September 2014
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Stuffed Paper Apples Craft For Kids
I just love this stuffed paper apple craft with stamped images, a reader's verions of my stuffed polka dot apple craft that I shared with you all last week! The story goes like this. Today I received a wonderful email from a reader, Katherine Herrera of Fairfax Virginia, who informed me that their family had a…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, and wishing you all a shanah tovah, a new year filled with goodness! I'm certainly looking forward to another great year of hosting this international and very crafty get together! And now, for the fabulous features from last week's party: Rag rosette bracelets from artistic endeavors are fabulous and original!…
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When The Dining Room Table Becomes A Ping Pong Table…..
Years ago I remember thinking that playing ping pong using a ping pong net attached to the dining room table was not such a great idea, I mean ping pong should be played on a ping pong table right? Now quite a few years later when my husband picked up a ping pong net, suddenly…
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Recycled Plastic Cup Apples!
Yippee, I have managed to squeeze out one last recycling craft for you before the end of the Jewish year — introducing recycled plastic cup apples! Maybe just in time to whip up to grace your Rosh HaShana table, or as a fun idea for making succah decorations. These little reycled plastic cup apples don't…
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Stuffed Polka Dot Apple Craft For Kids
A polka dot stuffed paper apple is the perfect craft to do with little ones, and children as old as first or second grade can certainly do the whole apple craft themselves, maybe with just a bit of help. Make giant stuffed apples or medium sized ones, the more the better! Rosh Hashana is approaching…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! This week we are busy preparing for Rosh HaShana, which starts on Wednesday night, so there's going to be a busy week of crafting and cooking in our house, which I hope to share with you all! In the meantime, last week's party was full of amazing creativity, some of…
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Wild Phlox and Buddleia Bouquet For Shabbat On The Sunshine Coast, BC
While I have yet to share all my photos of Vancouver with you, I just had to share this gorgeous wild flower bouquet that I pulled together from cuttings from the garden of the little cabin we rented on The Sunshine Coast, just a 40 minute ferry ride from Horseshoe Bay in North Vancouver. There…
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Bring In The New Year With A Gorgeous Fruit Tart!
Since we're on the subject of baking for the holidays, starting with Rosh HaShana coming up in just a week, I thought I'd share this baking idea with you, namely a fruit tart, that is really so very festive looking! And while you're at it, this is the perfect kind of dessert to send to…
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Easy To Braid Round Challahs For Rosh HaShana!
With Rosh HaShana just a week away, now is a great time to bake traditional round braided challahs for the holiday, with raisins of course! Thanks to some readers who left comments on my post showing how to braid these beauties, I realized that I ought to share some photos I took last year just…
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Learning About Inukshuk, First Nation rock sculptures in Vancouver, BC
My very first vision of these miniature inukshuk rock sculptures, that I knew nothing about at the time, was as we were completing our walk around the sea wall in Vancouver's Stanley Park on the Northshore/ English Bay side. The sun was going down, there were many folks out enjoying the serenity of a summer…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, I'm rushing to get this party started so I'll just say thanks so much for joining me here, and now for the features from last week's party: Love this crocheted top sun dress from lanas de ana, and these bright stripes from homemade at my place. A fantastic crocheted pillow…
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A Visit To The 911 Memorial In Manhattan
Roughly two weeks ago I was in Manhattan with my kids, and one of the first things that we did was visit the National September 11 Memorial in Manhattan. I honestly was a bit out of it, living quite far away, and while I was aware that there had been a competition for the design…