Crafts: Apples

  • Apple Themed Crafts For Rosh HaShana, With Recycled Materials!

    Apple Themed Crafts For Rosh HaShana, With Recycled Materials!

    Speaking of my packed archives, I have also taken this round-up of apple themed crafts from the archives for your enjoyment right now in 2019, as we prepare for the Jewish Holiday of Rosh HaShana, with less than a week to go. Certainly you could fit in an apple napkin ring, or even one of…

  • Folk Art Doodle Apple Cards Or Gift Tags

    Folk Art Doodle Apple Cards Or Gift Tags

    Now is the time of year for all things apple related, because Rosh HaShana is approaching and the apple is one of the symbols for the Jewish New Year, not to mention Fall of course. It might be hard to believe that once upon a time apples were seasonal fruit, but yes indeed, and therefore…

  • Giant And Elegant Origami Apples Are Perfect For Any Fall Occasion

    Giant And Elegant Origami Apples Are Perfect For Any Fall Occasion

    Origami apples are so simple to make and are the perfect craft to whip up right now! Fill a basket with them to use as a centerpiece, use them as place cards, hang them mobile style or make a bunch and scatter them around the house. (Or save this idea and gift a whole basket…

  • Giant Origami Apples Are Perfect For Any Party

    Giant Origami Apples Are Perfect For Any Party

    A few weeks ago, just after the holiday of Tu B'Shevat I needed to make some simple centerpieces for a community women's party, and I decided to try my hand at making a giant version of my origami apples and fruit. Fortunately the results were fantastic, especially with the addition of some gold leaves, and…

  • Rosh HaShana Symbols Mobile Or Wall Hanging Craft

    Rosh HaShana starts on Sunday night yet there is still time to whip up a few fun decorations to add extra meaning to your holiday. Or maybe you are celebrating at someone else's home and would love a fun way to add a special holiday touch to a bottle of wine or wrapped gift? Here…

  • Simple Gold Leaf Rosh HaShana Card Craft Makes A Perfect Fall Craft Too

    Simple Gold Leaf Rosh HaShana Card Craft Makes A Perfect Fall Craft Too

    If you enjoyed my simple Rosh HaShana card craft, well now get ready to take that project up a rung with the addition of some gold leaf, love it! It is true, real gold leaf comes in sheets, and can be pricey, but for some fairly small change one can buy little containers of gold…

  • Simple Rosh HaShana Card Craft To Whip Up Tonight!

    Simple Rosh HaShana Card Craft To Whip Up Tonight!

    Yes indeed I am back from a lovely six week hiatus, and with Rosh Hashana coming up Sunday night now is the time to get crafting! This year I decided to be just a bit traditional and make Rosh HaShana cards for all the neighbors, which I'll give together with a tiny jar of honey,…

  • DIY: Miniature Candy Apples Are Perfectly Adorable

    DIY: Miniature Candy Apples Are Perfectly Adorable

    I now present you dear readers with just about the simplest and most adorable way to decorate a cake, cupcakes, a dessert plate: mini candy apples made from toffee candies with clove stems! And of course you can use this same idea to make mini candy lemons, oranges and grapes. It is true I am…

  • DIY: Rope Wrapped Apples Look Great Year Round

    DIY: Rope Wrapped Apples Look Great Year Round

    If you are looking for a quick craft to add some cozy rustic charm to your home, this dear readers might just do the trick. These DIY rope covered apples are so simple to make that you can surely whip up a whole bowl full in an hour or so. Of course if you start…

  • Rosh HaShana Apple, Pomegranite And Carrot Yarn Craft For All Ages

    Rosh HaShana Apple, Pomegranite And Carrot Yarn Craft For All Ages

    There is something about gluing yarn onto recycled cardboard shapes that is just so much fun, and with great results. So with Rosh Hashana just around the corner, time is of the essence, and this is one craft that is great for all ages, and teh results can then be hung in the succah as…

  • Needlepoint Apple On Plastic Canvas

    Needlepoint Apple On Plastic Canvas

    With Rosh HaShana in just a week, now might be a great time to take a few moments for yourself and make a little needlepoint apple on plastic canvas! The results are so very sweet, and of course you can use your little apple as a Jewish New Year's card, as a gift tag, a fridge…

  • Chalkboard DIY Apples

    Chalkboard DIY Apples

    Hey guys, at long last I have jumped on the chalkboard DIY trend, though of course with a twist, true to creativjewishmom style. (And with some upcycling too, as you might expect!) When I picked up a little bottle of acrylic chalkboard paint on our trip to the USA this summer, I knew I'd find…