Crafts: Paper

  • Paper Mosaic With Rose Petal Tinted Paper

      What is paper mosaic with rose petal tinted paper you ask? Well, of course, the paper mosaic part is clear, but what is rose petal tinted paper? I really couldn't think of any other name for paper that is tinted by coloring with rose petals! How do you color with rose petals? You quite…

  • Empire State Building King Kong Birthday Cake Made Simple

    I love birthday cakes that are simple and cute, and make a festive statement but don't require a huge time investment. (And that use crafting supplies that I'm comfortable with, like paper and markers, as opposed to fondant and sugar!) This year I'm going with my idea of a themed birthday cake achieved by decorating…

  • Recycled Styrofoam Tray Craft With Paper Mache

    Yes, you can make a gorgeous, artful and even useful tray from a recycled styrofoam meat/fish/food tray. I have a little secret to share with you all, and that is that with just a few crafty moves on your part, you canmake a stunning tray worthy of holding your fine jewelry, among other things. And how is that exactly,…

  • DIY Baby Blocks — Fun For Any Age

    DIY baby blocks aren't just for babies, especially when they're covered with interesting illustrations or even messages that you can easily apply with decoupage. I made these DIY baby blocks with recycled scrap-pile wood pieces and covered them with a few layers of paper mache before adding the paper napkin images using decoupage. Truthfully, these crafty baby…

  • Recycled Paper Bag Flowers

    Believe me, there is something really interesting and beautiful about recycled paper bag flowers. Flowers made from recycled lunch bags and recycled grocery bags (like the large flower above) are wonderful, and it's especially nice to combine a few different types of recycled paper bags that may be slightly different shades of brown. And with the Jewish holiday of…

  • Paper Flower Bouquet With Cupcake Liner Accordian Folded Flowers

    Cupcake liner flowers when combined with simple accordion folded paper flowers result in a beautiful and simple paper flower bouquet to grace your table or add some cheer to a little corner in your home. And with the Jewish holiday of Shavuot coming up in about three weeks, now is a great time to start…

  • Cupcake Liner Flower Gift Topper

    Cupcake liner flowers are simple to make and can be the perfect gift toppers, especially since you may just have everything you need on hand! And now that it's spring, which means wedding season is coming up, as are days to honor mom and teachers, you may just want to make a bunch of cupcake…

  • A Fun Memo Pad Drawing Exercise To Get The Creative Juices Flowing!

    For many children, drawing of any kind can be a wonderful and creative experience, and as parent I get particularly excited when a see a child using drawing to tell personal stories. Unfortunately we see this most often in pre-school and kindergarten children, with that creativity disappearing as children learn new things and are influenced…

  • A Five Minute DIY Decor Project: A Square Crepe Paper Flower Wreath!

    If you've got some Mexican crepe paper flowers on hand, and a simple square frame…..well then you're in business! In just a few minutes you can create a fun little decorative piece to add a shot of color to your dresser top or any of those newly spick and span corners of your home. Simply…

  • Passover Kid’s Craft: A Dancing Wine Goblet Paper Chain!

    A simple and cute Passover craft to decorate your home—a dancing wine goblet paper chain! You do the cutting and let the little ones do the decorating with markers or even glue and collage materials. I love the results however I must tell you that given the light-weight paper I used and the pattern I…

  • Ten Plagues Passover Craft: Fun Placards For The Seder!

    Here's a fun ten plagues Passover craft that you can make now and use at the Passover seder to create a little bit of excitement and keep the kids involved. Either you can make them as a surprise, or better yet, get the kids involved in the crafting, and they'll be even more excited. I've…

  • Make Some Fun Doodle Frames—A Passover Craft For The Whole Family!

    It's now official— one really can put off spring cleaning by crafting these cute little doodle frames, since they may just come in handy during and after the cleaning! How's that for some crafty justification for that which is really procrastination? And of course some readers have started to ask for Passover crafts, so this…