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J is for Jewelry.  What better way to ring in the Jewish New Year than with a handmade apple and honey necklace. We eat apples and honey for a sweet new year and now can eat Apple Jacks and Honeycomb together in a sweet new necklace! Our synagogue needed a craft idea for kids at a large Jewish family event, and I came up with this cinnamony sweet treat. The Apple Jacks were easy to string on to the lanyard cords, while the Honeycomb pieces proved to be more challenging, but it was sweet success in the end.  ~ Parents: What special things does your family do to celebrate any and all types of new years? ~

 
 
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When Tiny was born it was very important to us to include her Hebrew name on her birth announcements.  We searched around, and came across Purple Stork in the back of a magazine. The announcement in the ad included Asian characters, and I figured they would be able to work with Hebrew letters as well.  I was correct! And they were such a pleasure to work with, and not only because they told me how beautiful my baby girl was! They have actual designers to work with you over email, and it felt to me like our announcements were so important to them.  We went back a year later for birthday party invitations for Tiny's red-themed first birthday bash!  ~ Parents: Where do you get invitations and announcements made? ~