Sara Rivka
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Enhancing Your Children’s Creativity Through Connecting To Nature
Above: Pomegranite tree in bloom in Northern Israel on June 4th, 2020 Fostering your children's creativity is something that starts at home. Online classes and art books can definitely help boost your child's creativity, but at the end of the day there's nothing like getting in touch with nature to really get creativity flowing. I…
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When Life Gives You Art Supplies: Upcycle Old Candles To Make More Candles
There is something about me that you may not know: I hate waste, and I have a problem throwing out things that have great crafting potential. That of course is one of the reasons I love recycling crafts, together with of course the creative challenge that goes hand in hand with being resourceful! Someone like…
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A Peek In My Sketchbook: Learning To Draw Simple Flowers
My sketchbook practice has been neither consistent nor significant, and yet time and time again I find myself wishing that I could just start a daily creative practice in a sketchbook or art journal. On May 18th, 2020, not sure what happened exactly, but the planets apparently shifted and I started sketching in sketchbook that…
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Simple Watercolor Poppy Wall Art
After sharing a few posts last week showing the watercolor poppies I used to make holiday decorations I decided to hold off and publish this watercolor poppy wall art separately so that it wouldn't get lost in all the gorgeousness of the watercolor poppy cut outs and the watercolor poppies centerpiece! After making those watercolor…
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How to Reduce the Size of a PDF File Like a Pro
With so many of us now working at home, which means working on the computer, honing our skills is more important than ever! After all, there is life to be lived away from the computer. So make a list of all the things that could be improved regarding your technical knowledge and start crossing them…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! This past Friday and Saturday (shabbat) we celebrated the holiday of Shavuot back to back with Shabbat, so two days of family time, spiritual time (getting up at the crack of dawn on Shavuot for the customary prayer service, to receive the Torah)…
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Blooming Watercolor Poppies Centerpiece Is Festive And Very Budget Friendly!
I am totally in love with the watercolor poppies in a pot centerpiece, well one-sided centerpiece really, and I have already made two more! This idea, is something that you can play around with depending on your own needs, and there are so many ways to go! I actually made a small one using a…
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Watercolor Poppy Cutouts To Make NOW!
Please take my word for it, these watercolor poppy cutouts are one of the best things I’ve made in a long time, as there is just something about them that looks AMAZING! And that is even though my illustrations and the paint job were a bit lacking…….So get out the biggest watercolor paper you can…
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Simple Balloon Cactus Is Perfect Anytime!
This balloon cactus party centerpiece idea is truly a keeper, and I will very likely be making many many more of these simple balloon cacti in the future. I tend to need ideas that can be made for 8 to 10 tables, on a budget, and this is perfect! I can't take credit for this…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, and thanks so much for joining me here! This week we have had a huge heat wave, which has been a bit exhausting, despite air conditioning! (I did see that in cities in Southern Israel the high was 107F, which is wow, HOT, so I'm grateful for or relative coolness.)…
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A Peek In My Sketchbook: Drawing Wild Poppies
A natural outcome for a creative person who loves to take nature walks is to start sketching all that amazing inspiration, a much quicker alternative to painting I might add! So, since I have just shared with you photos of the lovely red poppies native to Northern Israel, I thought I'd share with you the…
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A Walk In The Neighborhood At Dusk Northern Israel Style
Yes dear readers, this really is my neighborhood in Northern Israel, and sometimes I just have to pinch myself when I realize that I'm so very fortunate to be living in such a gorgeous place with rich history and stunning views. It feels like we are living out in the country, and yet we live…