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  • A Fun Origami Horse To Make In A Bunch Of Sizes!

    A Fun Origami Horse To Make In A Bunch Of Sizes!

    While origami butterflies were truly the theme this Purim, I did sneak in a bunch of origami horses which I ended up using in the festive food baskets for friends and neighbors, called mishloach manot. And yes, I did dress my horses up a bit, but keeping that to myself for the moment as who…

  • Recycled Cereal Box Gift Bag

    Recycled Cereal Box Gift Bag

    It has been quite a while since I made gift bags from cereal boxes, but somehow after all the crafting I did this year for Tu B'Shevat and then Purim, it just seemed natural to go with the flow! So this year, rather than giving neighbors a nice selection of Morocan salads for our Mishloach…

  • Butterfly Tree Wall Decor For Every Occasion!

    Butterfly Tree Wall Decor For Every Occasion!

    Purim starts tonight everywhere in the world except Jerusalem, so wishing everyone a Purim Sameach! There is still time for a bit of crafting, and when you make hundreds of origami butterflies for a community Purim party, you have to use at least some of them to add festive touches to your own home right?…

  • Origami Butterfly Pom Pom Medallion Wall Decor Craft

    Origami Butterfly Pom Pom Medallion Wall Decor Craft

    I'll admit, I started folding hundreds of origami butterflies in a few sizes for out community women's Purim party, with no actual plan other than maybe some colorful paper clouds and a sky filled with butterflies. I started to think about how I could assemble something at home to make the job on-site quicker, and…

  • Origami Butterfly Table Decor Craft

    Origami Butterfly Table Decor Craft

    Purim is coming Monday night, and while I can still opt to hang decorations that I made for the community party, things are looking quite festive as is, and the butterfly theme is turning out to be so much fun! This origami table decor craft is something that could be used as a table number…

  • Origami Butterfly Party Decor

    Origami Butterfly Party Decor

    Origami butterfly party decor is simple to make and so festive! Purim is coming up next week which means it is time to invest in some joyful decorations, right? I’ll admit, you don’t need to spend hours and hours making hundreds of origami butterflies as I did, even just 30 or so, made in an…

  • Fun Origami Butterflies With Pipe Cleaner Antennae For Every Party

    Fun Origami Butterflies With Pipe Cleaner Antennae For Every Party

    So it turns out friends, that folding origami butterflies is something that one can do for days…….well that is what happened here at CJM headquarters this week, and I did it all by myself, so it can be done, though get a few folks to do it with you! I made hundreds of origami butterflies,…

  • The 2 Minute Origami Butterfly To Make Right Now!

    The 2 Minute Origami Butterfly To Make Right Now!

    Purim is the next Jewish holiday on the calendar, and a festive one at that, so now is the time to get crafting! Our Women's community Purim party is scheduled for next week and since the decorations are always on me, I simply must make the time. Somehow taking the cardboard castles down from the…

  • Pear Of Hearts Milk Carton Painting Craft

    Pear Of Hearts Milk Carton Painting Craft

    Introducing my pear of hearts milk carton painting! So friends, it turns out that painting tiny hearts on milk cartons can get a bit addictive as layer after layer is so very relaxing! That means more milk cartons filled with hearts to then turn into pear of hearts milk cartons, because the pear is created…

  • Plastic Bag Pom Pom Fruit Craft

    Plastic Bag Pom Pom Fruit Craft

    I've been wanting to make fruit from plastic bag pom poms for a few good years now, and it finally happened, and I just love them. Now if only I had plastic bags in orange and yellow, well things would be even more festive. Plastic bag pom pom fruit can be great hung as a…

  • Origami Apples Craft

    Origami Apples Craft

    Origami is one of my favorite crafts, whether actual traditional size, or giant size which I generally go for, so with the Jewish holiday of Tu B'Shevat and all things fruit coming up in a few weeks, I thought I'd get started by trying out some origami apples that I've yet to tackle! The charming…

  • DIY Plastic Bag Pom Pom Cake Toppers

    Looking for a festive cake topper idea in a pinch? How about plastic bag pom pom cake toppers? I'll admit, this was truly a last minute idea as I had made the pom poms to hang from our dining room table chandelier but hadn't quite gotten around to it, so I quickly stuck skewers into…