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Eleven Great Tips For Assembling Stunning Containers
On our trip to Toronto at the beginning of August one of the things that I found remarkable about this lovely city on the lake is their love of flowers and the quantities that one sees around the city, simply amazing! Rather than just show you photos of some of my favorites I thought I'd…
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Public Sculpture In Toronto
A few years ago I shared with you a collection of some fantastic public sculpture in Vancouver which was such a treat, and I'm happy to report that the support of public sculpture is also alive and well, infact thriving in Toronto as well. I can't say that I was able to photograph it all,…
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Top 25 Reasons To Visit Toronto!
I am just back from a month unplugged and a month traveling around Eastern North America with my family, which was fantastic. The jet lag is still fully intact, but it is time to start sharing some of my adventures with you, so I'll start with out first stop Toronto, Ontario, Canada! I'll admit, when…
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Super Simple Balloon Bouquet In A Pinch (Or On The Road!)
What do you do when you find yourself in a farm house deep in the mountains of New York (and thus with not a lot of craft supplies on hand) and need to celebrate some family birthdays with minimal effort? Make a balloon bouquet! This is my first balloon bouquet as far as I can…
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Welcome Back To Craft Schooling Sunday
Welcome back to Craft Schooling Sunday! After a whole month being mostly unplugged (yes, it really is possible, try it!) and with no work on the blog or reading emails I am back! I'll be honest, I did have an ipad that i used minimally, but it just seemed so out of…
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How To Create Gorgeous Planters With Mixed Succulents
One of the great things about having an extensive succulent garden is that you can create new pots with lovely mixes of different species! And while succulents are all the rage no one really seems to be talking about what to do when those succulent babies grow up. Or maybe they don't grow up as…
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Ceramic Tiny Planter From Leftovers!
isn't this little ceramic planter just the cutest? And the perfect size to hold this bird's nest sanseviera baby and a few of the tiniest little succulent offspring as well! This project ia what results when you have some left over rolled out clay and a bit of time left at your weekly ceramics studio,…
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Welcome To The Best Of Craft Schooling Sunday: Knitting And Crocheting
Craft Schooling Sunday has been taking a summer holiday break until September 3rd, so Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday "The Best Of" a round-up of projects from Craft Schooling Sunday parties that took place prior to 2016. Going through some of the old parties, and especially those from around three plus years ago, I realized…
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Welcome To The Best Of Craft Schooling Sunday: The Great Outdoors
Craft Schooling Sunday has been taking a summer holiday break until September 3rd, so Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday "The Best Of" a round-up of projects from Craft Schooling Sunday parties that took place prior to 2016. Going through some of the old parties, and especially those from around three plus years ago, I realized…
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Fruit Carving 101: Cantelope Rose Garnishes
When I look at this little spread of carved fruit that i made in my fruit carving class a few weeks ago it just screams Rosh HaShana to me, which of course isn't a bad thing at all as the Jewish new year is really just around the corner. If you live in Israel there…
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Ceramic Textured Nesting Plates That Kids Can Make!
Aren't these ceramic textured nesting plates just gorgeous! My twelve year old son made these at our weekly ceramics studio class, and I just love them. And the colors really make me happy, so I can't wait to use them. Though not all of them actually as my not so little anymore sweetie made one…
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Welcome to The Best Of Craft Schooling Sunday: Kid’s Crafts
Craft Schooling Sunday is taking a summer holiday break until September 3rd, so Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday "The Best Of" a round-up of projects from Craft Schooling Sunday parties that took place prior to 2016. Going through some of the old parties, and especially those from around three plus years ago, I realized how…
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Oleander Is A Hardy Bush With Lovely Blooms!
Are you familiar with Oleander? If not I've got some great news for you, well mostly great that is unless you have kids that tend to eat plants. Oleander is poisonous, but then again so are many plants, so just use your best judgement on that one! Okay back to the good news: oleander is…
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Creativity With Modeling Clay: Create A Whole Village!
Aren't these little modeling clay plants growing in a field just the sweetest? I previously shared with you a pine cone orange orchard craft and a popsicle stick playground craft and now I'm sharing with you that they were both a pert of of a large table-top village that my son's class made in order…
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A DIY Teacup Pin Cushion Is Adorable And Truly Useful!
When a neighbor's child showed up at my door just before Passover with all of the things they didn't want, but thought I might, this little tea cup was tucked in there, and I immediately thought, ah yes, pin cushion or candle? And now you know the answer: tea cup pincushion! It really is just…
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Welcome To The Best Of Craft Schooling Sunday: Crafting In Color
Today is Tisha B'Av, the most solemn day on the Jewish calendar, (actually it was yesterday, but we don't observe solemn holidays on Shabbat) yet in keeping with Jewish thought, even in the darkest of dark there is color, and the hope for more color, and so today, in the spirit of delving into the…
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A Visit To Pekiin And the Gravesite Of Rabbi Oshaya
During an outing during the week of Passover we visited the cave of Rebbi Shimon in the historic town of Pekiin, and also visited the gravesite of Rabbi Oshaya nearby. It was a very lovely spot indeed, and quite moving to see the crowd of folks who arrived to pray in this special spot.
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Vegetable Carving 101: Simple Carved Radish Garnish
Radishes always look great as part of a spread of salads, and now I'll honestly tell you that a few simple carved radishes thrown into the equation is truly stunning! And best of all radishes keep really well in cold water in the fridge, so you can make these little radish flower garnishes days ahead…
