Sara Rivka
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Stand-Up Cardboard Cake For Every Occasion
Need a fun birthday or special occasion decoration that is artful and a pleasure to make? How about a cardboard stand up birthday cake that will put a smile one everyone's face? We've been enjoying this cereal box birthday cake that I made for some family birthdays in December for quite a few weeks now,…
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3D Paper Star Cake Toppers
3D paper star cake toppers are truly wonderful! I have always opted to make simple paper cake toppers for the birthday cakes and special occasion cakes that we’ve enjoyed over the years. Lately I’ve love making simple cake flags that look great, possibly together with a number or letter, but this past Chanukah I came…
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Welcome Back To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome back to craft schooling Sunday, so happy to reconnect in 2021. Wishing everyone a healthy, creative year! There are no features from the last party as I mistakenly closed the party after only a few hours, so please share your latest crafts and the party will resume with features next week.
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Painting Clouds On An Orange Background
With the next Jewish holiday of Tu B'Shevat not for another 27 days, I am trying to spend as much time as possible painting, either in my sketchbook, or not. This week I got back into exploring how to paint clouds, an idea I had started working on a whole year ago, but just didn't…
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A Peek In My Sketchbook: Mixed Media Migrating Cranes Painting
One thing I can happily say about 2020 is that I was able to stick to my plan of making a "sketchbook practice" part of my creative life! What can I tell you dear readers? While I was once very afraid and sceptical about sketchbooks, I am so very happy that I stuck with it,…
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Try A Pink Paint Pen For Adding Tiny Details To A Colorful Landscape Painting!
I started writing this post a good five weeks ago, and never quite found the right time to post it, and now I know why! Yesterday I took a trip to the local art supply store and realized that they carry Posca paint pens, maybe at twice the price as some USA sources, but at…
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Craft Schooling Sunday Is Taking A Holiday Break, Resumes Jan 2nd/3rd
Thanks for stopping by, Craft Schooling Sunday will resume on Jan 2nd/3rd. Have a wonderful holiday season and looking forward to reconnecting in 2021!
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Today Is The Tenth Of Tevet
The 10th of Tevet (this year, December 25, 2020) is observed as a day of fasting for many, mourning and repentance. This year it occurs on a Friday, and the day leads right into Shabbat, which in itself is an interesting lesson in embracing the roller coaster of life, and learning how to go from…
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A Peek In My Sketchbook: Fun Llama Portraits
It is true, the llamas may just be taking over, but I can't complain as they are just as cute as can be! After paintng a llama for Chanukah, and a llama portrait, I just had to record this llama phase in my sketchbook, and ended up creating a whole llama spread, which is such…
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Picture Ledge IKEA Hack For Displaying Your Art!
I am a huge fan of picture ledges when it comes to home decor, and we have them in three places in our home! They are of course great for displaying pictures, but also for displaying beautiful plates and platters, and in this case, in a nook in the kitchen, they are fabulous as an…
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A Whimsical Painted Llama Portrait Creates Smiles All Around
With the wonderful holiday of Chanukah now behind us, we can use this time to create non-holiday specific things that make us happy! It is true, I did create some llamas during Chanukah, and discovered that they are just so downright cheerful that I had to give a llama portrait a try! I'll admit the…