Recycled Cardboard Crafts

  • DIY Cardboard Cactus With Blooms!

    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…

  • Vegetable Crate Cut Outs Make Great Toys!

    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…

  • Colorful Cardboard Pyramids Craft For Passover

    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…

  • DIY Butterfly Costume Is Simple And Great Looking!

    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…

  • DIY Recycled Cardboard Castle Wall Decor!

    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…

  • “Ugly” Holiday Sweater Craft Is Cute As Can Be!

    “Ugly” Holiday Sweater Craft Is Cute As Can Be!

    After turning a color swatching exercise into striped dreidels, here, I just had to keep on going with some cozy striped sweaters! Are they "ugly" holiday sweaters, not in my book, because friends, when you mix your own paint colors using any red, yellow and blue, no matter what, the resulting colors will go together,…

  • Painted Cereal Box Dreidels For Chanukah Crafting

    Painted Cereal Box Dreidels For Chanukah Crafting

    These striped dreidels painted on cereal boxes are looking so cute I just had to do a better job of photographing them to convince you that this is the thing to delve into this year! Make little ones, make big ones, just make a ton, and transform your home into a festive place for celebrating…

  • Cute Striped Dreidel Craft With Color Theory!

    Cute Striped Dreidel Craft With Color Theory!

    Just when I thought I would not be crafting this year for Chanukah, I realized that just wouldn't do, and that I could combine my art endeavors with my crafting and do something festive, decorative and educational (for those doing the creating.) Introducing color theory dreidels, this years contribution to my ever expanding collection of…

  • DIY Cardboard Playhouse With An Upcycled Box!

    DIY Cardboard Playhouse With An Upcycled Box!

    Looking for a fun project to keep the little ones busy this summer? Collect some huge appliance or furniture boxes, collapse them and set aside for that window of time when a great project is just what is needed to keep the little ones excited and engaged! Who doesn't love a playhouse, especially one you…

  • Quick Mount Sinai Kid’s Craft For Shavuos

    Quick Mount Sinai Kid’s Craft For Shavuos

    I am busy working on my art, specifically a #make100oilpastels journey with 43 more to go, so the crafting for Shavuos may or may not happen…..in any case I still have all the wonderful cereal box cardboard vases filled with flowers from Passover. Of course I will likely at the last minute cut up a…

  • DIY Cardboard Graffiti Vase For Spring!

    DIY Cardboard Graffiti Vase For Spring!

    Now that I have a few fun DIY cereal box vases which I think will be fun for Passover, maybe I can get started with the cleaning. Well, not just yet, I need to make some more! The idea of whipping up an artful vase using cereal box cardboard (or heavy weight paper) is just…

  • DIY Cardboard Castle Centerpiece

    DIY Cardboard Castle Centerpiece

    A fun DIY castle centerpiece made from recyclables is truly up my alley, and so this project from the past is still one of my very favorites. Come to think of it, this castle centerpiece is really a quick project, so what am I waiting for…..with Purim in just a week now would be the…