Halloween Fairies!

Halloween Fairies Final Products

Thinking of a Halloween decor project for the kids? These mini Halloween fairies are perfect for them – easy and fun to make, and cute! Younger children are often given homework arts and crafts projects according to the season. These are usually displayed in their classrooms before being sent back home just before the big event. (I remember […]

Egg Carton Daffodils

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Egg cartons!  Most of us don’t give them a second thought. As long as they keep our eggs intact, we’re happy. But egg cartons are a fabulous craft resource. You can cut them up for bits or soak them and then reshape them into just about anything. This project only needs some scissors, paint, imagination […]

Easy Art for Kids

Easy Art for Kids

Crayons and drawing books for the kids’ art time? Too ordinary! So here’s a little project to give your kids something a bit different and more fun to do. You can build this simple stand using scrap timber you may have in your storage. But you can also use other materials such as PVC pipes, cardboard boxes, etc. Be […]

String Art Tutorial

String Art

Need a new wall decoration for your room? Here’s one DIY idea you might enjoy! A string and nail wall decoration is a great creative project for using up all excess nails and timber or plywood. And aside from being inexpensive, it is also fun because it’s an art project that anybody can successfully make. […]

Make greeting cards and letters even more special with this cute and easy envelope!

DIY Envelope

Want to make your greeting cards and letters even more special? This easy DIY envelope is perfect because it gives the recipient the feeling of opening up a present! And it’s not just an easy project! This DIY envelope can save you moneyif you already have some beautiful thick paper and a few ribbons in your crafts stores. You […]

Line design with shading!

Line Design Drawing

Now here’s something to keep the little kids busy this weekend. It’s simple, easy, addictive and definitely worth displaying on the wall! This art project is just one of the many creative ideas taught yearly by art teacher Ted Edinger (also known as Mr. E). Lots of his students have created really impressive versions of this, […]

Hand And Footprint Art

Hand and Footprint Art

Creating paintings with bare hands are fun. Doing it with the family makes it even more meaningful. So let your imagination run and get the whole family’s hands on it!  Here are some tips… Materials: Canvas Acrylic Paints Brush Permanent Marker Plastic Plate [adinserter block=”11″]   Steps: First thing you need to do is to […]

Button Tree Wall Art

Button Tree

Use the heap of buttons you have to make some pretty wall art. We think this is a good one to hang in your daughter’s room. Materials: Canvas Plenty of buttons Pastel Colour Spray Paint (suggested colours: purple, yellow, pink, blue) Glue Gun or E6000 Adhesive Acrylic Paint Paint Brush Dimensional Paints (suggested colours: black, brass, […]

3D Hand Art

3D hand

Cut off your hand, put it inside a frame and hang it on your bedroom wall… JUST KIDDING! But you can make a 3D hand instead, and we’re not kidding! This art project is very cool yet very simple. The only trick here is too be very precise in drawing the lines – curved lines […]

How to Create Movement in Your Drawings

Motion Drawing

Being able to show movement is the key to bringing an illustration to life. Movement and motion are what help you imagine what you are reading. Without these little details, drawings may be hard to interpret. You don’t need to enter an art class to learn drawing. The first thing you need to practice for moving objects is to […]