Wow, I can’t believe how fast the year is going. Can you believe that it is going to be July next week? Man does the time fly fast! It isn’t too late to get some 4th of July crafts and activities for next week. Craft: Take a large piece of blue construction paper.Cut red and white streamers (or tissue paper) into long strips (@ 12″).Have … Continue reading 4th of July Crafts and Activities!
Have you ever been blocked creatively? Can’t focus on which direction to take? Or maybe you’re overwhelmed with ideas? You don’t know where to start? Your mind floods and maybe you even shut down? Well, “Pick 6.” This idea is the creative genius of my friend and artist Shirley. When you’re beginning a project, when you’re stuck, when you’re overwhelmed, just pick 6 different items. … Continue reading Pick 6 – A creative process
If you’re like me, everything you see is a potential craft or art project! Every scrap of fabric, each piece of yarn – what could I do with that? What would I do with that? We save textured paper, tissue paper, buttons, felt – you name it, we’ve got it just waiting for a project! I find myself scanning through magazines and books and thinking, “Wow! … Continue reading A new technique for exploring art. Try it….
Being organized is imperative for a well-run organization especially if you ARE the organization! It’s so easy to fly from one thing to the next, busy as we are creating, marketing, ordering, selling. I often leave a mess in my wake. However, when all of my buttons are in their bins and my ribbons color coordinated, my work flow is smoother, faster, easier and that … Continue reading How to Organize Your Home Office
Thanksgiving Crafts: Indian headband: Have children trace their hand five times on different colored construction paper. Staple onto headband strip of paper, overlapping “feathers”. They can use this Indian headband in a Thanksgiving play. Turkey Hand: Have children trace hand on colored construction paper. Cut it out. Color the hand in where the thumb is the head of the turkey and the hand is the … Continue reading Kid’s Korner: Thanksgiving Crafts
Short term goals: Make 2 button bracelets today. Make one contact. Return phone calls. Fill 2 orders and mail out.Long term goals: Complete my BA in fine arts. Be a jillionaire within 10 years! Recently, I felt very stressed when my short term goals conflicted with my long term goals. Which is more important? Do I work on my short term goals at the expense … Continue reading Do your short term goals conflict with long term goals?
ART with Angela DiCicco, The Italian Grandmama's Guide 