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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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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Creating Something Day 21

Jun 21, 11 Creating Something Day 21

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This is the second item that my daughter arrived home with from school on Monday. She’s in an art program called ‘art mania’ after school, and this little item is what they’ve been creating for most of this term. Obviously, a paper mache penguin, but this particular one had the misfortune of having its beak...

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