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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here. Spring has sprung and on a shabbos stroll in the nearby nature area I saw many lovely red anemones in bloom, and I really must head back tomorrow with a camera! With Passover in just 3 weeks from today, the intense house cleaning and holiday preparations need to start, and I'm going to have to make a deal with myself that painting and art will be the reward after a certain number of hours of organizing. This coming week is the week to get serious, and 2 of my boys will be on vacation in another week, just in time to really help, so it needs to look like I've gotten a serious start in order to motivate them to help, right? Wish me luck on that, and enjoy the features from last week's party!

Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Phew, after a very busy Purim holiday on Friday that went straight into shabbat, we are all exhausted, but had a wonderful action packed holiday. Friday afternoon is generally a time to prepare for shabbat in a hopefully relaxed stress free way, and some are even able to take a nap, as they have done most of the prep work on Thursday. This year, it was as if shabbat wasn't going to come, and those of us in charge had to steer the ship in that direction by trying to clean up and do all the usual preparations while the rest of the folks were oblivious! So be it, on the other side of lots of wine and treats we are all feeling a bit sluggish, but hey, with Passover in just one month tomorrow starts Spring cleaning! And I think this year I'm going to do a little bit each day in my studio, as it is a wreck.....and then hopefully I'll cross the finish line with an organized space for creativity! Speaking of creativity, the features from last week's party are inspiring, with something for everyone. So yes, get that Spring cleaning underway, but leave some time for creativity!

Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here !his is week is going to be packed with getting ready for Purim, which starts on Thursday night. There are of course some decorations I want to make but since Purim will be happening on a much smaller scale this year, and my house already looks quite festive, there really isn't too much pressure......the gifts of food for neighbors do need to be made however, and with Purim happening right before shabbat, giving something that can be enjoyed on the shabbat table is especially nice.  I don't know if I have the time this year to make the selection of Moroccan salads that I spoiled everyone with in previous years, we will just have to see how the week unfolds! So, there is no time like the present to share with you all the wonderful features from last week's party, enjoy!

Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! I almost can't believe that the festive Jewish holiday of Purim is in two weeks, which means I need to get my act together. Hmmm, right about now I'd rather spend my creative time painting and drawing, so I will be combining that with Purim crafts as much as time allows. Most importantly I need to get out and see the blooming almond trees as we are expecting a big dose of winter on Monday, which may even include some snow, and at the least lots of rain and freezing weather! You will not find me complaining about that, rather rushing to bring in any succulents that I can, and possibly cover those that are too large to move. Okay, lets take a look at all the wonderful features from last week's party! And if  you have not already, PLEASE follow me on instagram, and just as soon as I get active with the @creativejewishmom account, as well as the @sara.rivka.dahan account, I will follow you back.

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 really arty and fun, to fill with mung bean sprout salad and other super healthy things. Then again everyone loved those Moroccan salads, so hmmmm, make myself happy by painting oatmeal cans or make them happy by spending lots of time cooking? Finding the balance is the key with everything, so here's to a week of balance which includes a heavy dose of crafting, shall we? And now for the features from last week's party, but first please follow me on my two new instagram accounts, here and here. I really appreciate it, plus you'll get some joyful color and creativity in your feed!

Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Today is a rainy winter day, so I'm not sure what is going on with the almond trees that should be blooming just about now. I don't see any from my house, so stay tuned for that, and with the festive holiday of Purim in just one month, now is the time to get crafting. No costumes for me to make this year, and we won't be having a huge party either, waaah, but I will invest in our gifts of food for the neighbors, which is going to be something more crafty and creative than the last two years (I gave a gorgeous and delicious spread of Moroccan salads.....) and I've been saving oatmeal cans, so those will have to figure in there somewhere, maybe stacked to make a castle tower from two? Okay, but first maybe a little crocheting is in order as I need to make some baby doll clothes for a birthday......and speaking of crotcheting, wow, there were some great projects in last week's party, and so keep on reading to enjoy them in the features. Stay healthy and stay creative!

Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Thanks so much for joining me here on Craft Schooling Sunday! We have been having some real winter weather at last, with lots of rain and temperatures low enough at night for me to bring in a few succulents, one night that is! The next Jewish holiday, coming up this Wednesday night, is the wonderful holiday of Tu B'Shevat, which is the new year for the fruit bearing trees. Here in Northern Israel, our lovely old almond trees bloom right around the holiday, and due to the warmer than usual weather I saw one already in bloom last week. Tu B'shevat even has a "seder" with 4 cups of wine that some folks choose to do, while others make feasts consisting of as many kinds of fruits as possible, and especially the fruits that are amongst the 7 holy species, which are grapes, figs, dates, olives and pomegranites. Nuts are "fruit" as well, so we buy as  many kinds as are available, and just with that a feast is born! I've been painting, so some of the new crafts I'll be sharing this week are yes, fun paintings of almond trees in bloom. There are many more fun crafts for Tu B'Shevat in my archives, but there is only so much time! And with all the great inspiration from last week's party, well who can decide? The main thing is to spend less time looking at great projects and more time doing them, so enjoy the features from last week's party and get crafting!

Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! We finally got a good dose of rain and winter weather, better late than never, and are now in the Jewish month of Shevat, which includes the wonderful holiday of Tu B'Shevat, the new year for the fruit baring trees! Just as soon as I finish this post I'm going to dive into some fun and hopefully quickish paintings of trees in bloom, which I'll use as decorations for the holiday. Of course any number of crafty things could happen between now and Jan. 27th, so stay tuned for that, as hearts crafts meet fruit crafts! Last week's party was full of amazing creativity, and the features are packed with inspiration, so enjoy!

Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Great to reconnect with all of my regulars and meeting a few newcomers as well! What can I say, these are tough times and what better time than to spread joy through creativity? I spent this past week crocheting clothes and accessories for a 17" doll that I'm gifting to a little loved one for her birthday, and while it did mean that there was no time for painting, I did enjoy the crocheting and can see lots of crocheted doll clothes in my future. I will be sharing the results soon, so stay tuned for that, as well as fruit and blossoming tree crafts, which are on the horizon as the Jewish holiday of Tu B'Shevat, the new year for fruit bearing trees, approaches! Wishing everyone good health and patience to weather the storm, sigh. And now, for the features from last week's party, lots of wonderful inspiration, especially for the crocheters out there!

Welcome Back To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome back to craft schooling Sunday, so happy to reconnect in 2021. Wishing everyone a healthy, creative year! There are no features from the last party as I mistakenly closed the party after only a few hours, so please share your latest crafts and the party will resume with features next week.