Holiday: Shavuot

  • Make A Gorgeous Low Flower Arrangement Using A Planter!

    Here’s a nice idea for making a low flower arrangement using a container that you may already have, or that at the very least you can re-use in your container garden! The idea is…..use a planter, and make the arrangement using floral foam placed in a low dish within the pot, got it?  While high…

  • Crochet LIttle Crown Ornaments For Shavous!

    Aren’t these little crocheted crown ornaments just the cutest? I whipped these up in just five minutes each, so one really could make a bunch for a garland, a mobile or maybe even napkin rings. Ah yes, I like that idea as a fun touch for our Shavous table (since the crown is a symbol…

  • Recycled Plastic Bottle Flower Bouquet

    Yippee, I do believe I have come up with a fun way to make recycled plastic bottle flowers that look artfully elegant! Just in time for spring, though of course these flowers will last practically forever, and are great to have on hand for a last minute centerpiece. Plus your recycled plastic flower bouquet will…

  • Recycled Plastic Bottle Flowers DIY, For A Bouquet!

    These are the recycled plastic bottle flowers that I used in my recycled plastic bottle flower bouquet. Of course they don’t look exactly lovely from this view, but I wanted you to understand exactly how I made them, so that you can DIY them yourself! While I did experiment with a variety of shapes, the…

  • Decoupage With Fabric— Pots For Your Garden!

    We needed a quick teacher appreciation gift for my daughter’s teacher last week, and I finally got around to trying out fabric decoupage on terra cotta pots! I’m totally in love with the results and can’t believe it took me so long to give this one a try. Oh well, everything in it’s time! And…

  • Decoupaged Tissue Paper Candle Jars

    Recycle glass jars and make some festive decoupaged candle holders for your holiday table! This decoupage with tissue paper is a great project for all ages with gorgeous results, and if you have the supplies on hand, well, you’re in luck, since there’s still time to grace your table with these for the upcoming holiday!…

  • Birthday Shavuos Cupcakes In A Pinch, With A Cherry On Top!

    Making cute cupcakes in a pinch is something anyone can do, like for a birthday party in school, or in my case for a birthday party in school just before Shavous! There is of course one other very important element involved in this idea, and that is, are you ready for this……the cupcakes just have…

  • Special Challah For Shavuos!

    The very special Jewish holiday of Shavuos starts on Saturday night, so it’s time to get serious about our holiday preparations. Well, at least I’d recommend that you get serious, I’m swamped with work from a design project and am not surprisingly a bit behind…….fortunately I have a few projects up my sleeve just ready…

  • Recycled Plastic Cup Flowers For Shavuos!

    Shavuos is on this coming Saturday night so it’s time to do some simple shavuos crafts to fill the house with excitement for the coming holiday!  And these recycled plastic cup flowers are perfect right about now, since they are really simple to make and look great in numbers. I’ll admit, I actually made these…

  • Cellophane Stained Glass Window Craft

    Now you too can decorate your windows with colored cellophane and make gorgeous stained glass-like art in just minutes, that cleans up in minutes too! Just before Purim I decided that we needed a little bit of color on our windows, and thanks to this great idea that Tali of matzo soup posted here, I…

  • Chair Back Fabric Flower Garlands Look Gorgeous Any Time

    I love chair back garlands, don’t you? I was in need of some quick decorations for my daughter’s birthday, and I was thrilled to discover that I could make a really pretty garland by simply tying together some of the floral napkin rings that I posted about here. And voila, a beautiful and festive chair back garland…

  • DIY Drink Charms For Summer Entertaining

    These festive DIY drink or wine charms are an example of one of the those projects that are so simple and yet add so much. And they are practical I might add, especially if you’re entertaining informally where guests might be prone to walk around with wine glasses, or any glass that has either a…