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Welcome Back To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! We are now in the middle of the wonderful holiday of Succot, but I did take a little break from the festivities and major cooking and hosting in the succah to keep this party going! I’ve had a succah full of guests this shabbos, and then Sunday we somewhat sadly say goodbye to the succah. Though in case you think that means the festivities are over, not even close, there is another major holiday called Smchat Torah, which starts Sunday night, and everywhere outside of Israel there are two more days of holiday, with Simchat Torah actually celebrated on Monday night and Tuesday. Soooooo, lets…
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Amazing Art By Aboriginal Women, A Show At The Phillips Collection
Carlene West Tjitjiti (2015) This past August my daughter and I were blessed with a whole week of going to art museums in Washington DC, just the two of us, which was just beyond amazing! I have been to many an art museum in my day, and the museums in Washington DC are fantastic, so do go and dedicate a nice chunk of time if you can! Now on to a bit about this fabulous contemporary Aboriginal Art show we had the great luck of seeing at The Phillps Collection. I will say that my original purpose for visiting the Phillips Collections was to see Renoir’s famed painting, Luncheon Of…
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Oribe Gorge Succulent In Bloom Once Again!
One of my favorite plants, and one of the many succulents that you’ll find growing in my container garden is now in bloom! And it is quite exciting for me as the two pots containing this succulent native to South Africa’s Oribe Gorge did not bloom at all last year. I was thinking that possibly I babied them too much by bringing them indoors for part of the winter, or that they preferred the hotter location that they once occupied. In any case, I now know that they have acclimated to their newish spot on the little Romeo and Juliet style balcony in my kitchen, and for some reason decided…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to craft schooling Sunday, and thanks so much for joining me here! While my blog isn’t exactly packed with crafts for succos, which starts Sunday night, rest assured I’m packing the creativity in, just don’t have much to photograph at the moment, as it will all come together hopefully in the wee hours on Saturday night, phew. Think Moroccan aqua couch, huge pink floral fabric from Finland, Moroccan striped tablecloths, ink brush paintings by yours truly depicting the seven species, t-shirt yarn feathers and t-shirt yarn fringe lamp shades, just for starters. I of course have tons of decorations from previous years if the going gets too rough, though…
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T-Shirt Yarn Is Perfect For Last Minute Succah Decorations
I love t-shirt yarn, and guess what, here in my littlish town in Northern Israel a whole huge skein is the same price as a small ball of cotton rope, so I’m going for color this year in the succah! T-shirt yarn is a great way to make large pom poms and tassels or even wall hangings, lamp shades, crocheted doilies, you name it! In case you are wondering what exactly these mop like creations are, well they aren’t finished but interesting nonetheless! They are actually macrame feathers, make in the same way as the macrame leaf I shared previously, but because the t-shirt yarn is quite flimsy I’m contemplating…
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Simple Macrame Leaf To Make In Any Size
I have been dreaming of stepping into the world of macrame for a good year now, and at long last here I am, sharing with you my very first macrame project, a simple macrame leaf, or depending on how you trim it, a macrame feather! I actually whipped this one up on Friday as I was cooking, as I just couldn’t wait to give it a try! A macrame leaf, or feather if you make it longer, is the perfect introduction to macrame as you work with short strands so there aren’t all those potentially tangled strings to worry about, and if you make a bunch you can use them…
