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Artistic Trading Cards – Calling All Kids
Artistic Trading Cards – Calling All Kids Remember how much you enjoyed getting mail in the mailbox as a child? Well, your kid can have that same feeling of having the world reach them with a little help from the grown-up artist in their life. This is a great summer activity for the kids and with the holidays approaching you can make themed-art as well! Source: Daisy Yellow Art Join In The Fun: Artistic Trading Cards (ATC) are a world-wide phenomenon and a fun way for children and adults to craft together. As with any ATC, the only rule is the card needs to be 2.5 inches…
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Tips for Buying and Displaying Art in Your Home
Images courtesy of Fenton and Fenton. When I think back to the type of art I grew up around I realize that my parents would usually hang abstract images. Nothing too fancy, they definitely weren’t art collectors, but when I came across two pieces on eBay, my parents owned I understood that my attraction to abstract work stems from way back when. But don’t get me wrong, I love art in all it’s forms! Art really does help finish a home. Spend a little time finding out what you love to see everyday and brings you joy. Here are some tips for decorating your home with art and best…
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It’s Red Dot Auction Season! Fundraiser Supports Chuck Jones Center for Creativity’s Programs
It’s Red Dot Auction Season! WoodSnap Debuts Photographs at Charity Auction Fundraiser Supports Chuck Jones Center for Creativity’s Programs Orange County business, WoodSnap, is joining with Chuck Jones Center for Creativity this year to present the eighth annual Red Dot Auction, the Center’s spring fundraiser. Twenty-five of their photographers will, along with WoodSnap, donate their work printed on the company’s signature birch wood, to create the WoodSnap section at the Red Dot Auction. “WoodSnap was built on inspiring creative minds to print their favorite photos on wood. We love supporting the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity as they are masters at teaching both young and young of heart…
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40/Forty: Celebrating Women
Dandelion Moms art contributor, Erna van Dyk has been busy! By Lilli LaBuen Gillen Years ago, Erna bravely uprooted her life as she knew it in South Africa and moved to Orange County in Southern California to support her husband’s goals. Always the optimist, she successfully built a new life, raising her son in a new country, making new friends, and switching careers from graphic design and marketing to doing what she loves: teaching art and helping others build a strong foundation in painting and multimedia. Many locals know her as an amazing and dedicated art teacher. Raising a family, teaching art, building a business of her own, life…
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Creating the Perfect Gallery Wall
Have you been wanting to create a gallery wall in your home but not sure where to start? That was my dilemma for oh, probably three years now, so I figured it was time to commit! Commit to trying out some fresh ideas but with some guidance. When Canvas Factory contacted me about collaborating I jumped at the chance as I love the look of photographs on canvas. Canvas prints are created when an image is printed onto canvas and then stretched or gallery wrapped onto a wooden frame ready for display or hanging. To create a canvas print just upload your photo or image, choose the size and…
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Crafts :: Super Cute DIY Flower Box
I love to give handmade gifts and if I end up buying gifts then the wrapping should have a handmade touch. I will show you how I transformed this ordinary papermache box found at Michaels into a super cute box, pretty enough that you will want to keep it. Materials needed: a box of your size and liking some silk or paper flowers and ribbon hot glue gun and scissors acrylic paint old cookie sheet or similar flat service (i don’t use my cookie sheet in the kitchen anymore) I had my box and an assortment of flowers to choose from: This was my lid. I wanted a flower that…
