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We Spotted The Rare Golan Iris, In The Golan!
We spotted the rare Golan iris, in the Golan! On Shabbat HaGadol we spent a glorious three nights at a Moshav in the Golan called Keshet. The weather was spectacular and the walks just outside our door were wonderful and so very inspiring as this was an area of Israel with which we were not…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday Passover edition! The wonderful holiday of Passover is 7 days in Israel, and 8 days elsewhere, and during this time I will not be doing any crafting or art, but taking photos is okay, so hoping to get out into nature and record our experiences on Sunday and Monday! My…
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7 Best Ways to Learn a New Foreign Language for Travel
With Passover starting tomorrow night, the travel on our minds right now is how the Jewish people were delivered from slavery in Egypt, which required lots and lots of walking! Today of course with the ease of travel, seeing the world is something many people hope to do, but then again, how can one get…
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Cyclamen Bloom In The Golan Heights!
This past week we spent three nights in a lovely Moshav (agricultural community) by the name of Keshet, and wow, all the flowers in bloom made our stay even more lovely. Many of the stone walls were home to bunches of cyclamen in bloom, and while they may have been planted and are not wild,…
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Judas Tree Blooms In Keshet, Israel
One of my greatest pleasures when spring comes to Northern Israel are the abundance of flowering wildflowers, bushes and trees, in addition to orchards full of fruit trees! The Judas Tree, or Red Bud tree, or in hebrew klil hahoresh blooms with bright pink flowers and native trees dot the landscape with pops of color…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! With Passover coming on Wednesday night the pressure is on the get the top to bottom housecleaning and especially the cleaning of the kitchen done, together with grocery shopping and then cooking for the week long holiday (8 days everywhere but Israel)! Fortunately…
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Recycling Pyramid Crafts For Passover
With Passover starting in just one week, the pressure is on, at least for those of us responsible for cleaning our homes (and at the very least our kitchens) from top to bottom, albeit with help from the husband and teens, phew! I don't think I'll have much time for crafting other than some origami…
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Affordable Luxury: Creating a High-End Look with Budget-Friendly Benchtops
Creating an elegant and luxurious kitchen in your home doesn’t have to cost a fortune. With the right materials and design, you can create the look of luxury without breaking the bank. In this blog post, we’ll show you how to pick out budget-friendly benchtops that will add sophistication and high-end style to your kitchen…
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Toilet Paper Tube Cactus Craft
When I started to attempt at cleaning out my studio a month or so ago, I came across a little box full of toilet paper tubes that I'd painted green, in order to make toilet paper tube cacti of course, just had not gotten around to it, for at least a year plus, sigh. The…
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Cost of Solar Panels: Everything You Need to Know
Passover is coming in another week and a few days, so as we tackle the top to bottom cleaning of our homes, certainly we are thinking about what we can do to make our homes more efficient and more eco friendly. I'm happy to report that solar panels have been a choice for Israelis for…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Yesterday I saw the first round of cranes migrating overhead, and it was so very exciting as always! And that means spring is here, and we are doing our top to bottom house cleaning in preparation for Passover, coming shortly, yikes! So while…
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Wall Decor Ideas for Boosting Blank Spaces
Wall art and wall decor has a place in every room. Your creativity is the only limit to decorating your walls, and you certainly shouldn’t leave them blank, because truly there are so many simple decorating ideas that anyone can do. So, to get you started, here are some amazing ideas for filling those blank…
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Ten Plagues Craft For The Passover Seder
A reader just asked me about this craft, and I revisited it, and i see that it has actually been five years since I've shared it and almost 12 or 13 years since I actually made it. Wow, it must be time to make it again! Okay, maybe next year, in the mean time, there…
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Cross-Stitch Mountain Scene Hoop Art
This past summer we stayed in a vacation rental on Kibbutz Harduf that was packed with crafts and creativity. One of the things that caught my eye was this sweet cross stitch mountain scene that looked really great hanging in one of the children's room. I would usually think about creating a scene like this…
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Origami Horse Cake Toppers Are Cute As Can Be!
Ever seen a cake topper that is a horse dressed up as a unicorn? Me neither but it just seemed perfect for a four year old! Right now I'm in the process of using up all the flour in the house as we prepare for Passover, and the first step for me is to bake…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here. With Passover quickly approaching, and just 2 1/2 weeks for our yearly top to bottom house cleaning, I need to put aside the craft supplies, or rather organize them, rather than use them, though I am thinking about how I'll count the Omer…
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Cardboard Passover Pyramid Craft
Hoping to make a bunch of cardboard and recycled cardboard pyramids this year, but for now, reposting this from the archives to give you a head start! With Passover arriving this coming Saturday night, now is the time to fit in some last minute crafting in anticipation of this wonderful holiday, and possibly keep the…
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Watercolor Cut-Out Poppies Centerpiece For Passover!
I have pulled this one out of the archives, because there is no time like the present to get crafting for Passover, and this one is a keeper! And since the red native anemones are now in bloom in our meadows, this is timely! I know I've referred to them as poppies, as that is…
