Jewish Crafts
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DIY Butterfly Boxes Spring Craft
As you may know, I just adore creating art on recycled, mostly little, boxes of any kind, as well as milk cartons, so after I painted some simple 2 stroke butterflies in my journal, well that just had to start covering some boxes! And of course it will not surprise you that I had a…
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Simple 2 Stroke Painted Butterfly
I am officially obsessed with these adorable 2 stroke painted butterflies because they are so simple to paint and the results are just so wonderful! And so my friends butterflies and pyramids are going to the the theme of this year's Passover crafts, lets do it! This butterfly technique can be used in so many…
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Simple Count The Omer Watercolor Calendar
With Passover coming up in three weeks, and the wave of super hectic preparations quickly approaching, now is a great time to get the family busy with simple and great looking Count The Omer watercolor calenders! I am reposting this from many years ago, when I did it with my kids as an art activity,…
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Counting The Omer Art Journal
I am reposting this from last year, as truly now is a great time to start thinking about a counting the Omer Art Journal! Namely set yourself up ahead of time, so that once Passover is over, you can dive in, make up for the first week (I don't create art during the Passover holiday)…
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Pretty DIY Cookies Gift Box
Purim is the holiday that entails giving food baskets or gifts that are food oriented to friends, neighbors teachers and those to whom we want to express appreciation. So, this year my daughter who is the resident baker in our home, did not have time to actually bake, but rather she assembled these gorgeous cookies…
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Paper Doll Chain Party Decorations In A Pinch!
Sometimes you just need a great idea for party decorations in a pinch, and maybe even a ton of them, and this my friends is a keeper! Paper doll chains can be made in any length or size, the only limit is the size of your paper! I just love the idea of hanging them…
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DIY Butterfly Costume Is Simple And Great Looking!
I can't take credit for this cute as can be and simple butterfly costume, but I can take credit for posting it right about when you just might need a quick kid's costume for tomorrow! And I can take credit for giving you some tips for how to make it successful! With Purim coming up…
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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…