October 2011

  • Crocheted Rag Rug From Sheets

    Crocheting rugs from recycled sheets, comforter covers and pillow cases is simple and the results are great! The rug is heavy weight and can be thrown into the washing machine for cleaning. Plus it’s just a great feeling to make a gorgeous rug from rags…..what more can I say? I actually made this rug over…

  • Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

    Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! It’s so great to meet up with crafters from around the world right here, every week! Last week we had not one, but two contributors from Tokyo, the first time Japan has been represented on Craft Schooling Sunday! And interestingly enough, they both used to live in the US, and…

  • Gorgeous Zaanstreek Region in The Netherlands

    The area around the Zaan river, one of the world's first industrial regions dating back hundreds of years, is just a 45 minute bus ride from Amsterdam and is breathtakingly beautiful. There were once over 1000 operating windmills here, and it's also home to most of the other things you might associate with Holland: cheese,…

  • Make Doodle Coloring Pages From Connect The Dots

    Ya see, I told you to expect some doodling around here! Once you add some doodling to your life you may even find it quite useful! Last night as I was preparing dinner, my daughter was copying the designs on my doodle envelopes, but this turned out to be too challenging for my sons 6…

  • Fall Color In Israel: Pomegranates!

    Pomegranates are an amazing fruit, and watching the pomegranate trees in our neighborhood bloom and produce fruit is always an exciting process for me. Our coffee table outside was looking just a bit bare, so when a friend of my husband's dropped off a bag of fruit from the tree in his yard, I was…

  • Doodling As Surface Design and Meditation

    Instead of doodling on little scraps of paper that usually get thrown into the garbage, how about doodling on some envelopes and saving them for sending out holiday greetings and birthday cards? As you well know, the internet is an amazing source of information, and yesterday, while researching art journaling, which I hope to do…

  • Hoooked Zpagetti Story That Was Just Meant To Be

    Here's the story of me and zpagetti: When I was finalizing our recent trip to Amsterdam, it suddenly occurred to me that the yarn I'd been slightly coveting, zpagetti, was made in The Netherlands, and would therefore be a great thing to purchase there, yippee (since I certainly can't get it here….) I checked out…

  • Crocheted Doily Rug

    Two more things to cross off my crafty to-do list: 1. make a giant rug sized crochet doily 2. try crocheting with zpagetti, the recycled fabric remnant yarn made in, you guessed, it The Netherlands!  You can crochet a giant doily and use it as a rug, or even as well, a giant doily! This…

  • Polymer Clay Miniature Food Craft For Kids

    Polymer clay is a great thing to have on hand when the kids are in need of a fun project. And if you happen to have kids, like my daughter, who enjoy making teeny tiny things, well you're in luck because a little polymer clay will go a long way! Once baked, items made from…

  • Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

    Thanks so much for dropping by Craft Schooling Sunday! With crafters from around the world from places like Muldavia, Macedonia, Australia, Turkey, United Kingdom, Germany, The Netherlands, The United States, Italy, Poland, and possibly more (sorry if I missed anyone!) this is truly one amazing party! Thanks so much to you all for keeping it…

  • Fostering Acts Of Human Kindness Through Crafting

    Using our crafting abilities to do acts of human kindness is one of my favorite topics, so when I got a nice letter from a reader today with this photo, I just had to share the story with you…..plus I'm just so darn proud that I really couldn't help myself! These sweet kids from New…

  • Container Gardening in Holland

    The Netherlands is the largest exporter of cut flowers in the world, which is no surprise since the Dutch people love flowers! Though I made my trip in the fall when the floral displays aren't at their peak, I enjoyed seeing flowers boxes and little gardens everywhere. Gorgeous geranium window boxes complete the look! A…