Sara Rivka
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Adorable Crocheted Mini Dog Bed Using T-Shirt Yarn
I'll admit, I have not been doing many crochet projects lately, (and I miss it!) but recently I just had to whip up some mini crocheted dog beds from t-shirt yarn to give as a gift together with two tiny puppies, and I have to say, the results were truly adorable. I'm sorry to say…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Now that is officially summer, let the summer crafting begin! What will it be this summer? Crocheting, embroidering, origami, mosaic, knitting, art journaling, sketching, painting, jewelry making, nature crafts or maybe even stained glass? Whatever you are dreaming of creating, take that first…
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Watercolor Flowers And Leaves Painted Within A Circle, To Use In An Art Journal Or Just Because!
Take my word for it, once you paint one watercolor floral or leaf pattern within a circle, you won't want to stop! In my case, as I'm thinking that these will be glued into an art journal that I'm making as a gift, I used mixed media paper which is much lighter weight than watercolor…
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Watercolor Iris Cutouts With Stems
After creating some pink watercolor flowers on gold wire stems, I just loved the results too much not to give it a try with another kind of flower, and irises came to mind. I'd like to give it another try while actually looking at some reference, but this initial attempt was just fine and…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Phew, we have finished counting the Omer (and I finished my Counting the Omer watercolor art journal) and celebrated the wonderful Jewish holiday of Shavuot, having eaten more cheese cake than we should have and now, drum roll please it is officially summer!…
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5 Retirement Crafts You Should Try!
Retirement generally means stepping down from full time work and a career you've spent a lifetime developing, which can be unsettling, but it also marks the beginning of an exciting time dedicated to pursuing your passions, yippee! At long last you can put that busy career on the back burner and delve into your hobbies,…
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18th Birthday DIY Bouquet With Watercolor Flowers And Botanical Number
A festive DIY birthday bouquet complete with a botanical number and watercolor flowers is really quite simple to make, and best of all the elements are easily packed away for siblings or relatives who may also turn that age within the next few years! Some metallic fern fronds that veer on the tacky side work…
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Watercolor Flowers With Wire Stems For Shavuos Crafting
I have been enjoying painting watercolor flowers lately, which means that there are successes as well as pieces that might have some successes and some failures on the same page. But actually that is a good thing because then you can cut out those lovely flowers from the rest of the not so great page,…
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DIY Loose-Leaf Watercolor Art Journal With Lettering, For Counting The Omer
I'm sharing this a bit on the late side to actually be inspired this year, that is to use my idea and make a loose-leaf watercolor counting the Omer art journal, but you could certainly make the journal anytime and save it for next year, or use it as a gift or for some other…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! Thanks so much for joining me here. With the Jewish holiday of Shavuot coming on Thursday night, now is all about filling our homes with greenery and flowers, and I say what better way than with watercolor cutouts and paintings which are relatively simple as the shape of the round…
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Lake Ram, A Crater Lake In The Shadow of Mount Hermon, Israel
On our 3 night vacation just before Passover, we explored so many beautiful spots in the Golan Heights in Northern Israel. One such spot that I'd never even heard of is Lake Ram, a crater lake in the shadow of Mount Hermon, and in the middle of a Druze village. With pick your own cherries…
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DIY Nickname Cake Toppers Using Art Journal Lettering
My baby just turned 18, and for a quick cake in my usual style I came up with the idea of making cake toppers from all the nicknames he had as a child…….I have to say I love the results and the cake looked quite cute! The lettering idea came about as I’ve been working…