Great Gifts To Make
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Crocheted Striped Gift Pouch For Your Favorite Toddler!
When you are giving a beloved two year old his first little yellow dump truck and tractor, what can you quickly crochet to go along with the gift? Well how about a striped grey and yellow crocheted gift pouch with a drawstring tie (that looks like a road) to hold a collection of something cute……in…
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Granny Square Triangular Shawl With Pom Poms!
Last winter I crocheted this cozy granny square triangular shawl/scarf with a fun pom pom edging, and am just getting around to sharing with you now! I used aran weight 100% wool, the creme is vintage and came from a neighbor and the red and brown were from my mother’s stash from the 70’s! So…
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No Sew Fleece: A Super Simple Doll Blanket Kids Can Make Too!
The cooler weather has arrived, and suddenly the desire to craft has hit me like a storm, which means it is certainly a great time to share with you some no sew fleece crafts! Lets start with this super simple and adorable fleece doll blanket, that is a great fleece craft for kids as well,…
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Rainbow Loom Pencil Toppers: Koala Bear, Angry Bird, Puppy & Owl!
Here at creativejewishmom.com headquarters we just love the rainbow loom and all amazing things one can make. My daughter made these adorable pencil toppers (using tutorials that we found on You Tube,) as a birthday present for her younger brother, and they were a great hit! Between you and me, my kids don’t generally have…
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Rolled Felt Loopy (And Not So Loopy) Flowers Mirror Craft For Kids
This week at Crafting A Future, while some of the girls used their egg carton flowers to decorate mirrors, others ditched the egg carton flowers alltogether and made these sweet rolled felt flowers to decorate their mirrors. This would be a perfect little project for a Bat Mitzvah, or a birthday party, and hey even…
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Sock Hobby Horse DIY Fit For A King (Or Mordechai HaTzaddik!)
Want to make the cutest ever sock hobby horse for one of your little darlings? I made this one last Thursday night (rather than sleep, you know how it goes…..) as a part of my eight year old’s Mordechai HaTzaddik purim costume, and it was a major hit! I’ve been wanting to make a sock…
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Tunisian Crochet Washclothes, A Great Way To Practice Something New!
In my efforts to use up all my tiny bits of yarn, I at long last had a chance to use a 6.5 mm Tunisian crochet hook that I picked up a few years ago. And of course Tunisian crochet washcloths using cotton yarn are the perfect project, especially when you don’t love the colors…
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A Homemade Craft Kit Gift, A Brilliant Idea From A Reader!
I do love it when reader’s take my ideas one step further, and so I was especially happy when Julia from roots of simplicity wrote to tell me that she had used my geometric string craft stars tutorial to make a kit that she’ll give as a gift to a crafty youngster! And she even…
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More Crocheted Coasters With Chain Stitch Detailing!
The crocheted coasters I shared with you here, earlier in the week were just too cute, so I had to make some for myself too. This time I went with a slightly different and possibly just a bit more sophisticated look, and crocheting two rows of topstitching together results in a raised chenille-like look!
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Crocheted Egg Cozy Confessions……
I have a confession to make, are you ready? I introduced my kids to soft boiled eggs so that I could buy egg cups and crochet egg cozies. And it turns out that they actually like soft boiled eggs, now and again, and it’s an especially convenient little meal, with a good salad and some…