Holiday: Rosh HaShana/New Years

  • Rosh HaShana Symbols Mobile Or Wall Hanging Craft

    Rosh HaShana starts on Sunday night yet there is still time to whip up a few fun decorations to add extra meaning to your holiday. Or maybe you are celebrating at someone else's home and would love a fun way to add a special holiday touch to a bottle of wine or wrapped gift? Here…

  • Simple Gold Leaf Rosh HaShana Card Craft Makes A Perfect Fall Craft Too

    Simple Gold Leaf Rosh HaShana Card Craft Makes A Perfect Fall Craft Too

    If you enjoyed my simple Rosh HaShana card craft, well now get ready to take that project up a rung with the addition of some gold leaf, love it! It is true, real gold leaf comes in sheets, and can be pricey, but for some fairly small change one can buy little containers of gold…

  • Simple Rosh HaShana Card Craft To Whip Up Tonight!

    Simple Rosh HaShana Card Craft To Whip Up Tonight!

    Yes indeed I am back from a lovely six week hiatus, and with Rosh Hashana coming up Sunday night now is the time to get crafting! This year I decided to be just a bit traditional and make Rosh HaShana cards for all the neighbors, which I'll give together with a tiny jar of honey,…

  • DIY: Miniature Candy Apples Are Perfectly Adorable

    DIY: Miniature Candy Apples Are Perfectly Adorable

    I now present you dear readers with just about the simplest and most adorable way to decorate a cake, cupcakes, a dessert plate: mini candy apples made from toffee candies with clove stems! And of course you can use this same idea to make mini candy lemons, oranges and grapes. It is true I am…

  • DIY: Rope Wrapped Apples Look Great Year Round

    DIY: Rope Wrapped Apples Look Great Year Round

    If you are looking for a quick craft to add some cozy rustic charm to your home, this dear readers might just do the trick. These DIY rope covered apples are so simple to make that you can surely whip up a whole bowl full in an hour or so. Of course if you start…

  • Rosh HaShana Basket Of Blessings Craft For Kids (Or Anyone!)

    Rosh HaShana Basket Of Blessings Craft For Kids (Or Anyone!)

    Rosh HaShana, the Jewish New Year is in just a few days, so now is the time to dedicate a few hours to making wonderful cards to wish our family, friends and neighbors a wonderful new year, filled with blessings. And since the standard card may produce a bit of a yawn from the crafters…

  • Rosh HaShana Kid’s Card Craft: A Stuffed Fish!

    Rosh HaShana Kid’s Card Craft: A Stuffed Fish!

    Rosh HaShana is Wednesday night, so there is no time like the present to make fun cards for the new year and to keep the kids busy with crafts while you prepare for the holiday! If you are not a mom, so you may have even more time for crafting, and this little craft is…

  • Rosh HaShana Apple, Pomegranite And Carrot Yarn Craft For All Ages

    Rosh HaShana Apple, Pomegranite And Carrot Yarn Craft For All Ages

    There is something about gluing yarn onto recycled cardboard shapes that is just so much fun, and with great results. So with Rosh Hashana just around the corner, time is of the essence, and this is one craft that is great for all ages, and teh results can then be hung in the succah as…

  • Needlepoint Apple On Plastic Canvas

    Needlepoint Apple On Plastic Canvas

    With Rosh HaShana in just a week, now might be a great time to take a few moments for yourself and make a little needlepoint apple on plastic canvas! The results are so very sweet, and of course you can use your little apple as a Jewish New Year's card, as a gift tag, a fridge…

  • Rosh HaShana Card Craft For Kids Using Paper And Staples!

    Rosh HaShana Card Craft For Kids Using Paper And Staples!

    One of the things I love about doing crafts with kids is that once in a while a fresh idea comes to light via the innocence of a child. The idea of using only staples and paper to create something, in this case a card for Rosh HaShana, the Jewish New Year, is truly a…

  • Book Sandwich Cookies For Your Next Siddur Party, Book Club Or Graduation!

    eWhile I can't take credit for making these adorable little book sandwich cookies, I did take the photo, and I am going to share with you how I think they were made, so that counts for something, right? And of course, just for the record, these "book" sandwich cookies are actually meant to represent a prayer book,…

  • How Will You Spend Your Last Day Of The Year?

    How Will You Spend Your Last Day Of The Year?

    Dear Readers, Tonight we are ushering in the two day Jewish New Year, Rosh HaShana, so I'm just popping in to wish you all a shanah tovah, a good new year, a sweet new year filled with good health, happiness and success in all your endeavors. And in addition, may you be blessed with peace…