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  • Colorful Eggs From Paper Pulp For Spring Crafting!

    Spring is just around the corner, so now is a perfect time to make eggs and bird's nests! You're right, I didn't make a nest, since these eggs look so lovely in the glass bowl, but maybe you'd like to? And honestly, we're in the middle of some Purim projects that we really need to…

  • Paper Pulp Crafting: A Tray Made From Recycled Paper Scraps!

        Ever made anything with paper pulp, or with a styrofoam tray? Well, I've recycled styrofoam trays and used them for paper mache projects and for making fun prints, and now they've found another purpose – as the base for a unique paper pulp project. Now, as far as I know, paper pulp isn't usually…

  • Rolled Rag Flowers and Fabric Ribbons: Last Minute Centerpieces!

    Ever made these rolled flowers from fabric scraps that seem to be everywhere? Me neither, but there's always  a first time! And there's a story here I thought I'd share with you. If you decide to let the world know (and even your neighbors who have never seen your website) about your crafty tendencies, just…

  • Toilet Paper Tube Craft: Bird Feeders!

    You can make a toilet paper roll bird feeder in just a few minutes. And this is a simple bird feeder kid's craft too. Just set them up with the supplies and let them have fun!  I made these just now while tending to some stir frying onions and a few other pots! We'll be…

  • Stamp Pad Leaf Printing: Make A Wall Hanging!

    Here's a great nature craft with beautiful results. Use stamp pads to make leaf prints on recycled cereal boxes, or of course any cardboard, and you'll have a bunch of simply beautiful tags that you can string together to make a wall hanging, or hang in a row as a bunting banner, or even use…

  • DIY Luminaries from Recycled Cans: Wrap Them With Yarn!

    Make some simple DIY luminairies to light up your darkest corners! Look at that gorgeous glow, and it's just a recycled can wrapped in yarn! Can't get much simpler than that. Right, my friends? Use your yarn scraps, a little glue here and there and wrap. If you want some variety in texture, crochet a…

  • Winter Craft For Kids: Make Snowflakes From Recycled Cardboard and Yarn!

    Yes, a continuation of the snowflake theme! After all, what exactly should a Jewish crafter do this time of year? Winter crafts (for those of us in the Northern hemisphere) sounds good, which means snow, right? How about making some artful snowflakes from cereal boxes and yarn? I like the simplicity of these, but of…

  • A Handmade Hanukkah Game: Spinning tops From Plastic Bottle Caps!

    Here's a Hanukkah craft that's also a Hanukkah game! Spinning tops are a traditional Hanukkah toy, so what better activity to engage the kids this Hanukkah than with a simple technique for making their own brigade of spinning tops? Honestly, I think this is one of my best ideas ever, because these tops spin so…

  • Hanukkah Kid’s Craft: Toilet Paper Tube Party Favors!

    Got some reluctant crafters in your home? How about enlisting them to paint the treat holders for Chanukah? I think if there are sweets involved, so they may just be motivated. And if you're gonna give them sweets, so you might as well take advantage of the situation and help your kids build crafting confidence…

  • Fun City Scape Blocks That Kids Can Make Themselves!

    Aren't these just the cutest? And isn't it great to turn someone else's garbage into something fun and usable? I found these painted wood scraps hanging around in my neighborhood, and quickly collected them to use for a building project with my seven year old son, who isn't such a crafts lover. Then Lilla A.Design…

  • Recycle Plastic Bottles & Make Super Cute Apple Shaped Boxes!

      Apparently I have apples on the brain, which is not surprising given that Rosh HaShana is just over a week away! Last week I was looking at a plastic bottle and realized that the bottom of those that I have look very much like apples! After some complicated ideas involving spray paint, and only…

  • Styrofoam Tray Printing Re-Visited (For Rosh HaShana Cards?)

    On a recent visit with some of my nieces and nephews in the US, I was looking for a quick craft project to do with them. Then I spied some styrofoam trays about to go into the garbage, horrors of horrors, so I rescued them and spent half an hour or so teaching the art…