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A Stunning Connecticut Lake House That We Were Sorry To Leave……
One of the highlights of our month spent in the United States was 8 glorious nights at a fantastic house on a lake in Northwestern Connecticut, in a little town called New Hartford. We felt so fortunate to have located this house online, and it exceeded our wildest dreams……truly a little piece of heaven on…
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Make Super Simple And Quick Birthday Cake Decorations From Paper!!
With all the amazing cakes going on out there in the world, the pressure can sometimes be a bit much when it comes to decorating a birthday cake for your child or family member, especially if like me, you're no expert with frosting and don't have hours and hours to devote to decorating a cake.…
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Adirondack Style Twig Sign Craft: Perfect For Summer Camp Or Staycation!
Isn't this handmade Adirondack-style twig sign fantastic? I can't take credit for it, other than having the nerve to wander over to the neighbor's yard one afternoon while on our Connecticut lake vacation! And don't go imagining that I climbed over any stone walls or anything, I just wandered across the lawn knowing that they…
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A Super Simple Birthday Cake To Make While On Vacation (Or Not)!
My baby is now ten years old (how did that happen?) and even though we were on vacation I certainly couldn't deprive him of a creativejewishmom style birthday cake, made with just a few simple supplies! I decided to make the decorations look like the lake house we were renting, complete with the two kayaks…
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Welcome Back To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome back to Craft Schooling Sunday! I took a little month long vacation without warning you, I know, because I thought maybe I’d have some computer time somewhere. Well, that didn’t happen so I happily embraced my “unplugged” situation while at the same time proving to my husband that I truly am not addicted to…
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Craft Schooling Sunday Will Be Back Next Week
dear readers, thanks for your patience as I drag my little blog vacation on for just another three or four days. Except for a bit of time on a iPad, like right now, I have been unplugged for an entire month! so you see it really is possible to step away from the virtual world…
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Tin Can Robots Recycling Craft!
Here's a super fun recycling craft for the kids (or for the kid in you) that is a great way to encourage creativity: a tin can robot character made not just from tin cans but from a wide assortment of recyclables.Yes, I did use batteries, but PLEASE DON'T when you make your robots, as in…
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Park Sculptures Made By Kids To Encourage Recycling!
Last summer during our 4 days on the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia, Canada, we went to a very nice park called Shirley May Park, that had a frizbee golf course in the middle of a redwood forrest! It was very beautiful and I was truly caught by surprise when we came across this bottle…
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Craft Schooling Sunday Has Gone Fishing!
Dear crafty friends, I am currently without computer access and unable to host you all this week. looking forward to reconnecting soon!
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Crepe Paper Flowers With Pom Pom Centers (Perfect For Shavous!)
Here is a fun crepe paper flower craft that is done in two steps, and produces great results. Make these flowers in a bunch of sizes, and affix them to a large board, or hot glue a string to the back for hanging. Or how about some on your front door? Whatever you decide to…
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Crafts For Kids: Gorgeous Flowers From Recycled Materials!
Egg carton flowers are so much fun to make and can be used to decorate so many things. With the holiday of Shavuos coming up, now is a great time to start filling the house with flowers and greenery to remind us of Mt. Sinai (where the Torah was given), and what better way than…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! With Spring in full force, crafting inspiration is everywhere, not to mention right here, thanks to all the talented contributors from around the world! And now, for the features from last week’s party: Love this collage resin tray from Aunt Peaches, and these fun pasta necklaces from Pysselbolaget. A gorgeous…
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Summer Crafts For Kids: A Recyled Milk Carton Roof Garden!
Spring and especially summer are the perfect time to work on fun crafting projects that you may not have time for during the school year! And whether or not camp is a part of your kid's summer experience, you can certainly have fun doing the kind of projects that one might very likely do in…
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Propagating And Caring For Spider Plants, A Cycle That Keeps Repeating Itself!
I don't know about you, but I just love spider plants! Maybe because they remind me of my childhood and my mother's plant collection, or maybe because it is just so fun to watch them produce their babies! And I'm not talking about just a few babies, but in the right conditions the plant can…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! Last week’s party was packed with fantastic inspiration, so take a look at the features and get inspired! Love this beaded wreath made from an old necklace by bisozozo (Greece) and these fantastic tissue paper feathers/leaves from pysselbolaget (Sweden) Glittered play dough from homemade interest (USA) and a beaded collage…
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Kids Crafts For Lag B’Omer —A Round Up From The Archives
Above: Make a little bonfire lag bomer craft with wine cork people, using sticks and other craft supplies you happen to have on hand. The joyful Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer, in which we take a break from the period of mourning that falls between Passover and Shavuos, is coming up next week, so it…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! Last week's party was full of so many inspiring crafts from around the world, so let's cut to the chase and take a look at the features: Biszozo (Greece) added tassels to an existing purse with fantastic results, and Aunt Peaches (USA) painted over a ticket stub collage she'd made…
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Wildflowers In Northern Israel Are Delightful!
Spring in Northern Israel is a glorious season indeed, as there are wildflowers both large and small everywhere you look! Here are just a few photos that I took during our Passover outings, and I can assure you that there are many many fields filled to the brim with much more stunning examples, I just…
