April 2014

  • Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

    Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, the "it's almost Passover, yikes, edtion!" Yikes in a good way of course, though with this 7 day holiday (8 days outside of Israel) beginning on Monday night, well, I have a huge list of things still to accomplish, so I'll get this party on the road! Thanks to you…

  • Ten Plagues Passover Craft For Kids

    Last week at Crafting A Future, my group of fearless crafters, namely boys ages 7-10 enthusiastically spent a few hours making a fun ten plagues passover craft! This is actually a mini version of the Ten Plagues Placards that I made a few years back, and certainly a little easier for kids to make themselves.…

  • Simply Cute Birthday Party Decorations In A Pinch

    Simply cute birthday party decorations can be made in a pinch with just white printer paper and markers, and of course some washi tape to hang your decorations! Using a black permanent marker, draw simple shapes and numbers that fill the entire A4 or letter sized paper, and then add details with regular markers in…

  • Triangular Crocheted Bunting Backdrop, For A Party Or Anytime!

    Looking for a pretty idea for a crocheted party decorations, or maybe something to fill a wall in your home this spring? How about making a festive backdrop, to hang over a buffet table, or in a spot where party goers will be photographed, from a series of crocheted triangular bunting banners? I'll admit, I…

  • Semi-Hardy Perrenials In Bloom In My Containter Garden!

    Spring is here, and while I'm very busy with the Passover cleaning, with just a week to go before the holiday ( and SO MUCH to do, sigh) I wanted to share with you the first blooms that we're enjoying in our container garden! And what are they? Two perennials that I'd highly recommend for…

  • Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

    Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! Last week’s party had contributors literally from around the world, so I’ll just have to type up that list that makes me so very happy! Talented crafters joined the party from: Hungary, Macedonia, Italy, Pakistan, India (new this week!) Germany, Portugal, Spain, The Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, The UK, The US,…

  • Passover Craft For Kids: A Seder Table Wall Hanging

    This week at Crafting A Future, I showed my !st and 2nd grade girls how to make sweet wall hangings for Passover using the tiny Passover wine cups and goblets that we made last week. And while I do try to encourage individualism when it comes to creating art, in this case using the paper…

  • Forcing Hyacinth Bulbs In Very Late Spring!

    Forcing Hyacinth bulbs is one of those little pleasures in life that one should not miss! Just look at this amazing flower, and the fragrance is incredible too. I put three hyacinth bulbs in my refrigerator in November, but then got busy and somehow those bulbs just sat there in my fridge door for months…