In our culture spring not only heralds new life and re-birth but also two important seasons of celebration, Easter and Passover. Both holidays include joining with family to share meals, stories and traditions. Websites are "springing" up with new projects and it would be definitely worth your surfing by these sites to see whats new.
Several sites feature stamps for with Judaic symbols and designs. Visit http://www.gurlpages.com/art/ruth.ruth for a great selection of stamps with Jewish images. Perhaps you and your children could create a special plate by stamping symbols on the bottom side of a glass plate. Plates can be found at major craft stores like Michaels or check your local thrift store for a large clear platter. Use glass paint and brush the paint onto your stamp with a foam brush. When stamping on glass you have to be patient and go slow...the stamps tend to slip. Another possibility is to stamp on paper and decoupage the stamped paper onto the bottom of the plate. Be sure to write the date somewhere so you have a record of the time you made this "soon-to-be" family heirloom. If you are in need of the Hebrew alphabet to complete your project you can find it at http://www.rosenblums.com. Either site will help you get your creative juices flowing.
Whimsical Easter stamps can be found at http://www.sierraenterprises.com/33056.h... I especially liked the lamb and the jelly bean background. Using the backround and a multi-colored ink-pad brayer the color onto the stamp. Cover a sheet of white cardstock with the multi-colored jelly beans. Stamp a basket or bunny and color in with colored pencils so you have a contrasting color scheme. Cut around the outside edge of your bunny or basket and mount onto your jelly bean background with pop-dots. Tie some colored raffia around a package of jelly beans and include your card. What a cheerful Easter surprise for your favorite "somebunny". While your surfing stop by http://www.bloomcrafts.com/spring.htm to see the easter egg stamp with the intricate designs. It would be lovely done in black embossing powder on vellum and colored in with markers to give it a stained glass look. If you prefer a softer pastel pallet you could use chalk.
Although tradition has it that we use this time to color eggs and hide baskets, there is nothing that says we can't add rubber stamping to our Easter repetoire. Perhaps you'll be able to squeeze in a moment during the next few weeks to create a special memory for someone you love to herald the coming of spring!
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