It's back! With the goal of bringing a little cheer to patients in the hospital during the holiday season, the deviantART Holiday Card Project connects deviants from around the world and applies their tremendous artistic abilities in designing and creating uplifting holiday cards.
In past years, the Project has received more than 5,000 cards sent in by more than 1,000 deviants from 50 different countries/political regions. Cards were then divvied up and distributed in-person by deviantART members to local Los Angeles, CA hospitals, with additional cards given to various hospitals in the U.S. and abroad for hospital staff members to hand out
Trick or Treat Contest - WINNERS!! by maytel, journal
Trick or Treat Contest - WINNERS!!
**SCROLL DOWN TO THE END AND FIND OUT WHO WON!**
Halloween is coming up fast and the Artisan Crafts CV team wants to throw a special contest in it's honour. At the same time we want to promote the Artisan Crafts community so all of the entries will have to be categorized as such to be eligible.
Dates
The contest starts on September 18th and ends on November 1st 2013.
Rules If your entry does not follow these rules, it will be automatically disqualified!!!
1 entry per category maximum.
Artisan Crafts only!!Entry must be created on or after start dateLink to this contest so that we know you've read and understood the rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September Giveaway [CLOSED] by PoultryChamp, journal
September Giveaway [CLOSED]
August came and went fast. I was in Wisconsin for some of that time, and the other time I was super busy at work. We broke sales records left and right. My dad has retired and I lose my health insurance this month, but that's life. Overall August was a mixed month - good and bad. Hopefully September is good! Onto the giveaway!
The Giveaway is now closed. Winners have been chosen.
This month I'm giving away a year-long premium membership and 1000 points to the grand prize winner! Two runners-up will receive a three months membership. All you have to do is add this journal to your favourites!
Prizes:
Grand Prize - One Year PM + 1000 Points
The Recycling and Reusing Contest by maytel, journal
The Recycling and Reusing Contest
And the winners are...
Hey winners! Just a heads-up...
You should get your subscription within a few days of this announcement but points will be awarded in the first two weeks of next month.
First Place
Dark's Pencil Wrap by *Dark-Lioncourt
Second Place
Basket Made of Newspaper by =Tannywantan
Third Place
amonite n amber by ~thebluekraken
Hidee-ho deviants!
We thought we should do something special for projecteducate (https://www.deviantart.com/projecteducate)'s two weeks of Artisan Crafts Educational Extravaganza and since everyone loves contests, we know this will be a great opportunity to inspire you to make crafts.
THE CHALLENGE
Create by recycling, reusing or up-cy
Just because you shot it in the street... by myraincheck, journal
Just because you shot it in the street...
PE: JUST BECAUSE YOU SHOT IT IN THE STREET IT DOESN'T MAKE IT "STREET PHOTOGRAPHY"
Street Photography is a largely misunderstood and misinterpreted photography genre.
Browsing dA's Street Gallery I'd say that people are under the impression that street photography is photography of:
1 street signs
2 side-walk close-ups
3 love padlocks
4 shoes (All Stars preferably)/photographer's feet
5 graffiti/tags/street art/cool vandalism
6 empty roads
7 cats
8 skaters
9 abandoned buildings/urband decay/trash
10 cool cars
11 cosplayers posing in fairs
12 family in family-trips, friends in cool poses
13 sexy models in subways/women wrestling
PE: Procrastination and Creativity by jane-beata, journal
PE: Procrastination and Creativity
Procrastination and Creativity
"You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood.
What mood is that?
Last-minute panic."
Bill Watterson
You are well-aware of the importance of this project, in fact you can't wait to get to it! Too bad you promised your friends to go for a drink, and then there's that movie. Also, your productivity is at its strongest at Midnight, first Tuesday after the Full Moon, starting earlier would be a waste of time. Make sure you are well-rested! After all, is there a better way to prepare yourself for a productive tomorrow than an enjoyable today?
Your diagnosis: Procrastination
PE: 5 EXCUSES why you just can't do better! by jane-beata, journal
PE: 5 EXCUSES why you just can't do better!
5 EXCUSES why you just can't do better!
You really want to, you've worked hard to develop the skills you have and you enjoy every minute of doing what you love. And besides, people say that your artworks are...nice. Cute. Doesn't that count for something? Sure it does, there is no reason to panic and pointlessly push yourself forward. Enjoy your coffee break!
Besides, even if you didn't like the current level as much, there is absolutely nothing you can do about it at the moment. So many unfortunate happenings stand right between you and your dream. Recognizing any of the following?
:bulletred: 1 - You don't have the time
You're right! Aft
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Stamps are a great way to show your support for a project, a person or a group of people, spread awareness for a cause or promote a contest. It is also valid to do them just for fun, with just a funny image and/or message.
Since their introduction to the deviantArt galleries, millions of stamps have been created with a great variety of messages, both silly and serious, and you can see them all over the place, from journals to profile widgets.
The Community Relations department exists to encourage, facilitate and develop the relationship wit
PE: Guidelines to Starting your Own Craft Business by Talty, journal
PE: Guidelines to Starting your Own Craft Business
Guidelines to Starting your Own Crafting Business
So you make cute crafts, and probably someone offered you money for them. Maybe you need the money, and if you're like me, you need it to buy more crafting supplies. Whatever the reason, starting your own crafty business is a decisions that you should take seriously... it's not as easy as opening an Etsy account and setting some random prices for your work. There is a lot of things to consider to keep the business going, your money safe, your name clean, and your costumers happy.
By no means this is an absolute guide, merely a few guidelines of things I've found important or questions I get a
Culinary Arts
Culinary is the art of preparing and/or cooking foods to be as pleasing for the palate as it is for the eye.
Not many types of art can claim to be as nourishing for your soul as they are for your body. Culinary arts is appreciated by everyone in the world because it is highly linked with our survival. Also, if you think about it, it is one of the most accessible forms of art around. You probably even subconsciously practised Culinary Arts several times without knowing it.
Example: someone told you to assemble a plate of cheeses, meats and breads? I'm sure you didn't just throw everything on a plate, somewhere in the back of your