Crafts: Spring

  • Fun IKEA Hack Flowering Cactus Craft

    Fun IKEA Hack Flowering Cactus Craft

    Cupcake liner flowers are so simple to make with great results, and when I realized that I could use them to make the decorative cacti in my home bloom I was just so very excited! Blooming cacti were part of my Shavuot decorations, and back then I did share my blooming cactus craft with cupcake…

  • How To Make A 2 Minute Origami Butterfly

    How To Make A 2 Minute Origami Butterfly

    While our Women’s Purim party is coming up in a few days and I could pull my boxes of origami butterflies down from the attic, instead I’m coming up with something new, and sharing the past with you here! Purim is the next Jewish holiday on the calendar, and a festive one at that, so…

  • Mini Magazine Page Flowers Craft

    Mini Magazine Page Flowers Craft

    Mini recycled magazine page chrysanthemums are just the sweetest and great anytime or for a special occasion! I could have sworn that i made larger versions of these a good ten years ago, but the only thing I found on my blog is a felt version of these, also wonderful! I had totally forgotten about…

  • Toilet Paper Roll Birdy Gift Topper

    Toilet Paper Roll Birdy Gift Topper

    Last week I shared with you my toilet paper tube birdy gift tag, and now I’m sharing a few photos to show you how I used it! Truthfully, while I am not a fan of cellophane, that is the gift wrap of choice here in Israel, so sometimes you just gotta go with the flow……of…

  • Watercolor Hyacinth Cut-Outs Look Amazing Anytime Of Year

    Watercolor Hyacinth Cut-Outs Look Amazing Anytime Of Year

    It is true, here in the Northern Hemisphere we don’t usually think about hyacinths right about now, but in Australia now is the time! And truthfully, hyacinths are such amazing flowers, whether planted (which one should start thinking about now) or forced (which could start happening around November) so why not give it a try…

  • Watercolor Iris Cutouts With Stems

    Watercolor Iris Cutouts With Stems

      After creating some pink watercolor flowers on gold wire stems, I just loved the results too much not to give it a try with another kind of flower, and irises came to mind. I’d like to give it another try while actually looking at some reference, but this initial attempt was just fine and…

  • Watercolor Cut-Out Poppies Centerpiece For Passover!

    Watercolor Cut-Out Poppies Centerpiece For Passover!

    I have pulled this one out of the archives, because there is no time like the present to get crafting for Passover, and this one is a keeper! And since the red native anemones are now in bloom in our meadows, this is timely! I know I’ve referred to them as poppies, as that is…

  • Simple Two-stroke Painted Butterfly Is Perfect Right Now!

    Simple Two-stroke Painted Butterfly Is Perfect Right Now!

    After posting about the origami butterflies I’ve started making for this year’s Purim decorations, I realized that indeed, some painted butterflies, maybe with 4 wings this year, must fly into the picture as well, so as my stack of origami butterflies in all sizes is growing, I’ve pulled this out of the archives to remind…

  • The 2 Minute Origami Butterfly To Make Right Now!

    The 2 Minute Origami Butterfly To Make Right Now!

    Purim is the next Jewish holiday on the calendar, and a festive one at that, so now is the time to get crafting! Our Women’s community Purim party is scheduled for next week and since the decorations are always on me, I simply must make the time. Somehow taking the cardboard castles down from the…

  • Graffiti Hearts Milk Carton Craft

    Graffiti Hearts Milk Carton Craft

    With the Jewish New Year for the trees, Tu B’Shevat coming up this Sunday night I thought I’d revamp some of my painted milk cartons to go with the new ones covered in hearts. I had almost forgotten how many graffiti hearts projects I’ve done, so it is a good thing there is an archives…

  • DIY Butterfly Boxes Spring Craft

    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…

  • Counting The Omer Art Journal

    Counting The Omer Art Journal

    I am reposting this from last year, as truly now is a great time to start thinking about a counting the Omer Art Journal! Namely set yourself up ahead of time, so that once Passover is over, you can dive in, make up for the first week (I don’t create art during the Passover holiday)…