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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! With an amazing Yom Kippur now under out belts, building and decorating the succah is the next task at hand as well as cooking for shabbat with guests, and cooking for 7 days of Succot and 1 day of Simchat Torah, phew! Fortunately, I already cooked most of the main dishes for many meals and there are a bunch of Moroccan salads, also frozen, and ready to go, because Sunday will be Succah decoration day, something that is really really near and dear to my heart, so I don't want to miss out on that! I am recycling most of the decor from last year, which included some new statement pieces, so just need a few new touches, hopefully with something hopefully made from the dried pomegranates on branches that I shared here. Okay, writing this on Friday and running to get some pots on the stove and prepare for shabbat! And now for the features from last week's party, enjoy!

Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to craft schooling Sunday, and wishing you a shanah tovah and a healthy, productive, creative year full of blessings! I am rushing to finish this with still lots of preparation for shabbat calling my name, so lets just say that it looks like picking up a crochet hook right about now sure would be a great idea, look at all the amazing projects from last week's party! Okay, gotta run, thakns so much for joining me here!

Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Phew, with Rosh HaShana starting Monday night, that means this is the last party of the Jewish year, and time to reflect on how we've used our time during this past year, and how we plan to use it in the coming year! I am trying to devote more time to developing my art and design, and I think that this will be the year that I'm finally going to launch a Jewish art/design business of sorts, so wish me luck on that! Of course I just realized that I still have yet to publish that crafts book, so who knows, maybe getting really really busy is the key to accomplishing more? I will ponder that this Rosh HaShana, a two day holiday, and may we all be signed in the book of life for the coming year! Wishing everyone a new year full of creativity and good health! And now for the features from last week's party, enjoy!

Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Our Jewish lunar calendar is on the "early" side this year, compared with the gregorian one that is, and Rosh HaShana, the Jewish New Year is quickly approaching, starting on the night of Sunday September 5th. That my friends means there is still time to whip up decorations, cards and little gifts for loved ones and those whom you'd like to wish a sweet, healthy new year! And drum roll, this year is a special year, as it is the Shemittah year, the year in which farmers that follow Jewish law let their fields rest! And the year in which we do not eat from any vegetables grown on Jewish land and all fruit harvested during this year has a special spiritual quality. The laws of Shemittah also extend to what is allowed in one's garden, and there are also laws regarding what is even allowed in one's container garden. So, let just say I need to get busy in my container garden replanting and replacing some plants before the new year, yippee, always great to have an excuse to buy plants! Of course maybe you'd rather just grab a crochet hook or some knitting needles right about now to finish summer with some relaxing creativity? Let's take a look at the features from last weeks party!

Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks for joining me here! While is still summer on the Gregorian calendar, on our Jewish calendar it is Fall, and Rosh HaShana, the Jewish new year is quickly approaching, beginning on the night of Monday, September 6th, meaning is just over 2 weeks! So friends, now is the time to get busy with all things apple themed, or carrot themed, or fish themed, or pomegranite themed, or all of the above, and don't forget to throw in a shofar or two! I already have lots of colorful apples on hand, but maybe it is time to create some fun fish or collage carrots? Time permitting as I am trying to further my art, and there are only so many hours in the day! So, lets make the most of our creative time, and get inspired by the features from last week's party! I am loving those stamp magnets, though of course a crocheted pouch that looks like an apple could be perfect right about now! Enjoy!

Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Most of you are still enjoying the last month of summer, while those of us who live by the Jewish calendar are already in Fall! A little bit strange when the Jewish calender is on the "early" side in comparison to the gregorian calender, but such is life. My boys are back in school, and that means we are now in the Jewish month of Elul, the month preceding Rosh HaShana, yikes, already? Fortunately I made new decorations for the succah last year, so we will enjoy those again, with a very similar set up, but of course something new is always fun, maybe a painting or two? But first the Jewish New Year, Rosh HaShana, and all things apples and honey! Enjoy the amazing features from last week's party and give your summer a major injection of creativity now!

Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! I am back from a mini family reunion in the USA, which we sadly squeezed in just in time before what appears to be strict travel restrictions once again, sigh. I did manage to stock up on some art supplies not available in Israel and crucial to my progress in making art, so now no excuses, gotta buckle down and make a ton of art, the only way to be an artist! That said I could not resist bringing home some drift wood from the beach in Northern California, so at the least as minimal Boho wall hanging of sorts awaits, and as far as the small pieces of drift wood, I'm writing the place where they were found on the piece and adding them to my growing collection, which will also hopefully become a wall hanging at some point, after all that is why I bought that Dremel drill years ago! Of course I'd love to fit in a bit of crocheting too, after all summer is for crocheting, then again, hmmm, maybe watercolor sketching? So many creative adventures await, and just not enough time! The main thing is to spend more time making than looking at what others have made, so lets just take a quick look at the features from last week's party and then get to it!

Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, bzz bzz bzz! Summer is the perfect time to act like a bee, namely take time to smell the roses, but also get busy with all those creative projects you've been wanting to fit into your schedule! Craft outdoors, include nature crafts in your day, take a sketchbook and paint or draw on location, wow, so many possibilities! The main thing is to not spend too much time planning but rather doing! So lets take a look at those features and wishing everyone a wonderful summer!

Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Summer is a great time to try a new craft or pick up one you've been neglecting, which for me is most certainly crochet! This blog is stuffed with crochet projects, but this year have only crocheted some doll clothes, yikes, and promised to crocheted some summer clothes for that doll who must be boiling hot at this point! So, grab a crochet hook and some yarn and get inspired by most of the features from last week's party, that are yes, crocheted!

Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Summer is in full swing, though since all my kids are still in school I feel like the time warp has quite simply extended into summer. We are fortunate to be able to at long last make the trip to see family whom we have not seen for 2 years, so I guess once we are on the plane I'll have no choice but to realize that it is indeed summer! Until then, I'll keep plugging away at life trying to carve out time for my painting journey without shirking my responsibilities too much, hmmmm? Last week's party was full of amazing projects, and there is something for everyone, whether you knit, crochet, sew, embroider, papercraft, paint on rocks, or love resin! So friends, what I really wanted to say is that summer is a great time to up your creativity game to create memories for your kids, and at the least a wonderful staycation for yourself. Enjoy the features!