Holiday: Chanukah/Hanukkah
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Giant Geometric String Star Craft For The Holidays!
With Chanukah just a month away, as well as a number of other holidays that many of you celebrate, it is truly time to get crafting, and I’d recommend getting started with these clever geometric string stars that you can hang now, and enjoy for months to come! Their unspecific look can go in any…
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No-Sew Fleece Bunting And Garland Tutorial
This year create some fantastic and festive holiday and/or party decorations using just fleece! You can certainly upcycle a garment or blanket, use scraps from a fleece sewing project, or choose to buy some fleece to make these oh so simple fleece decorations! And, since this project was originall created with kids in mind, any…
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Starry Night Crocheted Star Garland
I’ll admit, I actually made these starry night crocheted star garlands as gifts for my kids this past Chanukah, but they happen to look perfect for summer decorations, or maybe even as decorations to make now for the Succah! This is the perfect little project to use up odds and ends of yarn, and of…
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Quick Crocheted Gift Basket For Small Presents Or Treats
This past Chanukah I made chunky crocheted baskets instead of the drawstring gift pouches that I usually make to hold chocolate coins and dreidels on the first night of Chanukah. And now, since Chanukah is long gone, I’m starting to see how useful little baskets like these can be year round! Plus they’re a breeze…
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Wishing You A Very Happy Eighth Day Of Chanukah!
Wishing you all a joyful last day of chanukah! Chanukah is a time for giving thanks, so do take time to stare into the light of the chanukiah and reflect on all the good that we have in our lives. Our tradition is to spend 30 minutes just sitting near the chanukiahs and staring at…
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Simple Napkin Ring Craft For Chanukah Celebrations!
With three more nights of chanukah remaining, there’s still plenty of time for chanukah crafting, and this little dreidel napkin ring craft requires only very simple supplies and is fun for all ages. And you can certainly save the results to enjoy again next year! My daughter and I made 120 of these for a…
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Green Gift Wrap: Recycled Cereal Boxes With Potato Prints For Chanukah!
When we were making our potato and sponge printed gift wrap a week or so ago, we also whipped up a few recycled cereal box gift boxes, and the results are just too cute, and oh so simple to do by yourself, or with the kids. I’ll very likely be making some more of these…
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Gift Topper Pom Poms From Plastic Grocery Bags!
Aren’t these plastic grocery bag gift topper pom poms gorgeous? If you told me they were exotic sea urchins I’d probably find that more believable than plastic grocery bags, really? Yes dear readers, and while I will admit that photographing them on a white table cloth in the low afternoon sun did make them look…
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Nesting Dreidel Mobile In The Shop Once Again!
My Nesting Dreidel pdf file mobile kit is once again in my LIttle Tzaddik Etsy shop. I thought some of you might find it useful especially now with Chanukah just one week off! Print out the pages, some or all, there are tons of them in every color your see here, cut out the shapes…
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Chanukah Kid’s Craft: Dancing Figures With Wine Cork Feet Are The Cutest!
Fun crafts for Chanukah are a perfect way to get kids excited about the upcoming holiday, just one week away! A great chanukah kid’s craft is making these dancing chanukah figures using very simple supplies together with just a bit of creativity. The figure you see here (which looks like a flamenco dancer, funny enough)…
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Chanukah Popsicle Stick Dreidel Craft For Kids, With Glitter!
Okay readers, there’s no denying it, Chanukah is a week and a half away and its time to get crafting, like seriously crafting! Oh, you have other things that need tending too? I know the feeling, but Chanukah is not going to wait for us, so make the most of your free moments and enlist…