Crafts for Mom
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DIY Organza Flowers: The Perfect Birthday Party Project!
Last week my sweet daughter turned ten (how did that happen?) and instead of playing party games like we did last year, we decided to do a craft project—organza flowers! Truthfully, it went over quite well, with only one out of the ten girls giving up mid project…..and the rest went home with a nice…
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Decoupage With Fabric— Pots For Your Garden!
We needed a quick teacher appreciation gift for my daughter’s teacher last week, and I finally got around to trying out fabric decoupage on terra cotta pots! I’m totally in love with the results and can’t believe it took me so long to give this one a try. Oh well, everything in it’s time! And…
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DIY Concrete Planters In Progress!
Yippee, at long last I’ve gotten my hands into some concrete and some small DIY concrete planters have been made! Now we just have to wait a days or two, and then peel away the outside containers to reveal the mystery creations. Of course I’ll be more than happy to share the results (and detailed…
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Monster Ketchup For The Ten Plagues
Here is it, the simplest monster party idea ever, monster ketchup, and right now it’s all about monster ketchup for the Passover Seder, you know for the plague of dam (blood)! Most of us don’t have time for more than a ten minute craft at this point, so this one’s perfect, and if you buy…
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Decorate Canvas Tote Bags With Fabric Markers
Canvas tote bags are great for crafting and simply drawing on them with fabric markers could be a really fun take-home party project, or gift bag just about any time. Purim is just around the corner, and my daughter and I had fun making these to use either on Purim for transporting little gifts, or…
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Winter Tree From Recycled Cardboard
How about making some recycled corrugated cardboard trees to bring a little playful air to your home this winter? Tu B’Shevat (the New Year for the trees) is the next Jewish holiday on the calender, so I’ve got trees on my mind! I really love the graphics on the corrugated sleave from our flats of…
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Rhinestone Yarn Bracelet Ornaments
Rhinestone bracelets made by simply attaching some rhinestone chain to a metal bangle with yarn or embroidery thread are all the rage, so I thought I’d take the idea one step further and make some fun neon ornaments. I love their modern/crafty look and they’re so easy to whip up. Best of all, I wasn’t…
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DIY Rhinestone Bracelets For Wearing And Crafting!
I don’t know whether you caught all the buzz about friendship bracelets this past summer, but I sure did, and have had the supplies on hand to make some. Well not really the same ones that were all over the web, but just a bit similar. I was inspired by this great post, wherein I…
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Hand Built Ceramic Platter And Cups
I have to say, I really can’t believe that this ceramic platter and cups were made by me! For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted to learn how to make things with clay, and at long last the opportunity arose just down the street, so I jumped at it. So my friends,…
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Crocheted Rag Rug From Sheets
Crocheting rugs from recycled sheets, comforter covers and pillow cases is simple and the results are great! The rug is heavy weight and can be thrown into the washing machine for cleaning. Plus it’s just a great feeling to make a gorgeous rug from rags…..what more can I say? I actually made this rug over…
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Doodling As Surface Design and Meditation
Instead of doodling on little scraps of paper that usually get thrown into the garbage, how about doodling on some envelopes and saving them for sending out holiday greetings and birthday cards? As you well know, the internet is an amazing source of information, and yesterday, while researching art journaling, which I hope to do…