Crafts: Art Journal
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Watercolor Floral And Botanical Cut-Outs For Art Journals
This year as I count the 7 week Omer period, on the Jewish calendar, I’ve decided to work on two things as I create a brand new art journal dedicated to this important period of time. Can you guess what they are? Well one, yes of course is watercolor botanicals meaning leaves and florals, and…
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DIY Snake Fold Journal For Counting The Omer!
I’m re-posting this from last year because it really is a great one, and now that Passover is over it is time to get serious about counting the Omer with art! Okay, yikes, I thought I spotted this journal as I was cleaning for Passover, but now it is not where I thought I saw…
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DIY Counting The Omer Art Journal
With all the preparations for Passover, it is generally quite difficult to think about counting the Omer art projects ahead of time, but this year I actually succeeded in making a DIY art journal for daily creating according to the Omer, ahead of time! I’ll admit, it was really quite a fluke, and happened 3…
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DIY Snake Fold Art Journal From One Sheet Of Paper!
With all the preparations for Passover, it is generally quite difficult to think about counting the Omer art projects ahead of time, but this year I actually succeeded in making a DIY art journal for daily creating according to the Omer! I’ll admit, it was really quite a fluke, and happened 2 weeks ago, when…
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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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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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Experimenting With Hi-End Water Soluble Wax Pastels
Looking for a Chanukah gift for an artsy someone? The Caran D’Ache wax pastels might just be a great gift, namely the set of 40 that comes in a gorgeous red tin. Do note however, these are amazing for working in journals and sketchbooks, but they must be sealed with fixative or they will bleed…
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Sketchbook Drawings From Colored Pencils After The Trip!
While I did take this sketchbook with me my on our recent trip to the USA, I was right in thinking that I would not likely get much sketching or painting done! In fact I ran down to the beach on the last day just to do one quick watercolor so that carrying the sketchbook…
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Sketchbook Brushstroke Daisies Are So Much Fun!
Summer is a great time to start a sketchbook, and fill it up! The more you create in a sketchbook the more you’ll want to create in a sketchbook, promise! A year ago I dedicated days on end to sketchbook drawing and later painting, and it was only through that process that I learned that…
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Simple Doodle Flowers Are Perfect For Summer!
Summer is the time to spend time drawing and painting and doodlng in a sketchbook! It is so very relaxing, and a great project to take on the go! Last summer I drew in my sketchbook for days on end, and this summer, while I’m involved in other art practices, I finally found some time…
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Create On An Index Card For 2 Months This Summer!
I have to admit, I did not know that there have been thousands of creative people creating on index cards every year for the months of June and July, each year. Of course when it started 11 years ago I can imagine it was not thousands, but today it is, and WOW! I am familiar…