Singing and Dancing

When I first came up with this design, I didn't realize how popular it would be, and I didn't think to recommend it to customers.  However, I recently received two orders for this design in different colours.  Here they are!

Circle of Life

Presenting a new floral pattern.  Simple and elegant.

This one tells a story

All About That Bass

This week I would like to present you with a new musical piece.  It was designed for a couple who I hold dear to my heart and music is something that they hold dear to theirs.  Enjoy!

Owls

A little while back I was presented with the challenge of papercutting English script, something I had never done before.  This week I was asked to make another English blessing for the home, but this time with a new challenge - to include owls in the design.  I think they came out kind of cute!

The Ketubahs

This couple bought their Ketubahs from me almost a year ago.  Yes, Ketubah-s.  Two of them.  As in, they each gave each other a Ketubah.  He gave her the standard Aramaic one, and she gave him basically the same thing but insert names in opposite blanks, and it was translated to Hebew.  Since last year, I have added a design and a Bracha that they read under the Chupa.  Enjoy!

Jerusalem Birkat HaBayit, New and Improved

After experimenting with different floral designs for the Birkat HaBayit, I came back to my good reliable Jerusalem design.  This time I tried playing around with the colour schemes and, in one of them, even went to a totally different bold extreme.  Don't worry, you can still order a Birkat HaBayit with the subtle earth tones, the couple I made that one for explicitly said that they didn't want anything neutral.  I also played around with papercutting vs. writing out the text and seeing how that effects the rest of the design.

The One With The Calligraphied Verse

The One That Isn't Neutral

Chinese Art

One of the pieces I revisited in the past few months in my Birkat HaBayit.  I have come to accept, that although I get bored with repeating, the Blessing for the Home will always be in high demand.  So, instead of trying to do away with it, I have been trying to reinvent it.  Last time I tried that I up with some floral designs.  This time, I made it to match the style of the family who was receiving the gift.  They are a fan of Chinese art, so I incorporated some Chinese flora into the original floral design.  I also tried adding a painted layer, which is a first for me.  The papercutting is framed suspended between two pieces of glass so the the branches cast shadows around the painted flowers.  I think the effect is delightful.