Sara Rivka

  • DIY Rope Or Twine Wrapped Plant Pot

    Since I've been talking about gardening this week I thought I'd share a super simple way to turn a basic plant pot, even a plastic one straight from the nursery, into a show stopper! If you are like me and you love houseplants, keeping them all in nice pots can be costly not to mention…

  • 9 Easy DIY Snacks That Will Attract Birds to Your Garden​​​​​​​

    9 Easy DIY Snacks That Will Attract Birds to Your Garden​​​​​​​

    Introducing 9 easy snacks that will attract birds to your garden! And yes, the green ring necked parakeet is found wild in Israel, so the photo is relevant to some of us! With all the stress and uncertainty in the world right now cultivating simple activities that bring joy is a really great idea. Feeding…

  • 7 DIY Projects That Will Upgrade Your Garden This Fall

    7 DIY Projects That Will Upgrade Your Garden This Fall

    Fall is here and the cold season is approaching (well in some parts of the world anyway), it doesn’t mean that you have to ignore your garden entirely. The plants may be sleeping, or heading in that direction, and this time of the year, when temperatures are generally perfect for working outdoors, can be used…

  • Fun Activities to Do at Home During Quarantine

    Fun Activities to Do at Home During Quarantine

    Covid-19 has played a significant role in how people interact, with businesses at a standstill, country borders closed and even no flights traversing the skies. Hugs and handshakes are no longer the norm, with government directives to avoid physical contact and stay at home. With schools closed, it can be quite a challenge keeping children…

  • Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

    Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

    Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Fall is in full gear, whether or not the weather indicates that here in Northern Israel, but we are changing our clocks tonight, so the shorter days will certainly make it feel more like fall, which means more crafts, gearing up for Chanukah…

  • 10 Trendy DIY Craft Projects That Use A Vinyl Cutting Machine

    10 Trendy DIY Craft Projects That Use A Vinyl Cutting Machine

    If you love crafts and DIY projects of all kinds, as I do, then if you don't own an electronic cutting machine of some kind, like a Cricut or a Sillhouette, you've likely thought about it? I'll admit, I prefer creativity over cookie cutter projects, but the thing is, with an electronic cutting machine you…

  • DIY Ugly Holiday Sweater Cards To Make Now!

    DIY Ugly Holiday Sweater Cards To Make Now!

    When I shared with you the splattered paint paper that I made to use for holiday crafting projects, I had no idea that I would be making an ugly holiday sweater card from my favorite piece! And that is one of the best parts of letting the art tell you what it wants to be,…

  • DIY Paint Splatter Paper For Holiday Crafting!

    With Chanukah and gift giving season quickly approaching, now is a great time to have some fun making your own decorative paper for crafting! And while you are covering blank sheets of watercolor paper or mixed media paper with layers of colorful and messy drops, splatters and patterns, you may just learn a thing or…

  • A Peek In My Sketchbook: An Abstract Pear and Peonies!

    A Peek In My Sketchbook: An Abstract Pear and Peonies!

    Yes dear readers, I am back on the road with my my sketchbook/art journal journey which took a short hiatus due to all the Jewish holiday preparations and celebrations. I have to admit, I REALLY missed drawing and painting, which came as a huge surprise to me, as the only specific creative activity I recall…

  • 4 Creative Ideas to Refresh Your Walls

    4 Creative Ideas to Refresh Your Walls

    Now that virtually the whole world is spending so much more time at home due to the Covid 19 Pandemic, giving those often neglected living spaces a little design attention seems like the smart thing to do, after all, if you are going to be home why not make the most of it? Applying wallpaper…

  • 9 Easy Hacks to Improve the Look of Your Living Room

    9 Easy Hacks to Improve the Look of Your Living Room

    While this is being written, planet earth finds itself in the grip of a global health crisis. The SARS-CoV-19 virus has changed the entire world irrevocably. It seems that, even when lockdown restrictions are removed, we will still find ourselves suffering the consequences of this dreadful, indiscriminate, and virulent disease. The lockdown restrictions have been…

  • Hello Prague: The Starbucks On The Old Town Square With A View!

    Hello Prague: The Starbucks On The Old Town Square With A View!

    We do not have Starbucks in Israel, surprisingly enough, so it is a treat to get some of my favorite coffee, with kosher soy milk, almost every place I've visited around the world, ah, with the exception of Kiev, as I believe the Ukraine has no Starbucks! So, having been up all night due to…