Live your ARTobiography – Free Teleclass

Marney Makridakis from Artella is presenting a fun, inspiring,and nicest of all, free teleclass called Live Your ARTobiography: Using ARTsignments to Discover the Story You Are Meant to Live! on Thursday, September 8. You can get more info and sign up here! Transition from living your “oughtabiography” to your...

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Big Idea Festival

Jul 15, 11 Big Idea Festival

Posted by in Art & Craft, Blog, Education & Learning

Big Picture Classes is inviting you to a FREE festival packed full of big ideas this August! Join the online festival for 12 fun-filled days featuring 12 talented instructors. Each instructor will be giving you a word of the day to inspire you, along with a downloadable template (in both printable and digital format) so that you can...

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The Artful Bird

Jul 13, 11 The Artful Bird

Posted by in Art & Craft, Blog

This is both a small review, and a share of a completed art project of late. ‘The Artful Bird‘ is a crafty book written by Abigail Patner Glassenberg. The book gives patterns, instructions and ideas for the creation of several sculptured sewn birds. From these ideas, my daughter and I have just completed one particular...

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Current Creative Challenges & Classes

I’ve not been much creatively (for myself) lately. It’s winter school holidays over here in New South Wales, and most of my days are taken up with holiday activities for my daughter, writing activities for my daughter (her blog is looking good, if mine isn’t), crafting activities for my daughter, swim and violin and bicycle...

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Creating Something Day 24

Jun 24, 11 Creating Something Day 24

Posted by in Art & Craft, Blog

We finished something today, my daughter and I. This scarf was knitted on a small circular loom, based on french knitting / knitting nancies. My daughter knitted quite a few of the stripes you see here, plus helped create the tassles we put on the scarf to finish it. With french knitting, on bigger looms, you end up with quite a...

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Creating Something Day 22

Jun 22, 11 Creating Something Day 22

Posted by in Art & Craft, Blog, Creativity

I’ve now completed another longer term project for the 30 Days of Creativity month. Similar to the previous canvas initials project, this ensemble uses pre-cut wooden lettering. You can pick up these pre-cut phrases at most good crafting stores. Phrases such as ‘love’, ‘family’ or ‘home’ are...

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