Holiday: Shavuot

  • Watercolor Hyacinth Cut-Outs Look Amazing Anytime Of Year

    Watercolor Hyacinth Cut-Outs Look Amazing Anytime Of Year

    Watercolor hyacinth cut-outs are stunning anytime! It is true, here in the Northern Hemisphere we don’t usually think about hyacinths right about now, but in Australia now is the time! And truthfully, hyacinths are such amazing flowers, whether planted (which one should start thinking about now) or forced (which could start happening around November) so…

  • Watercolor Flowers And Leaves Painted Within A Circle, To Use In An Art Journal Or Just Because!

    Watercolor Flowers And Leaves Painted Within A Circle, To Use In An Art Journal Or Just Because!

    Take my word for it, once you paint one watercolor floral or leaf pattern within a circle, you won't want to stop! In my case, as I'm thinking that these will be glued into an art journal that I'm making as a gift, I used mixed media paper which is much lighter weight than watercolor…

  • Watercolor Iris Cutouts With Stems

    Watercolor Iris Cutouts With Stems

      After creating some pink watercolor flowers on gold wire stems, I just loved the results too much not to give it a try with another kind of flower, and irises came to mind. I'd like to give it another try while actually looking at some reference, but this initial attempt was just fine and…

  • Watercolor Flowers With Wire Stems For Shavuos Crafting

    Watercolor Flowers With Wire Stems For Shavuos Crafting

    I have been enjoying painting watercolor flowers lately, which means that there are successes as well as pieces that might have some successes and some failures on the same page. But actually that is a good thing because then you can cut out those lovely flowers from the rest of the not so great page,…

  • Watercolor Flowers In Pattern Can Be Lovely Art!

    Watercolor Flowers In Pattern Can Be Lovely Art!

    I have been using watercolors as my painting material lately, and finally got around to checking out a floral watercolor class by Yao Chung that I've been wanting to try for years on the instructional website creative bug, which I quite recommend. So I dove in and created this all-over floral pattern which is basically…

  • Simple Watercolor Trumpet Vine Flowers To Cut Out!

    Simple Watercolor Trumpet Vine Flowers To Cut Out!

    These simple watercolor trumpet vine flowers to cut out are just as sweet as can be, what would you use them for? Using watercolor to make simple florals that you can then cut out to use for scrapbooking, art journaling or crafting is just so much fun, quick to set up and requires minimal supplies.…

  • One Stroke Watercolor Flower Petals and Leaves

    One Stroke Watercolor Flower Petals and Leaves

    Watercolor is a wonderful medium to explore as it requires minimal materials, can be done with little set up and the results can be quite beautiful. One can use large puddles of color and big brushes, or go for something more delicate……you can layer colors or create blotchy backgrounds in one go. There really are…

  • Watercolor Floral And Botanical Cut-Outs For Art Journals

    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…

  • DIY Painted Paper Gerbera Centerpiece

    DIY Painted Paper Gerbera Centerpiece

    A DIY painted paper gerbera centerpiece is so fun to make and looks amazing. There is nothing quite as lovely as painted paper flowers used as holiday decor, or really anytime! I am so thrilled to have these flowers on my sideboard right now!  They are so cheerful and never fade, and can be easily…

  • How To Make Painted Paper Daisy Cut-Outs In 5 Steps

    How To Make Painted Paper Daisy Cut-Outs In 5 Steps

    How to make painted paper daisy cut-outs in 5 steps is perfect right now! And lucky for you,m this post is the tutorial. The festive holiday of Shavuot starts Saturday night, so now is the time to get busy filling our homes with greenery and flowers, and I say go for paper! Whether you have…

  • DIY Cardboard Cactus With Blooms!

    DIY Cardboard Cactus With Blooms!

    With the Jewish holiday of Shavuot coming this Saturday night, now is the time to decorate the house with flowers and greenery, so why not make some cardboard or paper versions that you can then use again, or that keep looking great? My cardboard cactus with blooms is quite quick to make, and of course…

  • DIY Paper Vase Makes A Great Centerpiece!

    DIY Paper Vase Makes A Great Centerpiece!

    I originally posted this just before Passover two years ago, and am sharing it again, because it will be moved from my kitchen to the dining room for use as decor for the upcoming Jewish holiday of Shavuot! A vase like this can of course be stored flat and is wonderful to have on hand,…