This woven paper Christmas tree craft is such a winner because the supply list is super minimal, there are lots of great basic skills involved, and the finished product is just so interesting! You’ll love to add this Christmas tree to your holiday mantle!
The Best Art Gifts for Kids- Inspire & Teach
Whether you’re looking for a special occasion gift or or just trying to encourage your young artists this list full of the best art gifts for kids. From craft sets for kids, to open ended imaginative toys, to art supplies that encourage more technical skill- it’s all here. Whether your kid is a little or a tween inspiring creativity is always a win!
Is teaching art at home intimidating? What if I told you that simply offering a selection of art supplies (and books, always books) to you kids and letting them explore was enough? Check out this list of the ten best art supplies for kids and thirty free project ideas to easily utilize those materials in your home!
If you only had five dollars to spend on art supplies for your kiddo and asked me what to spend it on I wouldn’t have to think very long. Oil pastels. Those are the supply I would pick. Here I list a few oil pastel techniques that are just my favorite ways to use oil pastels with kids. They’re bright, and beautiful, and so fun! Join me!
Appreciation Quotes- Quotes about Being Thankful for The Life You Have
Do you generally wake up everyday happy to be alive and grateful for everything you’ve got? I’m going to be honest here; I don’t. I’m embarrassed to say my default setting is low grade pessimism. These six pretty watercolor appreciation quotes are here to help remind you (and me) that life is pretty awesome and there is always something to be thankful for!
When I think of traditional fall art projects I think of handprint trees, pumpkins on a fence, and a limited palette of warm “fall” colors. The fall crafts below aren’t traditional in that sense but they do celebrate the best the season has to offer!
Contour drawing is essentially drawing the edges or outlines of an object to define it. Sounds simple, right? Contour line drawing is a big concept that is easily introduced even at a young age and packs a big punch in terms of learning to see what is front of you! This quick blind contour drawing exercise is sure to bring giggles and learning!
Personal Planner for Creatives -10 Gorgeous Pages of Free Planner Printables
This personal planner for creatives is designed with the dreamer and the artist in mind. Typical daily planner and weekly planner pages as well as lots of space to record ideas, inspiration, projects, and reflections are included in these 10 free planner printables!
Are you a planner….
I’m a mental planner. As in I might or might not write anything down. Grocery lists, to do lists, blog ideas may or may not get written down. If they do make it to paper it’s likely on a wrinkled post-it note somewhere. It’s a system that has carried me through some busy years but I’m realizing that I actually like writing things down. It somehow makes me feel more accountable and, maybe, remember them. (That’s the point, right?)
The daily planner and weekly planner, of course…..
First, anyone can use these free planner printables- not just artists! These free planner printables are made for the creative mind. Of course the basics are covered. There are weekly planner, daily planner, and to-do lists included.
What makes these personal planner for creatives pages special….
There’s more! There are places to list projects, ideas, goals, materials- you know, the stuff of the creative mind! This is the stuff that’s exciting to write about and dream about.
Here’s the catch… I think everyone has some of that creative in them if they are brave enough to let it out! If you’re normally a right brain, Type A person challenge yourself with planning a creative project. Maybe you’re not quite ready for a project. That’s okay. Think about what inspires you. What do you love?
Take one step towards surrounding yourself with inspiration that makes you happy.
A personal planner might as well be pretty….
Doodling has been a favorite pastime since the hours of keeping myself awake during college lecture classes. Now I to doodle while I’m sitting at our “school table” and working with my kids. (Homeschool mom to four here!) Doodling has turned from Bic pen marks to using my precious brush markers and playing with lettering. If you’re looking for a tiny investment that makes you feel like a real artist these are it- so pretty!
Go beyond the daily planner and weekly planner pages! Dig in and enjoy list making, blog planning, keyword research, house project planning- it might as well be pretty enough to hang up and enjoy! Right?
Grab this free personal printable planner for creatives set now….
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What is Symmetry in Art- A Classic Project and a Free Printable
“What is symmetry?” is a question you might hear in biology class, art class, or math class. It’s a concept worth learning about that occurs in so many arenas. Symmetry, in layman’s terms, is the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or arranged around an axis.