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Geranium Cuttings Will Bloom When Grown In Water!
While I do realize that this photograph is a bit vague, I took it quickly to share with you the amazing discovery that geranium cuttings grown in water produce flowers. Amazing, right? This cutting is actually a pillar geranium so it has a not only a very long stem, but its flowers form on long…
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Ceramic Flowers In Relief Wall Plaque
As I mentioned yesterday, I spent a good nine months going to a ceramics studio weekly with my son, and there are so many projects now in our home that i just have not had the time to share them all with you! And honestly quite a few are packed up in a box, so…
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Whimsical Ceramic Vase With Face
We are in the middle of celebrating Passover, and I am taking a break from the computer, but have a few projects that I finally got around to photographing, though quickly. A spent about 9 months or so going to a ceramics studio with my son every week, which was so wonderful, and now we…
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DIY Wrapping Paper From Brush Lettering Practice Sheets!
Dear readers, now that I have shown you how to make adorable wrapping paper, there really is no excuse not to invest a little bit of time in learning brush lettering, and in this case actually brush lettering using Crayola markers, which is called crayoligraphy, or something like that. Brush lettering is all the rage,…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to craft schooling Sunday, Passover edition! Those who live outside Israel are still in the middle of the first part of the 7/8 day holiday, meaning there is a second seder on Saturday night, while those of us who live in Israel only make one seder, which is just fine with us! And that…
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Wishing You A Wonderful Passover!
Dear Readers, Passover starts tomorrow (Friday) night, and so I'm just popping in to wish you a wonderful holiday, however you celebrate it, with whom ever you celebrate it, and where ever you celebrate it, if you celebrate it! That should cover everyone, right? After all the intense preparations, at least in our world, we…
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Kitchen Scraps Gardening: Grow Your Own Beet Greens
Aren't these beet greens just gorgeous? I grew them myself, on my kitchen table, from scraps that would ordinarily be tossed….gotta love it! You can grow your own beet greens to make a lovely Spring centerpiece, or to actually eat, when they get a bit bigger that is. Either way, kitchen scrap gardening is so…
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Drinking Straw Pyramids Passover Craft
Looking for a simple craft to add a creative touch to your home this Passover? Look no further, drinking straw pyramids are perfect and right on trend as well. Make them in lovely pastel colors, or get some metallic straws and make elegant versions that would look amazing on your Passover Seder table. Of course…
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Origami Pyramid Passover Centerpiece
Origami and geometric shapes are all the rage as the moment, so origami pyramids for your Passover table seem oh so perfect! Since the Passover seder recounts the story of Jewish slavery and redemption in Egypt these colorful origami pyramid reminders are so fitting— an interesting combination of solemn and cheerful!
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, and so wonderful to have you here with me in this special little virtual place, special because of all the wonderful contributions made by so many of you! The holiday of Passover starts in less than a week, so now is a very very busy time for celebrating the holiday…
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The Fig Tree Awakens With Tiny Leaves And Fruit In Northern Israel
One sign that Spring has truly arrived is the tiny leaves and tiny figs that begin to appear on the sculptural bare branches of our native fig trees. The leaves are miniature versions of their larger selves, and just so very very sweet that I had to capture the magic on my camera. Enjoy the…
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Early Spring Is Alive With Blossoms in Northern Israel
Spring has arrived here in Northern Israel, and a little walk around town revealed so many flowering delights I just had to share them with you! Now if I can just find the time to take a nature walk to see what is blooming in the fields, more gorgeous flowers I'm quite sure. But with…
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Simple Passover Craft: Napkin Rings For The Seder
With just one week left until Passover, time is of the essence, and so I'm here to share with you this oh so simple and yet totally adorable Passover craft to use at your Passover Seder, or during the week of Passover, you decide. In any case, make a ton of these ahead of time…
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Passover Craft: Make Your Own Patterned Paper
If you are looking for some simple Passover crafts right about now, good for you, there is still a whole week until the Passover holiday starts, which means more than enough time to make some quick crafts to enhance the holiday. For starters, how about getting some black paper and making some of this fun…
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Getting Ready To Celebrate Passover With Family
Passover starts on the night of Friday March 30, so now is the time to start getting ready for this wonderful week long Jewish holiday. We look forward to celebrating Passover because in our home it is a meaningful holiday full of family together time which includes of course the traditional seder, and a whole…
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Getting Ready To Celebrate Passover With Family
Passover starts on the night of Friday March 30, so now is the time to start getting ready for this wonderful week long Jewish holiday. We look forward to celebrating Passover because in our home it is a meaningful holiday full of family together time which includes of course the traditional seder, and a whole…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Spring has arrived in full force here in Northern Israel, with rolling hills covered in yellow mustard, beautiful weather and cleaning for Passover in high gear, with the holiday arriving in just under two weeks. My kids are no longer little, so crafts…
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Judah’s Tree, Klil HaChoresh, Now In Bloom In Northern Israel!
The klil hahoresh tree is now in bloom in Northern Israel, and it is truly a delight. The blooms are so unusual, and when one drives out of the city the tree covered hillsides are puncutated by bright pink, love it! Okay, I just realized that while I wrote Red Bush on the photo, this…
