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Thoughtful Gift Gifting: How To Choose The Perfect Gift For Every Occasion
With the Jewish holiday of Purim coming up, I am certainly thinking about gift giving, as an important part of the Purim celebration includes giving food gift baskets (mishloach manot) to friends, neighbors, teachers and those whom we want to honor or thank. Basically, the holiday gives us a chance to show our love and…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, and thanks so much for joining me here! The Jewish holiday of Tu B'Shevat, the new year for the fruit bearing trees, is coming up next Sunday night, February 9th, so it is time for all tree and fruit related crafts! I'll admit, the Chanukah decorations are still up, so…
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DIY Hacks for Kids Crafts With A Cricut (And Should You Invest In One?)
If you are a crafter, which if you are reading this you likely are, then of course you are familiar with cutting machines like the Cricut. I personally live outside the United States, where craft cutting machines and the supplies to use with them are either not available, would have to be shipped to me,…
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Try Skillshare, It Is Truly Amazing, Promise!
I am re-posting this lovely leaves tutorial for 2 reasons, the Jewish holiday of Tu B'shebat is coming, and my favorite site, Skillshare is hosting a 2 months free deal that truly you should not pass up. I learned how to paint these leaves on Skillshare, I have learned photography tips on squishier, and while…
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Craft Schooling Sunday Returns Next Week!
Hope everyone had a great end to 2019, and looking forward to another fiscal year of creativity. On the Jewish calendar the year is well underway, but new beginnings are always great incentive as well. So see you all next week, when Craft Schooling resumes, band until then happy crafting,
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Creative Ways to Display Your Photographs
Photography is by far one of the most fascinating man-made inventions. The ability to freeze a moment and keep it forever is priceless. Just think of the times you felt nostalgic about an old family trip or you missed a late relative…… just looking at old photos can certainly lift your spirits and help you…
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Crocheted Gift Bags For Chanukah Are A Yearly Tradition!
With Chanukah now is site, arriving on December 22, now is a great time to invest a little time in a yearly tradition that I just can't give up: crocheted gift bags, which I give on the first night of Chanukah. I'll admit last year I recycled some from previous years as I do have…
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Crocheted Ribbed Potholder Stash Buster
One of the things I enjoyed during our visit to Sweden this past summer was the lovely touch of crocheted potholders hung in the kitchen! This was the case in two of the rentals we stayed in, so I can safely assume that it is a rustic Swedish touch, and I love it! These particular…
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Craft Schooling Sunday Postponed Until Next Week
So sorry to have to postpone our creative get together dear friends. My computer is unfortunately unable to help me do anything at the moment as he is just plain tuckered out, sigh. I could post the party without any features, but that seems a bit too sad, so until next week, keep on creating!
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! With the Jewish Holiday season now under our belt, and Chanukah in the distance, maybe there is time for some creativity just because? Then again, I'm planning the birthday party of the year for a sweet seven year old (which fortunately we celebrate…
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Adorable Mini Torah Scrolls Craft
With the 7 days holiday (here in Israel, 8 elsewhere) ending tonight and the immediate transition into the holiday of Simchat Torah, this might be a craft to keep in mind for next summer, namely to make ahead, as honestly right now, we are still celebrating one holiday and can't prepare crafts for the next!…
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Tips For Creating Greater Financial Security To Avoid Stress!
Above: My succah, the year that I was frugal with both time and money by re-using the decorations from my son's bar mitzvah celebration! Raising a family is expensive, period. Jewish families, especially those who live by Torah values, face an increasing cost of raising their families while living a kosher lifestyle. Besides the standard…