Holiday: Succah Decor

  • Fun Fabric As Inspiration For This Year’s Succah

    Succot is around the corner, and I was thinking about doing something new this year regarding our Succah decor. For the past five or so years we’ve enjoyed a largely gold Moroccan style look, which has been great, but I think I’m ready for some more color! So when I spotted this fabric in the…

  • A Clay Bunting Banner For Your Succah!

    How about making a bunting banner from clay? I actually made these from clay fired in a kiln, but you can certainly do the same thing with polymer clay, air drying clay or the kind of clay that you can bake in your oven. Or how about baker’s clay made from flour and water?  And…

  • Origami Cranes…Perfect For Birthday Parties or Your Succah?

    I’m in love with origami cranes made from brightly colored origami paper. And I can still say that after having folded about forty of them for my daughter’s birthday party last week! I used my origami cranes to create an origami crane mobile of sorts, which I hope to photograph soon,  and share with you.…

  • Quick Summer Centerpiece With Candles

    If you’re ever in need of a super quick yet stunning summer centerpiece, you know, one that’s a little bit elegant or even dramatic, well here you have it my friends! Of course it does help if you have everything you need on hand, which is one of the pluses of being a pack rat…

  • Kid’s Craft With Paper: Mosaic Collage!

    Above: Paper mosaic pomegranate craft by Tanya Garber Here’s a simple kid’s craft idea that you can use in so many ways— mosaic collage. Mosaic paper collage crafts require only a few simple supplies, like paper, tissue paper, card stock or cardboard and glue or decoupage medium. Oh, and possibly a black marker if you’d…

  • Great Recipes For Succos

    If you’re looking for some great suggestions for your Succos menu, I’d suggest taking a look at all the amazing recipes over at joyofkosher.com. The suggestions for Sukkot lunch menus look great, like the Thai chicken salad above, yumm! And since stuffed foods are traditional fare for Succos, how about taking a look at some of…

  • Classic Paper Chain Succah Decorations

    The lovely seven day (8 days outside of Israel) festival of Succos starts Wednesday night, so we are in the thick of all the holiday preparations! Of course I do hope to have time to make some new Succah decorations and finish those that I’ve started, but today I’m baking and cooking to fill the…

  • 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…

  • Decoupage Art With Stamped Tissue Paper

    Remember the stamped tissue paper project that I shared with you this past summer? Well, we used some of that tissue paper to make an adorable little piece of art that would look great just about anywhere. And since succot is right around the corner, you could even make a few of these to adorn your…

  • Simple Plastic Bottle Flower Ornaments

    Plastic bottle flowers are simple to make and so much fun! They make sweet ornaments hanging singly as I’ve shown here, though the possibilities are endless. Bouquets, wreaths, centerpieces, chandeliers…..these are just a few of the things that you could make with plastic bottle flowers! I can’t decide if I like the visible bottle nozzle…

  • Plastic Bottle Flower How To

      This year I’m finally going to attempt to make a ton of plastic bottle flowers to use in my Succah, and there are so many creative uses for these flowers I can’t wait to see what the outcome will be! I’m imagining a plastic bottle flower garden of sorts, but of course time will…

  • Fun Napkin Rings For Rosh HaShana

    Wouldn’t you love some fun napkin rings to bring some joy to your holiday table? This Rosh HaShana I thought I’d give you some ideas for some coordinating crafts, all using metallic gold cardboard. The apple bunting, the golden leaf apples and these napkin rings will all look great together and can be crafted by…