Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Summer is in full swing, and since we are usually in the USA during this period, there is something I’ve discovered for the first time this year with my kids, and that is that teens are perfectly capable of making their own plans with friends for outings and even overnight trips, (here in Israel the country is small and bus travel is safe, so kids get used to traveling from north to south to visit family at a fairly young age, often with someone keeping an eye on them) so the anxiousness regarding what we will be doing during this vacation period is simply non-exhistent, phew! I do hope we’ll take some family trips, but without the pressure from the kids I can just calmly figure out where to go and when. Personally I’d rather stay home and paint or sketch, or try out my new gelli plate, since this is actually the worst time of year to go anywhere as the whole country is basically on vacation.

I’ve been delving into the idea of making succah decorations now, when there is time, and I’ve made a bunch of plastic bag pom poms, and I have a huge number of plastic techina bottles waiting for their turn in the spotlight. Washing out all the containers is a bit of a headache, but I’m gonna do it, as those containers have taken over an entire kitchen cabinet, with more in boxes in the basement! I also had fleeting thought about using the gelli plate to print some fabric panels for the succah, which would be wonderful, but then again I already have many options fabric wise, so maybe my time would be better spent elsewhere, like simply making some printed wall hangings to sell? Okay, we won’t go there right now, instead lets get inspired by all the great features from last week’s party, including one pumpkin themed recycling craft! (Because crafting ahead of time is the best……) Enjoy!

LOVE this crocheted pencil scarf from sew crafty crochet, I think I need one.
Also LOVE this hexigon flower crocheted blanket from Chris in De Haak, and this gorgeous crocheted stripes blanket from frau tschi tschi.
Crocheted Rae Dunn inspired coffee mug scarf from sew crafty crochet (yes, I did look up Rae Dunn, great success story!) and a breezy crocheted summer top from eye love knots.

Gorgeous knit baby booties using the moss stitch, from ginx craft.
DIY fabric mushrooms using vintage clip art from pillar box blue are amazing!

DIY face masks to hand sew, from hello sewing, are a great way to learn hand sewing!DIY paper cut monogram wall art is so simple and great looking, from sum of their stories.Wow, this terra cotta succulent pot wreath looks like it came out of Martha Stewart, but is actually from celebrate and decorate.

DIY re-usable paper towel replacements to sew from hello sewing, and a fabulous milk carton bird feeder from doodle buddies.

Pumpkin glass bottles from chaz crazy creations, and a tobacco basket fall wall decor from celebrate and create.

Okay, that is it for the features, what have you been up to?