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Creative DIY Indoor Activities & Crafts Kids will Love
Mom, Mom, Mommy??? Are you hearing this phrase on repeat in your house right now at home? Let us help with some fun and creative DIY art projects. Brush Strokes is now offering DIY Pottery to go Kits to bring the creativity to you.These activities for kids are easy, DIY, and include everything you need to craft at home. The perfect solution to combat that Spring Break stir crazy. Great activities for kids to keep busy while stuck inside on rainy days, snow days, coronavirus or school cancellations. Best of all, almost none require an electronic device so you don't have to worry about too much screen time. Let's get crafting! Pottery To Go Kits - Figurines Each kit includes everything you’ll need to paint a ceramic figurine. -1 ceramic figurine-8 acrylic paint colors (in separate paint pots)-1 paint brush-small cup to rinse brushes-paper plate to mix paint (if needed) Bonus Glitter paint & finish gloss are included to add that extra sparkle & shine to your projects! DIY Ceramic Coloring Tile Kit Our one-of-a-kind designs are pre printed on each tile making it easy to color inside or outside the lines. Each kit includes: 1 unique coloring book ceramic tile (6” diameter) 10 washable markers pre-cut jute string It's FUN for the whole family. Not limited to little ones. These designs have been tested and proven to be a big hit among teenagers and college students! DIY Paint your own Canvas Kit Our one-of-a-kind designs are pre sketched on each canvas making it easy to color inside or outside the lines. Outline with a sharpie black marker after paint is dry to create a solid finish. Each kit includes: one 8 x 10 wrapped canvas 8 acrylic paint colors (in separate paint pots) 1 paint brush 1 sponge dot tool small cup to rinse brushes paper plate to mix paint (if needed) Spring Vase Pottery To Go Kit Each kit comes with everything you need to paint, decorate and display these adorable vases. No baking needed. Inside is pre-glazed to hold water or plants in place without mess. DIY Kits include everything you need: 1 ceramic item (vase, bird house or boot) 1 paint palette of acrylic colors paint brush paper plate for paint mixing Ring Dish Pottery To Go Kit Kit includes everything you’ll need to paint a square ceramic ring dish. -1 ceramic ring dish - square-8 acrylic paint colors (in separate paint pots)-2 paint brushes-small cup to rinse brushes-paper plate to mix paint Bonus gloss sealer included to add that extra shine and seal to your project!
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What I learned from Joanna Gaines & My Creative Idols
Cruising into Spring on a serious mission. A mission to take my business to the next level! All because of a conference called Alt Summit. After years of watching from the sidelines, I decided to jump in full force and attend this year. And it was AMAZING. ✨ I stood face to face with some of my biggest idols in the creative/craft world and not only had a conversation with them but also learned so much valuable information that my head is still spinning. Oh and did I mention the key note speaker...Joanna Gaines #fangirl So why was it so amazing? What did I learn? Well, let me tell you my biggest takeaway. Be YOU Seems pretty basic right? Eh, not so much. In a world full of countless content at our fingertips we tend to loose sight of the basic principles of creating. So this simple reminder was the theme that almost every speaker and presenter drove home and was exactly what we needed. They urged us to not try to replicate another personality we admired because it will always come off inauthentic. Instead they preached - 'your tribe is behind you because they love what you do not you trying to imitate someone else.' And the master of of masters, Mrs. Joanna Gaines, said it best... "When you get down to the core of who you're created to be and who you really are, it should be very different than what you are seeing out there. And in that vulnerability people sense authenticity and with authenticity people are inspired to be that themselves. So I encourage you...don't look to your left and your right. Celebrate what everyone's doing around you but always make sure you stay in line with who you were created to be. And make yourself vulnerable and put yourself out there. Don't become a scroll (doing what everyone else is doing). Because if you want people to stop and stay a while...be YOU and be authentic and they're going to stop and stay!" - Joanna Gaines Thanks Joanna! So if you are a person who's full of glitter and sequins...Shine on with your bad self. If you love bright colors...Make the world unapologetically colorful! or If you're the quiet and reserved kind behind the camera creating masterpieces...Stay the shy one. But be brave in your quest to conquer your dreams. Because if you never try, you will not ever know if your dream could be a reality. So give it a shot! Only you get to decide what you want to be in this world. Just make a conscious choice. - Cindy Siegel As for me? I'm spreading my wings and stepping into some brave new territory this year and I couldn't be more excited. Watch out world. Here I come with a whole lots of new dreams and a passion to make them happen!
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Texas Ornament - Summer at the Beach
Summer lovin had me a blast...Summer lovin happened so fast! I can't believe that it's August - almost time for school to start and before you know it celebrate the holidays. HOLY COW! While we wait for those temperatures to cool off let's take a look back of some of the incredible vacations our little Texas ornament tagged along for this summer - including beaches right here in the Lone Star State plus all around the world. #jealous Royal Beach Club - Cancun, Mexico Celebrating with the girls at a Bachelorette party in Mexico. Olé! French Polynesia - Bora Bora Honeymooning in style in the gorgeous tropics of Bora Bora. Are you for scuba? Lloret de Mar, Spain Taking a tip along the Mediterranean coastline of Spain. Sorrento, Italy Overlooking the beautiful Bay of Naples, Italy. If you look closely you can see the pizza from here. South Padre Island, Texas Flying high with the colorful kites on the beach at South Padre Island. Always love seeing where your Brush Strokes Pottery pieces travel. Be sure to use the hashtags #TXTravels and #brushstrokespottery for a chance to be featured.
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