Holiday: Tu B’Shevat Crafts
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Tiny Crocheted Baskets For Centerpieces And Party Favors
Tiny crocheted baskets are the perfect little accessory for decorating tables or giving little gifts this winter, or for getting a jump start on your spring crafting! They’d be adorable little party favors filled with something special, or one could make centerpieces with branches and tiny baskets holding bird’s eggs. With the Jewish holiday of…
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Quick Crocheted Gift Basket For Small Presents Or Treats
This past Chanukah I made chunky crocheted baskets instead of the drawstring gift pouches that I usually make to hold chocolate coins and dreidels on the first night of Chanukah. And now, since Chanukah is long gone, I’m starting to see how useful little baskets like these can be year round! Plus they’re a breeze…
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Chocolate Almond Cranberry Bark For Tu B’Shevat
Tonight is Tu B’Shevat, and the almond trees are on the verge of blooming here in Northern Israel, so to celebrate I just prepared this chocolate almond cranberry bark to surprise the family. Plus I’ve used 60% cocoa dark chocolate, and raw almonds, so it’s really verging on what one might call “healthy!” I’ll be…
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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…
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Golden Leaf Garlands For Tu B’Shevat
Golden leaves…..leaves from grape vines, olive trees, pomegranate trees and fig trees……are the perfect subject for making elegant garlands for Tu B’Shevat! I actually used these small garlands to wrap around hurricane candle vases for a party last week, and now I’ll enjoy them hung just about anywhere thanks to washi tape! You’ll Need: gold…
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Candied Apples For Tu B’Shevat?
Candied apples seem like the perfect treat for Tu B’Shevat, right? There’s just one major problem — eating them! My neighbor made these and I brought them home from a community get together for my kids, who had seen them and each whispered in my ear that maybe they would be the lucky recipient of…
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Cherry Blossom Dried Fruit Skewer Centerpiece Kid’s Craft!
Here’s a simple and sweet cherry blossom centerpiece using dried fruit skewers that kids can make! And it’s perfect for your cherry blossom themed party, as well as Tu B’Shevat, of course! At the end guests take home individual skewers as party favors, or wrap up a few to make cute bouquets! This is a…
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Stamped Party Favor Bags For Tu B’Shevat!
Thanks so much to Marlene over at The Jewish Hostess, who is sharing with us this simple yet fabulous project — cherry blossom stamped favor bags for Tu B’shevat! These little bags, which are so simple to make are perfect for any treat bar, and I’m happy to say there’s actually a very nice story…
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Giant Paper Cherry Blossoms For Tu B’Shevat!
I love cherry blossoms, and giant paper cherry blossoms are perfect for stunning spring or late winter centerpieces! The Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shevat, which celebrates the new year for the fruit bearing trees, is just a little over two weeks away, so now’s the perfect time to make some giant blooms to grace your…
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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…
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Today Is Tu B’Shevat, The New Year For Trees
Today is a special day on the Jewish calendar, it is Tu B’Shevat, quite simply the beginning of a new growth year for trees. Tu B’Shevat coincides with the season in which the earliest-blooming trees in the Land of Israel emerge from their winter sleep and begin a new fruit-bearing cycle. In most cases, the earliest blooming…