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Clear plastic lids are the perfect base for tiny works of art! I can’t believe it just occurred to me a few weeks ago, and that I’ve been throwing these away! Food packaging of course varies from country to country, but here you’ll find clear lids on prepared salads and foods found in the refrigerated…

I don’t know about you, but I’m nearly out of breath from all the amazing creativity happening here each week. And now it’s time for some more inspiration, so we’ll just have to make room somewhere! Who wouldn’t want to add this super cute reversible bonnet from prudentbaby to their list of sewing projects? And…

Thanks for dropping by my weekly crafty linking party! I’m so happy and proud to say that I’ve got some more super projects to share with you this week, and I think there’s really something for everyone! Enjoy and please join the party and share something you’ve created lately! Aren’t these crocheted birds just the…

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! Can’t wait to see what everyone has been up to this week! There are some really inspiring projects to share from last week, but I’ve got to go make a birthday cake for my son’s party in school tomorrow, so I’ll be back shortly to feature them. In the meantime,…

Poster Translation: "We will remember each and every one." During the time of the Bar Kochba revolt against the Romans, a plague killed 24,000 students of our great sage, Rabbi Akiva, in this seven week period between Passover and Shavuot. Over the centuries, the Jewish People experienced many more tragedies (massacres, pogroms, …) during this…

It's Sunday and that means it's time to put the spotlight on my readers around the world! This week I'm trying out a new linking software that allows photos of the projects on the list, which I think is definitely a plus for my parties. I'm grateful to McKlinky.com for all their great assistance, but…

The Hula valley, located in the Galil between Rosh Pina and Kiryat Shemona was once a large area of swamp land. In 1951, after the founding of the state of Israel, much of this swamp land was drained in order to be used as viable farming area. Fortunately there were at that time a group…

Pesach Chocolate Sponge Cake Serves 6–8, depending on how generous you want to be with the slices… 8 eggs 1¼ cups sugar 5 T. cocoa 2½ – 3 & 1/2  T. potato starch Preheat the oven to 350°F / 180°C. Prepare a large 10″ tube pan. Although most sponge cakes say not to greasethe pan,…

I'm auditioning along with 21 other great crafty bloggers for a place in the next "So You Think You're Crafty?" competition. Go on over to the site here and vote, it's fun to see all the entries! I can't tell you which project is mine, but I'd say that it's better to see who is…

During my Pesach cleaning I found this tiny challah that I'd been saving to photograph for the blog, hiding inside this Moroccan dish! And the matzo is something my 6 yr old son made on a class trip to a matzo bakery last week. Tonight is the first night of Pesach! And that means that…