June 2025
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How To Update Your White Kitchen With Touches Of Wood And Organic Elements
All-white kitchens whether modern or traditional, are quite simply classic, and have truly weathered every kitchen trend. The modern pearl-white laminate cabinets with an aluminum rim that I chose twenty years ago for my kitchen still look great, and the light color does make the room look bigger, more airy certainly, and you always know…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Yikes, June is coming to a close already……how are your creative endeavors going? Mine? Well, of course I have the major excuse that life has not been anything resembling normal lately here in Northern Israel, and while I have not gotten back to…
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Top Family Cars: Which 5 Came Out on Top for 2025?
In 2025, the market for family cars is crowded. There are plenty of contenders, with many families and individuals choosing carefully from among them. What vehicles should you know about that are proven winners with American drivers? We’ve compiled a list of options that should be on your radar if you’re car shopping for your…
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Filet Crochet Large Diamond Trellis Pattern
I have been creating a small library of filet crochet swatches recently, including filet crochet small diamonds pattern, filet crochet diamond trellis pattern, filet crochet diagonal stripes pattern, and now presenting the filet crochet diamonds pattern, and I only wish I hadn’t run out of yarn so that I could have crocheted a larger swatch!…
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Filet Crochet Diagonal Stripes Pattern
I have been creating a small library of filet crochet swatches recently, and last week I shared filet crochet small diamonds pattern and filet crochet diamond trellis pattern which are both lovely, though this filet crochet diagonal stripes pattern is wonderful too! Each pattern has a slightly different “fall” to it depending the density of…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks for joining me here! Life is very uncertain around here in Israel, and while Northern Israel is for now less of a target we still have at least twice daily runs to the bomb shelter room, and husband and I are sleeping there as well, and grateful that it…
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Burgundy Phaelanopsis Orchid In Bloom!
As the proud proprietor of a mini orchid sanctuary for neglected orchids, when I’ve had success in nurturing a neglected plant not only back to life but into blooming glory it is truly exciting! Last summer a family friend who is a landscaper in Tel Aviv gifted me with a whole crate full of what…
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Filet Crochet Diamond Trellis Pattern
Summer is a great time to delve into crochet, as it is so very relaxing, and great as a take along project! Our summer here in Northern Israel is turning out to be yet another stressful one, so I think I might just need to go down into the basement and look for some yarn…
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Filet Crochet Small Diamonds Pattern For Blankets And More!
If you already know how to crochet, or even if you are somewhat of a beginner, filet crochet is a great way to create a crocheted pattern with very little effort! No squares to sew together, no millions of ends to weave in at the end (not my favorite) and results that are very classic…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks for joining me here! Hard to believe we are already half way through June, which means friends, get going with those creative summer plans, whatever they may be! Grab a project that you can do on a lazy afternoon, in the car, on a plane, when on vacation……..crocheting,…
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DIY Floral Chandelier With Faux Flowers In Just Five Minutes!
Ever seen those stunning floral arrangements hung over tables for rustic weddings or other special occasions? Floral arrangements assembled to hang over a table might be oblong and arranged on a long rectangular wire base, or circular and arranged on a large hoop, that is then hung from the ceiling. These ideas work well in…
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Quick 1/6 Scale Crocheted Doll Pillows For 16 cm Maileg Style Animals Or Dolls
It is now officially confirmed, I have fallen down a very deep and all consuming rabbit hole regarding all things DIY dollhouses, and only just realized that it is even funnier that the main characters for my 1/6 (or 1/8 scale) dollhouse are rabbits! A lot of these characters have names, sometimes even human sounding…