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Newsprint Paper Flowers With Crepe Paper Center Tutorial
Festive, budget friendly and simple to make are how I'd describe these newsprint paper flowers that I whipped up the other day as last minute centerpieces. And since newsprint is used rather than tissue paper or crepe paper, the bottom layers of the flower retain their petal shapes and make a nice sturdy base, enabling…
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Newsprint & Crepe Paper Flower Centerpieces
Tons of flower crafting going on around here with the holiday of Shavuot coming up next week, so when I was asked to make some last minute flower centerpieces for a community get together, I just rolled up my sleeves a bit further, and got to work, and came up with these fun newsprint and…
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Egg Carton Flowers, An Amazing Craft For All Ages
This week at craftng a future, I introduced my lively group of 7 to 11 year old girls to the wonders of making gorgeous flowers using egg cartons. I spent most of the time cutting up flats of egg cartons to give the girls a head start, so I didn't get to make any myself,…
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Recycled Soda Bottle Flowers For Shavuot!
This week at Crafting A Future, my !st and 2nd grade girls made these gorgeous recycled soda bottle flowers that sure do look like blown glass, don't they? We'll be using these flowers for a shavuot wall hanging that the girls have been working on, but I think they'd look great as is strung together…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
A fun stenciled jar from mod podge rocks (USA) and a stenciled terra cotta pot from organized 31 (USA) Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! Last week's party was filled with amazing projects from around the world, thanks so much for joining me here! Love this amazing park bench cover from my world of colours (Germany)…
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Washi Tapes Flags To Have On Hand For Summer Entertaining!
I just love how these little washi tape flags turned out, and have been enjoying looking at them for a few weeks….I think I'll use them for the upcoming holiday of Shavuot, to decorate a cheesecake or even a fresh fruit platter. And, not only are these washi tape flags something one can whip up…
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Into The Woods……To Witness The Natural Delights Of Late Spring!
A pomegranite tree in bloom in my neighbor's yard. Gorgeous orange-red flowers and the beginnings of tiny fruit. Last week I took a walk with my 8 and 10 year old boys to the nearby forrest, and of course I grabbed my camera in order to document some of the wonderful sights here in Northern…
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Crocheted Jar Toppers Transform Recycled Jars Into Adorable Containers!
Whip up a few crocheted jar toppers and transform recycled glass jars into fun storage containers! I've been using these to store my small collection of washi tape, but truthfully have loved just looking at them! I use others for keeping small change or other little items that find their way into the kitchen.
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! Last week's party was packed with amazing inspiration from contributors from around the world: Israel, Italy, India, Pakistan, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden, Portugal, Spain, The United Kingdom, The United States, Australia and Indonesia! (And of course there are regular contributors from South Africa, Denmark, Muldavia, Madcedonai, and…
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Homemade Bagels!
What kind of a creative jewish mom would I be if I didn't try my hand at homemade bagels? Truthfully, before this blog was born I did actually bake bagels a few times as we had just moved from Jerusalem (where American style bagels are aplenty) to Northern Israel (where at the time American style…
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Collecting Seed Pods From Cyclamen And Other Flowering Plants
Did you know that you can collect seeds from your cyclamen plant? This is if you've managed to keep it alive until now? This is the first year that I have actually made a concerted effort to properly care for a few of the cyclamens plants in my container garden, with the hopes of getting…
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Rainbow Loom Bow Ring, Super Quick With Great Results!
In case you were wondering whether or not the rainbow loom craze is happening in Israel, well it is….at least at our house! Truthfully, the real Rainbow loom is for sale here, at about twice the price that it costs in the US (though we splurged on it anyway, too good to pass up!) and…
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Simple Paper Rosebud Tutorial For All Ages!
Paper rosebuds are so very sweet and so simple to make for all ages. The examples made in these photos were made by 11 year old girls in my Crafting A Future class, though slightly younger children can certainly make them as well with a bit of help. It's also great practice for kids to…
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Paper Rosebud Bouquet Craft For Kids (And Adults!)
I just love paper rosebuds, so easy to make for kids and adults, and with great results! And a little bouquet of paper roses is so very sweet, to adorn your home or give as a little gift, how about a teacher appreciation paper rosebud bouquet? And of course they're perfect for shavuot decorations! I…
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Popsicle Stick Bow With Skewer Arrows!
Last week at crafting a future, my group of boys charged ahead with the popsicle stick bow and skewer arrows craft, and even showed me a trick or two, which greatly enhanced this project! Truthfully, I thought they'd make arrows without bows, as I hadn't come up with any great was to make a bow…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
From last week's party, above: Fantastic pencil heart from my home is my castle (Sweden), and a fun fabric flower from la pera de grillos (Spain) Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, the weekly get together which last week included contributors from: New Zealand (yippee!) Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, Germany, Bulgaria, Italy, The Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, Portugal,…
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Hello Again White Storks, Thanks For Stopping By!
Around noon today, just as my kids were coming home from school (Friday is half-day) we had the wonderful pleasure of witnessing another group of migrating white storks very close to our home. This year they have decided to snack on a grassy hill (and then tell their friends about it) not far from our…
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Bow And Arrow Collage For L’Ag B’Omer
L'ag B"Omer is just around the corner in just over a week, so it's time to get the kids busy with some crafts for the fun holiday! This week I introduced the DIY arrows craft to my wonderful group of boys at Crafting A Future, and the results were fabulous. Some of the boys choose…
