Crafts: Garden

  • Paper Leaves On Real Branches Looks Amazing!

    Paper Leaves On Real Branches Looks Amazing!

    I came up with this simple idea six years ago for my son’s birthday just before Shavuot, and I still love it, so I’m dusting it off to share with you as a fabulous last minute craft that includes a nature walk to collect the sticks! Enjoy. Here is what I wrote back then, this…

  • DIY Rope Or Twine Wrapped Plant Pot

    Since I’ve been talking about gardening this week I thought I’d share a super simple way to turn a basic plant pot, even a plastic one straight from the nursery, into a show stopper! If you are like me and you love houseplants, keeping them all in nice pots can be costly not to mention…

  • Easy Garden Craft Projects For Kids

    Easy Garden Craft Projects For Kids

    Fall is here and with cooler temperatures, now is a great time to spend more time outdoors! We will be spending 7 days in our Succah, which is part of the Jewish holiday of Succot, starting this Friday night, so that certainly qualifies as “outdoors!” There are so many ways to develop crafting/art skills, as…

  • DIY Mosaic Planter Is The Perfect Summer Craft

    DIY Mosaic Planter Is The Perfect Summer Craft

    Since it looks like there will be no summer adventures outside of Israel for us this year, I realized that I should take a closer look at all the amazing things happening practically outside my door, and photograph them to share with you! For starters I just noticed this lovely mosaic dove and chamsa planter…

  • Garden Crafts: DIY Rustic Tomato Cage From Sticks

    Garden Crafts: DIY Rustic Tomato Cage From Sticks

    While I have never grown cherry tomatoes, I do know that tomato plants of all kinds generally need support as the tomatoes can get quite heavy, causing the plant to fall over or even break otherwise. So, while the organic tomato seedlings I bought from a local homesteader a month or so ago have yet…

  • Garden Crafts: DIY Trellis From Sticks

    Garden Crafts: DIY Trellis From Sticks

    This year with all the time spent at home as a family, I’ve had time for some simple upgrades to my container garden due in part to the help of a few teen aged boys! At long last I planted some seeds right before Passover, though the only ones that actually sprouted were the morning…