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No Sew Fleece Paneled Scarf Kids Can Make!
Here's a super simple no sew fleece scarf craft that's great for the whole family. And with my simple step by step tutorial, it's great for kids too. So grab some fleece in your favorite colors, and make a bunch to keep you warm until spring! You'll Need: fleece, at least two colors, 1/4 yard…
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No-Sew Fleece Puppet Craft For Kids!
Fleece no-sew puppets are a great way to learn about crafting with fleece, and the results are so cute you or the kids can make enough to put on a great puppet show. One of the most important things to consider when crafting with fleece is that you’ll need a pair of really sharp scissors…
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Pom Pom Fleece Balls For Juggling And Indoor Play, A Craft For Kids Too!
Fleece pom poms are great for making garlands, and for making spring blooms, and when constructed according to my fleece pom pom technique, fantastic as soft balls for juggling, or for indoor play or even for some little toddler or baby friends. How To Make A Fleece Pom Pom Ball: You'll Need: fleece sharp scissors…
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Cardboard Box Leaves For Crafting, A Great Project For All Ages!
A bunch of artful cardboard leaves could come in handy right about now, don't you think? Use them for garlands, or glue them to some bare branches, give them to little ones to stick onto paper, or fill a jar with them for a future project. This is a perfect little project to do with…
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Tu B’Shevat Crafts Roundup From The Archives
This week, on Wednesday night, is the holiday of Tu B'Shevat so it's time to get crafting! I do have some recent projects to share, but in the meantime, I thought I'd post a roundup of some crafts from the Tu B'Shevat archives, to get you started. Giant paper cherry blossoms, make fantastic centerpieces…….and they…
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Simple Origami Birds For Kids
Yippee, I at long last was able to catch a few kids and get them to sit down and learn to fold some simple origami birds, just in time to hang some around our house for this shabbat, which is called "shabbat shira" and in which we give thanks to the birds for some help…
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Recycled Milk Carton Bird Feeder Shaped Like An Owl!
Recycled milk cartons are great for crafting, and especially for making bird feeders shaped like owls! And simple enough to whip up just in time for this shabbat, "shabbat shira" for which there is Jewish tradtion to leave food out for the birds on Friday afternoon. As you can see, our feeders have yet to…
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Bird Inspired Crafts For Shabbat Shira!
Shabbat Shira, the shabbat in which we remember the special role that the birds played when the Jewish people were living in the dessert after their deliverance Egypt, is this Friday night, so it's time to start doing some special bird inspired crafts! This is one of the years that I have actually realized that…
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Sweet Signs Of Creativity!
What makes a creative mom like me smile? A sweet little sign of a creative soul on behalf of my eight year old son, who rather than just writing some important phone numbers on a slip of paper, made some small works of art to put on the fridge. Even better, this was a complete…
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Tiny Crocheted Baskets For Centerpieces And Party Favors
Tiny crocheted baskets are the perfect little accessory for decorating tables or giving little gifts this winter, or for getting a jump start on your spring crafting! They'd be adorable little party favors filled with something special, or one could make centerpieces with branches and tiny baskets holding bird's eggs. With the Jewish holiday of…
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Fun Multi-Colored Pom Pom Craft
Pom poms are one of those things that are so very perfect in so many ways, especially come winter. Use them as gift toppers, make pom pom bouquets, hang them as a part of a mobile, make napkin rings, you name it! And of course a colorful pom pom on top of a solid colored…
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Forcing Amaryllis Bulbs Update…..
As you may or may not remember, six weeks ago I shared with you a post called forcing amaryllis bulbs for stunning winter blooms indoors. And now my friends, I'm happy to show you that all four bulbs have grown leaves, some longer than others, which means that any day now the stalk of the…
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Quick Crocheted Gift Basket For Small Presents Or Treats
This past Chanukah I made chunky crocheted baskets instead of the drawstring gift pouches that I usually make to hold chocolate coins and dreidels on the first night of Chanukah. And now, since Chanukah is long gone, I'm starting to see how useful little baskets like these can be year round! Plus they're a breeze…
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Healthier Potato Kugel With Vegetables
Ready to use your creativity in the kitchen to help your family eat more healthfully? Lets start with potato kugel, something I've started making on Fridays, instead of my Moroccan chickpeas, as part of a lunch that generally includes a sampling of shabbat salads, or a plate of fresh vegetables. Potato kugel is a staple…
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Another Crocheted Ear Flap Baby Hat, But This Time With A Pom Pom!
When the ground is covered in snow, and things in your town have not returned to normal after a huge storm, what better idea than to sit in a cozy spot and whip up a crocheted baby hat with ear flaps and a pom pom?
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A Homemade Craft Kit Gift, A Brilliant Idea From A Reader!
I do love it when reader's take my ideas one step further, and so I was especially happy when Julia from roots of simplicity wrote to tell me that she had used my geometric string craft stars tutorial to make a kit that she'll give as a gift to a crafty youngster! And she even…
