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4 Reasons Why the Flower Bouquet is a Perfect Gift
Giving a gift that shows you truly care is what it is all about! Unfortunately, even when your intentions are spot on, giving a gift can be difficult and even stressful. It is no surprise that many people decide to go with the beautiful and thoughtful idea of flowers. It is a timeless and classic…
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Quick Meringue Hearts In A Pinch
I'll make this quick, because after all, who really has time to spend making desserts for a dessert bar, especially when it is last minute? I'll admit, desserts are my daughter's thing, and she assembled these adorable hearts for a friend's engagement party dessert bar. Dessert bars need quite a few items to look great,…
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Paint And Doodle Heart Birds!
Paint and doodle heart birds in your sketchbook! After filling many pages in my sketchbook with layered heart paintings, covering a cardboard box with graffiti hearts, and even making an actual layered hearts painting on canvas, the natural progression might be to start seeing things in those heart shapes, and what did I see? Why…
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Doodle Fish Gift Tags
Doodle fish tags are just so much fun to make! Okay dear readers, it is time to face the facts, the Jewish holiday of Purim is coming up in exactly two weeks, so now is the time to get started with the preparations! This year I think I’ll start with the thing that I generally…
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Gorgeous And Artful Painted Paper Collage For Every Skill Level
As I have mentioned I have begun to dip my big toe into the world of Instagram, from my computer that is, and in just the smallish community of 99.9% female artists and illustrators where I'm currently hanging out, I've already found so many inspiring artists unknown to me previously, because well, they've been promoting…
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Acrylic Paint Skin Leftovers Can Be Used In Crafting!
I've been meaning to share these amazing looking remnants of dried paint that I removed from my grided plastic paint palette for a good month, and since everything has its time, the day has arrived! As you may or may not be aware, paint can be expensive, and not great for your pipes or water…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! What can I tell you? Life is busy yet the creativity MUST go on, as it brings more life to life! Purim is in just 3 weeks friends, so for those who will be making costumes for the little ones, now is the…
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Mini Graffiti Hearts Painting, Third Time Is A Charm!
If this looks a bit familiar to you, it is! I shared this painting a few weeks ago here, where I also described how it was painted. Honestly the colors just were not working in our home, so I decided to keep on painting tiny hearts, this time in colors that would work and phew,…
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Creative Process: How I Painted A Moroccan Gazebo With Lilacs
I am on a roll as far as working in my sketchbook, and this time I actually remembered to take a "before" photo, so introducing a behinds the scenes look at what exactly went into creating this sweet Moroccan style garden scene. I think you'll be quite surprised to see the evolution, which you can…
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Mixed Media Lilacs Blooming In My Sketchbook!
Mixed media lilacs are blooming in my sketchbook, because in general I’ve been trying to fill the pages, and now, with my new instagram account, right here, (please follow me!) I’ve decided to do a few February challenges to help me create content and get my account noticed, hopefully. It has been a while since…
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I Am Now On Instagram, Please Follow Me!
Dear Readers, after many many years of holding back from engagement on Instagram, because I am not a smart phone user (I do all things blog etc. on the computer) I realized that if indeed my goal is to share the joy of creativity in general and Jewish crafts with the world, then one needs…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Today is a rainy winter day, so I'm not sure what is going on with the almond trees that should be blooming just about now. I don't see any from my house, so stay tuned for that, and with the festive holiday of…
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5 Steps To Create a Meditation Space at Home
Meditation is a perfect life-enhancement tool anytime, and especially now with all the stress we are facing worldwide. Meditation can help you clear your mind, and help you connect your thoughts with your feelings. People meditate to create healthy habits, such as a positive attitude, self-discipline, restful sleep, and even to lower anxiety and stress…
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Amazing Photoshop Effects That Might Interest You
Above: An image like this one can be created by first transforming the photo into a black and white or sepia toned image, and then applying a filter, in this case a dusty pink. In case you are wondering, did you know that "post processing" of digital photographs is half the work when it comes…
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Trees In Bloom On A Milk Carton Craft!
Tonight is the wonderful Jewish holiday of Tu B'Shevat, so it is time to get crafting, either to create decor for the holiday, or as an activity to honor the holiday. After all, whimical paintings of trees in bloom gracing milk cartons is something one can certainly enjoy for a good few months? I just…
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Trees In Bloom Finger Paintings For All Ages!
Tonight is the wonderful Jewish holiday of Tu B'Shevat, the new year for fruit bearing trees, so what better time than to get the family together, or carve out some time for yourself, to paint some artful and whimsical almond trees in bloom! Okay, if you wish they can be cherry blossom trees, no problem!…
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Folk Art Trees In Bloom Doodle Painting
Looking for a fun tree doodle, that is simple with great results, and that you could even use as a Tu B'Shevat craft? These folk art doodle trees are sweet as can be, and look great as is, on paper, but one could also draw them on cereal box cardboard and use them for a…
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Simple Doodle Trees Painting For Tu B’Shevat
Tu B'Shevat, the Jewish New Year for fruit bearing trees is this coming Wednesday night, so now is the time to make some simple tree-themed crafts to fill your home with joy! We are fortunate to live in Israel where we witness the blooming of the very first fruit tree, the almond tree, right around…
