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  • In Memory Of Our Fallen Soldiers

    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…

  • Craft Schooling Sunday!

    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…

  • A Pesach Outing to the Hula Valley Nature Preserve!

    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 Recipes From Tamar Ansh’s “Pesach, Anything’s Possible!”

    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,…

  • Am I Crafty Enough? Vote!

    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…

  • Are You A Slave To Something?

    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…

  • 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…

  • Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday! An International Blog Party!

    Dear Readers, Craft Schooling Sunday is finally international, actually and really! It's so exciting to have crafters from around the world convene on my little blog, and I hope we'll continue to span the globe, inspiring one another and learning a bit about life elsewhere. A bit of blog armchair traveling if you will! Last…

  • Kid’s Crafts For Pesach: Make Some Fimo Critters From The Ten Plagues!

    Aren't these critters just the cutest? My 7 1/2 year old daughter made these as a part of our Ten Plagues Seder kit! I'm actually planning to make 10 little packages from clear plastic that will contain each of the  plagues. During the reading of the Hagaddah we'll pass the little packages around the table…

  • Gorgeous Sunprints (Cyanotypes): So Simple & So Much Fun!

    This week I promised you a series of projects celebrating leaves for Spring, so I'm really happy to share with you these projects involving nature printing using cyanotype paper. Sun printing is a great craft activity to do with kids in the Spring, and big folks can use this technique as well to create gorgeous…

  • Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday & Wishing You A Joyful Purim!

    This week has been very busy with all the preparations for Purim, so time has just flown by! If you are reading this on Sunday, you can be sure that I am not on the computer, I am celebrating Purim and trying to be the hostess with the mostess to at least 40 sit-down guests,…

  • Stock Up On Some Freezer Paper!

    My brother and family just visited from the United States and look what they brought me! All summer I was tempted by all the freezer-paper stenciling tutorials on the internet, and couldn't try it myself! (There may be a similar product here in Israel, but since I had nothing to go by I couldn't look…