Sara Rivka
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Myna Birds In My Window In Northern Israel!
I would like to introduce you to some feathered friends, that keep me company practically all day long…..generation after generation! You see, about four years ago a myna bird pair decided to build a nest just above my office window, and ever since then, either they, or more likely, their children, have been expanding their…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! And wishing everyone a Chodesh Tov, a happy new Jewish month of Nissan! Yikes, Passover is less than two weeks away, which means by the time you read this I have hopefully started the top to bottom cleaning and organizing and packing away…
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DIY Butterfly Boxes Spring Craft
As you may know, I just adore creating art on recycled, mostly little, boxes of any kind, as well as milk cartons, so after I painted some simple 2 stroke butterflies in my journal, well that just had to start covering some boxes! And of course it will not surprise you that I had a…
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Simple 2 Stroke Painted Butterfly
I am officially obsessed with these adorable 2 stroke painted butterflies because they are so simple to paint and the results are just so wonderful! And so my friends butterflies and pyramids are going to the the theme of this year's Passover crafts, lets do it! This butterfly technique can be used in so many…
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How To Create A Logo For A Children’s Store
As you may or may not know, I am, among many things, a graphic designer and I have at times specialized in logos, so when I was asked to write this article I thought, sure why not? Regardless of what kind of business you are building, the basic principles of how to go about designing…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! With Passover quickly approaching, yikes it is time for the yearly top to bottom house cleaning and organization, including my art studio, so I'm going to have to squeeze in my art here and there, and rely on projects from past years as…
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3 Questions to Answer Before Going Back to College
College isn’t just for teenagers and young adults finding their way in life. Higher education can be an excellent way for anyone, of virtually any age, to improve the number of opportunities they have access to in their professional lives, and to achieve their goals. Of course, some people find the concept of returning to…
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Simple Count The Omer Watercolor Calendar
With Passover coming up in three weeks, and the wave of super hectic preparations quickly approaching, now is a great time to get the family busy with simple and great looking Count The Omer watercolor calenders! I am reposting this from many years ago, when I did it with my kids as an art activity,…
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Counting The Omer Art Journal
I am reposting this from last year, as truly now is a great time to start thinking about a counting the Omer Art Journal! Namely set yourself up ahead of time, so that once Passover is over, you can dive in, make up for the first week (I don't create art during the Passover holiday)…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! As I type this after shabbat on Saturday night, even though we celebrated the Jewish holiday of Purim on Thursday, not on Friday as in Jerusalem, we are still all exhausted……and so it goes, but time to gather all our strength for the…
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Pretty DIY Cookies Gift Box
Purim is the holiday that entails giving food baskets or gifts that are food oriented to friends, neighbors teachers and those to whom we want to express appreciation. So, this year my daughter who is the resident baker in our home, did not have time to actually bake, but rather she assembled these gorgeous cookies…
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Paper Doll Chain Party Decorations In A Pinch!
Sometimes you just need a great idea for party decorations in a pinch, and maybe even a ton of them, and this my friends is a keeper! Paper doll chains can be made in any length or size, the only limit is the size of your paper! I just love the idea of hanging them…