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  • Summer Craft: Wine Cork Boats

    The perfect summer craft for boys. Make sailboats and rafts from simple materials including wine corks and popsicle sticks.

  • Wine Bottle Vases Embellished

    Remember those wine and liquor and olive oil bottles that I spray painted white for the family wedding festivities and shared with you here? Well, there are so many white bottles hanging around our home now that I just had to start using them as canvases for a little creativity. After all, white bottles are…

  • Painted Wine Bottle Vases

    Collect a bunch of bottles and jars in all shapes and sizes and you can make lovely DIY centerpieces for any occassion! I sprayed a ton of bottles of all kinds (wine, olive oil, whiskey etc.) that I'd been saving for centerpieces and used them for a shabbat sheva brachas (festive meals for the seven days…

  • Paper Mache Vases From Recycled Plastic Bottles

    Since we're on the theme of paper mache, I thought I'd show you a  simple paper mache vase project that's perfect for summer crafting, as well as Shavuos! And it's a great way to use all those cute tiny bottles from medicine, yogurt, vanilla etc. And once you've finished your paper mache vases, you can fill them…

  • Recycled Styrofoam Tray Craft With Paper Mache

    Yes, you can make a gorgeous, artful and even useful tray from a recycled styrofoam meat/fish/food tray. I have a little secret to share with you all, and that is that with just a few crafty moves on your part, you canmake a stunning tray worthy of holding your fine jewelry, among other things. And how is that exactly,…

  • Recycled Paper Bag Flowers

    Believe me, there is something really interesting and beautiful about recycled paper bag flowers. Flowers made from recycled lunch bags and recycled grocery bags (like the large flower above) are wonderful, and it's especially nice to combine a few different types of recycled paper bags that may be slightly different shades of brown. And with the Jewish holiday of…

  • Vacation Crafts: Paper Lunch Bag Bird’s Nests

    Lunch bag bird's nests with modeling clay eggs are really fantastic and a great project to do on the road, since there's minimal mess and the supplies are certainly simple. I was so inspired by this original idea by Camilla over at family chic that I sat down with my kids just as soon as I spied some…

  • Toilet Paper Roll Birthday Crowns

    Toilet paper roll birthday crowns will make your next birthday party so much fun. Put a birthday crown at each place setting, or even use them as napkin rings —a wonderful suprise for each guest. And when everyone puts a super sweet toilet paper roll crown on their head, adults included, the smiles will be…

  • Make Plastic Crafting Elements From Recycled Ice Cream Container Tops!

    Recycled ice cream container top crafting? Why yes, and I'm just stopping by for a moment to share a little recycled crafting insight I thought of as I was about to reluctantly toss a pile of stray plastic container tops. I had them in my hand and I said to my daughter, "Wouldn't these be…

  • Recycled Bottle Cap and Plastic Lid Frogs!

    Been saving those plastic lids and colored bottle caps for crafting? Good thing, since I've finally come up with a cute little project for those that happen to be green—bottle cap frogs of course! You can use these to decorate your Passover table or take them out during the seder when the plague of the…

  • Recycled Magazine Page Nesting Bowls!

    I love recycling crafts, and finally had a chance to try making some bowls from recycled magazine pages. It's really quite simple and even youngish kids can help fold the pages while those old enough to handle a glue gun can make these themselves. And there are really no steadfast rules, so you can use…

  • A Fun Name Tag From A Recycled Jar Lid!

    I've been saving metal jar lids as they seem like great little frames for crafting, and now at last I actually put one to use as the perfect little name tag for my 5 year old's Purim costume! And the red taster's choice lid was just right for his costume—not to mention that anything upcycled…