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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks for joining me here! I’ll admit my head and heart are still very much in the Ukraine, despite having returned a week and a half ago, but life marches on and with Spring in full gear and a bar mitzvah and 2 Jewish hoildays coming soon, well there is not time to sit around day dreaming. Okay, I can go over photos and edit them to share with you, which I will continue to do over the next few weeks. So that is a great way to keep the vacation energy going for a bit! Spring is a time of rejuvenation, and the perfect…
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The Old Jewish Cemetary In Bratslav, Ukraine
On our recent Passover trip to the Ukraine we had the great privilege of visiting some very special gravesites of spiritual leaders who made great contributions to Judaism two hundred years ago plus or minus. Interestingly enough I had the same very distinctive “coming home” feeling I had 18 years ago (on my last visit) at several places, one of which was the old Jewish cemetery in Bratslav. Now you may find it strange that I had such feelings in a cemetery, but according to Jewish tradition the cemetery is called a “Bais HaChaim”, house of the living, meaning that once souls have departed from this world they are still…
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Large Quilled Leaves Using A Quilling Peg Board
Looking for a large quilled leaf to add to your quilling project? This one is roughly 3″ long, and its skeletal shape makes it great for pairing with more dense quilled elements. This week I have been experimenting with some quilled leaf shapes, some which I’ve made using tutorials from others, and this one which I made up myself. Now, I can’t say I love it as much as the quilled leaf sprigs I shared yesterday, but this leaf is much larger and could certainly represent leaves from many kinds of plants, I’m thinking roses, or even thistles. Using my simple instructions, you can also come up with some leaves…
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Quilled Leaf Sprigs Are So Lovely You Can’t Stop
Shavuos, the holiday of greenery is coming in another month, so why not start quilling some lovely leaves? Paper quilling isn’t one of those crafts that you can whip up quickly, but it is oh so lovely, and can be done in spare moments just about anywhere, so give it a try! These little quilled leaf sprigs look so fabulous that I just couldn’t stop! And since I have the excuse of recovering from our recent travels, well, I just kept making more and more. I have seen that many quillers make large quantities of quilling elements that they keep in nice little divided boxes, so truthfully one could start…
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Simple Quilled Leaves Using A Comb
Quilling is all the rage, and it is no wonder! With just the simplest of supplies, and tools you can eve find around the house, you can create stunning quilled elements to use however you please. These little leaves looks more complicated than they are, and might be something to try after you’ve made basic quilled shapes like the ones I used for my quilled Hanukkah projects. And the fun part about quilling is that you can use tiny pre-cut strips or cut the strips yourself to make your project larger. If you love delicate work, so working small won’t bother you, just take your time and the results will…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! I am back after a wonderful two weeks in the Ukraine for Passover, and as you can see I have already started to share some of the photos with you. We are now in the period on the Jewish calendar called The Omer, which is both a time of mourning and a time of personal refinement as we prepare for 49 days until the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai, celebrated on the holiday of Shavous. So, with the holiday of Lag B’Omer, coming up and Shavous after that, and my son’s bar mitzvah just before shavous,…
