Jewish Crafts

  • Use A Cookie Cutter To Make Bird-Shaped Cakes!

    Did you realize that you can use cookie cutters to cut cute little cakes in any shape your heart desires? And if you're an expert with the frosting (which I am not) you could really make some gorgeous little treats! Just make sure your cake isn't too high and you are in business. Yes, there…

  • Crafting with Sticks: A Bonfire Ready For L’Ag B’Omer!

    For those of you who might be wondering, L'Ag B'Omer is a very exciting holiday here in Israel and especially for those of us who live up north and can easily make the trip to Meron. What, where, who? It's like this: l'ag stands for the hebrew letters lamed and gimmel, which stands for the…

  • Crochet A Floral Hot Pad For Spring (Shavuos? Mother’s Day? Today?)

    I was intrigued by a crocheted potholder/hotpad like this that I spotted last year, but just couldn't locate the pattern. So I forgot all about it until last night when I came across the same project and the pattern and just had to give it a try during the late night hours when everyone else…

  • A Spring Counting Calendar That’s Also A Work Of Art! (For Sefirat HaOmer!)

    Ever started to make something not knowing what the final result would be? Well, that's what happened this week and I just love the results! I knew that I wanted to make a counting calender of some sort (we are now in a 49 day period on the Jewish calender, where each day is counted…

  • Happy Bird Day Cake Decor: Birds From Styrofoam Balls!

    Here's the cake I promised to share with you yesterday! Isn't it just amazing what one can do with some styrofoam balls and a few pipe cleaners one (well, me anyway) has sitting around? I must say, I even surprised myself, especially since when I started making these birds for the party I really had…

  • Beets: Helpful Hints For Pesach Or Anytime!

    I'm really glad that I'm giving away a copy of Tamar Ansh's Pesach Anything's Possible,  because the information she has graciously shared with us, below is so useful! I never knew that one can freeze beets! Here's what Tamar has to say about this: "Beets are one of those foods that for literally generations, has…

  • Great Pesach Recipes From “Pesach, Anything’s Possible” by Tamar Ansh

    It's Pesach! I hope all of you are enjoying the holiday. I just love Pesach and the food associated with the holiday. And let me tell you, food is a big deal for us on Pesach, and there are many different customs from family to family associated with the holiday. For those of us who…

  • Spring Decor: A Two Minute Decorating Idea For Your Sparkling Home!

    Hopefully at this point those of you who are celebrating Pesach have finished most of the rigorous cleaning and are now preparing for the festivities! I don't know about you, but I try to make my house look bare for Pesach, as it somehow looks cleaner and fresher that way! Nonetheless, a bit of color…

  • Make Embossed Tin Decorations For Pesach!

      Last week I promised a few specific Pesach projects, so here finally is the last of them! Despite mountains of work still to do over at my place, I took a few moments to make this because I know that many of you could really use some craft projects right about now to keep…

  • Lunchbox Matching Game For Pesach!

    This great project is excerpted from Rivky Koenig's Crafting Jewish, which will be given away to one lucky winner in my Pesach Giveaway. Don't forget to leave a comment in the giveaway post to qualify! Thanks Rivky for letting me share this with my readers! I just love the idea of using a cute little…

  • Make A Fun Freezer Paper Stenciled Pillowcase For Pesach!

    Have you discovered the joys of freezer paper stenciling? There are so many wonderful ways to use this simple technique I see lots more of it in my future! As part of the Pesach Seder, we use pillows at the table to "recline" while drinking the four cups of wine (grape juice for some) during…

  • Kid’s Crafts For Pesach: Krias Yam Suf (The Splitting Of The Red Sea) Diorama!!

    Yippee! The Red Sea has split and were going through! Phew, that was a close call with those Egyptians right on our tails! But who can think about that now, this is amazing! We're so happy, what a miracle! We're on our way to freedom from slavery in Egypt, that's one of the reasons we're…