Sara Rivka
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for stopping by! After a week filled with Purim party decorations, and then cleaning up the mess, I decided that the first few days of this week would be dedicated to cleaning my studio, or at least taking a major stab at it! Tonight I started to…
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Wild Almond Trees In Bloom In The Galil, Israel
On Thursday, after photographing a lovely almond tree in bloom right next door, I continued my walk into the nearby forest, and photographed some more glorious blooms, ahhhh. And truly, there is nothing quite like this feeling of hope, and new beginnings and rebirth, with the pink blooms bringing life to an otherwise sleeping landscape.…
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An Almond Tree Blooms Next Door, In Northern Israel
The almond trees are now in full bloom in Northern Israel, and while I missed it last year, this year, no way! I forced myself to grab the camera and get out of the house for a little photo shoot, this time to capture one of the trees growing just up the street, which I've…
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Fun Origami Butterflies With Pipe Cleaner Antennae For Every Party
So it turns out friends, that folding origami butterflies is something that one can do for days…….well that is what happened here at CJM headquarters this week, and I did it all by myself, so it can be done, though get a few folks to do it with you! I made hundreds of origami butterflies,…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday. Thanks so much for joining me here! The almond trees are now in bloom in Northern Israel and I spotted some red anemones as well, so hope to take some photos to share with you soon, and honestly I think I need to do a bit of crocheting, at least…
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Simple Two-stroke Painted Butterfly Is Perfect Right Now!
After posting about the origami butterflies I've started making for this year's Purim decorations, I realized that indeed, some painted butterflies, maybe with 4 wings this year, must fly into the picture as well, so as my stack of origami butterflies in all sizes is growing, I've pulled this out of the archives to remind…
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The 2 Minute Origami Butterfly To Make Right Now!
Purim is the next Jewish holiday on the calendar, and a festive one at that, so now is the time to get crafting! Our Women's community Purim party is scheduled for next week and since the decorations are always on me, I simply must make the time. Somehow taking the cardboard castles down from the…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, so great to be back after a 2 month break, and so many amazing things to share from the features from last week's party! Thanks for joining me here and great to reconnect, lets get crafting! Keep on reading for a roundup of the features and to share your latest……
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Orange And Cloves Pomander Craft
Today is the Jewish holiday of Tu B'Shevat, and I'm posting this keeper of a craft once again just in case you might be looking to make something special to honor the holiday! Here is what I wrote when I took this out of the archives two years ago, enjoy! It has been twelve years…
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Welcome Back To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome back to Craft Schooling Sunday, and so happy to reconnect with everyone! It is true I had only planned on putting the party on hiatus for a month, but a busy life led me down other roads, that finally did lead me back here! Thanks so much for sharing! This party is the Tu…
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Pear Of Hearts Milk Carton Painting Craft
Introducing my pear of hearts milk carton painting! So friends, it turns out that painting tiny hearts on milk cartons can get a bit addictive as layer after layer is so very relaxing! That means more milk cartons filled with hearts to then turn into pear of hearts milk cartons, because the pear is created…
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Plastic Bag Pom Pom Fruit Craft
I've been wanting to make fruit from plastic bag pom poms for a few good years now, and it finally happened, and I just love them. Now if only I had plastic bags in orange and yellow, well things would be even more festive. Plastic bag pom pom fruit can be great hung as a…