Crafts: Paper

  • How To Make Elegant Paper Leaves For Crafting

    How To Make Elegant Paper Leaves For Crafting

    These elegant DIY paper leaves for crafting are so simple to make and with amazing results. Use them together with paper fruit or flowers, or even on their own! While metallic paper looks elegant, you might choose to use green paper of some kind, recycled magazine pages or go with a color and use these…

  • How To Draw Simple Fruit Shapes And Make A Garland!

    How To Draw Simple Fruit Shapes And Make A Garland!

    With the Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shevat coming up in a whole month, now is a time to explore all crafts pertaining to fruit, and make festive decorations! With winter vacation for many, what better time than to whip up an adorable and simple fruity garland that you can use year round? The key is…

  • How To Make Gold Leaf Origami Dreidels

    How To Make Gold Leaf Origami Dreidels

    Chanukah is coming on Sunday night, so now is the time to whip up some quick decorations, that while made from paper can be elegant and festive! I previously shared my origami toile dreidels made from toile scrapbook paper, and now I share with you how to make gold leaf origami dreidels, which are equally…

  • How To Make Elegant Toile Origami Dreidels For Chanukah

    How To Make Elegant Toile Origami Dreidels For Chanukah

    Guess what friends, origami dreidels can now be elegant, or vintage or cottage core, when you choose to fold them from the scrapbook paper that matches your decor, or you wish matched your decor! When I realized the secret to how to make elegant toile origami dreidels for Chanukah I was ecstatic, as bright colors…

  • How To Make Elegant Paper Candles For Any Festive Occasion

    How To Make Elegant Paper Candles For Any Festive Occasion

    Learn how to make elegant paper candles for any festive occasion, and you’ll always have a perfect centerpiece idea to whip up, on a budget! Last year I made polka dot paper candles, which were truly fabulous, but this year I really wanted to go elegant with my crafty decorations, and thus gold paper candles…

  • How To Make Colorful Chanukah Menorahs With Paper Strips

    How To Make Colorful Chanukah Menorahs With Paper Strips

    With Chanukah coming in just over a week, now is the time to pull out that fun craft that is great for all ages (maybe 7 and older) and with fabulous results! And do share your knowledge of how to make colorful Chanukah menorahs with paper strips as this one is truly a keeper! I…

  • How To Make Adorable Cake Topper Flags For Chanukah

    How To Make Adorable Cake Topper Flags For Chanukah

    If you are by chance wondering how to make adorable cake topper flags for Chanukah, you are in the right place. And maybe you’re looking for a fun craft for kids, and something they could personalize? These flags made with simple supplies were oh so successful with my 3rd and 4th grade students, so I…

  • How To Make Layered Origami Dreidels

    How To Make Layered Origami Dreidels

    Origami dreidels are quickly becoming an all-time favorite Chanukah craft, but what to do with them you might ask? Well friends, here is one fabulous idea to take your origami dreidels to the next level, and that is dimensional origami dreidels, meaning gradated sizes attached to one another such that the layers looks like they…

  • How To Make Origami Dreidels For Chanukah Crafting

    How To Make Origami Dreidels For Chanukah Crafting

    If you’ve been following my crafting adventures over the years, you’ll surely recognize the fact that I love origami, so writing once again about how to make origami dreidels for your chanukah crafting just comes oh so naturally! And of course I’ve just finished teaching my 3rd and 4th grade students how to fold these,…

  • How To Make A Chanukah Menorah Collage Craft For Kids

    How To Make A Chanukah Menorah Collage Craft For Kids

    A few days ago I shared with you how to make cardboard chanukah menorahs, namely my version, and now I’m so excited to share with you how to make a chanukah menorah collage craft for kids. These are the results of doing this craft with fifteen 3rd and 4th grade schoolboys, and wow, it is…

  • How To Make Fun Cardboard Menorahs For Chanukah

    How To Make Fun Cardboard Menorahs For Chanukah

    As part of a larger craft idea that I’ll share shortly, lets take a look at my how to make fun cardboard menorahs for chanukah craft which goes with my fun dreidel collage craft and kids dreidel collage craft. This idea is actually quite simple to make when you use quilling strips which do most…

  • How To Make Fun Cardboard Dreidels With Paper Collage

    How To Make Fun Cardboard Dreidels With Paper Collage

    Now is a great time to get started with crafting for Chanukah, and you might like to start with how to make fun cardboard dreidels with paper collage, as the results are cute as can be! Whether you’ll be doing this yourself, or with kids, either way, the results are festive when bright colors are…