Jewish Crafts

  • Plastic Canvas Star Ornaments With Tassels

    Plastic Canvas Star Ornaments With Tassels

    As you may have noticed, I have been having lots of fun making Hanukkah decorations using plastic canvas. And now I present to you an obvious addition to my plastic canvas dreidels and  plastic canvas menorahs, ta da, plastic canvas Jewish stars! Just for the record I thought you might be interested to know that…

  • Plastic Canvas Dreidel Ornament Craft

    This Chanukah is turning out to be a plastic canvas craft extravaganza! Yes just a bit odd for someone who prefers to craft with recyclables, but hey, sometimes I just want to make some great looking crafts from store bought suppiles, can you blame me? I will say that all the supplies for these plastic…

  • Plastic Canvas Snowflake Mandala Ornaments

    Plastic Canvas Snowflake Mandala Ornaments

    What can I tell you today? I'll admit I don't always love the things I make, but I am totally in love with these plastic canvas snowflake medallions, or maybe they are really more aptly called plastic canvas mandalas, I'm not qui9te sure! Something about them reminds me of the lovely small details in Fair…

  • Plastic Canvas Chanukah Craft: A Needlepoint Menorah Ornament

    I just love embroidery and needlework of all kinds, but with my generally hectic crafting endeavors there usually isn't time for small detailed work. But this year my friends we have an entire month until Chanukah, and with a huge roll of plastic canvas sitting in the corner of my studio and as you can…

  • Egg Carton Flower String Lights

    A few weeks ago I shared with you my egg carton star string lights, and now at last I had a chance to take a few quick photos of my egg carton flower LED string lights, which we used at my son's bar mitzvah with great success. My favorites were actually those that i made…

  • SIMPLE CROCHETED GIFT POUCHES

    SIMPLE CROCHETED GIFT POUCHES

    Crocheted gift pouches are the perfect little something to whip up during the holiday season, so I've pulled some of my projects from the archives to give you some inspiration. I have been known to crochet little projects like this in the car to give upon arrival, so you certainly can too, especially if you…

  • Watercolor Fruit Art: Paint The Seven Species

    Watercolor Fruit Art: Paint The Seven Species

    Small works of art using just simply watercolors are so fun to make, and a great project to do in one sitting. In the past I enjoyed painting watercolor fruit with my daughter, and then I realized that if I was going to paint fruit, then certainly I should paint a series of the seven…

  • DIY Star String Lights Using Egg Cartons!

    DIY Star String Lights Using Egg Cartons!

    I just love recycling crafts and especially recycling crafts with egg cartons! This simple star LED string lights craft is so simple and with such fantastic results you're gonna love it! Use your egg cartons as is for a natural look, or paint or decorate them, you decide! And the great thing about these lights…

  • Welcome To My Succah, Just A Little Peak!

    Welcome To My Succah, Just A Little Peak!

    Tonight we are ushering in the last day of the Jewish holiday of Succot, a very holy and important day called Hoshana Raba. In our community reading of the Book of Devarim, and the book of Tehillim takes place in the synagogue starting at 2am! The morning prayer service then starts at around 6am followed…

  • Accordian Folded Paper Medallions

    Accordian Folded Paper Medallions

    Accordian folded paper medallions are so simple to make, look great, and may just be the answer to your Succah crafting dilemma right about now? I made around fifty of these medallions in a few sizes and colors and they sure came in handy at my son's bar mitzvah, not to mention that I'm about…

  • Recycling Crafts For The Succah

    The glorious Jewish holiday of Succot starts Sunday night, so there is no time like the present as far as using every spare minute to make fabulous decorations for the succah! This year I got a bit of a head start as most of the decorations that I made for my son's bar mitzvah are…

  • Wishing You A Meaningful Yom Kippur!

    Wishing You A Meaningful Yom Kippur!

    Tonight is the very important holiday of Yom Kippur, so I'm just popping in to wish you all a very meaningful holiday, and for those fasting (as I will be) an easy fast! In hebrew we say "gemar chatima tovah" which is loosely translated into English as "may you be sealed in the book of…