Easy Watercolor ideas for Beginners
Don’t just stare at that blank canvas! Here are 8 easy watercolor beginner ideas to get your creativity flowing from Marina Bakasova, Author of Watercolor Success in Four Steps.
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Category: Arts & Crafts
Author Spotlight: Zentangle Teacher Brian Crimmins, CZT
Meet Author Brian Crimmins and learn about his personal connection to the Zentangle art through mindfulness, anxiety, and meditation.
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Making Wood Jewelry
Wood gives a natural aesthetic to any piece of art. From salvaged wood and plywood to exotic hardwoods, there’s no shortage of creativity that wood offers.
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6 Creative Pumpkin Decorating Ideas
Go beyond the traditional pumpkin carving and embellishing with these 10 pumpkin decorating from Easy Pumpkin Carving! Get ready to have the best pumpkins on the block this autumn.
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10 Summer Activities for Kids that Don’t Involve Screens
Make your child’s summer one for the history books with an activity plan that you can use all summer long. Limit screen time and promote together time. Break the screen habit this summer with these 10 cheap family activities that will make memories for years to come.
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Summer Project: How to Make a Dream Catcher
Chase away the bad dreams and summer boredom with this simple dream catcher project by Suzanne McNeill in Vacation Crafting.
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National Craft Month: 8 Crafts You can Learn in a Month
Warm up your hot glue guns and break out the glitter! These are 8 crafts you can easily pick up with an inexpensive tool & good DIY book.
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An Interview with the Life of the Party, Valerie McKeehan
From designing her own scrapbook paper to building an impressive social media following, author Valerie McKeehan has great advice on becoming an artist full time!
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Word Collage Hand Lettering Challenge
Grab your favorite calligraphy pen and get started! For this word collage, pick 15 words or phrases that best describe you. To get you in the mood, below you can download a sample hand lettering alphabet practice page from Kiley’s Super Simple Hand Lettering book.
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Brighten Your Day with a DIY Mandala Dot Rock Painting
Rocks are the perfect canvas for making beautiful art. Typically, when people think of creating art on rocks, they imagine using a brush and some paint. But did you know that almost anything you can do on paper or canvas can also be done on rocks?
Stone rock mandalas are addicting to make once you get started. There’s no exact right or wrong pattern to use.
Showcase your Favorite Fabric with this Free Quilt Block Pattern
We all have that favorite quilting fabric! Show it off this Little Boxes frame block from the creative mind of reowned quilter Lynne Goldsworthy. This free easy quilt pattern is great for beginners or those looking for a new quilt block idea.
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Summer crafts that are little mess but lots of fun!
Summer is in full swing! Here are two easy craft projects for kids from two of our newest children’s books, Vacation Crafting and Foam Crafts for Kids, that are great for in the backyard, on vacation, at summer camp, or indoors during a rainy day.
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