Jewish Crafts
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Fun Shrinky Dink Gift Tag For Rosh HaShana
Looking for a cute last minute Rosh HaShana craft to keep the kids busy with great results, and not a lot of clean up? This is it friends, shrinky dink gift tags…… so much fun to make and a great way to delve into a creative project that can be finished in one sitting and…
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Apples & Bees & Blossoms Cross Stitch Pattern
Every year, and for every Jewish holiday I do try to make something new, whether lately with my boy’s crafting club, or not, and this Rosh HaShana the new decorations to honor the holiday are all about, very surprisingly to me, cross stitch! I started doing some cross stitch while on vacation this summer, and…
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Apples In A Row Cross Stitch Pattern
Classic cross stitch embroidery is simple and satisfying (and addicting!) and a wonderful way to fill a canvas as you don’t have to fill in the entire thing by any means, like needlepoint. I’ll admit with the exception of one sampler that I made once upon a time, I was never a fan of cross…
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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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An Introduction To Hebrew Lettering For Crafting
Summer is the perfect time to delve into projects that just might take more time than is available during the year. So with that in mind and the fact that I encourage making crafts for the succah now, I’m doing an Ushpizin project with a few of my students, a project that requires hand lettering…
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Seven Species Shrinky Dinks To Make Now For The Succah!
I’m taking a break with my kid’s crafting classes for the month of August, and right now we are actually doing the one thing that I recommend to everyone: make succah decorations in the summer! Yes friends, there is never enough time to invest in succah decorations just before Succot, so July and August and…
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DIY Floral Chandelier With Faux Flowers In Just Five Minutes!
Ever seen those stunning floral arrangements hung over tables for rustic weddings or other special occasions? Floral arrangements assembled to hang over a table might be oblong and arranged on a long rectangular wire base, or circular and arranged on a large hoop, that is then hung from the ceiling. These ideas work well in…
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Blooming Cactus Craft With Cupcake Liner Flowers
Sometimes the cutest idea ever just happens all on its own, and in this case left me with my own jaw dropping at the combo! I was left with a bunch of cupcake liner flowers after crafting with my students for the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. I had already arranged a smallish collection of both…
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Geometric Watercolor Strawberries Garland To Enjoy All Summer!
Just last year I was painting up a storm, this year, I’ve been crafting with 20 students and making dollhouses, so the painting got pushed to the side, but I must get back to it! Dusted this one off to share, as it is just so much fun! The festive Jewish holiday of Shavuot, which…
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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 Bouquet Of Paper Roses Wall Art
With the festive Jewish holiday of Shavuot coming up in a week and a half-ish, now is the time to get crafting, and specifically all things flowers and botanica to remind us of the lush Mt. Sinai where the Torah was given. It has been a while since I’ve done any quilling, and while this…