Crafts: Paper

  • Giant Origami Pheasant Party Decor Or Stage Set!

    Giant Origami Pheasant Party Decor Or Stage Set!

    If you are creating a giant origami stage set, or perhaps a wall filled with origami party decorations, you may like this giant origami pheasant, with a crown, as he makes a great friend for the giant origami partridge or even the paper peacock! I grew up making origami as a child, and as a…

  • Super Quick Paper Lanterns That Can Light Up!

    Super Quick Paper Lanterns That Can Light Up!

    This year my Purim decorations are all about the quick factor, as with the festive holiday just around the corner, in addition to many guests and food prep, quick is all there is really time for. Ah yes, and the truth is that the decorations I will hang in my house were mostly made for…

  • Giant DIY Accordian Fold Paper Flowers

    Giant DIY Accordian Fold Paper Flowers

    If you ever need some great looking paper wall decorations, and you are just not sure what to make, give this giant accordian fold flower a try, and you'll want to make enough to fill the entire wall. It is true, one can buy manufactured accordian fold flowers that are similar, but there is nothing…

  • How To Cut Simple Floral Shapes From Paper To Make A Party Garland In MInutes!

    How To Cut Simple Floral Shapes From Paper To Make A Party Garland In MInutes!

    While I don't love creating under pressure, it is true that some of my best work has come to light in just that way. I now introduce to you a new idea on the roster that we'll call Matisse inspired cut paper shapes party garland! You can whip this paper party garland up in mere…

  • Simple Giant Paper Peacock Party Decor

    Simple Giant Paper Peacock Party Decor

    A big huge PHEW — my late night efforts to assemble some decorations for our women's Purim party were mostly a success, and now I have a few things to share! While I had a colorful "gan eden" garden theme in mind, I actually only got as far as the birds for the garden, together…

  • Accordian Folded Paper Leaves

    With Rosh HaShana now under our belts, it is time to think about Succah decorations, and this year I think I'm going to make  a large number of accordion folded paper leaves for some artful vines to cover the Succah walls. Well that is one of my plans at the moment, but don't hold your…

  • Folk Art Doodle Bee Gift Cards Or Tags

    After drawing a whole barrel of folk art doodle apples last week, I just had to give the same technique a try with some bees, and I'm happy as can bee with the results! Okay, truthfully it did take me a whole sheet of bees to get it right, (and I almost gave up, yikes!)…

  • A Counting The Omer Collage For Lag B’Omer and Shavuos!

    A Counting The Omer Collage For Lag B’Omer and Shavuos!

    The Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer starts on the evening of May 22, which means we have two whole weeks to turn on the creativity and increase the excitement for this wonderful and festive holiday, and then another two weeks to get crafting for the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. The idea for this counting the…

  • Simple Quilled Paper Bonfire Craft For Lag B’Omer

    Quilled paper crafts are a great way to make a unique piece of art, and the results are always quite impressive! This quilled bonfire craft for the Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer is really quite simple, and perfect for kids as young as six or seven. Of course the older kids will make versions that…

  • How To Make Simple Paper Pinwheels While Cleaning For Passover

    At this point most folks have done the bulk of the necessary cleaning for Passover, (or maybe they are closing up their homes and heading to family or on vacation) and if not they are certainly not taking time to peek at my blog, as Passover starts on Friday night and there is soooo much…

  • Passover Paper Craft For Kids: Four Cups Of Wine Paper Dolls!

    Passover Paper Craft For Kids: Four Cups Of Wine Paper Dolls!

    With Passover coming up on Friday night, now is the time to keep the kids busy with fun crafts to celebrate Passover, or maybe even make some yourself? This Passover paper dolls craft in which the dolls are actually the four cups of wine was done by a group of boys during a weekly crafting…

  • How To Make Origami Pinwheels While Spring Cleaning

    How To Make Origami Pinwheels While Spring Cleaning

    Origami pinwheels, also referred to as origami windmills, are simple to make and a great way to make some spring decorations while also using up bits of scrapbooking or other paper you have hanging around collecting dust! I love making origami from wrapping paper, so that is game as well, as are recycled magazine pages…