1. The Rebbe very much wants me to work in chinuch (education). I am not a teacher! Been there, done that, not again! For now I have an AA and a BA in psychology, and iy"H when I'm ready I will go back to school to get my MA so I can become a qualified art therapist. (Note: a chosid does not belong in college! I say this despite, and in a way especially because of, the fact that I've been to college myself. Please message me if you would like to know more about why and how I chose to go to college.) In the meantime, I've set up CCC Open Studio to share my love of crafts with others. I'm not sure how chinuch will play a role, especially as I strongly want Open Studio to be agenda-free, but I figure that when a few Jews get together there's bound to be something inspirational going on! As they say, two Jews, three opinions, one heart!
What do you think? All comments and questions are welcome!
P. S. Did you enter the contest yet? https://www.facebook.com/notes/creative-chabad-crafts/ccc-open-studio-contest-prizes/1681852908695483
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Creative Chabad Crafts Open Studio!
Libby:
I tried getting crafty last night. I cleared a corner of the dining room table,
I found a piece of construction paper that was mostly unscribbled and a few
abc* crayons. Sadly, Sara’le wouldn’t share the smelly sticker she got at the
doctor’s office today
*already
been chewed
Brocha:
You should check out Creative Chabad Crafts Open Studio! I bet you’ll love it!
Libby:
Creative Chab- what?
Brocha:
CCC OS, right here in Crown Heights! You pay $20 and you get an hour to play
with all the craft supplies you want to create whatever you want. And the first
time you go you get an extra 15 minutes, just to check out the stash!
Libby:
You mean I won’t have to unbury my table? And I can have a fresh sheet of
construction paper all for myself?
Brocha:
Yup and yup! The craft area is well-stocked, organized and roomy. And Miriam
has more than just construction paper and more than just paper. She has
adult-style, quality supplies- only a handful of pompoms and no pipe cleaners!
She has papers in a ton of colors and styles and patterns, and quite a few are
special papers, like metallic, vellum and shimmery vellum. She has lots of
paper-crafting supplies, like stamps and stickers and heat embossing powders
for a touchable, glossy effect (5) and ribbons, twine and threads (5), and
bling. And she has a die-cutting machine!
Libby:
A what machine?
Brocha:
Die-cutting. It cuts out perfect shapes of paper and other materials, like your
basic hearts and stars and circles, or more interesting shapes, like borders or
frames or flowers. She has a neat flower die set (1) that once you put it
through the machine you can use both the innies and the outies! And the machine
also embosses (1) different designs, so they kind of pop on top of the paper
& look & feel 3-d
Libby:
Maybe I can finally finish some of the kids’ baby books! And it would be nice
to create a stash of greeting cards, like happy birthday cards, thank you, just
because…
Brocha:
And even Shana Tova or mazel tov cards! Miriam has a nice collection of
Chabad-friendly Jewish and Hebrew supplies (5)! And you can make your own
envelopes (1), with the envelope punch board
Libby:
So maybe I can make some posters for my classroom
Brocha:
And by the way, CCC OS has supplies for lots of different crafts (5), not just
paper crafts! Mosaics, paints, gift packaging, hair accessories, paper marbling
and more
Libby:
Oh, gosh! This is starting to sound really complicated
Brocha:
Don’t worry, Miriam will give you as much guidance as you want or she can keep
quiet. Just let her know what you want
Libby:
This is sounding really nice! I can think of a few projects I’d like to make
(2+)! I'm just wondering, would you know if I can bring any of the kids along?
It might be a nice way to spend some quality time with them
Brocha:
Up to 3 people at a time can go, but you can only bring Zeldie for now. You
gotta wait until Shira has her bas mitzva before she can go. Oh, and don’t
bring Levi! The studio isn’t really a baby-friendly place and if he’s awake for
more than 10 minutes Miriam will automatically charge an extra $10 baby-sitting
fee
Libby: That’s good to know about the girls, although it’s just too bad about the baby. I guess I’ll just really have to enjoy myself! But when can I go, with all my free time?
Brocha: Miriam has hours from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Just reserve by noon of the day before at the latest and she’ll probably be happy to have you
Libby: And her husband and kids don’t mind?
Brocha: She’s not married and she has her own apartment, no roommates
Libby: Hmmm, maybe we should try to find her a shiduch
Brocha: Nah, let’s keep out of her private business, at least for now. ‘Sides, if she gets married she might not be able to continue offering Open Studio
Libby: Ok, fine. I’ll keep quiet for now. Now, how do I get in touch with her?
Libby: That’s good to know about the girls, although it’s just too bad about the baby. I guess I’ll just really have to enjoy myself! But when can I go, with all my free time?
Brocha: Miriam has hours from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Just reserve by noon of the day before at the latest and she’ll probably be happy to have you
Libby: And her husband and kids don’t mind?
Brocha: She’s not married and she has her own apartment, no roommates
Libby: Hmmm, maybe we should try to find her a shiduch
Brocha: Nah, let’s keep out of her private business, at least for now. ‘Sides, if she gets married she might not be able to continue offering Open Studio
Libby: Ok, fine. I’ll keep quiet for now. Now, how do I get in touch with her?
Brocha:
I'll send you some links, just gimme a sec'. And, hey, maybe we can go together
one day!
