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  • A Sweet Gift or Treat Bag From A Paper Lunch Bag!

    A paper lunch bag makes a great base for a creatively wrapped gift or a fun party favor bag! This idea came to me because after punching colored paper for making flowers, well I've got punching on the brain, and thought it would be nice to wrap a certain gift in colored tissue paper that…

  • Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

    Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! It's great to be here, and so glad to have you with me! As you may know, I just love the international aspect of this party, and was so excited to have some new contributors from Romania, Greece, and Bosnia! In addition to Canada, Australia, Italy, Poland, The United States,…

  • Parenting Series Part 4: Reading Between The Lines Of An ADHD Diagnosis

    Celiac Disease. Sleep Apnea. Vision-Disorders. Blood-Sugar Imbalances. Anemia. Auditory-Processing Disorder. Food Intolerances. Emotional Abuse. What do all of these things have in common? They all have the potential of being diagnosed as AD/HD. AD/HD is the most common childhood disorder diagnosed in Western countries today, and has been publicized, researched and debated by doctors across…

  • Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

    Wow, wow, wow! Thanks so much to all of you who linked up last week, it was an amazing party, full of wonderful projects! And in fact I'm featuring just a few more than the ten that I usually limit myself to, because well, I just have to. And that is the good part about…

  • Simple Crocheted Striped Baby Hat Pattern

    Using an F or G hook, and sport weight yarn, or the yarn and hook size of your choice. Main Color – color AContrast Color – color BSecond Contrast Color – color C With Color AStart with a magic loop, or crochet a ring of 4 and join with a slip stitchRnd 1: ch 2,…

  • Parsha Parenting: Parshas Mishpatim

    “ Here it comes: rules, rules and more rules! Those parents are always giving us more and more rules. Really now, how many rules can a kid take?!”  “ The law here in this country is really ridiculous. How can I get anywhere on time when I have to drive so slowly up these winding…

  • Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

    Thanks for stopping by Craft Schooling Sunday! Hope you'll enjoy learning a little about my favorite projects from last week, and taking a peek at what reader's have contributed this week. And please don't be shy if you have something to share! I just love this little doily garland, from Anne Marie, simple and sweet.…

  • Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

    Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, it's great to be back! I sure missed this weekly source of inspiration, and the first party was great, full of so many wonderful projects, as well as a bunch of new faces! I think you'll agree with me when you see my picks for the week. This milk carton…

  • Parsha Parenting: Parshas Beshalach

    The waters in any desert are a hot commodity. As the ancient tribes of Bnei Yisroel traversed the desert on the journey to Mt Sinai, parched with thirst and exhausted, they came upon water that was bitter! We can well imagine the response of the crowd, who, as the Chumash tells us, murmured against their…

  • Parenting Series: Part 3—Meeting Basic Needs

    There is a most unusual phenomena happening in the world of medical science today. Researchers are not only working on cures for terrible diseases and viruses that afflict the human race, but  also searching for a fundamental truth regarding our daily existence, through experiments and medical studies. The most basic human needs are being pondered…

  • Welcome Back To Craft Schooling Sunday! (And A Roundup Of Reader’s Projects)

    Craft Schooling Sunday is back! I've missed all the amazing inspiration and craftiness that happens right here, every week, and I know that I'm not alone. Quite a few readers wrote to ask whether I'd be continuing the party, having missed my notice that I'd be taking a break for the month of December. So…

  • Parsha Parenting: Parshas Vayeirah

    “Hakaros Hatov” is the Hebrew phrase meaning “recognizing the good”. This is such a fundamental concept in Judaism, that the word for Jew in Hebrew is “yehudi” which stems from the word “lehodot”— “to thank”. Loosely translated, then, the word “Yehudi” is “one who thanks”. Being Jewish, then, takes on an entirely different meaning when…