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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, a little crafty get together with contributors from around the world.Yes, really literally around the world! This week I have gone back to that fun tradition of labeling where all the contributors are from, and if I've gotten it wrong, please let me know! Sometimes this requires quite a…
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Stand Up Tree Craft Is Perfect For Tu B’Shevat!
Isn't this standing tree just the sweetest? Thanks so much to a reader Orit, who sent this in to share what she did with her four year old, love it! They'll be using their tree as a centerpiece this shabbat when we also celebrate the wonderful holiday of Tu B'Shevat, the new year for the…
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Special Grape Leaf Challahs For Tu B’Shevat
Wednesday night is the perfect time to bake delicious homemade challah, and with the special shabbat of Tu B'Shevat coming up this week, how about making your challahs just a little bit special? Well, of course all challah is special, but when you spend a few minutes to add a bit of extra something, well…
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Vegetable Carving 101: How To Carve A Carrot Leaf Garnish
As promised yesterday, I honed my carrot leaf carving skills, and now present to you another installment in my Vegetable Carving 101 course, How To Carve A Carrot Leaf Garnish. It really is so simple and the results are fabulous. And for busy folks like most of us, these can be made days and days…
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Vegetable Carving 101: Simple Carved Carrot Leaf
At long last I have found a really good reason to continue exploring the world of fruit and vegetable carving: the holiday of Tu B'Shevat is coming up this Friday night, and since we'll be celebrating with loading the table with as many kinds of fruit (and nuts) as possible, carved fruit and veggie platters…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! Thanks so much for joining me here! This past week was quite a busy one, with many celebrations in our community, including three weddings, one engagement party, sheva brachas from a wedding from last week and a brit for a neighbors grandson, wow! I attended three of these events, one…
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Chalkboard Succulent Pots From Upcycled Items
All you need is a little bottle of chalk board paint to make all kinds of fun things, and especially fun things from stuff you might otherwise toss! Presenting my recycled chalkboard succulent pot, made from the cup of a plastic thermos (that broke the first day my son took it to school…..husbands might be…
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Chalkboard DIY Apples
Hey guys, at long last I have jumped on the chalkboard DIY trend, though of course with a twist, true to creativjewishmom style. (And with some upcycling too, as you might expect!) When I picked up a little bottle of acrylic chalkboard paint on our trip to the USA this summer, I knew I'd find…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! So great to be here with all my crafty virtual friends from around the world! It is raining and pouring here in Northern Israel, with snow expected though not likely. And not surprisingly that is putting me in the mood to crochet cozy things! Last week’s party was of…
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Crocheted Granny Square Cowl
I finally got the buttons sewn onto my simple granny square cowl, and it is now my favorite winter accessory. In fact I'm wearing it right now, and am looking forward to enjoying it as a spring accessory with a light coat as well. If this granny cowl looks a bit familiar, well, you are…
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Chunky And Quick Crocheted Slipper Sock Pattern
Chunky crocheted slipper socks or maybe you'd call them super thick crocheted booties are so much fun to crochet, work up quickly, are a great way to use up odds and ends of yarn, and make a great gift. What more can you ask for? Oh and of course they'll keep your feet warm! Our…
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Paper Collage Craft For Kids Of All Ages
This past week when one of my very favorite four year olds came for a visit, and I was called upon to do a craft with him (because our last craft, origami boats was so very successful that he took the whole box of boats with him to school!) I pulled out a pile of…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to craft schooling sunday, thanks so very much for joining me here! Winter time is a lovely time for crafting, I hope you are finding little pockets of time to make cozy and colorful creations to embrace the season! I am writing this on Friday mid-day, while the pots of shabbat…
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Learn Painting Techniques Using Simple Watercolors
This watercolor painting of fish was done by my fourteen year old daughter who is taking a painting class once again! We've had a hard time finding someone as wonderful as her original teacher but in the end I decided to just pick the best option which at the moment is a teacher who was…
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On My Hook, A Cozy Crocheted Mohair Cowl
Right now I'm in the process of whipping up a cozy crocheted mohair cowl, and thought my work in progress might just inspire you to indulge in some quick winter crocheting! One of my go-to neck warmers this winter has been my crocheted ribbed cowl, which is so practical and can be worn in so…
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Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, the second party of 2017! I'll admit like so many others I too have been having a hard time getting back into the swing of creativity, but with lots of Jewish holidays to come, as always, I've got to get the ball rolling! Fortunately this little international get…
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Homemade Almond Milk Tastes SO Much Better
Yes, indeed dear readers, there is no comparison between store bought almond milk and homemade almond milk, well at least not the various brands of almond milk i have tried. I have been making my own almond milk on and off for about five years, and lately for the last three or so months. You…
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Cut Paper Heart For Quick Party Decor
Today I took scissors to paper to experiment with a few ideas for some paper decorations, and i came up with this simple way to make a really stylish paper heart in just a few minutes. I'm hoping to make a bunch of these to decorate the walls in one of my kid's bedrooms that…
