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Crocheting With Yarn And Jute: Make A Fun Portable Vase (Cover) Or A Water Bottle Holder

There is something about my latest little crochet project that just makes me so happy! You may or may not feel the same way, but let me tell you why I think it’s so wonderful. First of all, I actually set out to make a water bottle holder, not a vase cover, so this metamorphosis was a surprise all together, ...

Crocheted Rag Rug From Sheets

Crocheting rugs from recycled sheets, comforter covers and pillow cases is simple and the results are great! The rug is heavy weight and can be thrown into the washing machine for cleaning. Plus it’s just a great feeling to make a gorgeous rug from rags…..what more can I say? I actually made this rug over a year ago, and put ...

Crocheted Hexigon Baby Surprise Sweater: Super Simple, Super Cute!

Isn’t this just the sweetest? And guess what, it really is super simple to make, believe me, I’ve already made three of them! This little sweater is made up of just two pieces that magically fold to become sweater halves, with construction inspired by the Elizabeth Zimmerman Baby Surprise Sweater.Read More: @ creativejewishmom.comYou might also like:How To Crochet A Hexigon Baby ...

Crocheted Granny Triangle Bunting With Flowers

A sweet and simple crocheted triangular granny bunting paired with some crocheted flowers looks great right about now! A crocheted bunting is a wonderful gift for a new baby, or even as a hostess gift for those friends with the summer cottage. Four triangular grannys and three flowers joined with a simple crocheted chain, and you’ve got yourself a nice ...

Crocheted Gelt Bags For Chanukah!

Phew, I did it, Chanukah is tonight and I did get around to crocheting little gelt (coins) bags for my young ones. Truthfully giving gelt is really the Chanukah tradition of yore, the idea of giving presents only really snuck in on account of the Dec. 25th holiday, so I realized that the first night of Chanukah would not be complete without ...

Crocheted Children’s Cloche With Giant Flower

Here’s a fun crocheted hat with a giant flower to keep things a little cheerful right about now. Winter has finally arrived in our mountain town in Northern Israel, so I just had to crochet my daughter a few cold weather accessories. Plus she’s now ready to wear large flowers on her head so I just couldn’t resist! I decided to ...

Crochet Sweet Flower Pin Cushions (For Shavuos, For Mom? For A Teacher? To Use For a Baby Mobile, Without the Pins?)

Aren’t these sweet? You could use them in so many cute ways beyond pin cushions of course! Like a sweet baby mobile for starters, or a sachet filled with something sweet smelling?Those of you who are paying attention can now discern that I’ve got a bit of a crocheting bug lately. (Nothing major yet, just a few small projects here ...

Crepe Paper Flower Bouquet

Crepe paper flowers are simple to whip up, and make a perfect little gift when a little something hand-crafted from the heart in called for. Quicker than running to the store for real flowers, much quicker in my case, and oh so sweet. And my daughter was more than happy to deliver the gift, so I caught her with my ...

Creativity With Paper And Yarn….An MP4 Player!

When my son was looking for string and scissors yesterday, I assumed he was going to do some finger knitting, or cats in the cradle. So not long after, when he was walking around the house sporting his new MP4 (actually MP5, he informed me) player made from yarn and paper, we all just had to laugh! Especially love those ...

Crazy Facebook Profiles

Just thought I’d throw out something light to start off your weekend. This super cool looking Israeli dude named Tal Spiegel has been changing his Facebook profile picture almost every day for about a year (and every day since the end of February).What makes this little project of his so unique is that every picture has involved his face being ...

Cranes Migrating Via Northern Israel—A Stunning Site!

Last week as we were preparing for Passover, we were treated to a number of large flocks of migrating cranes passing by overhead! Of course by the time I grabbed my camera the birds were a bit hard to capture, but take my word for it, it takes your breath away!As it turns out, tens of thousands of cranes migrate ...

Craigslist Torah

I have two dining room tables. Well, one of them is sitting in pieces in my closet because, really, who has space for two dining room tables.The real reason that it is sitting in my closet is because I have terrible luck with Craigslist. I’ve never been able to sell anything on Craigslist. Especially this awesome table, that is in ...