Chanukah Crafts
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Make Pom-Poms From Your Felt Scraps!
See what great things can come out of not being wasteful? I just couldn't bear to throw away all those tiny colorful scraps, and then it came to me, make pom-poms, of course! I tried two pom-pom making methods and the results were quite similar, so I'd say take the simplest route: Cut small strips…
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Make An Adorable Felt Wall Hanging For Chanukah!
Dear Reader, drop whatever you are doing right now and run out and get some felt! (Just please look both ways before you cross the street, we don't need any accidents on account of this project.) You just can't imagine the joy this little wall hanging has brought into our house since it was born…
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Make A Gorgeous Rose Bud Bouquet From Felt!
Hi friends, roll out the red carpet, the Chanukah felt projects are coming! I'm so happy to finally be able to share this festive and oh so easy project with you! Ever made something and you just can't believe you made it? (Because it's so nice, silly!) That's what happened with this felt bouquet, I…
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Make Cute Chanukah Decorations From Popsicle Sticks!
You'll probably believe that I've had these pre-colored popsicle sticks hanging around for a year (or is it two?), a gift from Mexico of all places! I'm so happy that I finally thought of a great project. And best of all, my four year old was just ecstatic with his! See his little smiling face?…
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Make Cute Chanukah Straws For The Young Or Young At Heart!
I really truly hope that you like felt, because next week is going to be full of felt projects for Chanukah. I can't show them to you just yet, so here's a another tease of sorts, a simple way to use up some of those scraps that you will definitely have hanging around! Because Chanukah…
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Make An Adorable Felt Bunting From Small Scraps!
Hi everyone, I have some great news that I’ve been wanting to share: my almost never used manual Necchi sewing machine has been repaired and I am taking sewing lessons! I am so excited to finally be able to make all those adorable stuffed animals, pillows, aprons, bags, pouches, quilts, slip covers and more. Boy…
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Cut Contact Paper Collages: Fun And Practically Mess Free!
Wouldn't you like to make some works of art like these? Me too, in fact I had to control myself from grabbing all those little pieces away from my kids and making something myself! The other evening before dinner I was in need of an activity that would allow me to prepare a meal and…
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Decoupaged Matchboxes: A Nice Decorative Touch This Season!
Shavua Tov! (Have a good week!) I was looking through my archives of past projects, and this one seemed so very appropriate for a Sunday. Why? Because the photo shows a havdalah candle, which we use on Saturday night to say good-bye to Shabbat and hello to the new week. As strange as this might…
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Make Gorgeous Chanukah Decorations From Baker’s Clay!
Who would have thought that with some humble salt and flour dough (baker's clay), Chanukah cookie cutters. paint, glitter and sequins, one could create such jewel-like ornaments? I have to admit, I made these two years ago, and back then I was quite amazed at how beautiful the results were. At the time I couldn't…
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Make Festive Chanukah Bunting And Chanukah Cards From Styrofoam Prints
Here it is finally, the first actual Chanukah themed craft project! Phew I was feeling a bit behind, given that Chanukah is just 25 days away, which is not much time for the creative jewish mom to get it together. Plus I wanted to make sure you'd have some time to do some crafting too.…
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Simple & Festive Holiday Greeting Cards: A Great Project For Kids!
A loyal reader has just requested some ideas for Chanukah cards, so while these aren't specific to any holiday, I thought I'd share the idea with you, as it has lots of potential as a craft project the whole family might enjoy on a dark Fall/Winter evening! And it's always a good idea to get…