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  • How To Make An Elegant Toile Chanukah Menorah From Cardboard

    How To Make An Elegant Toile Chanukah Menorah From Cardboard

    With the 8 day holiday of Chanukah coming this Sunday night, now is THE time to get crafting, and I’d advise spending your time on making a few special pieces! I’m sharing with you how to make an elegant toile Chanukah menorah from cardboard because this is something I created a few days ago, and…

  • How To Make Gold Leaf Origami Dreidels

    How To Make Gold Leaf Origami Dreidels

    Chanukah is coming on Sunday night, so now is the time to whip up some quick decorations, that while made from paper can be elegant and festive! I previously shared my origami toile dreidels made from toile scrapbook paper, and now I share with you how to make gold leaf origami dreidels, which are equally…

  • How To Make Sparkly Flames For DIY Paper Candles And Chanukah Crafting

    How To Make Sparkly Flames For DIY Paper Candles And Chanukah Crafting

    Whether you want to whip up DIY paper candles for any occasion, or a cardboard chanukah menorah, the perfect finishing touch is sparkly candle flames in a few layered colors (possibly) and in a color that truly enhances your project! You might be surprised at what the color turns out to be, so be sure…

  • How To Make Elegant Toile Origami Dreidels For Chanukah

    How To Make Elegant Toile Origami Dreidels For Chanukah

    Guess what friends, origami dreidels can now be elegant, or vintage or cottage core, when you choose to fold them from the scrapbook paper that matches your decor, or you wish matched your decor! When I realized the secret to how to make elegant toile origami dreidels for Chanukah I was ecstatic, as bright colors…

  • How To Make Elegant Paper Candles For Any Festive Occasion

    How To Make Elegant Paper Candles For Any Festive Occasion

    Learn how to make elegant paper candles for any festive occasion, and you’ll always have a perfect centerpiece idea to whip up, on a budget! Last year I made polka dot paper candles, which were truly fabulous, but this year I really wanted to go elegant with my crafty decorations, and thus gold paper candles…

  • Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

    Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

    Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! With Chanukah quickly approaching now is the time to really get serious about decorating for the holiday, though of course since we have 8 nights and days, one can continue to craft once the holiday starts, which may happen in my case as…

  • How To Make Colorful Chanukah Menorahs With Paper Strips

    How To Make Colorful Chanukah Menorahs With Paper Strips

    With Chanukah coming in just over a week, now is the time to pull out that fun craft that is great for all ages (maybe 7 and older) and with fabulous results! And do share your knowledge of how to make colorful Chanukah menorahs with paper strips as this one is truly a keeper! I…

  • How To Make Adorable Cake Topper Flags For Chanukah

    How To Make Adorable Cake Topper Flags For Chanukah

    If you are by chance wondering how to make adorable cake topper flags for Chanukah, you are in the right place. And maybe you’re looking for a fun craft for kids, and something they could personalize? These flags made with simple supplies were oh so successful with my 3rd and 4th grade students, so I…

  • How To Make Real/Faux Cross Stitch Dreidels On Cardboard

    How To Make Real/Faux Cross Stitch Dreidels On Cardboard

    How to make real/faux cross stitch dreidels on cardboard is not a mystery my friends! Purchase this new digital craft kit, available at my Etsy shop, and get crafting! The kit is packed with instruction pages, and many options and sizes for both dreidels and chanukah cross stitch sweaters, so there is more than enough…

  • How To Make A Fun Cross Stitch Dreidel  For Chanukah

    How To Make A Fun Cross Stitch Dreidel For Chanukah

    So happy to share with you how to make a fun cross stitch dreidel for Chanukah using an all new 25 page digital craft kit available in my Etsy Shop. Start today in order to have lots of great decorations for the holiday, or even to give some as gifts! I’ll be honest, while there…

  • How To Make “Ugly” Chanukah Sweaters With My Download!

    How To Make “Ugly” Chanukah Sweaters With My Download!

    How to make “ugly” Chanukah sweaters with my download digital craft kit? Okay, first of all these sweaters are far from “ugly” but in my attempt to get this wonderful craft idea/kit out to the masses one has to use wording that others might use when searching for just this idea. I’d call them festive…

  • Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

    Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

    Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks for joining me here! With Chanukah coming in just two weeks, now is the time to get crafting! So please take a look at my digital craft kits now for sale in my Etsy shop, with a new Cross Stitch Sweaters download that is just precious! The features are…

  • Watch Wonderful Brown Pelicans In Pacifica, California

    Watch Wonderful Brown Pelicans In Pacifica, California

    Watching groups and flocks of birds, especially together with a stunning coastline and crashing surf is one of my favorite things to do! So of course we love to watch wonderful brown pelicans in Pacifica, California, (click that to see many posts on this wonderful location) and have enjoyed doing so from the window of…

  • How To Make Adorable Cardboard Chanukah Sweaters With My Digital Craft Kit

    How To Make Adorable Cardboard Chanukah Sweaters With My Digital Craft Kit

    Now at last you can learn how to make adorable cardboard chanukah sweaters with my digital craft kit now for sale in my Etsy shop. The downloadable file is 25 pages long, filled with more options than you’ll ever need, plus sweater blanks, sweaters in 5 sizes (for every family member, with their initial?) and…

  • How To Make A Nesting Dreidel Mobile

    How To Make A Nesting Dreidel Mobile

    Now is the time to start thinking about Chanukah crafting and maybe even how to make a series of fun nesting dreidel mobiles? Fill your home with colorful nesting dreidels, hung as garlands or mobiles, or even use the digital download as wrapping paper! There’s a plain version, so you can do a doodle version,…

  • How To Make Truly Healthy Chocolate Date Balls With Quinoa

    How To Make Truly Healthy Chocolate Date Balls With Quinoa

    How to make truly healthy chocolate almond date balls with quinoa? Is there such a thing? Yes indeed, because I came up with this recipe, make it nearly every week, and it is actually healthy! Meaning no processed sugar or oil together with the healthy stuff. You can truly feel fine about eating these, though…

  • How To Buy The Right Supplies To Bake Sour Dough Bread With Success!

    How To Buy The Right Supplies To Bake Sour Dough Bread With Success!

    News Flash: I have at long last made my first batch of sour dough bread, a good year after actually purchasing cast iron pots! I decided to do it together with a friend in order to keep myself accountable, and that idea was the key to crossing the finish line! That and asking a friend…

  • Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

    Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

    Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks for stopping by! Chodesh Tov, wishing you a great new Jewish month of Kislev, the month in which we celebrate Chanukah! I am crafting up a storm and a huge mess with my 24 students (in 3 sessions) and so there is more Chanukah crafting going on than ever!…

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