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6 Facts About Romanticism: The Art Movement That Added Emotion To Art!
Above: Spithead, Two Captured Danish Ships Entering Portsmouth Harbour, William Turner, c 180-7-1809, now found at the Tate Gallery, London While I have not shared my painting adventures of late here on the blog, lets just say I have been trying my hand at painting clouds and trying to figure out what style of clouds…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Summer is zooming by on what feels like a never ending school vacation with just one out of three teens slated to return to school in another month, and the other two, hmmmm. I have been blessed to travel every summer for at…
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A Peek In My Sketchbook: Simple Doodle Butterflies
My sketchbook practice is still going strong, and I have so many things to share, in fact I'm at least a month behind! So I now present to you, doodle butterflies, because butterflies, whether cartoon like or realistic, are really so simple to draw and look great! With something like a butterfly, wherein getting the…
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Simple Cloud Cake Toppers Are Cute For Any Occasion!
I am rushing to post this cloud cake topper DIY as tonight is the beginning of the 9 day mournign period on the Jewish calendar, and we certainly won't be throwing any parties.That said I wanted to post this now as a message to all those who might be trying their hand at illustration or…
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5 Minute Paper Cake Toppers Using Your Old Art
Today is my daughter's 18th birthday, and so after 18 years of raising her and throwing birthday parties with lots of homemade decorations and cute DIY cakes I got it together rather at the last minute and pulled off a really cute birthday surprise complete with lots of recycling crafts that I can't wait to…
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DIY Mosaic Planter Is The Perfect Summer Craft
Since it looks like there will be no summer adventures outside of Israel for us this year, I realized that I should take a closer look at all the amazing things happening practically outside my door, and photograph them to share with you! For starters I just noticed this lovely mosaic dove and chamsa planter…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Wow, July is already half way through, and no return to school in sight, just hoping that there will be come Sept.1st (for my daughter) and Rosh Chodesh Elul (for my sons, whose schools are according to the Jewish calendar) though nothing is…
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Now In Bloom In My July Container Garden!
Container gardening is the next best thing to gardening in actual soil, and for busy folks it may just be the best of both worlds. I'll admit my containers could use a bit more love, but I'll wait until the weather cools down a bit. July in Northern Israel can be quite dry and hot,…
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A Peek In My Sketchbook: Drawing Florals From My Own Photos
Here we are, another peak in my sketchbook, because I have to admit, I have been making a serious practice of it! So much so, that even my daughter, who knows better, asked me what I'm going to "do with all this". Ha ha, it is just a bunch of sketchbooks, not a pile of…
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Mixed Media Florals And Botanicals For Your Sketchbook
Mixed media simply means using a variety of art supplies together in one art piece, namely pen and paint, pen and collage, ink and pencil, etc. Mixed media is a great way to add color to your sketchbook drawings, though depending on the thickness of your paper you will need to do this with some…
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How to Create a Digital Footprint as an Artist
Art is a wonderful medium enabling a person to not only express themselves but also use their talents to make something that can bring joy to others. One of the amazing things about art is that it allows an artist to make something brilliant out of basically nothing. Being an artist of course can be…
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Gates Of Jerusalem Collage Art
The "Three Weeks" on the Jewish calendar is always such a challenging time, as on the one hand it is a mourning period, which intensifies for the last 9 days, and on the other hand it is summer vacation! There is no listening to music or playing musical instruments, and joyful occasions that can be…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! I hope your summer is going well and you are taking advantage of longer days to get out and enjoy nature! My evening walks have been amazing, and even though walk is mostly on the same trail more or less, I find something…
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Morning Glory Vine In Bloom In My Container Garden!
I just love morning glory and of course the more flowers in one's container garden, the better! A year and a half ago I was in the Ukraine and picked up a bunch of seeds for as I recall something like 7 cents a package, and just before Passover this year I quickly planted a…
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Process Art Collage For The Three Weeks
Process art is all about the making of the art as either therapy or a way of loosening up, or both. The end result is not what counts, but rather the process. I do want to write about this a bit more, but my daughter is waiting for me to help her with her photography…
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Remembering Jerusalem: Family Crafts For The Three Weeks
The 17th of Tammuz, the minor fast day which marks the beginning of the period of mourning for Jerusalem that is referred to as "The Three Weeks" is on Thursday, so lets add some meaning to this important time with some creative crafts! For those of us who live in Israel, and for whom the…
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A Peak In My Sketchbook: How To Draw Doodle Clouds
A sketchbook is a great place to explore all kinds of things, and when I came across some cloud doodles that I wanted to try out myself I realized that this drawing exercise would also help me with my paintings of clouds (which I need to get back to, sigh) which I'm still struggling with…
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A Peek In My Sketchbook: Jungle Botanical Doodles
This summer is all about sketching and doodling and filling my sketchbook with all kinds of botanicals and lettering and florals, mostly done with a fine point black marker! I'll admit it has become my #1 creative activity at the moment, though I think it is great preparation for painting as when one draws something…
