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Remembering Yerushalayim: A Tissue Paper Collage For Tisha B’Av
I want you all to know that I take my self appointed position as Creative Jewish Mom very seriously. So much so that despite a very packed schedule at the moment, I knew that there would be those readers who would come to my site just for some ideas of projects to do for Tisha…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Hello Friends, thanks so much for stopping by! We are now in a very somber period on the Jewish calender, the week in which the holiday of Tisha B'Av falls. We have been following many restrictions during the past week (no eating meat, no hair cuts, no lavish bathing, no swimming, no laundry, no sewing…
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Slice Of Life: A Bird House With A View!
About a five minute walk from our home, there is a residence perched on the hill with a wonderful backyard filled with fruit trees (pomegranite, fig, etrog, grapes to name a few) and a chicken coop to boot. The other day I noticed this rustic structure perched high above their patio, and marveled at the…
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An Eighth Birthday Party Made With Love!
We are now in the middle of the "nine days" a period of mourning on the Jewish calender, which culminates on Tisha B'Av, the saddest day of the year and a fast day, marking the loss of our Holy Temple. Fortunately for my daughter, she was born just before the "nine days" otherwise we would…
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More Bead Mosaics On Clear Recycled Lids!
My kids had so much fun making these bead mosaics, out last results here, that they just had to make some more, this time with some summery images! This is one of those projects that can be completed in a fairly short period of time, with great results. Perfect for that small window of…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday
Welcome! Thanks so much for stopping by! This week I've got another bunch of really great projects to share from last week's party, so I hope you're ready! And, even better, I can't wait to see what you've been up to! Isn't this memory game made on home-sawn branch slices just the cutest? childhood magic…
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Slice Of Life: Fresh Almonds By The Bag Full!
While some of you are picking cherries and strawberries, one of our local summer harvests happens to be almonds! And when my husband sees farmers selling these green mesh bag-fulls by the side of the road, he just goes crazy! Why? Eating these freshly picked untouched nuts is something he remembers from his childhood, and…
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Knit With Rags And Make A Rustic Table Runner, Or Two, Or Three!
I really honestly can't believe I made this! Mostly because this was a result of absolutely no planning on my part, I just started knitting! I didn't decide how much of each color, I pretty much just made balls of "yarn" from pillow cases, and each band of color represents a pillow case. Even that…
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How To Crochet A Granny Hexigon Baby Surprise Sweater!
You too can make the sweetest and easiest baby sweater on earth! I was so excited to discover this pattern that I ran to the store, bought some yarn and started crocheting! Three sweaters later I still have the stomach to make more. And for me to make multiples of anything is quite rare,…
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You Can Knit With Sheets!
I don't know about you, but for me the idea of knitting with sheets is just downright exciting! And look at the gorgeous results! My excitement may have something to do with the fact that I've just finished crocheting a nice sized rug from sheets, (I'll be sharing that soon) and was in the need…
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More Life-Sized Cardboard Silhouettes!
When my five year old saw what his sister did yesterday here, he was anxious to make his own life sized body silhouette! Smart boy, I can't blame him! While his sister's artistic abilities allowed her to make a more literal painted copy of herself, I just love his abstract version! Before running out to…
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Make Life-Sized Cardboard Silhouettes And Paint Them!
Isn't this great? I have to thank Jean of The Artful Parent and her post here, for the inspiration. Jean has taught me so much about doing art with kids, and how to be much simpler in regards to creating with young ones! I'm so glad I got my act together before it was too…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Hi Everybody, thanks so much for stopping by! Another week has passed and it's time to take a look at what some of you have been up to! Last week there were quite a few new faces at the party, which is so exciting, and the size of the party grew just a bit. I'll…
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Create A World With Modeling Clay!
Isn't this just the sweetest? My almost 8 yr old daughter arrived home with this little masterpiece the other day, and you can imagine, I was beaming from ear to ear! And it was her idea, and yes, all her friends tried to copy her, who in their right mind wouldn't? Look at those little…
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Make Cottage-Style Rag Balls From Up-Cycled Sheets. (And Then Use Them!)
These rag balls are made of 100% rags. No styrofoam ball inserts here, because you see, these are not purely decorative, they're also really useful! A few generations back women saved every bit of fabric and often kept them in the form of rag balls. The rags from the balls were then used for…
