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Planting Creative SeedsWelcome to the Creative Resource Page and the Planting Creative Seeds Challenge that I am working on with Alissa from Creative with Kids.

As New Year’s Resolutions are made… if craftiness for you or for you children is on the agenda, we would love to help you on your journey. If you are joining us “later” in the year.. don’t worry. Just dip in and get started!

Crafting and creativity is such a rewarding activity that we would love to help you do more!

Here is a thought for you: to me creativity is not just about the “obvious” – i.e. being able to draw or paint. It is not even about the classic crafting skills, such as knitting or sewing.. you can be a highly creative person and an accomplished gardener. Similarly, many cooks are very creative too. So. Spark your creativity. Whatever it is…

Here will find a resource page that we are “filling” as each challenge week progresses.

Week 1: Planting Your Creative Seed

Although creativity is often spontaneous, it does also benefit from some planning. Start off with a plan and see where it takes you! Ask your self some questions:

  • Why do you want to become more creative?
  • Who do you want to become more creative with?
  • What sorts of things would you like to try out?
  • What resources do you have? What resources are missing? How can you fill the resource gap?
  • What time scales are you looking at?
  • What outcome are you hoping for? What would make you happy?

If you are thinking of trying out new things, check out these posts to help you along:

Paper Quilling - Teach Yourself to Crochet - Easy Sewing Project – Felting – Paper Mache - Salt Dough

Week 2: Organisation

My main challenge is “Mess and Hoarding” – both of which I feel can inhibit creativity.

  1. What are your organisational challenges?
  2. How will your organise yourself?
  3. What do you need to tackle first?
  4. What does a good result look like?
Week 3: Now go getting crafting!!!!

If you are a blogger, why not share your ideas and thoughts in the linky party below. That way, other’s can stop by your blog and use YOUR ideas as a resource to help them on the creative path. If you are not a blogger, do write down what you would like to do and revisit it.

Come and Link Your Planning & Organisational Posts and Inspiration

In the meantime, some books for you to browse! (click on the book to read the review):

Everything Alice: the Wonderland Book of Makes A Green Guide to Country CraftsCute and Easy Crochet Make Hey While the Sun Shines

 

11 Comments »

  • Angelique Felix said:

    I love these series Maggy and Alissa!
    Thank you for organizing so! After all creations arew elcome to be shared on the Made with Love – bloghop: http://www.angeliquefelix.com/blog/introducing-the-made-with-love-link-up-party

    Love, Angelique

    # 9 January 2012 at 10:49 am
  • Red Ted Art (author) said:

    Perfect! Thank you Angelique!

    # 9 January 2012 at 12:06 pm
  • close to home said:

    although my blog is not all crafts, I do a lot of crafting with food…thanks for the opportunity to share my site and look forward for some inspiration

    # 9 January 2012 at 6:14 pm
  • Red Ted Art (author) said:

    Fabulous!

    # 9 January 2012 at 7:10 pm
  • Aly said:

    I have all sorts I want to try, probably too much.I\’ll write something and try to join in.I\’m doing Get Crafty Valentine\’s so have to get a shifty on with that.Though I have two posts I can enter if I get stuck.

    # 14 January 2012 at 5:40 pm
  • Red Ted Art (author) said:

    Ooh fabulous Aly – good point \”too many ideas\” can also stop you creating!!!

    # 14 January 2012 at 7:03 pm
  • Aly said:

    Ah, not to worry about the Valentine\’s Get Crafty.I can do a new post and include my past Valentine posts.I\’ll go and check up and coming Get Crafty and make a note.I need a note book just for blogging I think.

    # 14 January 2012 at 9:01 pm
  • Red Ted Art (author) said:

    Next Get Crafty is Easter :-)

    # 14 January 2012 at 9:20 pm
  • liveotherwise said:

    I\’m all linked up :)

    # 15 January 2012 at 12:31 pm
  • Red Ted Art (author) said:

    Fabulous! Great to have you on board!

    # 15 January 2012 at 1:19 pm
  • Toddler Approved said:

    Love this too!

    I didn\’t totally post about my project, but I was working on hanging photos in my house.

    Now my plan is to organize my craft supplies and plan our projects so I can do a few months without having to buy crafty supplies- like Alissa suggested.

    # 17 January 2012 at 11:51 pm

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