Holiday: Pesach/Passover
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DIY Scrapbook Paper Placemats – Elegant and Quick!
This year, right before Passover, I all of a sudden has a great need for some new vintage style dishes, which is very unlike me, as I’ve been using white Corelle-like dishes on my shabbat table for years, with a marbled pink glass first course plate which I was very happy with. Mind you both…
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Notes To Self For Passover 2026!
Above: The picture ledges in my kitchen “gallery” are adorned with a collection of wood and wicker, which I love, though truly must get back to the art, hmmmm, maybe the art will be hung elsewhere? While Passover itself is just 7 days long here in Israel, the month or at least 2-3 weeks before…
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Passover Crochet: Ten Plagues Characters For The Seder!
Meet the adorable Ten Plagues characters that were crocheted when I should have been cleaning my studio, and now aforementioned studio needs a very quick clean up/box up as Passover is literally on our doorstep and everything must be ready by shabbat, phew! Okay, but honestly, this was a labor of love, that I sent…
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Passover Crochet: Amigurumi Pharoah With Boils!
I almost can’t believe it myself, as I don’t generally crochet tiny-ish things nor create my own patterns, but here we are! Introducing my crochet for Passover Ten Plagues character, Pharoah with boils, and boy does he look unhappy, those boils are downright uncomfortable! With just a few days to go until Passover I’m rushing…
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Passover Crochet: A Locust (Head) For The Passover Seder
With Passover coming at the end of this week, the pressure is on to finish up all the preparations, which in our case involve lots of cleaning, organizing and hard work! Of course I’m always dreaming of making new things for the holiday, and this year, while it was not at all practical, I ended…
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Passover Crochet: A Drop Of Blood For The Ten Plagues!
With Passover coming is just a tiny bit more than a week, now may not be the time to get crocheting for the Passover seder, but here at CJM central crafting takes precedence! I’ll admit, I never thought I’d find myself delving into Amigurumi, tiny crocheted things, but daughter is spending the holiday with extended…
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Milk Carton Frogs Craft For Passover
I’ve pulled this one out of the archives because it is just too cute not to share once again! Enjoy! With Passover less than a week away, it is certainly time to get crafting, if you can squeeze it in of course. Then again, maybe keeping the kids busy with some fun crafts for…
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How To Crochet An Afikomen Bag For Your Passover Table?
With Passover coming is just a little over 2 weeks, I have remembered that the felt afikomen bag I made years ago is no longer usable, and for the past few years we’ve simply used a nice towel of some kind, yikes! So this year I realized that I could crochet a bag to use…
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Notes To Self For Passover Next Year!
Above: A look at the shelves in my kitchen this Passover, where the art is usually displayed, and will return shortly! Phew we made it, Passover is over, and the complete Passover set of dishes and pots and kitchen items is safely packed away until next year! The holiday was wonderful, but simply put went…
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DIY Passover Seder Ten Plagues Cards Craft
Our huge investment in the wonderful holiday of Passover is about to pay off when we sit down together at the Passover Seder table tomorrow night, phew! Almost there with of course lots of cooking left to do, but things are mostly under control with just last minute errands and household organizing to do. And…
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Origami Jumping Frogs Passover Seder Craft
Dusting this one off once again, because it is truly a good one, and hoping I might squeeze a bunch in myself? Interesting to see what i wrote two years ago, and yes, once again the studio is a major eye sore, but partially because the painters did a job that needs re-doing, and made…
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Cleaning Product Art For Passover To Make It Fun?
I have to admit, these cleaning product pieces, which are a part of my Daily Object series, sure are fun! Hmmm, maybe if I look at them long enough I can convince myself that the deep cleaning of the kitchen that I need to be right now is fun? Sure why not? So draw some…