Your coloured pencils need to have identifying marks, and if they don’t come from the factory with those marks – you need to create them yourself. Recently we wrote about the cost of coloured pencils and how you might substitute them. Reasons why some pencils are cheaper Some pencil brands are cheaper than others and are suitable alternatives to purchasing premium pencils. For example, student grade pencils are an alternative to buying premium coloured pencils. As well, some pencils … [Read more...] about 5 steps to identify your coloured pencils and why
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Achieve your goals in your art and craft dream in 11 steps
The next steps in your art and craft dream journey is to learn how to set and achieve your goals. You also need to know how to achieve them quickly and easily. In the blogs ’12 steps to conduct an art and craft supplies audit’ and ‘How to use a process of elimination to find your art and craft niche’, you were shown how to sort through your art and craft supplies, and how to work through your emotional attachment to your supplies. You also considered which were practical considering … [Read more...] about Achieve your goals in your art and craft dream in 11 steps
How to use a process of elimination to find your art and craft niche
You may be like me and after conducting your art and craft supplies audit, you have unfinished art and craft projects and supplies in your cupboard that you’ve gathered over the years. Now you need to do a process of elimination to sort through those supplies and find your art niche. You need to think about why you bought your supplies and why you kept them. Will you still use them? What to do with your stash? If you followed the steps to organise your art and craft supplies, you’ll … [Read more...] about How to use a process of elimination to find your art and craft niche
20 steps to organise your coloured pencils by type and lightfastness
After I conducted my art and craft supply audit, I found I had 829 coloured pencils in my stash. This post explains how I organised those coloured pencils, and how you can organise your coloured pencils by type and lightfastness. I had gathered a mix of wax-based pencils, oil-based pencils, aquarelle pencils (water colour pencils), different brands of pencils, lightfast and non-lightfast pencils. It was a whole lot of coloured pencils. Just a sample of some of the coloured pencils … [Read more...] about 20 steps to organise your coloured pencils by type and lightfastness
12 steps to organise your art and craft supplies
What are the next steps? You’re getting those art and craft projects out of the cupboard that you decided to start oh-so many years ago. Where do you start to organise your art and craft supplies? On my journey, after I left my work and started to pursue my art and craft dream, my first step was to find a space to use as a working area. You will also need to find enough space in which to organise your art and craft supplies. You may find that you have got a spare room in your … [Read more...] about 12 steps to organise your art and craft supplies