Birthdays: Cakes and Decorations

  • No-Sew Fleece Bunting And Garland Tutorial

    No-Sew Fleece Bunting And Garland Tutorial

    This year create some fantastic and festive holiday and/or party decorations using just fleece! You can certainly upcycle a garment or blanket, use scraps from a fleece sewing project, or choose to buy some fleece to make these oh so simple fleece decorations! And, since this project was originall created with kids in mind, any…

  • No-Sew Fleece Garlands and Bunting Banners For The Holiday Season!

    No-Sew Fleece Garlands and Bunting Banners For The Holiday Season!

    Great news, I now have the perfect answer to that voice in your head that wonders whether you should hang on to little scraps of fleece left over from all your fun fleece crafting? The answer is YES, because look dear readers, one can use them to make adorable garlands and bunting banners, yippee! And…

  • Felt Rosebud Bouquet Revisited (And How To Wash Your Old One!)

    Felt Rosebud Bouquet Revisited (And How To Wash Your Old One!)

    Back in 2009, when I had just started this little blog, I made a felt rosebud bouquet that was quite a hit, and I’ve been using it ever since most recently as decor on a side table in our tiny guest room. Because I never glued the foam ball into the original vase, I have…

  • A Very Jewish Summer: Craft Foam Succah Lanterns!

    A Very Jewish Summer: Craft Foam Succah Lanterns!

    Welcome to my contribution for “A Very Jewish Summer”, craft foam succah lanterns! When I was asked to participate in this blog hop with four other great Jewish bloggers, and to come up with something that says “Jewish” and “summer” I immediately thought about using lazy summer days to prepare for the holidays in a…

  • Tulle Pom Poms Using Tulle And Any Other Fabric!

    Tulle Pom Poms Using Tulle And Any Other Fabric!

    Introducing tulle pom poms, one of the quickest yet most gorgeous ways to make fluffy pom poms that you can use over and over, or hang as a permanent decoration over a crib or in a girly room! And yes, tissue paper pom poms are possibly more lovely but they certainly deteriorate quickly and even…

  • Starry Night Crocheted Star Garland

    Starry Night Crocheted Star Garland

    I’ll admit, I actually made these starry night crocheted star garlands as gifts for my kids this past Chanukah, but they happen to look perfect for summer decorations, or maybe even as decorations to make now for the Succah! This is the perfect little project to use up odds and ends of yarn, and of…

  • Fork Pom Pom Craft For Kids

    Fork Pom Pom Craft For Kids

    A month or so ago, at Crafting A Future, I introduced my group of 1st and 2nd grade girls to the idea of making pom poms using a fork! First of all they were thrilled to know that they could actually make their own pom poms, and everyone dove into the activity with great interest.…

  • Rainbow Loom Pencil Toppers: Koala Bear, Angry Bird, Puppy & Owl!

    Rainbow Loom Pencil Toppers: Koala Bear, Angry Bird, Puppy & Owl!

    Here at creativejewishmom.com headquarters we just love the rainbow loom and all amazing things one can make. My daughter made these adorable pencil toppers (using tutorials that we found on You Tube,) as a birthday present for her younger brother, and they were a great hit! Between you and me, my kids don’t generally have…

  • Newsprint Paper Flowers With Crepe Paper Center Tutorial

    Newsprint Paper Flowers With Crepe Paper Center Tutorial

    Festive, budget friendly and simple to make are how I’d describe these newsprint paper flowers that I whipped up the other day as last minute centerpieces. And since newsprint is used rather than tissue paper or crepe paper, the bottom layers of the flower retain their petal shapes and make a nice sturdy base, enabling…

  • Newsprint & Crepe Paper Flower Centerpieces

    Newsprint & Crepe Paper Flower Centerpieces

    Tons of flower crafting going on around here with the holiday of Shavuot coming up next week, so when I was asked to make some last minute flower centerpieces for a community get together, I just rolled up my sleeves a bit further, and got to work, and came up with these fun newsprint and…

  • Egg Carton Flowers, An Amazing Craft For All Ages

    Egg Carton Flowers, An Amazing Craft For All Ages

    This week at craftng a future, I introduced my lively group of 7 to 11 year old girls to the wonders of making gorgeous flowers using egg cartons. I spent most of the time cutting up flats of egg cartons to give the girls a head start, so I didn’t get to make any myself,…

  • Washi Tapes Flags To Have On Hand For Summer Entertaining!

    Washi Tapes Flags To Have On Hand For Summer Entertaining!

    I just love how these little washi tape flags turned out, and have been enjoying looking at them for a few weeks….I think I’ll use them for the upcoming holiday of Shavuot, to decorate a cheesecake or even a fresh fruit platter. And, not only are these washi tape flags something one can whip up…