The Macrame Project is a fundraising project which is based in Ecuador. It utilizes the natural appeal of macrame and creates handmade bracelets and other popular items. Macrame bracelets are very popular due to their powerful color scheme and unique texture. Macrame is created by using a series of knots that creates a decoration and is often combined with small shells or stones to enhance its appearance.
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Do you have an interesting story to tell? Get interviewed by the Creativity Portal and get new exposure about your life, your profession, and/or your product or service. Alleviating That Thin Constant Writer's Anxiety Whitney Ferre is on a mission to open you to living life as both the ART and the ARTIST. Get Your Super Star Bookmark Ashfaq Ishaq, International Child Art Foundation Founder Ashfaq graciously allowed me to interview him, so I ask what impact he feels ICAF has made since its founding in 1997, 13 years ago. Teach children compassion and allow them to fully express their creativity. It goes a long way to reaping benefits.
The Tree-mendous Memory! Game Sharpen your mind with a fun simple game that is available to everyone as a free printable download in PDF format. If you want to exercise your brain and you like board games, print the game out for your table top. Great fun for kids and family. Elderly people benefit too by strengthening their mind muscle with the "Tree-mendous Memory! Game". Be sure to check out the autumn version of this game.
A: It is a win-win-win activity. I win by connecting with my Muse, learning and understanding. My readers and clients win from what I am able to share and explain. The Universal Thought Pool wins by increasing, even if ever so slightly, in size. ~ Tom Evans, Modern Day Alchemist
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"Stimulating your creative genius
and living a life of possibilities,
needs a steady diet of fun,
expression and imagination."
~ Jeannine McGlade
While browsing the writing section at Barnes & Noble recently, I spotted The Write-Brain Workbook by our own Bonnie Neubauer (remember the Punny Costumes contest?). I suddenly remembered that Bonnie & I had discussed featuring a series of exercises from her book as well as Take Ten for Writers on Creativity Portal. Thanks to BN, I got back in touch with her and resumed our creative collaboration . . . in more ways than one.
The exciting news is that beginning in February, and over the next few months, you'll be treated to a hand-picked selection of Bonnie's fun-filled writing prompts and exercises (she let me choose 10 from each book), and you'll get to experience her wordalicious-ness play through, among many things, onomatopoeia, 'one sill a bull', 'LINGO-istics', and 'VocabuLeery'. I'm SO looking forward to this!
Now, back to that "in more ways than one." This is not a math problem, but somewhere between Philadelphia and Chicago right now a heavy box of rocks (weighing x pounds) is being shipped my way. A box of rocks? Yes, 6 of Bonnie's painted JoyRox, which you can learn all about in her 20 Questions Interview and at www.JoyRox.net (hint: think Bonnie Neubauer + Zentangle + Pet Rocks + Found Art).
Because I want to be sure Bonnie's rocks arrive "safely" before I say anything more, I'll stand behind this little stone-hedge until they get here. Meanwhile, look at this picture she sent me of the cute lil' things (Hay! Now I challenge you to visit Bonnie's site to see if you can figure out what she wants me to do with them). See how infectious she is? Yeah, I know!
P.S.S. I'm still available as a Master Coach to coaches-in-training in the next Badonsky/Maurer Kaizen-Muse™ Creativity Coach Training session beginning February 15. If you're planning on taking this 17-week creativity- and life-enhancing course and would like to work with me, please request me when you register online.
26 Simple Ways to Nurture Your Creative Life #22: Vent (Emotional Expression) By Chris Dunmire
I say, “When bent, go vent.” Not to your significant other, co-worker, or cat. Do it on the page or canvas. Or on the floor in the studio or gym.
Flavors of Thought Recipe 9: Falling Out of Love By Tom Evans
Remember that the real work in any relationship starts and ends with you.
6 Ways You Can Stimulate and Tone Your Creativity By Ronald Alexander, PhD
Just as an athlete who’s in condition has the muscle tone to be able to spring into action instantly, someone who regularly accesses their core creativity becomes creatively toned.
Creativity Triggers Are For Everyone By Edward Glassman, PhD
Change from a person that has to be reminded to ‘think outside the box,’ into a person who can ‘eliminate the box’ from your thinking.
