Are you itching to get crafting? Want to explore the possibilities of Cricut? Start here! When I first discovered Cricut, I knew I had to own one of these incredible machines. It took a while, but I finally got my Cricut machine! It is every bit as amazing as I expected. Here’s what Cricut is…
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How to Create Silhouette Art
Create family portraits with a modern edge…every member of the family can be part of this one. Update the classic craft of cutting out a loved one’s silhouette by using bright or patterned paper and add an embellishment or two for added pizzazz. We adhered the silhouette to a canvas painted solid black for a…
Cool Activity: Create This Fruit Art on Black Canvases
Winter break is the perfect time to create a special craft. This Fruit Art is easy and it comes out really cute! There’s something about a black background—anything painted on in it just pops! For this project, we painted a simple fruit shape on a black canvas with metallic paint from Amazing Savings. The results…
How to Make These Gorgeous Marbleized Paintings
The technique is called “Paint Pour” and anyone can do it! Want to see more canvas crafts? See the how-to for the Initial Art project here. You can also see that post for tips on having a painting party without a big resulting mess! Read on for a more sophisticated art activity! A paint pour…
Get The Children Involved. Or Don’t. Whatever You Decide To Do, You Can Set A Beautiful Yom Tov Table.
These place cards will be just the finishing touch that you need. We all love setting a beautiful table, especially come Yom Tov. We also know that this coming Yom Tov will be more challenging, for all of us, to make it special. Still, we wanted to bring you something pretty, yet achievable. Even more…
How to Entertain a Toddler
We asked you what are the favorite activities that keep your toddlers busy…and these are your responses. A while back, one of our readers asked us for ideas on how to entertain a toddler. We had to think for a minute. Most of us have toddlers, but we also have bigger kids, so our little…
You Can Get These Custom Tags & Labels on Amazon
Did you know you can order custom/personalized products from Amazon? Here are some products that will help you with your Purim prep. Although custom products won’t ship Prime, we’ve selected products that have a 1-2 day shipping turnaround so you’ll be ready to add those custom touches to your packages in no time.
8 Cool Themed Mishloach Manos We Loved
Whether you need inspiration, or just want to have fun looking at really cute mishloach manos, you’ll enjoy these creative packages. Sometimes you get a mishloach manos and you can’t help but be impressed by the creativity of it. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite themed mishloach manos packages from the past couple of…
The Best Ever Solution for Storing Crayons, Markers, and Crafts
Is there a mess every time your kids take out the crafts? This solution makes craft time more enjoyable, more practical, and way neater. One of my favorite parts of the day is cooking supper while Rivka sits at the table in the kitchen with me. I get to prep dinner while she gets to…
How to Use A PDF Sewing Pattern
If you’re using sewing patterns that you download, here is how to turn your PDF into a pattern that’s ready to use. —Have a separate folder on your computer to store all your patterns. You can have subfolders for each pattern company or by type of pattern (dresses, skirts, babies etc…) —Once you pay for…
