Crafts: Painting
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DIY Stand Up Cardboard Fish For The Jewish Month Of Adar!
It is now the Jewish month of Adar, the month in which we celebrate the festive holiday of Purim…….well sort of! This year is leap year, and because our Jewish calendar is lunar and gets off track quite quickly, we actually insert an entire month (not a day!) into our calendar, and that month is…
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“Ugly” Holiday Sweater Craft Is Cute As Can Be!
After turning a color swatching exercise into striped dreidels, here, I just had to keep on going with some cozy striped sweaters! Are they “ugly” holiday sweaters, not in my book, because friends, when you mix your own paint colors using any red, yellow and blue, no matter what, the resulting colors will go together,…
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Painted Cereal Box Dreidels For Chanukah Crafting
These striped dreidels painted on cereal boxes are looking so cute I just had to do a better job of photographing them to convince you that this is the thing to delve into this year! Make little ones, make big ones, just make a ton, and transform your home into a festive place for celebrating…
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Cute Striped Dreidel Craft With Color Theory!
Just when I thought I would not be crafting this year for Chanukah, I realized that just wouldn’t do, and that I could combine my art endeavors with my crafting and do something festive, decorative and educational (for those doing the creating.) Introducing color theory dreidels, this years contribution to my ever expanding collection of…
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Watercolor Pomegranates Card Craft
We are ushering in the wonderful holiday of Sukkot tomorrow night, and I am still crafting (of course) so you may also be in need of a sweet way to make some holiday cards or placecards? My daughter made this for me as a Rosh HaShana card, and it is just so sweet I had…
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Rosh HaShana Symbols Mobile Or Wall Hanging Craft
Dusting this one off and sharing it again, just as I was thinking about painting a fish or two or three? Rosh HaShana starts on Monday night, yet there is still time to whip up a few fun decorations to add extra meaning to your holiday. Or maybe you are celebrating at someone else’s home…
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Painted Paper Apple Collage
How about an artful apple collage to celebrate fall, or maybe you need some fun kitchen art? Apple collages could also make great cards for Rosh HaShana, the Jewish New Year, or even fun place cards or gift tags. Keep it simple, and the results will be great! When collage is made using painted paper,…
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Sketchbook Brushstroke Daisies Are So Much Fun!
Sketchbook brushstroke daisies are just so very wonderful! 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…
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Daily Creating On An Index Card Produces Fun Results!
Daily creating on an index card, or index card size, is an amazing exercise that I greatly recommend! Just look at my results so far, and I’m one picky customer! As I was nearing the end of my personal challenge to make 100 oil pastel paintings I was starting to wonder what I would do…
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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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A Make 100 Oil Pastel Paintings Challenge!
A make 100 oil pastel paintings challenge? YES! Back at the end of February I decided to embark on a journey of using oil pastels to hone my landscape painting skills, and took upon myself to create 100 5″ x 7″ pieces! There is a huge benefit to creating 100 of something, and there are…
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Simple Geometric Color Swatch Art
Simple geometric color swatch art is a great exercise to try right now! Looking for an interesting way to learn about color combinations with results that are just so satisfying? Looking for a fun art project for all ages? This just might be the one! These bars of color are so simple to create, either…