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Giant Origami Apples Are Perfect For Any Party
A few weeks ago, just after the holiday of Tu B’Shevat I needed to make some simple centerpieces for a community women’s party, and I decided to try my hand at making a giant version of my origami apples and fruit. Fortunately the results were fantastic, especially with the addition of some gold leaves, and the same centerpieces were re-used a few days later at a shabbos Brit, which is perfect. Now, if your gears are turning, great, just know that there is a size limit to these origami fruit, namely the width of your paper, and once they get large folding the paper isn’t difficult, but expanding the shape…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! The last month has been a very busy one for me, and so the inspiration from Craft Schooling Sunday is a breath of fresh air, thanks to all the wonderful contributors! We are about to start the Jewish month of Adar, which usually means the festive holiday of Purim is just around the corner, but this year is leap year, meaning we have two months of Adar, and Purim occurs in the second month, phew. Nonetheless, with Purim in just six weeks, now is the time to start planning (note to self) so that you can truly enjoy…
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A Few New Paintings In My Clothesline Gallery
Finding the time to invest in my painting process is the biggest challenge at the moment, and I have not added to my kitchen wall gallery in the last two weeks or so, waaah. The thing about painting, or deciding to try your hand at a creative practice of any kind is that it truly requires consistency, time and producing enough so that your skills improve over a shortish period of time. Slaveing over one painting isn’t going to make you an amazing artist unless you happen to be Leonardo DeVinci, who carried the Mona Lisa around with him for years, though of course he was making lots of other…