jewish crafts

  • Add Artificial Flowers To Sheer Curtains: Wow!

    Isn’t this lovely? The only part I can take credit for is being wise enough to share this great idea with you! You may or may not remember my friend Roberta, whom I wrote about here. Well, it turns out that one of the major factors in her creative journey was direct inspiration from a…

  • An Artful Mount Sinai: A Great Collage Project For Shavuos!

    Here we are…..all 600,000 of us adults…..waiting to receive the Torah from Har Sinai! The holiday of Shavuos celebrates this amazing event that happened 3,700 years ago, which in itself is amazing! For Pesach I created a crossing the Red Sea diorama of sorts, here, and fully intended to do something similar for Shavous, but…

  • A Field Of Cupcake Liner Flowers (For Shavous!)

    I just love this field of cupcake liner flowers, and we had so much fun making this piece of art to decorate our house for the upcoming holiday of Shavous. So sit down with the kids and make the grown-up version here, for your table, while the kids are having fun applying color to a…

  • Colorful Cupcake Liner Flowers: Festive and Fun!

    Cupcake liner flowers are one of those crafts that just make you smile! What’s not to love? A few days ago I showed you some romantic carnation-like versions here. So now I thought I’d share this little colorful bouquet, made the same way just with the addition of some blue-striped liners and some bright paint.…

  • Cupcake Liner Flowers: Gorgeous!

      Gorgeous right? These carnation look-alikes made from cupcake liners are fantastic, even more so in person! And you can whip up a bunch of bouquets in very little time (and for very little cost!) once you get the hang of it. They’re delicate and romantic with a tongue in cheek craftyness. And they would…

  • Sit Down With the Kids And Make Some Cards For Spring! (Shavuos? Mother’s Day?)

    Mommy’s Creation: My first attempt at embroidery on paper, lots of fun! I sat down the other day and did an impromptu art project together with two of my kids! And of course I’m happy to share the results with you, since this is a great project for all ages and abilities. I cut out…

  • Crafting with Sticks: A Bonfire Ready For L’Ag B’Omer!

    For those of you who might be wondering, L’Ag B’Omer is a very exciting holiday here in Israel and especially for those of us who live up north and can easily make the trip to Meron. What, where, who? It’s like this: l’ag stands for the hebrew letters lamed and gimmel, which stands for the…

  • Spring Decor: A Two Minute Decorating Idea For Your Sparkling Home!

    Hopefully at this point those of you who are celebrating Pesach have finished most of the rigorous cleaning and are now preparing for the festivities! I don’t know about you, but I try to make my house look bare for Pesach, as it somehow looks cleaner and fresher that way! Nonetheless, a bit of color…

  • A Cozy & Classy Afikomen Bag From Fleece: Great For Jewelry Too!

    Ever thought of using fleece for an afikomen bag? Me neither! That’s why I just love Rivky Koenig’s book Crafting Jewish, for it’s simple yet creative ideas. Rivky was kind enough to share this project from the pages of her book, and so here it is! If you’ll be doing some last minute sewing before…

  • Make Embossed Tin Decorations For Pesach!

      Last week I promised a few specific Pesach projects, so here finally is the last of them! Despite mountains of work still to do over at my place, I took a few moments to make this because I know that many of you could really use some craft projects right about now to keep…

  • Lunchbox Matching Game For Pesach!

    This great project is excerpted from Rivky Koenig’s Crafting Jewish, which will be given away to one lucky winner in my Pesach Giveaway. Don’t forget to leave a comment in the giveaway post to qualify! Thanks Rivky for letting me share this with my readers! I just love the idea of using a cute little…

  • Make A Fun Freezer Paper Stenciled Pillowcase For Pesach!

    Have you discovered the joys of freezer paper stenciling? There are so many wonderful ways to use this simple technique I see lots more of it in my future! As part of the Pesach Seder, we use pillows at the table to “recline” while drinking the four cups of wine (grape juice for some) during…