• Making Art

    Creative Time : : 10 Minute Shadowbox

    by  • January 28, 2013 • A Creative Life, Book Projects, Literature, Making Art, Projects, Projects for Little Ones, Quietly Connecting • 2 Comments

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    Living the creative life you would like your children to mirror – it’s tough. It seems that time has a way of slipping by at once both unnoticed and keenly felt. But Time, along with Tools and Space, these are the three key things we need to craft a creative life. We focused on the tools...

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    Creative Tools : : Make a Mark

    by  • January 24, 2013 • A Creative Life, Book Projects, Literature, Making Art, Projects, Projects for Grown-Ups • 4 Comments

    Works in Progress : : craftingconnections.net

    Remember Vashti? Remember how much trouble she had making her mark? To really get started living your creative life you need a handful of tools (not to mention space and time, we’ll tackle those later). When I speak of creative tools, I’m not speaking solely of the obvious physical supplies. Physical tools are important,...

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    Making : : Process vs. Product

    by  • January 18, 2013 • A Creative Life, Making Art, Publication Info, Quietly Connecting, Thinking about Child Development • 3 Comments

    Crafting :: Process vs Product Projects - the benefits of both via Crafting Connections

    You may notice, when creating through the many craft tutorials and DIYs we offer, that projects seem to fall into two main categories: Process and Product.  You can think of process projects as more of an artistic creation – the ultimate product is not thought out in the beginning, but rather unfolds in the...

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