Welcome to craft schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! The very festive and very crafty Jewish holiday of Purim is on Wednesday night/Thursday (and on Thursday night/Friday in Jerusalem) which means the coming week will be very busy indeed. I am in the middle of finishing up a Queen Esther costume and a mitzvah dragon costume, needed for the school costume day on Monday or Tuesday, and hope to share that with you, and then it is time to think about the mischloach manot, the gifts of food for neighbors and those we want to honor....In previous years I always used a recycled container, but now I'm more concerned with giving something that will add to the recipient's holiday in some way, or at the very least make them smile. For the neighbors I often give a small healthy meal, as the morning of Purim tends to be a bit hectic and everyone forgets to eat something before getting into all the junk floating around. Since everything is still undecided I"ll just go with the flow. And if the husband actually goes to a lemon tree or ours across town full of organic lemons waiting to be picked, then I may just make quick pickled Moroccan lemons for everyone and do a lemon themed package. So many options and it all just depends on how much time there is, as I also have to prepare a feast for Thursday.......so now lets just take a breather and enjoy the features from last week's party:
A sweet embroidered USA map pendant from flamingo toes.
A sweet crocheted llama, or is it a crocheted alpaca? from howling at the moon, and works in progress from Anne Marie haak blog.
A gorgeous modern knit fair-isle style sweater from kiku corner, she' s planning to wear it in Iceland this summer!
Vintage seed packet can planters from picture box blue.
A gorgeous vintage sheet quilt (making a return appearance here on the party) from busy being Jennifer.
Back to school perler bead (also called hama bead) projects from anikas DIY life. An amazing painted cross stitch rose pattern on a dress from the scrap shoppe blog.
A lovely sewing supplies wall orginzer from an embroidery hoop from flamingo toes.
A DIY rustic cactus planter from handmade weekly.
A DIY modern staggered book shelf from anika's DIY life.
A DIY wall mounted vanity, with instructions, from rain on a tin roof.