Jewish Crafts
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Simple Mediterranean Harvest Watercolor Paintings For All Ages
With all the pumpkin crafts and fall harvest related themes floating around the web right now (and of course posted on Craft Schooling Sunday), I thought I'd share some Mediterranean harvest watercolor paintings as an alternative to all the orange pumpkins and colored fall leaves crafts which only really apply to a relatively small portion…
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Quick Drinking Straw Starburst Ornaments, Perfect For So Many Occassions!
When I spotted these large drinking straws in fabulous colors at my favorite Swedish retalier, (yes we have Ikea in Israel and the food in the restuarant is kosher!) I just had to buy quite a few bags as I knew they'd be great for crafting. I have actually started making chanukah decorations using these…
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Mini Torah Scroll Cake Or Cupcake Flags!
Due to a very packed schedule that involved tons of cooking and of course trying to keep my house from spinning out of control, I didn't have a chance to actually show you how I used the little mini sefer torahs that I made for the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah. So now I present…
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Giant Tassels Wall Decor, Great Yarn Buster!
While I have yet to show you photos of this year's succah, (and I may never, as there just wan't time to take proper photos……sigh) I did want to share with you one of the crafts I made while pulling an all-nighter before the holiday started: giant stash buster tassels! I have to say, I…
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Mini Torah Scrolls Craft For Simchat Torah!
Here in Israel, the joyful holiday of simchat torah begins tonight, (it begins tomorrow night outside of Israel) so there is no better time than to keep the kids busy with the simply cute mini torah scrolls craft! While many do not craft during the week of succot, I do believe that if you are…
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Succah Decorations Using Paper: A Roundup From The Archives
With the fabulous Jewish holiday of succot beginning next Sunday night, well the pressure is on to get crafting! We dwell in our succahs for 7 days (8 days outside Israel) so filling it with beautiful crafts is certainly a great thing to do! One of the simplest things to do is to craft with…
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Make Mini Decorative Yarn Balls To Use Instead Of Pom Poms!
I am on a missions to make quick decorations for our succah (less than one week to go and not many free days, yikes!) that will also diminish my odds and ends of yarn. For starters instead of laboring over pom poms, I'm making tons of small decorative yarn balls which look great, and I'm…
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Chocolate Bark With Fish Crackers For A Perfect Rosh HaShana Treat!
Here's a last minute treat for Rosh HaShana that is just about perfect — chocolate bark with little fish crackers! The apple dipped in honey is a universal sign for Rosh HaShana, but fish are also an important symbol, and a fish head is one of the traditional foods placed on the Rosh HaShana table…
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Quick No-Sew Apple Craft Using Upcycled Materials!
I have no computer at the moment and am typing on an iPad, but wanted to share this recycled materials Apple craft with you. fortunately I had uploaded the photos to my blog before my computer got very sick and had to be sent to the hospital an hour and a half drive from…
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Watercolor Apples In Rainbow Colors For Rosh HaShana Cards!
Once you start painting with watercolors, it is hard to stop, so I thought I'd practice trying to paint loosely with this idea for a sweet card for Rosh HaShana — tiny watercolors in rainbow colors do look cute, and you certainly don't have to be perfect, in fact the less perfect the better, I'm…
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Paper Clip Mini Mobiles That Make Adorable Decorations Anytime!
When we were picking up school supplies last week I just couldn't resist these colorful paperclips as I was quite sure they could be used for something, but what other than a chain? Well, here you have it, my first paper clip craft, mini mobiles made using just paperclips and recycled plastic bottles! I know,…
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Now Is The Time To Start Thinking About Succah Decorations!
I know it isn't even August yet, but the Jewish holidays are arriving on the "early" side this year which means that if you want to be smart, now is a great time to start thinking about your succah decorations! You know, those decorations that you never seem to have time for because once the…