- Crafts: Doodle Art, Crafts: Drawing, Crafts: Recycling, Holiday: Purim!, Holiday: Rosh HaShana/New Years, Recycled Cereal Box Crafts
Doodle Fish Gift Tags
Okay dear readers, it is time to face the facts, the Jewish holiday of Purim is coming up in exactly two weeks, so now is the time to get started with the preparations! This year I think I’ll start with the thing that I generally run out of time for at the end, gift tags! Yes indeed, start with the seemingly simplest thing, and believe me you will not regret it. In the flurry of preparing the mishloach manot (gifts of food), whether you do it on Purim or a few days ahead of time, (more likely this year as Purim is on Friday!) having adorable gift tags on hand…
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Gorgeous And Artful Painted Paper Collage For Every Skill Level
As I have mentioned I have begun to dip my big toe into the world of Instagram, from my computer that is, and in just the smallish community of 99.9% female artists and illustrators where I’m currently hanging out, I’ve already found so many inspiring artists unknown to me previously, because well, they’ve been promoting themselves on instagram! One such artist is Este Macleod, who has a wonderful, truly artful style, and best of all, a sense of creativity, and a love for teaching and encouraging creativity that is exceptional. Este loves creating by starting with letters and numbers (right up my alley!), and In her instagram post (you do…
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Acrylic Paint Skin Leftovers Can Be Used In Crafting!
I’ve been meaning to share these amazing looking remnants of dried paint that I removed from my grided plastic paint palette for a good month, and since everything has its time, the day has arrived! As you may or may not be aware, paint can be expensive, and not great for your pipes or water supply when washed down the sink, so those who are concerned with the environment at the very least let their paint leftovers dry and then toss them in the garbage, hopefully. I never have left over paint because I use it to paint the next page in my sketchbook, or cover a milk carton or…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! What can I tell you? Life is busy yet the creativity MUST go on, as it brings more life to life! Purim is in just 3 weeks friends, so for those who will be making costumes for the little ones, now is the time to get started, don’t pull all nighters like I used to, or try not to anyway? For the past few years I’ve been giving my Purim gifts (mishloach manot) in the form of a lovely spread of Moroccan salads, but this year I’m thinking of spending that time painting oatmeal cans to make something…
- Baby Gifts and Decor, Baby Shower Ideas, Bat and Bar Mitzvah Decorations, Birthday Decorations, Crafts: Hearts, Crafts: Painting, Great Gifts To Make
Mini Graffiti Hearts Painting, Third Time Is A Charm!
If this looks a bit familiar to you, it is! I shared this painting a few weeks ago here, where I also described how it was painted. Honestly the colors just were not working in our home, so I decided to keep on painting tiny hearts, this time in colors that would work and phew, after another couple hundred or so hearts that covered up the previous hearts, a new pastel version of my original mini graffit hearts painting was born! So this technically is also a recycling craft, I just can’t get away from them! We don’t have any holidays on the Jewish calendar that involve giving heart shaped…
- Crafts: Art Journal, Crafts: Drawing, Crafts: Painting, Crafts: Painting and Drawing, Crafts: Sketchbook
Creative Process: How I Painted A Moroccan Gazebo With Lilacs
I am on a roll as far as working in my sketchbook, and this time I actually remembered to take a “before” photo, so introducing a behinds the scenes look at what exactly went into creating this sweet Moroccan style garden scene. I think you’ll be quite surprised to see the evolution, which you can see if you keep on reading. It is true, I have been doing mostly botanicals and florals and landscapes cute animals in my sketchbook, so when the idea of making a Moroccan pergola came to mind I thought, what, architecture? okay, why not? The truth is, that I love creating in such a way that…
