Jewish Crafts
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Ten Plagues Craft For The Passover Seder
A reader just asked me about this craft, and I revisited it, and i see that it has actually been five years since I've shared it and almost 12 or 13 years since I actually made it. Wow, it must be time to make it again! Okay, maybe next year, in the mean time, there…
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Origami Horse Cake Toppers Are Cute As Can Be!
Ever seen a cake topper that is a horse dressed up as a unicorn? Me neither but it just seemed perfect for a four year old! Right now I'm in the process of using up all the flour in the house as we prepare for Passover, and the first step for me is to bake…
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Cardboard Passover Pyramid Craft
Hoping to make a bunch of cardboard and recycled cardboard pyramids this year, but for now, reposting this from the archives to give you a head start! With Passover arriving this coming Saturday night, now is the time to fit in some last minute crafting in anticipation of this wonderful holiday, and possibly keep the…
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Watercolor Cut-Out Poppies Centerpiece For Passover!
I have pulled this one out of the archives, because there is no time like the present to get crafting for Passover, and this one is a keeper! And since the red native anemones are now in bloom in our meadows, this is timely! I know I've referred to them as poppies, as that is…
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A Fun Origami Horse To Make In A Bunch Of Sizes!
While origami butterflies were truly the theme this Purim, I did sneak in a bunch of origami horses which I ended up using in the festive food baskets for friends and neighbors, called mishloach manot. And yes, I did dress my horses up a bit, but keeping that to myself for the moment as who…
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Recycled Cereal Box Gift Bag
It has been quite a while since I made gift bags from cereal boxes, but somehow after all the crafting I did this year for Tu B'Shevat and then Purim, it just seemed natural to go with the flow! So this year, rather than giving neighbors a nice selection of Morocan salads for our Mishloach…
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Butterfly Tree Wall Decor For Every Occasion!
Purim starts tonight everywhere in the world except Jerusalem, so wishing everyone a Purim Sameach! There is still time for a bit of crafting, and when you make hundreds of origami butterflies for a community Purim party, you have to use at least some of them to add festive touches to your own home right?…
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Origami Butterfly Pom Pom Medallion Wall Decor Craft
I'll admit, I started folding hundreds of origami butterflies in a few sizes for out community women's Purim party, with no actual plan other than maybe some colorful paper clouds and a sky filled with butterflies. I started to think about how I could assemble something at home to make the job on-site quicker, and…
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Origami Butterfly Table Decor Craft
Purim is coming Monday night, and while I can still opt to hang decorations that I made for the community party, things are looking quite festive as is, and the butterfly theme is turning out to be so much fun! This origami table decor craft is something that could be used as a table number…
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Origami Butterfly Party Decor
Origami butterfly party decor is simple to make and so festive! Purim is coming up next week which means it is time to invest in some joyful decorations, right? I’ll admit, you don’t need to spend hours and hours making hundreds of origami butterflies as I did, even just 30 or so, made in an…
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Fun Origami Butterflies With Pipe Cleaner Antennae For Every Party
So it turns out friends, that folding origami butterflies is something that one can do for days…….well that is what happened here at CJM headquarters this week, and I did it all by myself, so it can be done, though get a few folks to do it with you! I made hundreds of origami butterflies,…
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Simple Two-stroke Painted Butterfly Is Perfect Right Now!
After posting about the origami butterflies I've started making for this year's Purim decorations, I realized that indeed, some painted butterflies, maybe with 4 wings this year, must fly into the picture as well, so as my stack of origami butterflies in all sizes is growing, I've pulled this out of the archives to remind…