Jewish Crafts
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DIY Recycled Cardboard Castle Wall Decor!
Phew, I did it, and the crowd loved the women's Purim party decor…..they said it was better than ever! Truthfully I also felt like I moved up a rung, as the look was much cleaner and in a way, simpler, than previous years when my creations may have been a bit more all over the…
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Simple DIY Paper Clouds For Wall Murals
Purim is just around the corner, and fortunately for me, the decorations I made for our women's Purim party on Monday night will now fill the wall in my house! And since I have been neglecting the crafting I used to do and share here (because of the art, which you can see on my…
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Stand Up Tulips Collage Is Perfect For Spring!
Sometimes crafting is really all about creativity and certainly crafts that marry "art" and craft! This craft started out as a painted paper botanical collage to add to the series I worked on last Fall, however, things did not go quite as I had hoped and the results were, well, just too cute. Oh dear,…
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DIY Play Cupcakes With Spray Foam Are Perfect For Purim!
I use these DIY play cupcakes for party decor on a regular basis as they are just so adorable! I thought they'd also be great for Purim, as decor or as part of a costume (how great would they be on a hat?) and now it the time to get started filling the house with…
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Magazine Page Collage Vase Of Flowers!
With Purim just around the corner, now is a great time to start making fun decorations, which in my case are going to include a bunch of collages, vases of flowers, and maybe even some castles, which just occured to me as I type this! I'll let you in on a little secret: I need…
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Practice Painting Florals On A Milk Carton!
Want to make some fun art that stands up by itself and will always call attention to itself? Paint on a milk carton! If you've been hanging out here for a while, then you certainly know that I've had fun painting milk cartons in the past, here and here, and that I'm always keen on…
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DIY Stand Up Cardboard Fish For The Jewish Month Of Adar!
It is now the Jewish month of Adar, the month in which we celebrate the festive holiday of Purim…….well sort of! This year is leap year, and because our Jewish calendar is lunar and gets off track quite quickly, we actually insert an entire month (not a day!) into our calendar, and that month is…
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Adorable Doodle Pears Boxes To Stack As Art!
Sometimes it is the DIY projects with just the simplest materials, and of course recyclables to boot, that are truly the most special! And these fun stackable doodle pear boxes are truly the proof in the pudding, right? It all started out because I'm doing an instagram challenge called #colormegrow at my @sara.rivka.dahan account, and…
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DIY Orange and Cloves Pomanders
It has been twelve years (gasp) since I actually made these great looking orange and cloves pomanders, but they are still looking good, so I figured I'd dust off this project and share it with you again. i have come to realize that bringing things out of the archives to see the light of day…
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Carved Carrot Leaves!
Dusting this one off for the upcoming Jewish Holiday of Tu B'Shevat, coming January 16th! At long last I have found a really good reason to continue exploring the world of fruit and vegetable carving: the holiday of Tu B'Shevat is coming up this Friday night, and since we'll be celebrating with loading the table…
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Dried Orange Slice Pendant Craft For Kids
Dried orange slices are great for crafting, and at long last I stuck some in my oven (back in 2012, gasp) to make some things for Tu B'Shevat, the Jewish New Year for fruit bearing trees, which my friends is on the night of January 16th. So plenty of time to give this a try,…
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Fruit Orchard Kid’s Craft With Pine Cones
This pine cone fruit tree orchard craft (hanging out in my archives with so many other great projects) is just as cute as can be and perfect for Tu B'shebat, coming up on the evening of Sunday Jan 16, so there is plenty of time to get into this fun craft, and enjoy! Collecting pine…