Holiday: Chanukah/Hanukkah

  • Crocheted Mini-Mandala With Star Center Pattern

    With Hanukkah in just a week, I have been a bit busy whipping up some quick crocheted mini mandalas with a 6-pointed star center. Using pastel-colored t-shirt yarn, this mini mandalas work up quickly, and in just three rows you have something you could use as a coaster, or possibly as part of a decorative…

  • Quick Crocheted Stars Using T-Shirt Yarn

    Hanukkah is coming in just a week or so, and now is the time for some quick crocheting to use as gifts or decorations! Lucky for you I have given this two-row star a run for its’ money using t-shirt yarn, and the results are great, so now I’m sharing them with you! T-shirt yarn…

  • Needlepoint Star Ornaments With Plastic Canvas

    Needlepoint Star Ornaments With Plastic Canvas

    As you may have noticed, I have been having lots of fun making Hanukkah decorations using plastic canvas. And now I present to you an obvious addition to my plastic canvas dreidels and  plastic canvas menorahs, ta da, plastic canvas Jewish stars! Just for the record I thought you might be interested to know that…

  • Needlepoint Dreidels For Hanukkah With Plastic Canvas

    This Chanukah is turning out to be a plastic canvas craft extravaganza! Yes just a bit odd for someone who prefers to craft with recyclables, but hey, sometimes I just want to make some great looking crafts from store bought suppiles, can you blame me? I will say that all the supplies for these plastic…

  • Needlepoint Menorah For Hanukkah With Plastic Canvas

    Dear Readers, I have been very busy doing all kinds of creative things, some of which just aren’t baked enough to share, so I am pulling some projects out of the archives as they are still wonderful and perfect right about now, enjoy! And while there isn’t a month until Chanukah, rather roughly 2 weeks,…

  • DIY Felt Hanukkah Mug Cozies With Felted Designs

    p> These fun felted mug cozies that I made for Hanukkah last year are nicely packed away, take up very little space and will instantly announce that Hanukkah is coming as soon as I start covering some of our mugs! Gotta love it……so run, don’t walk, and get yourself some wool felt and get crafting!…

  • DIY Hanukkah Wallhanging With Felted Wool

    DIY Hanukkah Wallhanging With Felted Wool

     This is one of my favorite Hanukkah DIY crafts, and it is so much fun to make! I made this last year and am looking forward to enjoying it again this year. And now, if I can just figure out where my sheets of wool felt are, some more felted Hanukkah decorations would be right…

  • DIY Hanukkah Tablecloth With Freezer Paper Stencils

    DIY Hanukkah Tablecloth With Freezer Paper Stencils

    Yes, it is true, I did share this Hanukkah DIY tablecloth with you last year, but truth is it is such a keeper I just had to dust it off and share it with you again, as Hanukkah is coming in about 6 weeks, so now is the perfect time to get crafting! This DIY Hanukkah…

  • Rebuilding The Beit HaMikdash Recycling Craft For Kids

    Rebuilding The Beit HaMikdash Recycling Craft For Kids

    I have pulled this post from the archives, as it is one of my favorites for The Three Weeks. Today is the 17th of Tammuz, a solemn fast day on the Jewish calender, and certainly a perfect time to work on my “Rebuilding the Beit HaMikdash” recycling craft with kids of all ages! Of course…

  • DIY Striped Candles Are The Perfect Summer Craft!

    DIY Striped Candles Are The Perfect Summer Craft!

    Remember making candles at summer camp? I sure do, especially the ones we made at the beach in milk cartons! Candle making can be on the messy side, but is a perfect craft to do especially when you have a few hours on a lazy summer afternoon, and a bunch of kids (or kids at…

  • DIY Paper Top Is The Perfect Hanukkah Craft!

    DIY Paper Top Is The Perfect Hanukkah Craft!

     This evening we lit the 7th cup of oil on our Hanukkah menorah, and that means that there are still two full days of Hanukkah, and certainly time to squeeze in one last activity that everyone is sure to enjoy: DIY spinning tops made from strips of paper and toothpicks! These tops might be little,…

  • DIY Corrugated Craft Cardboard Gift Boxes

    Here’s a super simple DIY gift box using corrugated craft cardboard that you can use to hold little prizes and treats (as I did for Hanukkah) or a gift of any size. Make a bunch of these little boxes to use as party favor boxes for weddings, bat or bar mitzvahs, or birthdays, and add…