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Plastic Berry Baskets Woven With T-Shirt Yarn
We eat lots of mushrooms, and I just can't resist saving those plastic baskets! The last bunch I sent off to a nursery school, and now I have a few more that need a creative solution. So dear readers, introducing a fun summer recycling craft that looks amazing and could be used to hold little…
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DIY Cactus Balloons For Shavuos Or Anytime!
Summer is almost here which means warm weather, longer days and extra family time. Summer also brings many celebrations, such as the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, and or course weddings and birthdays. If you’re looking for a unique theme for your summer celebration, try using cacti as a motif! The holiday of Shavuot is celebrated…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! With Lag B'Omer and extremely hot weather behind us, it is now time to start thinking about the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, in which we celebrate the giving of the Torah. The great news is that the Torah was given on Mt. Sinai…
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A Lunar Corona Was Seen Over Northern Israel Last Friday Night!
Last Friday night after we finished our shabbos meal, my daughter went to a neighbor's house to visit a friend for a few minutes, and suddenly I hear her calling "Mommy, come quickly, you have to see this!." I went outside, looked up and saw the most beautiful moon even, a moon encircled by what…
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Wishing You A Wonderful Lag B’Omer!
The festive holiday of Lag B'Omer is coming to an end here in Israel, but there are many more hours left of the holiday around the world, so wishing you a very happy Lag B'Omer! For the first time in a very long time I actually went with my teenage daughter to Meron, the burial…
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Fringed Woven Placemat IKEA Hack With T-Shirt Yarn
I love t-shirt yarn, and have been thinking about using it for macrame and embroidery, not just crocheting! Industrial-waste t-shirt yarn also supports eco consciousness, as it is made from odds and ends of fabric left after the pieces for making clothing is cut from the yardage. What I found after making these fringed and…
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Embroidering With T-Shirt Yarn!
Ever thought about embroidering with t-shirt yarn? I am always looking for ways to do intricate yet lovely crafts in a quicker way, so embroidery with t-shirt yarn is certainly one way to do that, right? With ethnic wall hangings and baskets still popular in the home decor arena, now is the perfect time to…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! This week we are still in mourning on the Jewish calendar, but Wednesday night we usher in the very joyful holiday of Lag B’Omer, which, depending on your custom, either ends the mourning period, or is a break in the mourning period, and…
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Blessing Of The Kohanim At The Kotel During Passover
Attending the blessing by the Kohanim at the Kotel on the second day of chol hamoed Pesach was amazing, and a first for our family. We were fortunate enough to have an invitation to a rooftop balcony to enjoy the event way above the crowds, and it was indeed very special! It is true that…
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Where Is Nachum Ish Gamzu Buried?
Where is Nachum Ish Gamzu buried, you may ask? Or more likely, who is Nachum Ish Gamzu? Or what language is that anyway? Well dear readers, let me tell you, Nachum Ish Gamzu, or more correctly, Rebbe Nachum Ish Gamzu was a Tanna, a rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishnah, from approximately…
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Key Shaped Challah
The Ashkenazic Jewish custom of making key shaped bread, or rather challah, (called schlissel challah) for the first shabbos after Passover is something I love to do, though this year on that particular shabbos we were in the Ukraine, so no key shaped challahs…….but then again, since it is a symbolic custom rather than a…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! We are now finally back home after an unplanned trip, followed by a planned trip, and I can’t wait to start making things, which is how I always feel after a major holiday. We are now in the Jewish month of Iyar, which…
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Essential Tips For Creating A Family-Friendly Garden
Pride Of Madeira with its huge cones of purple flowers grows effortlessly in Northern Israel. Israel has a large variety of plants: the country's cities and suburbs are amass with flowers which attract all kinds of wildlife with no less than 2600 varieties and over 135 types of butterflies! In order to do our own…
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A Counting The Omer Collage For Lag B’Omer and Shavuos!
The Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer starts on the evening of May 22, which means we have two whole weeks to turn on the creativity and increase the excitement for this wonderful and festive holiday, and then another two weeks to get crafting for the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. The idea for this counting the…
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Simple Quilled Paper Bonfire Craft For Lag B’Omer
Quilled paper crafts are a great way to make a unique piece of art, and the results are always quite impressive! This quilled bonfire craft for the Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer is really quite simple, and perfect for kids as young as six or seven. Of course the older kids will make versions that…
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Kid’s Crafts For Lag B’Omer
Lag B'Omer, the Jewish holiday celebrated on the 33 Day of the Omer, which occurs in the middle of a mourning period, is coming up next week, so it is time to get everyone busy with some fun crafts to imbue this special day with great memories. It is true, those of us fortunate to…
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Let’s Get Crafting For Lag B’Omer!
The Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer is coming up in just another 9 days or so, so now is the time to get crafting for this festive holiday. It is true, I live in Lag Bomer central, just across the valley from Meron, the world headquarters of the holiday, so for us the holiday is…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Spring has arrived in full force here in Israel, and if one takes a drive just about anywhere there are colorful wild flowers everywhere! The huge quantities of rain and a winter that really just ended have somehow led to blooms galore, some…
