Crafts: Painting
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DIY Painted Paper Gerbera Centerpiece
A DIY painted paper gerbera centerpiece is so fun to make and looks amazing. There is nothing quite as lovely as painted paper flowers used as holiday decor, or really anytime! I am so thrilled to have these flowers on my sideboard right now! They are so cheerful and never fade, and can be easily…
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How To Make Painted Paper Daisy Cut-Outs In 5 Steps
How to make painted paper daisy cut-outs in 5 steps is perfect right now! And lucky for you,m this post is the tutorial. The festive holiday of Shavuot starts Saturday night, so now is the time to get busy filling our homes with greenery and flowers, and I say go for paper! Whether you have…
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DIY Paper Vase Makes A Great Centerpiece!
I originally posted this just before Passover two years ago, and am sharing it again, because it will be moved from my kitchen to the dining room for use as decor for the upcoming Jewish holiday of Shavuot! A vase like this can of course be stored flat and is wonderful to have on hand,…
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Watercolor Flowers Cut-Out Centerpiece For Shavuot!
I have pulled this one out of the archives, because there is no time like the present to get crafting for Shavuot, and this one is a keeper! Plus you can simply disassemble the centerpiece when the holiday is over, and store the flowers, flat, for future use, they are always great to have on…
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DIY Counting The Omer Art Journal
With all the preparations for Passover, it is generally quite difficult to think about counting the Omer art projects ahead of time, but this year I actually succeeded in making a DIY art journal for daily creating according to the Omer, ahead of time! I'll admit, it was really quite a fluke, and happened 3…
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DIY Snake Fold Art Journal From One Sheet Of Paper!
With all the preparations for Passover, it is generally quite difficult to think about counting the Omer art projects ahead of time, but this year I actually succeeded in making a DIY art journal for daily creating according to the Omer! I'll admit, it was really quite a fluke, and happened 2 weeks ago, when…
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Ocean Themed Party Centerpiece
Presenting a fun idea for an ocean themed party centerpiece, that the whole family can make! In our case these waves were made as a crossing the Red Seas centerpiece, and can you imagine a crossing the Red Sea centerpiece running down the length of your table? My stand up waves, that you can place…
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Watercolor Sea Creature Cut Outs Craft
Need a perfect craft idea to keep the kids, in a range of ages, busy right about now? This is it my friends, make watercolor sea creature cut outs to use as Passover decorations, and the more the better! I’ll be using these for table decor on Shevii Shel Pesach, the 7th night of Passover…
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Colorful Cardboard Pyramids Craft For Passover
This is the colorful cardboard pyramids craft that I posted this last year, and dusted it off just a bit, as with Passover coming next Friday night, there really might be time to make some great artful pyramids, ah yes, note to self! With Passover arriving this coming Saturday night, now is the time to…
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DIY Butterfly Boxes Spring Craft
As you may know, I just adore creating art on recycled, mostly little, boxes of any kind, as well as milk cartons, so after I painted some simple 2 stroke butterflies in my journal, well that just had to start covering some boxes! And of course it will not surprise you that I had a…
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Simple 2 Stroke Painted Butterfly
I am officially obsessed with these adorable 2 stroke painted butterflies because they are so simple to paint and the results are just so wonderful! And so my friends butterflies and pyramids are going to the the theme of this year's Passover crafts, lets do it! This butterfly technique can be used in so many…
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Simple Count The Omer Watercolor Calendar
With Passover coming up in three weeks, and the wave of super hectic preparations quickly approaching, now is a great time to get the family busy with simple and great looking Count The Omer watercolor calenders! I am reposting this from many years ago, when I did it with my kids as an art activity,…