper Cup Flags Centerpiece

    Simple Paper Cup Flags Centerpiece

    Yes dear readers the pressure is on, with Purim rieally right around the corner, but you still gotta make your table look festive right? So how about whipping up some paper cup flag centerpieces which are really quick, look great and can be embellished however you like. Not to mention you can use them again…

  • Plastic Animal Succulent Pot

    Plastic Animal Succulent Pot

    Remember those golden giraffe birthday cake toppers from awhile back? Well anything hanging out for too long in my kitchen cabinet is fair game for a remake, so I now present to you golden giraffe succulent holders, which are just perfect to add a little humor to your home decor, or of course for your…