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Ice Cream Sandwiches — A Fun Dessert The Kids Can Make!
Here's a super simple ice cream sandwich dessert that's so simple to make, even the kids can do it, and with good results. Okay not exactly perfect machine made results, but I love the fact that they look homemade and imperfect. We'll be enjoying these over the Rosh HaShana holiday coming up shortly, and hoping…
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Recycled TP Roll Apple Napkin Rings For Rosh HaShana!
TP Roll apple napkin rings are the perfect little craft to whip up just for the New Year to add a little bit of crafty goodness to your holiday table. They'd also be great place cards or even lined up as fun little decorations with messages written on the apples, as they really are so…
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Doodle Drawing Craft For Rosh HaShana
Here's a fun doodle drawing craft for Rosh HaShana that's perfect for a nice range of ages, and requires only very basic supplies! I love how these apples, pomgranites and carrots look on our white sideboard, though we had originally thought of gluing magnets on the back and using them to cover the fridge. Still…
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Round Braided Challahs Are A Breeze….For Rosh HaShana!
With Rosh HaShana, quickly approaching (this Wednesday night, yikes!) and three days of holiday meals to prepare mostly in advance, I did get a little head start on Friday with these two challahs, braided in the round and with some dried cranberries added for a little extra sweetness. And I also tried something new, half white…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday, The Last Party Of The (Jewish) Year!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! Summer is coming to an end, and season changes are always great inspiration for those of us who love to craft, right? Last week's party had as always some wonderful projects that are certainly great inspiration year round. Thanks so much to all of you for sharing your creativity here!…
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Styrofoam Apples Decoupaged With Fabric Strips For Rosh HaShana!
Introducing a cheerful fall apple craft just in time for Rosh HaShana! And of course, they'll look great in the Sukkah too, hanging or as a centerpiece. So gather your supplies, and have fun creating some new decorative accessories that keep well from year to year, though you may just love them so much they'll…
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Rosh HaShana Card Craft For Kids
Rosh HaShana, the Jewish New Year is in just one week, so while we're still recovering from a month away from home, the holiday isn't going to wait for us. It's time to get in a little crafting to build the anticipation for this wonderful two day holiday that this year is back to back…
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A Visit To Point Lobos State Reserve, Monterey, California
The Point Lobos State Reserve, just 3 miles south of the city of Carmel in Northern California is a truly a jewel, and well worth the three or so hour drive south if you will be visiting the San Francisco Bay Area. We combined our overnighter with a visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, a special little crafty get together between talented crafters literally from around the world. Last week there were contributors from: The United States, The United Kingdom, Portugal, Spain, The Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Turkey, Macedonia, Israel, Australia, and South Africa. With so many wonderful projects it’s always so hard to choose…
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A Climb Up The Enchanting Filbert Steps On Telegraph Hill, San Francisco
At long last I had a chance to re-visit one of my very favorite places, the Filbert Steps, on Telegraph Hill in my beloved San Francisco. I always had a feeling that I had left my heart on these steps, and yes indeed I have reconfirmed this sentiment. Best of all, I was so very…
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Recycled Doodle Patterned Cannisters….For Rosh HaShana Gift Packaging!
With the Jewish New Year just around the corner, well rather 2 plus weeks, whipping up some little gift containers for gifting New Year's treats is a great little craft to think about right about now. I love using recycled food containers to make gift packaging and while in the United States we bought some…
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Mosaic Inspiration From A Community Project On Grand Avenue, Oakland
While away from you all during the past month, I had the great pleasure of getting to know downtown Oakland, California, a city with which I was fairly familar but never really got to know as I did during our three weeks of walking and talking public transportation around this interesting city. One of the…
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Welcome Back To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome back to Craft Schooling Sunday dear crafty friends from around the world! I’ll let you in on a little secret….I was actually on vacation for the past month with computer access for only short periods that allowed for checking and deleting emails, but that was about it! I hadn’t really planned on taking a…
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Baking With Kids: Babka, My Favorite!
As one of the baked items that my daughter learned to make this summer in a baking class, babka, the classic Jewish yeast cake was one of our favorites! So while I'm not providing you with a recipe here, you can certainly find a good one online or better yet from a babka balabusta, which…
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Crocheted Giant Granny Square Baby Blanket Pattern
Last week I shared with you my crocheted giant granny baby blanket, and now I'm going to give you what is hopefully enough details so that you can make one too! The blanket is made of four giant granny squares, using Pattern A and Pattern B, which are just color variations of the same design.…
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Drawing Exercise For Kids: Use Small Boxes To Create A City
Here's a fantastic drawing craft that's also a recycling craft — drawing on the un-printed side (the inside) of small medicine and food packaging to create a cityscape of buildings. The results of my seven year old's efforts were so amazing that I haven't decided if I want to frame them as is, or assemble…
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Crocheted T-Shirt Yarn Granny Square Rug With 12 Squares
Thanks to the prolific crocheter Anneke of South Africa, I have yet another crocheted t-shirt yarn rug to share with you! I don't have a pattern for this one, but as you can see, you really can crochet just about any granny square pattern with t-shirt yarn and the results are just fabulous. Three colors…
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Moroccan Style Hot Peppers!
Moroccan style hot peppers are quite simple to prepare and a perfect way to introduce a little something spicy into your repetoire! And of course if you're expecting guests who might be used to eating spicy food (and you're not) so this is a great way to incorporate their desire for something hot, and I…