CreativeChabadCrafts@gmail.comMonday, August 31, 2015
Gold Frames II
Made with Guidelines, my one & so far only, PTI stamp set
http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2015/08/saf-2015-runway-inspired-challenge.html
Gold Frames
Inspired by the same photo,but in a very different way, as Lizzie Jones
http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2015/08/saf-2015-runway-inspired-challenge.html
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Purim Nosh Tags
This probably doesn't look very feminine but the colors, the flower buttons & the soft look are definitely girlier than my usual! Usually I make projects for the fun of it & try to keep them as neutral as possible because I have no idea what (if anything) they'll be used for. This time I knew I was creating tags for women so I knew girly would be ok!
Michal, the second layer of paper is mulberry paper (although I'm not sure if it's from the pack you gave me, as I combined all my mp). It was just what I wanted to add a soft touch of interest and texture to the tags! Thanks again!
(These gift packages were shared in honor of the holiday of Purim. http://www.chabad.org/holidays/purim/default_cdo/jewish/Purim.htm)
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-special-ladygirly-challenge/
Monday, October 27, 2014
Alef-Beit & other Hebrew, Yiddish and Jewish stamps!
shalom stamps
I emailed her and asked her if I could purchase the stamps without the mounting block or ink pads. She had me mail her a check for $10 & then mailed the stamp set with the mounting block.
Friday, October 24, 2014
Masculine Card with Embossed Flower
I left a space under the design element to add a sentiment, once I decide on one, either by heat embossing directly on the card or on a separate slip of paper
The inside:
http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2014/10/himcr-170-embossing.html
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Bokeh (Or My Attempt at Such)
And so glad I got to use the little hearts from a border die cut!
http://ablognamedhero.blogspot.com/2014/06/challenge-46-bokeh.html
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Happy Birthday and
Happy accomplishment to me, that I finally got this done! I have a lot going on now thank G-d (passover, school, among other fun stuff) & i've been creating, contemplating & finally completing this card in lots of fits & starts over the past few weeks. I feel relieved to have it finished & it came out looking quite interesting, mostly in a good way :)!
http://ablognamedhero.blogspot.com/2014/04/challenge-41-build-background.html
http://www.mftstamps.com/blog/stamp-and-win-with-this-months-color-palette-challenge-4/
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Some Angst and Some Scraps
I had a very hard day last week and i knew I wanted to do something creative to get out some of the negative energy but I didnt want to plan and measure and ink up and get messy. This was the simpler option, where I chose my scraps- and about halfway through I realized most of them were either neutrals or had some pink in them!- cut them up, gluesticked them & pasted in place. Of course it ended up being a bit technical and I had to strategize a few times & i had some messy cuttings afterwards but it was probably still a simpler project compared to my usual!
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Monday, August 26, 2013
Rochel'e's Card and Pin
(Sorry, blogger apparently wanted to have fun with the orientation of the second pic!)
http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2013/08/stamp-a-faire-opening-ceremony-and-breakfast-bake-take.html This is meant to resemble the 2nd color recipe & the 2nd sketch
Sara'le's Card and Pin
http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2013/08/stamp-a-faire-opening-ceremony-and-breakfast-bake-take.html This is meant to look like the 6th color recipe & the 4th sketch. I think I need to win some PTI goodies so I can follow the challenges more closely!
Liba's Card and Pin
My nieces get to celebrate at their aunt's wedding tomorrow night G-d willing and I've been given the (paid :)) honor of making their hairclips. In my (overly) loving aunt-hood, & also because I love these challenges, I made cards to clip the pins onto. This is the card for my almost-3-year-old niece, Liba (her name is stamped in Hebrew under the rest of the stamps):
Fun fact: Liba had her first haircut for her pretty baby curls just 3 weeks ago! Her talented older (by a bit more than a year) brother gives surprisingly half-decent haircuts! He voluntarily cut his sister's hair & left only one small bald spot. He also very kindly only cut the hair on the right side of her head. Lucky for him his parents were amused & now his little sis is the first (& prob only one) to sport this ultra-modern hairstyle!
http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2013/08/stamp-a-faire-2013-gallonquartpint.html
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Birthday Cake II, Not as Speedy
So this is what my first cake card looked like, once it dried:
I like the beads but its about 25x stronger than the rest of the image, esp with the yellow layer on top (that's one end of my multi-color inkpad).
But, now that I already opened my birthday cake set, I wanted to play with it successfully & eventually I came up with this tag:
Speedy Birthday Cake
I can't believe this only took about 8 minutes! Once the beads dry I may make the yellow a bit bolder but I'll definitely post a picture!
http://prettypinkposh.com/2013/08/10-minute-craft-dash-birthday-bash.html
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2013/08/week-220-use-your-new-stash.html I finally broke open my new birthday cake set!
Edited to Add:
http://creativechabadcrafts.blogspot.com/2013/08/cake-card-ii-not-as-speedy.html Here's the update on the card, as promised!
Monday, July 15, 2013
Checking Off a Few Things From My To-try & To-use Lists!
http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/2013/07/challenge-good-to-be-green.html The "transparency" is a clear sheet that came with one of my stamp sets
http://flourishes.org/2013/07/timeless-tuesday-and-a-sneak-peek/
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Pretty Punchouts Get a Chance to Shine
Most of the elements card on this card are the leftovers and salvaged mess-ups of another project I recently did- they were too pretty to throw away!
http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/designers-choice-challenge/dcc73-monochrome/ I consider the light browns, beiges, ivories and golds to be monochromatic but you can disagree & remove this from the contest
http://sweetstopsketches.blogspot.com/2013/06/sss217-june-29.html
Sunday, June 23, 2013
New Table Tray!
http://www.charismacardz.blogspot.com/2013/06/challenge-week-24-pink-green.html
http://joannamunster.com/2013/06/11/ibsic-55-56-57/
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