Christmas
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Festive and Fun: Secular Holiday Traditions for Atheists and Agnostics (With a Creative Twist)
Secular holiday traditions with art: Let’s be honest—if you’re like me, the holidays are less about angels and nativity scenes, and more about trying to make it through the season with your sanity intact. But who says you can’t have fun and get creative without the religious element? For atheists, agnostics, or anyone who just…
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Facing Christmas After Loss: Finding Hope Through the Hard Times
Dealing with Grief at Christmas, or whatever holidays you celebrate: Christmas has always been a time of togetherness, celebration, and joy. But for some of us, dealing with grief at Christmas brings up deep sadness. The holiday season is hard when you’ve experienced profound loss—something I’ve known all too well since 2008. That year, my…
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5 Ways to Choose Art as a Powerful Holiday Gift
Hello, Friend! The holidays are right around the corner, and we all know what that means: it’s time to stress over finding the perfect gifts! But don’t worry, I’ve got 5 ways to choose art as a powerful holiday gift. I got you covered with ideas that are thoughtful, personal, and way better than underwear!…
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You don’t have any holiday ornaments like these.
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Challenges and Art Math
I’m having some bad effects with the clay during curing, and I’m learning that they’re hard to eliminate in translucent clays of most brands. The clay gets what is called “plaques”, which are little flat disc shaped occlusions in the clay that make it look cracked or flawed. Once they’re there, they’re there for good,…
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Face ornaments.
Help me come up with a better name for these! OK, I made this today and now I’m in love with making them. I made 3 today and there are ideas for Christmas ornaments. Please say you’ll buy one of these from me for Christmas. #kelliesniderart #claysculptureart #clayportraits #polymerclayanimals #polymerclaypeople
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A Jumping Person
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It’s funner to do Christmas in July, apparently.
As someone who generally decorates for Christmas 2 days before the guests arrive, this is weird, but I’m really enjoying making Christmas stuff in July. Merry Christmas, you guys. Merry Christmas one and all! These are funky handmade clay houses and trees, and garnet beads. #polymerclayanimals #christmasornaments #bohonecklace #paintedtreeboutiques #necklaceoftheday