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  • Hanukah Menorah From Recycled Cardboard Tubes

    Here it is dear readers, a fun Hanukah menorah kid's craft, or adult craft or any age craft that's just plain cute and can be customized in so many ways. You could make this Hanukah menorah from tp rolls or cardboard tubes that the kids decorate first, or you could cut them and then give…

  • Crocheted T-Shirt Yarn Basket For Holiday Giving

    Crocheted T-Shirt Yarn Basket For Holiday Giving

      Crocheting with t-shirt yarn is so much fun, and lucky for me I happened to have a few balls of t-shirt yarn on hand. I whipped up this basket quite quickly, which qualifies it as a great green gift for those on your list who’d appreciate such a rustic vessel. I think it would…

  • Toilet Paper Tube Owls Great For A Rainy Day

    I love any craft using recycled toilet paper tubes, or are they toilet paper rolls? Not sure really but in any case, if you've been saving them (as I have) then you can whip out a few and make yourself some cute owls. I thought this would be a great starting point for a little…

  • Crocheted Rag Rug From Sheets

    Crocheting rugs from recycled sheets, comforter covers and pillow cases is simple and the results are great! The rug is heavy weight and can be thrown into the washing machine for cleaning. Plus it’s just a great feeling to make a gorgeous rug from rags…..what more can I say? I actually made this rug over…

  • Simple Plastic Bottle Flower Ornaments

    Plastic bottle flowers are simple to make and so much fun! They make sweet ornaments hanging singly as I've shown here, though the possibilities are endless. Bouquets, wreaths, centerpieces, chandeliers…..these are just a few of the things that you could make with plastic bottle flowers! I can't decide if I like the visible bottle nozzle…

  • Plastic Bottle Apple For The Teacher

    This morning I sent my kids off to school with these cute plastic bottle apples for the teacher, together with a wish for a happy new year, written by each child. I filled the bottom of the bottle with a circle of round tissue paper, and left the top portion empty to view the red…

  • Crocheted Plastic Bag Doily Clock

    Yes, I crocheted a doily from plastic grocery bags and then I realized that it made a really cute clock! Yesterday I shared with the you the 5 minute paper plate clock, so while this one does take just a bit more effort it's certainly worth it! Wouldn't these make great holiday gifts? Once you…

  • Wine Bottle Vases Simplified For Your Fall Table

      A while back I shared with you some lovely painted wine bottle vases, but guess what my friends? You really don't have to go through all that trouble of painting the bottles, especially for fall when dark wine bottles look just fine as they are! And let me tell you, painting those bottles was…

  • How To Cut A Recycled Plastic Soda Bottle For Crafting

    With Succot crafting just around the corner, after the Rosh HaShana crafting, it's time to start saving those plastic bottles so you'll have some of the basics on hand for some exciting DIY Recycled Bottle succah decor. I'd recommend starting to cut those bottles as you save them, to be one step ahead of the…

  • Wine Cork Stamp Rosh HaShana Cards

    Wine cork stamps are super simple to make and a great way to make some quick and sweet Rosh HaShana cards. With the Jewish New Year just around the corner in three weeks, now is the perfect time to make cards so that one can even send them to friends and relatives near and far.…

  • Wine Bottle Vases Decoupaged With Tissue Paper

    Remember those wine bottles that I spray painted white and made a bunch of DIY wine bottle vases? Remember that tissue paper that the kids stamped on to make our own DIY wrapping paper? Remember these DIY pom pom flowers? Well, isn't it nice to combine the efforts from several projects and come up with…

  • Coloring Salt With Chalk: Jerusalem Scene For Tisha B’Av

    Crafting with colored salt that you can make yourself is so much fun, especially for kids who are more process oriented than expressive. While home-made colored salt poured in layers into recycled jars is certainly pretty, and there are lots of oohs and ahhs as the layers are built, I wanted to give more meaning…