Here are some more artsy links to keep you creating this week:

10 Reasons to Photograph Your Quilts from Quilting & Patchwork.

Doll Festival for Girl’s Day from Tottie Talks Crafts.

Help for left handed crafters from Tangled Thread.

How to Rescue Family Heritage Photos from The Artful Crafter.

Book Arts from Layers Upon Layers.

Providing Bird Nesting Materials from Junk Creation.

I was a bit too busy this week to submit a link.

Heather
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Lisa Vollrath, Ten Two Studios and Go Make Something have teamed up yet again for another holiday countdown giveaway for you. This one is for St Patrick’s Day, so you will find loads of cute green things to download and print out for your St Patrick’s Day inspired visual journal entries. These are free for you to use in your personal journals & visual art journals so long as you leave a link on your blog. So, go help yourself. There’s a new printable each day until St Patrick’s Day.

Heather
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St Patrick’s Day Printables

Here are some more artsy links to keep you creating this week:

Annual Woven Narrow Scarf Challenge from Tottie Talks Crafts.

Making Monoprint Background Papers from Layers Upon Layers.

Pin or Bias Tape Weaving Patterns from The Artful Blogger.

Round Robin Time Again for the Fiber Divas from Quilting & Patchwork.

Sew your own tutus from Tangled Thread.

And I’ve shared the Collage a Day prompts.

Heather
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Artsy Bloggers Round-up #53

Today is Friday and that means it’s Freaky Friday. If you need to know more about this journal writing challenge please read the First Freaky Friday entry.

With all the prompts about collage I felt another for Freaky Friday might be good. Here are some suggestions. You could reread your journal looking for Freaky Friday prompts you have previously responded to and make a collage about them. Or respond to any of them using collage only. You could create a collage journal entry with no words at all. You could decide what FRIDAY means as an acrostic and find an image for each letter. Those are just some ideas I made up just now.

I hope you enjoy this journal writing challenge. The purpose of the Freaky Friday challenges is to see your life from a different perspective. Please leave any comments in the section below.

Heather
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Freaky Friday #151

I promised to give you a collage prompt every day this week. Using the word Friday as the prompt collect images of the word Friday, and other words you associate with Friday. Also several images of what Friday means to you.

If you like add one word from the list below to make your visual journal session even more challenging. Be aware that the word Friday could bring up all kinds of images for you. While you’re collecting your images don’t censor yourself. Just allow whatever draws you to end up in your pile of collage material.

List of extra words:
debate
willing
coping
final
break
green
pink
measure
dent
express

Use either a prepared background page from your journal, or a blank piece of paper you can later glue into your journal. Cut or tear around the edges of the images and words. Arrange them in a way that pleases you. Don’t spend a long time worrying about it, though. Just play with the pieces, glue and push them onto the page. Use paint, pens or whatever you feel like to add colour, more words, or other images you just couldn’t find in your search to complete you collage.

Magazines are a great resource for collage materials, but search online for images you can use, too. Remember to have lots of fun. Relax and enjoy this visual journal writing prompt. Look for ways to make the days different. Focus on what is unique about each day of the week for you. Please leave any comments in the section below.

Heather
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A Collage a Day: Friday

I promised to give you a collage prompt every day this week. Using the word Thursday as the prompt collect images of the word Thursday, and other words you associate with Thursday. Also several images of what Thursday means to you.

If you like add one word from the list below to make your visual journal session even more challenging. Be aware that the word Thursday could bring up all kinds of images for you. While you’re collecting your images don’t censor yourself. Just allow whatever draws you to end up in your pile of collage material.

List of extra words:
camera
tools
shopping
roster
socks
dull
angry
empty
busy
shoes

Use either a prepared background page from your journal, or a blank piece of paper you can later glue into your journal. Cut or tear around the edges of the images and words. Arrange them in a way that pleases you. Don’t spend a long time worrying about it, though. Just play with the pieces, glue and push them onto the page. Use paint, pens or whatever you feel like to add colour, more words, or other images you just couldn’t find in your search to complete you collage.

Magazines are a great resource for collage materials, but search online for images you can use, too. Remember to have lots of fun. Relax and enjoy this visual journal writing prompt. Look for ways to make the days different. Focus on what is unique about each day of the week for you. Please leave any comments in the section below.

