Art Every Day Month – Day 3 and Day 4 PLARN creations

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With my “Plarn” workshop coming up this month at Trash2Treasurefl.org and my commitment to Art Every Day Month (AEDM) it was the perfect time to craft a couple of sample friendship bracelets. PLARN is plastic bag yarn. Made from shopping bags, plarn can be used as yarn for nearly any crochet, knitting or macrame project. [...]

Top 5 Reasons I’m “All-In” for Creative Every Day : Art Every Day Month Challenge 2011

Art Every Day Month 2011

Today, November 1st, Creative Every Day: Art Every Day Month Challenge 2011 begins. The brainchild of Leah Piken Kolidas, the intent of the challenge is to invite others to challenge themselves to create some art every day for one month and post it publicly to share and to be held accountable. So I’m thinking that [...]

Inspirations from Nature & Springtime Creative Musings

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Spring is in the air! Even here in South Florida, we’re inspired by that sense of renewal and re-birth that comes with Spring equinox. Migrating birds flutter through my yard, and despite the early dry heat this year, tiny flowers are blooming. The grass, dormant for most of the winter, is starting to grow again, [...]

A Cool New Tool & Fun Trash 2 Treasure Stuff

Who knew you could create all this really cool stuff out of things you’d otherwise throw away? Talk about thrifty! Crafty and recycled, too! If you’ve been wondering what we do at Trash to Treasure Creative ReUse Center in Fort Lauderdale, we foster the spirit of creativity & community that makes all of this possible. [...]

Personality in Color – How Cool!

Thanks to Tara Joyce at ElasticMind, and the blog “The Rise of the Innerpreneur” (more on that later…) I found this really fun, new, free tool that highlights your personality traits in color, PersonalDNA.com. If you’re like me, and you’re making your way in the world shaping your work around who you ARE, rather than [...]