Crafts: Winter

  • Adorable Doodle Pears Boxes To Stack As Art!

    Adorable Doodle Pears Boxes To Stack As Art!

    Sometimes it is the DIY projects with just the simplest materials, and of course recyclables to boot, that are truly the most special! And these fun stackable doodle pear boxes are truly the proof in the pudding, right? It all started out because I’m doing an instagram challenge called #colormegrow at my @sara.rivka.dahan account, and…

  • DIY Orange and Cloves Pomanders

    It has been twelve years (gasp) since I actually made these great looking orange and cloves pomanders, but they are still looking good, so I figured I’d dust off this project and share it with you again. i have come to realize that bringing things out of the archives to see the light of day…

  • Dried Orange Slice Pendant Craft For Kids

    Dried Orange Slice Pendant Craft For Kids

    Dried orange slices are great for crafting, and at long last I stuck some in my oven (back in 2012, gasp) to make some things for Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish New Year for fruit bearing trees, which my friends is on the night of January 16th. So plenty of time to give this a try,…

  • Fruit Orchard Kid’s Craft With Pine Cones

    Fruit Orchard Kid’s Craft With Pine Cones

    This pine cone fruit tree orchard craft (hanging out in my archives with so many other great projects) is just as cute as can be and perfect for Tu B’shebat, coming up on the evening of Sunday Jan 16, so there is plenty of time to get into this fun craft, and enjoy! Collecting pine…

  • Felted Wool Mug Cozies For Chanukah!

    Another project I’m pulling from the archives because this one is so much fun, and makes a great holiday gift! Wool felt is a truly wonderful material available in a nice range of luscious rich colors, can be purchased in 12″x12″ squares, and since it doesn’t unravel, you can craft away to your heart’s content…

  • Painted Knit MItten Winter Greeting Card Craft

    Continuing with my fun artufl and a bit painterly winter clothing themed greeting cards that can also be mini works of art, presenting the kaleidoscope knit winter mitten! After painting an ugly Chanukah sweater, and a graffiti knit cap, mittens were certainly in order! First I painted a gift box with pom pom mittens, but…

  • Graffiti Mittens Recycled Gift Box Craft

    Graffiti Mittens Recycled Gift Box Craft

    Ready to practice your painting and drawing skills and make the funnest winter themed gift box ever? What can I tell you, this one is a winner, not just the color combo, but the fun artful style, and the fact that it looks much more complicated than it really is! This winter clothes theme came…

  • A Peek In My Sketchbook: How To Draw Knit Hats and Mittens

    A Peek In My Sketchbook: How To Draw Knit Hats and Mittens

    With cooler weather and lots of rain to boot at last a reality in my little corner of the world, my winter clothing themed crafts this year at last make a bit more sense decorating our home! I recently saw a tiny bit of clip art in a local ad that lead to this page…

  • Pine Cone Owl Craft With An Artful Twist

    Pine Cone Owl Craft With An Artful Twist

    Since this week has been all about owls and owl crafts and painted owls, I just had to try making a pine cone owl because pine cones are the perfect shape, right? Not to mention that natural look of belly feathers! Of course I couldn’t just whip out the felt and copy someone else’s owl…

  • A Mixed Media Stand Up Owl Is Perfect For Your Woodland Decorating Theme?

    Owl themed crafts are so much fun, and can be done in so many ways, depending on how much time you have to spend and just how many owls you want to make! I am trying to increase my painting skills, so another painted owl, this time a bit more woodsy than my stand up…

  • A Fun Graffiti Ski Hat Holiday Craft Idea

    A Fun Graffiti Ski Hat Holiday Craft Idea

    After creating my DIY ugly holiday sweater gift card craft, I realized that I ought to try creating some other cozy winter wardrobe items using the same technique, and since my experiment was a success, I now present you with my DIY Graffiti Ski Hat holiday gift card that can certainly double as holiday decor,…

  • DIY Ugly Holiday Sweater Cards To Make Now!

    DIY Ugly Holiday Sweater Cards To Make Now!

    When I shared with you the splattered paint paper that I made to use for holiday crafting projects, I had no idea that I would be making an ugly holiday sweater card from my favorite piece! And that is one of the best parts of letting the art tell you what it wants to be,…