Great Gifts To Make
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How To Make A “Remembering Jerusalem” Candle Jar Craft
Tonight we usher in the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, T’isha B’Av, which includes a 25 hour fast for all healthy adults, together with a day of mourning. With everything going on in the past few years, feeling the sadness is unfortunately so much easier as there is so much to relate to, and…
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How To Make A Fun Gift Wrap Bow With Mixed Rafia
Ever seen a fun artful bow made from mixed rafia? Me neither, but after I received this very artful recycled card, tied up with a big rafia bow, I just had to save it, and finally I’ve photographed it to share with you, so lets delve into how to make a fun gift wrap bow…
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How To Make A Stunning Torn Paper Collage Bookmark
Looking for a relaxing summer craft to make with all ages, or just yourself to save and give as gifts together with a book? Take a minute and learn how to make a stunning torn paper collage bookmark and then make a bunch or share this craft with a group of friends! I have to…
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How To Make The Cutest Bouquet Ever With Magazine Page Flowers!
With the Jewish holiday of Shavuos coming on Thursday night, now is the time to learn how to make the cutest bouquet ever with magazine page flowers! I did this project with my groups of third grade boys, and the results were truly fantastic. It is true, there was lots of time involved on my…
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How To Make An Artful Paper Vase From A Failed Painting
Pulling this one out of the archives, as it is surely useful to many right about now, as we attempt to make some order of our creative cabinets and rooms and drawers? I do think that saving art in a nicely organized box is a great idea, but in my case, saving non-successful paintings is…
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How To Make A Limited Edition Logo Gift Bag For Your Purim Bakery
Given my latest obsession with whole wheat sourdough baking at home, I just had to be the over achiever and bake enough sourdough to give in my Purim gift baskets, which is actually a bit insane, but doable if you plan a few weeks ahead. After the idea of baking all that sourdough started to…
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How To Crochet Chunky Granny Square Wrist Warmers Tonight!
How to crochet chunky granny square wrist warmers is something every crafter should know! They make great gifts and are truly quick to whip up. A reader wrote to me on Instagram a month or so ago when my site was down asking about this pattern, so I figured it was time to share it…
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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…
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Colorful Striped Crocheted Pouches From Upcycled Yarn To Make As A Set!
A sweet 9 year old student of mine quietly asked me if I could crochet something for him, and of course a request like that, wow, I could not say no! (Especially since I've been working with him on learning to express himself, so I just had to do it, just with no guarantee of…
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Cupcake Liner Flowers Bouquet With Floral Paper Is Beyond Adorable!
Introducing a cuter than cute craft that can be easily made in multiples and in any size you like, with out a huge time investment. My crafting students made a bunch of cupcake liner flowers for a Shavuot project and those that had between three to five left over were able to make a bouquet…
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DIY Bouquet From Paper Flowers And Quilling
It has been quite a few years since I delved into quilling, and thought I'd give it a try with my students to make some lovely paper bouquets for the upcoming Jewish holiday of Shavuot. I decided to combine paper flowers with quilling for the best results, as quilling requires a level of acuracy that…
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DIY Macrame Plant Hanger Inspiration
While I do like macrame, macrame plant hangers never really inspired me until I saw this photo showing a grouping of macrame hangers hung from a large branch, and wow, I just LOVE it! And friends, macrame plant hangers are really quite simple and you can easily find a nice selection of DIY plant hanger…