creative jewish mom

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 party tents or wedding halls with high ceilings and are of course quite costly. We can create something lovely and budget friendly for our own homes by using faux florals and greenery (or the real flowers combined with faux vines) to create something quite a bit smaller and more appropriate to hang over our dining room tables! And if like me, you had forethought and purchased a chandelier that can actually act as the base, (for a myriad of decorations, of course) then this project can come together literally in minutes!

I assembled this beauty for the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, and am still enjoying it. I am having a debate in my head as to how long I'll leave the florals there, and I'm sure my daughter will have input on that when she comes home for shabbos, but for now, the floral chandelier lives on! Want to know the 5 minute process involved and what I used? Keep on reading!

Blooming Cactus Craft With Cupcake Liner Flowers

Sometimes the cutest idea ever just happens all on its own, and in this case left me with my own jaw dropping at the combo! I was left with a bunch of cupcake liner flowers after crafting with my students for the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. I had already arranged a smallish collection of both ceramic and plastic cacti to set the stage for the giving of the Torah, which happened on a lush mountain in the middle of the Sinai Dessert. (Never mind that cacti are not native to the middle east, and even the prickly pear cactus (sabris) seen growing everywhere in Israel is from Mexico or the West Indies!) All of a sudden I had the idea of placing a cupcake liner flower on top of a cactus, and voila, a fun blooming cactus was born, and made my holiday presentation so much more festive! So if you own some cacti, where ceramic from Ikea or resin or plastic, take my lead and give them a giant bloom on top! So simple and festive!

Cupcake Liner Flowers Bouquet With Floral Paper Is Beyond Adorable!

Introducing a cuter than cute craft that can be easily made in multiples and in any size you like, with out a huge time investment. My crafting students made a bunch of cupcake liner flowers for a Shavuot project and those that had between three to five left over were able to make a bouquet of flowers to bring home as well as the main project. They added a sweet note to Mom to thank her for everything, and one boy thanked her for letting him come to the crafting class, awhhhhh. These came out so well that I'm going to hopefully whip up a few myself for two neighbors who will greatly appreciate it, and one for myself maybe to put on the front door for Shavuos, yes! Okay, lets do it!

DIY Bouquet Of Paper Roses Wall Art

With the festive Jewish holiday of Shavuot coming up in a week and a half-ish, now is the time to get crafting, and specifically all things flowers and botanica to remind us of the lush Mt. Sinai where the Torah was given. It has been a while since I've done any quilling, and while this isn't quilling, the idea started as doing quilled bouquets of flowers with my crafting students, and then transitioned into a combination of quilling and paper flowers, and then this version, the simplest of all. Only one of my students choose this version the others choose the harder combo, which I'll share soon. The wonderful part about this paper bouquet is that is isn't holiday specific and can be made or enjoyed year round! Okay, want to make a colorful bouquet of paper roses as a gift, a card, or holiday decor? (How about a whole gallery full? And yes, of course, framed with cardboard frames, which I've started doing and will share shortly as well.) Okay, time is of the essence!

How To Make A 2 Minute Origami Butterfly

While our Women's Purim party is coming up in a few days and I could pull my boxes of origami butterflies down from the attic, instead I'm coming up with something new, and sharing the past with you here!

Purim is the next Jewish holiday on the calendar, and a festive one at that, so now is the time to get crafting! Our Women's community Purim party is scheduled for next week and since the decorations are always on me, I simply must make the time. Somehow taking the cardboard castles down from the attic just isn't so appealing, and suddenly the idea of butterflies galore came to me, and so it will be! I'm thinking like a ton of origami butterflies from tiny to giant, and maybe some colorful fluffy clouds, and that is it! Of course things could change, but for now, the folding marathon has begun, and this butterfly, can be folded in 2 minutes if all goes well, I timed it! Yes, I do plan on adding wire attenae with tiny pom poms on some of them, and I may add some paint pen details, but for now loving them as is! The origami butterflies make great cupcake or cake toppers, or even fun gift tags, so they are great to have on hand. And I've recently realized that small origami projects are great for car trips, so keep that in mind as well! Want to get folding? Let's do it.........

