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Simple Broken Tile Mosaic Mandala Craft For Summer!
Looking for the perfect summer craft to end vacation with some family creativity? My answer, (other than succah decorations) is yes, mosaics! Mosaics can be quite messy, and are thus best done outdoors, making them the perfect summer craft! Plus, intricate or larger mosaics will need to be created over a period of time, another…
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DIY Decoupage Votives To Remember Jerusalem Using Recycled Jars
Pulling this one from the archives, because it is a favorite. Make a bunch for every Jewish holiday and then mix and match for a very amazing display! We love having guests with sweet babies, and are more than happy when there are baby food jars to craft with! Even before the guests left I…
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DIY Cardboard Cactus With Blooms!
With the Jewish holiday of Shavuot coming this Saturday night, now is the time to decorate the house with flowers and greenery, so why not make some cardboard or paper versions that you can then use again, or that keep looking great? My cardboard cactus with blooms is quite quick to make, and of course…
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Recycled Paper Towel Tube Logs!
Pulled this one out of the archives because it is a keeper! Here's a fun recycled cardboard tube craft, in this case I used paper towel tubes, that is perfect just about any time really……though of course with the Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer coming up next week, that is what I have made them…
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Vegetable Crate Cut Outs Make Great Toys!
This is not the first time I've made toys from vegetable crate cut outs, as they are just so downright wonderful! This is however the first time that I've succeeded in adding a tractor and a tree to my fruit and veggies collection, and it really is delightful! So friends, why not make a great…
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Milk Carton Frogs Passover Craft
I've pulled this one out of the archives because it is just too cute not to share once again! Enjoy! With Passover less than a week away, it is certainly time to get crafting, if you can squeeze it in of course. Then again, maybe keeping the kids busy with some fun crafts for…
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Colorful Cardboard Pyramids Craft For Passover
This is the colorful cardboard pyramids craft that I posted this last year, and dusted it off just a bit, as with Passover coming next Friday night, there really might be time to make some great artful pyramids, ah yes, note to self! With Passover arriving this coming Saturday night, now is the time to…
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Make Yarn From Your Old Sheets And T-Shirts
I'm reposting this from last year, and this year there is no time to make yarn from sheets and I even tossed some old sheets in the recycling! Granted they were not 100% cotton, so no great loss and the Passover cleaning continues! Here is the post from 2017! Yes, dear readers, when you see…
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DIY Butterfly Boxes Spring Craft
As you may know, I just adore creating art on recycled, mostly little, boxes of any kind, as well as milk cartons, so after I painted some simple 2 stroke butterflies in my journal, well that just had to start covering some boxes! And of course it will not surprise you that I had a…
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DIY Butterfly Costume Is Simple And Great Looking!
I can't take credit for this cute as can be and simple butterfly costume, but I can take credit for posting it right about when you just might need a quick kid's costume for tomorrow! And I can take credit for giving you some tips for how to make it successful! With Purim coming up…
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DIY Recycled Cardboard Castle Wall Decor!
Phew, I did it, and the crowd loved the women's Purim party decor…..they said it was better than ever! Truthfully I also felt like I moved up a rung, as the look was much cleaner and in a way, simpler, than previous years when my creations may have been a bit more all over the…
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Magazine Page Collage Vase Of Flowers!
With Purim just around the corner, now is a great time to start making fun decorations, which in my case are going to include a bunch of collages, vases of flowers, and maybe even some castles, which just occured to me as I type this! I'll let you in on a little secret: I need…