creative jewish mom

Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! The Jewish New Year, Rosh HaShana, is in just two weeks, so now is the time to get cracking on Jewish New Year's cards, special symbolic dishes for the holiday and maybe some decorations to get everyone in the mood? Hmmm, truthfully, Rosh HaShana is the "day of judgement" well 2 days actually, so we are not talking about festive party decorations, but rather things to remind us of the importance of the holiday, and to urge us to pray for good things for ourselves, for our families and for all mankind. So while fish and apples, and bees and carrots and pomegranates might seem cute, they truly have a much deeper symbolism for the Jewish New Year that we strive to teach to our children, and remember ourselves! So, lets use that creativity to create meaning in our lives, and the features from last week's party are a great place to start! I've also included some contributions from previous parties that occurred while I was on vacation, so enjoy those too!

Welcome Back To Craft Schooling Sunday!

After a nice summer break, Craft Schooling Sunday is back, and it is great to reconnect with you all! Thanks so much for joining me here. September, which this year coincides with the Jewsih month of Elul is a month full of possibilities, and after an amazing summer vacation, with so much inspiration and of course lots of photos to share, I am dreaming of crafty succah decorations and handmade Rosh HaShana presents and cards for the neighbors. Just hoping there will be time for it all, as any moment the pace is going to pick up and then, hold on folks! With that in mind I have decided against that momentary whim of hand printing some new fabric panels for the Succah, instead I will embelish the light fixtures I made last year and go with my original plan which is to make a bunch of sunburst mirror decorations from all the plastic techina containers I've been collecting all year! That together with everything else we already have will hopefully do the trick.......?

I did not end up painting as much as I'd hoped on my vacation, so I've got that creative itch that just needs to be satisfied, and the features from the last party in July, which I'm posting here now are so much fun. I nearly ordered a soap mold and supplies to make some hexigon bee soaps for Rosh HaShana but then I realized that most folks may not even use them, so better to save the $$ and paint some nice cards. Okay, enough of my babble, lets get this party started!

Craft Schooling Sunday Will Resume Next Week

Hi Friends, I am back from a five weeks of family time and adventures both in Europe and The United States, and am looking forward to sharing it all with you! I was hoping to have time to get Craft Schooling Sunday going this week, but since it is also Labor Day weekend in the USA, I figured I'd might as well continue the vacation one more week, so hoping to see everyone again on September 8th.

Best Of Craft Schooling Sunday: DIY Home Design Projects

Craft Schooling Sunday is taking a summer break so I've created a round-up from previous parties from the past year, this time relating to DIY Home Design, one of my personal favorites. So dear readers, I hope you'll be inspired to add some creativity to your life as the summer comes to an end, and looking forward to reconnecting with you all soon. Enjoy!

Best Of Craft Schooling Sunday: All Things Fabric

Welcome to The Best of Craft Schooling Sunday, All Things Fabric! Craft Schooling Sunday is taking a summer break as I spend time with  family on an extended summer vacation, so I've prepared this best of post to keep the inspiration going. Summer is a great time to get those crafty gears turning, though admittedly actually finding time for creativity can be a challenge while in the middle of a family adventure, as is the case this year. Hmmm, spend time painting or go out and experience a new city? Not a question, new experiences always take the lead, and yes of course one can take a sketchbook and sit in the park for even half an hour and sketch, but that is not for those with teens in tow. Of course the teens would be perfectly happy staying put much of the time in the first place, and when we leave our city location later this week and move to the ocean maybe just maybe I'll have time for a bit of painting. So dear readers, enjoy this roundup of projects from previous parties this year and looking forward to reconnecting the first Sunday in September.

Best Of Craft Schooling Sunday: Crochet

Dear readers, I am currently taking a summer break so I’ve prepared some inspiring ”best of” posts to replace Craft Schooling Sunday for the next three weeks. I’m even typing this on a cell phone, a first for me and not conducive to my usual babble so i’ll wish everyone a creative rest of the summer and loooking forward to  reconnecting in September. Enjoy!

Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! I am really hoping to get some time for some painting once again this summer, be it in sketchbook or on paper, I'll take either. Of course I'll share with you my progress, and really really hoping there will be something to share! As for you my dear reader, summer is a great time to dabble in the craft of your dreams, so go for it, and then you'll have that much more to share here on Craft Schooling Sunday! The features from this party will be shared in September when I resume the party after a 3 week summer break, so looking forward to seeing you all then, and in the mean time, take a nice big deep breath, and get crafting!

Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday n!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Summer is such a wonderful time to delve into a new craft, or pick up a old beloved one, so do fit that into your busy schedule, and if you need an excuse, so go ahead and start thinking about decorations for the Succah or gifts for December gift giving! But really truly, creativity is such a wonderful thing you should never ever feel guilty about using yours! The biggest regret is not using creativity or acting on all those creative ideas, sigh. Soooooo, enjoy the features and have a wonderful creative summer!

Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Today is the 17th of Tammuz a minor fast day and the very sad day on the Jewish calendar that marks the beginning of a three week period of mourning the destruction of the Jewish Holy Temple not once but twice! Not really the kind of day that one would have a party, but since this party is more about filling the world with creativity than having fun to distract ourselves from the woes of the world, I say, the "party" must go on. Creativity and crafting are wonderful ways to give back to the world, and to spread joy and peace and try our very hardest to erase persecution. Enough already, right? Just as the Jewish people has never given up hope of a perfect world with peace for all, so too, those of us who are makers need to move forward by making, and creating and encouraging others to do so as well. Each creative act adds goodness to the world, really! And now when you find yourself crafting rather than possibly doing other things you might need to be doing, you can say, "hey, creative jewish mom told me I'm contributing to the world, certainly more important than......" So with that in mind, I now present to you the very inspiring features from last week's party:

Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Summer is in full swing, and the perfect time to get crafting, so don't let the months pass you by, get those creative gears turning! i have been too busy to take my own advice, but shortly am leaving for our yearly summer adventures (photos of which for 2018 I still have not shared entirely.....hopefully soon) which will at the least include a sketchbook practice and hopefully painting of some kind, likely with gouche and watercolor. I love you all but looking forward to unplugging and enjoying nature, and feeling really fortunate for the chance to see new things and get together with family on another continent. So dear readers, don't forget to be gratefull for all the good things, take some time for yourself to satisfy that creative voice, and consider including more acts of kindness in your everyday. And now, for the inspiring features from last week's party, enjoy!