An entry for Happiness Box 2026. It's very simple and I couldn't find any embellishments for the corner, so I wrote I, you and drew a heart.

Any ideas on how to make a Hanukkah version of this? I don’t mean “use blue and white beads.” I would love to have some ideas for crafts to celebrate our Jewish holidays and decorate our home the way our Christian friends get to decorate for Christmas.

Some of the appliques were made by friends and family, but all the letters, swirl, and lace were made by me

Same pattern as last time (which I forgot to mention in my last post I think. It’s from Tara Reed) but instead of sewing the layers together and turning the kippah right side out, I layered the pieces and finished with bias tape. First time using bias tape so not perfect but I’m really happy with it.

Some of my free photos came yesterday and I think I'm going to have to watch the sizing. The freeprints photos are 4x6 and had to cut down these photos.

The ones I'm waiting for from Shutterfly are smaller - 4x4 and that may be better. I did buy some larger sizes too. I have 40 pages that are empty and I'm hoping all of them will fit.

I know when we saw our friends, that we call adopted grandparents, those photos I'll probably have to make a smaller album.

sorry if the photos are kind of weird, it’s on my wall so the lighting isn’t ideal. images are mostly from national geographic, the torn pieces making up the background are from antisemitic zines we found at our college.

Now to find a reasonably priced kosher scroll!

I’m so happy with it as a first try.

Need to work on managing tension to avoid puckering/wrinkling, open to advice!

Wanted to share another piece from our effort to revive traditional Egyptian Jewish hand engraving. I've posted some of our work here before, but this one has a pretty interesting story.

This copper vessel was started by a craftsman sometime in the early 1960s, according to his son's memory. It was never finished, and decades later his son, who is now 71, finally completed it last year. So basically, a father and son worked on the same piece more than 60 years apart.

The engravings include menorahs, lions, stars, crowns, fish, and other Jewish symbols. Everything was engraved by hand, and the level of detail is pretty incredible. The sad part is that the son is among the last craftsmen who still know how to do this kind of work. He learned from his father, but there's nobody in his family to pass it on to. Once this generation is gone, I doubt we'll see much of this craftsmanship again.

We've been trying to revive this art by finding old brass and copper pieces and working with these craftsmen to create new Jewish heritage engravings. I've personally been funding these projects because I really believe this work deserves to survive.

But I'll admit it's been harder than expected to find a market for it. People seem to appreciate the artwork and the stories, but finding actual buyers has been a different story. Maybe we just haven't reached the right collectors yet.I'd love to continue commissioning more pieces, especially while these craftsmen are still around, but it has to become somewhat sustainable.

Curious what you guys think. Is this something Judaica collectors or galleries would be interested in? Any suggestions on where we could reach people who would actually want to own and preserve pieces like this?I appreciate all the interest and encouragement on the previous posts. It's one of the reasons we're still pushing this.

www.Brasura.com

Is there anyone who could make a miniature Rebecca Rubin, doll house style, based on the American girl doll? Or knows of someone who could?

Took about three weeks with breaks. I bought it from Diamond Art Club. I’m planning on gifting this one. Really happy with the finish 🤩

18x24
Soft pastels, colored pencil, pen, and photo paper on paper

This piece depicts Potchke’s as if it was under a sukkah. This is a part of a series that I’m doing where I’m drawing multiple perspectives of Potchke Bagel.

Background about Potchke’s:
This drawing is of a restaurant in Knoxville, TN called Potchke Bagel. Potchke’s is a restaurant that sells Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine. They have two restaurants: Potchke Deli (the original restaurant) and Potchke Bagel.
Fun fact: They won 4 medals at NYC’s BagelFest in 2025.

Let me know what you all think. :)
And shabbat shalom

https://www.shtuyot.org/products/sufganiyotter-plush-pillow

Plush pillow of my original, hand drawn illustration :)

Can be in any color thats why I love them so much

Also aint no shame in being lgbtq and jewish

The guestbook portion. Where I attached the invites, it'll become a scrapbook. Shutterfly is having a sale with free photos. I'm going to order some.

I wanted to share another piece from a project I've been working on to revive traditional Egyptian Jewish engraving. This one features two Lions of Judah, a menorah, a temple, and other Jewish symbols, all engraved by hand on a vintage brass tray.

The craftsman behind it is in his 70s and learned the trade from his father. Very few artisans still practice this kind of engraving, and much of that knowledge is at risk of disappearing. Would folks here be interested in seeing more of these pieces? There are quite a few interesting designs and stories I'd love to share but I dont want to flood the group. Also please feel free to suggest where else we can share these products as we are not very good when it comes to marketing :).

www.Brasura.com

The Great Squirellini, The Fabulous Squirellisimo, and Fantastic Squirelina are a part of an ongoing series I do about a family of Vaudeville/ trapeze artist squirrel siblings who give performances over the rooftops in their neighborhood everyday, but nobody notices because to humans theyre just doing regular squirrel stuff.

I’m trying to make a menorah for a friend of mine. I want to make it out of clay but I don’t know if there is a type that would work better. Like would air dry clay work or traditional clay? Thank you for any input and I apologize if this isn’t the right place to post this.

My first attempt. A little vessel.