Heather
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A Collage a Day: Thursday

I promised to give you a collage prompt every day this week. Using the word Wednesday as the prompt collect images of the word Wednesday, and other words you associate with Wednesday. Also several images of what Wednesday means to you.

If you like add one word from the list below to make your visual journal session even more challenging. Be aware that the word Wednesday could bring up all kinds of images for you. While you’re collecting your images don’t censor yourself. Just allow whatever draws you to end up in your pile of collage material.

List of extra words:
red
grey
birds
sand
sweet
salty
sipping
bright
baby
glue

Use either a prepared background page from your journal, or a blank piece of paper you can later glue into your journal. Cut or tear around the edges of the images and words. Arrange them in a way that pleases you. Don’t spend a long time worrying about it, though. Just play with the pieces, glue and push them onto the page. Use paint, pens or whatever you feel like to add colour, more words, or other images you just couldn’t find in your search to complete you collage.

Magazines are a great resource for collage materials, but search online for images you can use, too. Remember to have lots of fun. Relax and enjoy this visual journal writing prompt. Look for ways to make the days different. Focus on what is unique about each day of the week for you. Please leave any comments in the section below.

Heather
Photo is my own using printable images from Go Make Something

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A Collage a Day: Wednesday

I promised to give you a collage prompt every day this week. Using the word Tuesday as the prompt collect images of the word Tuesday, and other words you associate with Tuesday. Also several images of what Tuesday means to you.

If you like add one word from the list below to make your visual journal session even more challenging. Be aware that the word Tuesday could bring up all kinds of images for you. While you’re collecting your images don’t censor yourself. Just allow whatever draws you to end up in your pile of collage material.

List of extra words:
night
dry
cold
noon
breakfast
midnight
daylight
stars
orange
purple

Use either a prepared background page from your journal, or a blank piece of paper you can later glue into your journal. Cut or tear around the edges of the images and words. Arrange them in a way that pleases you. Don’t spend a long time worrying about it, though. Just play with the pieces, glue and push them onto the page. Use paint, pens or whatever you feel like to add colour, more words, or other images you just couldn’t find in your search to complete you collage.

Magazines are a great resource for collage materials, but search online for images you can use, too. Remember to have lots of fun. Relax and enjoy this visual journal writing prompt. Please leave any comments in the section below.

Heather
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A Collage a Day: Tuesday

I’ve been meaning to get more into collage in my own personal journal, so as a way to encourage me, and you, I’ve decided to have a Collage a Day prompt for each day this week. Using the word Monday as the prompt collect images of the word Monday, and other words you associate with Monday. Also several images of what Monday means to you.

If you like add one word from the list below to make your visual journal session even more challenging. Be aware that the word Monday could bring up all kinds of images for you. While you’re collecting your images don’t censor yourself. Just allow whatever draws you to end up in your pile of collage material.

List of extra words:
morning
wet
hot
afternoon
lunch
evening
night
sunshine
blue
yellow

Use either a prepared background page from your journal, or a blank piece of paper you can later glue into your journal. Cut or tear around the edges of the images and words. Arrange them in a way that pleases you. Don’t spend a long time worrying about it, though. Just play with the pieces, glue and push them onto the page. Use paint, pens or whatever you feel like to add colour, more words, or other images you just couldn’t find in your search to complete you collage.

Magazines are a great resource for collage materials, but search online for images you can use, too. Remember to have lots of fun. Relax and enjoy this visual journal writing prompt. Please leave any comments in the section below.

Heather
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A Collage a Day: Monday

Here are some more artsy links to keep you creating this week:

10 reasons why sewing is good for the economy from Tangled Thread.

How to Protect Your Work from Copyright Infringement from The Artful Crafter.

Snow art: Amelia Schaefer from Layers Upon Layers.

Remade Roses That Last Forever from Junk Creation.

Story People Dolls from Tottie Talks Crafts.

When There Are Aspects You Can’t Control in Your Quilting Business from Quilting & Patchwork.

And I’ve shared the A Kiss is Still a Kiss… entry.

Heather
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