Holiday: Shavuot
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Cupcake Liner Flowers Bouquet With Floral Paper Is Beyond Adorable!
Introducing a cuter than cute craft that can be easily made in multiples and in any size you like, with out a huge time investment. My crafting students made a bunch of cupcake liner flowers for a Shavuot project and those that had between three to five left over were able to make a bouquet…
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DIY Bouquet From Paper Flowers And Quilling
It has been quite a few years since I delved into quilling, and thought I'd give it a try with my students to make some lovely paper bouquets for the upcoming Jewish holiday of Shavuot. I decided to combine paper flowers with quilling for the best results, as quilling requires a level of acuracy that…
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DIY Bouquet Of Paper Roses Wall Art
With the festive Jewish holiday of Shavuot coming up in a week and a half-ish, now is the time to get crafting, and specifically all things flowers and botanica to remind us of the lush Mt. Sinai where the Torah was given. It has been a while since I've done any quilling, and while this…
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Simple Cupcake Liner Chrysanthemums For Shavuos!
With the Jewish holiday of Shavuos and all things floral and greenery coming up in just two weeks, now is the time to get crafting! And delving into the kitchen cabinets for art supplies is often a truly great idea, especially for me and the box of Kath Kidston cupcake liners I've had on hand…
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Recycled TP Tube Designer Vases Craft
I have to say, when I came up with this recycling craft idea for making artful vases from tp tubes I wasn't expecting the results to be this wonderful! I have started crafting with small groups of boys twice a week, which means coming up with projects that will satisfy them, and the idea here…
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Mini Magazine Page Flowers Craft
Mini recycled magazine page chrysanthemums are just the sweetest and great anytime or for a special occasion! I could have sworn that i made larger versions of these a good ten years ago, but the only thing I found on my blog is a felt version of these, also wonderful! I had totally forgotten about…
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DIY Colorful Floral Border Doodle For Cards, Journals, Signs and More!
Years ago I got into floral doodles via some tutorials for bullet journal art and it was so much fun, and a great introduction to the world of journaling and sketchbook practices. Since then I've been working on refining my art skills and while doing lots of drawing, not like the floral borders you see…
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Watercolor Strawberries Festive Garland For Every Occasion!
The festive Jewish holiday of Shavuot, which includes lots of cheese and milk dishes (not eaten at the same meal as meat) also might include strawberries and summer fruit, as it just goes together, and strawberries are just festive. Of course crafted watercolor mosaic strawberries are even more festive than the real thing, and you…
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Watercolor Mosaic Strawberries To Cut Out For Crafting
One of the cutest things I've made lately, and so very simple……introducing watercolor mosaic strawberries, to whip up in basket's full, just in time for the Jewish holiday of Shavuot! These watercolor strawberries require only the simplest supplies, and the results are so fun. Use them on garlands, as cake toppers, as napkin rings or…
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Mixed Media Watercolor Collage Gift Tags Craft
Looking for a fun craft that you could work on during tiny pockets of time, or do with a bunch of kids or friends? How about something that can be used in so many ways and be easily stored to be pulled out when needed. Love art journaling and the idea of putting things in…
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Watercolor Flowers And Shapes Cut-Outs For Collage
Watercolor cut-outs, know in some art journaling circles as "fodder" are just so much fun, whether created intentionally, or in this case the result of some watercolor art journal pages that didn't quite pass the finish line! In the past I've created watercolor cut-out poppies and other flowers and leaves, and now with the inclusion…
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Jewish Holiday Recycling Crafts For Kids
With Purim in just a week, and Passover to follow, now is the time to start thinking about a top to bottom yearly cleaning and organizing of our homes. While you may be tempted to toss it all, I recommend looking at your "garbage" with a eco-friendly eye on creativity, and as a way of…