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My Israeli Sub-Tropical Container Garden Blooms, In Late June!
My container garden in Northern Israel is now full of color and I just had to share a few photos with you! Looking back at the archives, I see that late June early July has been the time, every year, that the garden comes alive with color. The roses bloom in all their glory earlier…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Summer is in full swing, and I'm hoping that means you've delved into a new creative project or even several? I've dusted off the sketchbook as that will be my summer take along project as I'm dedicated to building my art skills and…
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Stunning Mountain Views From The Car In The Galil
The views we experience on almost any car trip are just so inspiring and often take my breath away! I'm hoping to start painting using these photos as inspiration, but in the mean time I wanted to share them with you. This photos above is the end of the Meron mountain range, the view we…
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Stunning Views From The Car Of The Kinneret And Mount Arbel
On our drive home this week after 2 nights in Jerusalem, I just had to whip out the camera to capture the incredible beauty of our country to share with you, and to have on hand for when I hopefully get around to painting landscapes of all this amazing inspiration! The Galil or Galilee, the…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! In addition to being a great time to explore a new craft, summer is also a nice stress-free time to make succah decorations as well as gift for holiday gift giving! So think about both, maybe some sweet toys for little ones, some…
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What Do College Students Do To Unwind?
While college is an exciting time full of new experiences and new friends, it can also be a stressful time, as those who are intent on accomplishing their goals might find the weight of it all just a bit heavy at times, or the task possibly more difficult than they had imagined. Not to worry,…
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Pine Cone Animal Crafts for Any Age!
Take a walk and collect some pinecones……and then get those creative gears turning. You don't have to be a child in summer camp to paint pine cones, it is a wonderful craft for any age, so enjoy, and yes, this was pulled from the archives that are stuffed to the brim and could use a…
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Pinecone Pineapple Craft For All Ages
Pulling this one out of the archives because is seems like the perfect craft for summer, and who can resist? Make a bunch to use as a centerpiece or even party favors, or hang them over a table with twinkle lights? So many ways to use this fun craft for your summer entertaining and decor.…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! As I keep saying, summer is THE time to delve into a new craft, maybe something you can take along, or something that involves nature, or anything your heart desires, just gather the supplies and dive in. Any kind of art or craft…
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Crocheted T-Shirt Yarn Blanket, Rug Or Playkitchen Dishtowel, You Decide!
Pulling this one out of the archives, since if you decide to make a tiny t-shirt dog bed, you might want to make some other gifts for little ones as well, and this one is well, sweet! Now that you know how to make adorable play cupcakes, tutorial here, let's make some things to use…
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Adorable Crocheted Mini Dog Bed Using T-Shirt Yarn
I'll admit, I have not been doing many crochet projects lately, (and I miss it!) but recently I just had to whip up some mini crocheted dog beds from t-shirt yarn to give as a gift together with two tiny puppies, and I have to say, the results were truly adorable. I'm sorry to say…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Now that is officially summer, let the summer crafting begin! What will it be this summer? Crocheting, embroidering, origami, mosaic, knitting, art journaling, sketching, painting, jewelry making, nature crafts or maybe even stained glass? Whatever you are dreaming of creating, take that first…
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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…
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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…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Phew, we have finished counting the Omer (and I finished my Counting the Omer watercolor art journal) and celebrated the wonderful Jewish holiday of Shavuot, having eaten more cheese cake than we should have and now, drum roll please it is officially summer!…
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5 Retirement Crafts You Should Try!
Retirement generally means stepping down from full time work and a career you've spent a lifetime developing, which can be unsettling, but it also marks the beginning of an exciting time dedicated to pursuing your passions, yippee! At long last you can put that busy career on the back burner and delve into your hobbies,…
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18th Birthday DIY Bouquet With Watercolor Flowers And Botanical Number
A festive DIY birthday bouquet complete with a botanical number and watercolor flowers is really quite simple to make, and best of all the elements are easily packed away for siblings or relatives who may also turn that age within the next few years! Some metallic fern fronds that veer on the tacky side work…
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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,…
