Crafts for Mom
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Paint A Fun Watercolor Chameleon Wall Hanging For Your Child’s Room!
After we painted watercolor strawberries and watercolor apples and pomegranates, I am still loving the idea of using watercolors in so many fun ways, so I thought I’d paint something fun for my twelve year old son’s room, as he just got his own room for the first time ever! Now that I’ve made this…
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Make Yarn From Your Old Sheets
Summer is coming to an end, and while I didn’t have a chance to actually crochet or knit with rags, as I have in past years, I did spend some time making yarn from old sheets and pillowcases, so now I have some supplies on hand! I have showed you examples of my rag balls…
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Watercolor Apples In Rainbow Colors For Rosh HaShana Cards!
Once you start painting with watercolors, it is hard to stop, so I thought I’d practice trying to paint loosely with this idea for a sweet card for Rosh HaShana — tiny watercolors in rainbow colors do look cute, and you certainly don’t have to be perfect, in fact the less perfect the better, I’m…
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Watercolor Fruit Portraits Are So Much Fun To Paint!
Isn’t this watercolor strawberry portrait just the greatest? While I though at the time that she wasn’t really putting her mind to this little painting session, in the end her unstudied strawberry turned out to be the best of all. Isn’t it great when your kids out do you? You’ll Need: watercolor paper watercolors, palette…
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Paper Clip Mini Mobiles That Make Adorable Decorations Anytime!
When we were picking up school supplies last week I just couldn’t resist these colorful paperclips as I was quite sure they could be used for something, but what other than a chain? Well, here you have it, my first paper clip craft, mini mobiles made using just paperclips and recycled plastic bottles! I know,…
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Take Great Silhouette Photographs Of Your Kids At Sunset!
Silhouette photos of kids can be so much fun and can be used for many craft projects. And guess what, I accidently discovered that one great way to take silhouette photographs is at dusk! The sun was setting as we left the house for a little trip to a nearby park, but I grabbed my…
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A Super Simple Crocheted Necklace That Even Kids Can Make!
Colorful jewelry is certainly all the rage, and I love the idea of matching jewelry to an outfit, so knowing how to make some super simple crocheted beaded necklaces certainly comes in handy right about now! Just grab some beads, yarn or string, and a crochet hook, and you’re good to go!
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Wooden Clothespin And Popsicle Stick Rocking Chair Craft!
Isn’t this clothespin and popsicle stick rocking chair craft just the cutest? My daughter made this in school, and it was one of those projects that everyone just copies a sample (sigh) so I can’t really give you specific instructions, but I thought I’d share it with you as at the very least you’ll be…
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Clown On A Stick Craft, For Purim Or A Circus Themed Birthday Party!
What do you do when the Purim party is about to start, you’ve committed to some centerpieces and all you have are some stuffed paper hearts you made a few years back filling the vases that you need to fill with something new? Well, you decide to use those stuffed paper hearts to make the…
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Sailboat Fabric Art, Inspiration For Your Own Creation?
Of all the school “art” projects that my daughter has brought home, I must say this one takes the prize for most inventive and most likely to have been made in the 70’s. Nonetheless, though my daughter was totally baffled that the teacher thought that the girls should hang their “masterpieces” in the entryway, the…
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DIY Upcycled Plastic Bag Pom Poms!
Pom poms made from plastic bags are so very festive and they look so great its very hard to believe that they’re made from plastic bags! So start saving those plastic bags, and put them to great use the next time you need an artistic gift wrapping solution, or some great party decorations. And as…
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Make Fun Chanukah Cards With Washi Tape!
Making Hanukkah crafts with washi tape is really so much fun, and so I now present you with homemade Hanukkah cards decorated with washi tape! Of course they’ll look great together with some washi tape gift tags as well, or you could even combine the two to make a festive holiday banner! My favorite design…