Mini Magazine Page Flowers Craft

Mini recycled magazine page chrysanthemums are just the sweetest and great anytime or for a special occasion! I could have sworn that i made larger versions of these a good ten years ago, but the only thing I found on my blog is a felt version of these, also wonderful! I had totally forgotten about my felt flower stint, hmmmm, maybe time to revisit that, but in the mean time, lets make some magazine page flowers, in this case mini versions that I think I'm going to use as napkin decor for my daughter's birthday party this Shabbat (shhhh, its a surprise!) Magazine pages can be a great source of colorful and patterned paper, so before you recycled any lightweight paper items, check them out to see if indeed there are pages that are mostly one color, or a combination of pleasing colors that could be used for crafting! I save these pages in a shoe box or in a nice pile, as there are many many craft projects that call for recycled magazine pages, and the look that is achieved is unmatched with solid colored paper of any kind. Of course, there is nothing quite like real flowers, so why not buy some flowers online Sydney to enjoy as well. Okay, lets get started.....

Modular Origami Starbursts Make Perfect Succah Decorations!

Yes, you are reading correctly, modular origami starburts make great succah decorations, and now is the perfect stress-free time to delve into all kinds of paper crafts that can then be neatly saved and hung in the succah in a few months! I taught a group of 10 to 12 year old boys how to make these yesterday, and while it was difficult for some, others breezed right on through and took home something that looks like mine, though not quite as perfect, but still wonderful! I taught them that after we make something that we love, we feel joy from it and we should say ahhhhh! This was a new concept to them, but the boy who worked diligently at the table next to me did just that when he crossed the finish line! So friends, if you craft with children, don't forget to teach them to feel the tangible satisfaction and joy!

Origami is such a vast world with so many options from beginning to advanced, and I especially love the modular origami projects that start to seem like lego of sorts! Keep on reading for tips for making this modular origami starburst that looks great anytime!

Watercolor Fruit Cut-Outs Birthday Bouquet

Looking for a cute fruit themed birthday centerpiece or artful bouquet for any occasion? How about painting some watercolor mosaic fruit, cutting them out and using them to make a festive bouquet? Really so simple with wonderful results, and you can certainly make quite a few for an event, and make each item two-sided so the watercolor fruit bouquet can sit in the middle of a table.

Are you convinced? Keep on reading for tips on how to make this fun bouquet, and one major benefit is that you can make it weeks ahead, and save most of the elements for future use, even as cake toppers!

Watercolor Mosaic Fruit Cut-Outs Are The Perfect Summer Craft

Yes it is true, watercolor mosaic fruit have stolen my heart, can you blame me? First it was watercolor mosaic strawberries, then watercolor pineapple cutouts, and now watercolor mosaic fruit, like grapes, oranges and lemons! Creating patterns with watercolor is so very relaxing, and when those patterns are random and fill fruit shapes such that they look like mosaic fruit, well I'm sold! And the best part is, you can keep the ones you like, and then simply turn over the paper and paint some more! Cut-outs are wonderful to have on hand for crafting and collaging and art journaling, not to mention to use as gift tags or even cake toppers! So grab an hour or so on a lazy summer afternoon (or burn the midnight oil like me....) and give mosaic watercolor fruit a try!

DIY Colorful Floral Border Doodle For Cards, Journals, Signs and More!

Years ago I got into floral doodles via some tutorials for bullet journal art and it was so much fun, and a great introduction to the world of journaling and sketchbook practices. Since then I've been working on refining my art skills and while doing lots of drawing, not like the floral borders you see here, and wow, was this ever enjoyable and fun, with great results, and, I might add so very simple compared to trying to paint the landscapes I'm dreaming of! If this doesn't seem "simple" to you, not to worry, practice, practice and more practice and soon you can draw flower doodles in your dreams! Want some basic instructions for this? Keep on reading.....