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Hello friends, recently I was looking to get some stickers printed for our Mini Masters art kits for kids. We spent a lot of time designing this product for children to be fun and engaging, something they would look forward to getting in the mail. Part of the excitement lies in meeting a new art character each month!

How the Mini Masters Art Kits for kids work

Each month we introduce a new character from art history (or current artists) to help kids learn about these famous artists and their art styles. For example, this months artist is Kahlo the Koala, based on Frida Kahlo! Mini Masters members will receive their art kit, all the supplies they need to make a painting inspired by Frida Kahlo! We will learn all about her, her paintings, and fun facts about the artist, like where she grew up and what made her famous. Each art kit includes an online tutorial to complete the art project and best of all, once they complete their painting they get a STICKER which acts as a stamp in their art passport.

Filling out their art passport is part of the fun!

Our mini masters look forward to adding a stamp to their art passports each time they complete a class with a new artist! These stamps or stickers act as badges to celebrate their progress. Plus sticking a new sticker on something is so satisfying. While getting ready to order our Kahlo the Koala stickers this month I came across AllStickerPrinting. I hadn’t used them before but they had a lot of product selections and I wanted to try them out.

AllStickerPrinting Review

The first thing that stood out to me when I was ordering these stickers from AllStickerprinting was the amount of options they had. Not just in products available but in the type of stickers they can cut! They can die cut, kiss cut and also multi cut which is a hard option to find from most sticker printing companies. Multi cut stickers allow you to print multiple sticker designs on a single sheet. I am looking forward to using this option in the future for something fun! I ordered kiss cut circular stickers for our Kahlo Art Kits for kids.

I was very happy when they arrived. They shipped very quickly and the stickers are high quality and bright. They also sent me a smaple of some of their other products including foil paper stickers and hang tags. My mind is now racing with ideas. It is also really nice to be able to see each paper type, I am definately setting these aside to reference for future orders and projects! I would highly recommend this sticker printing company for well priced, high quality stickers.

Kahlo the Koala is about to ship

Now that I have the stickers, we are getting ready to ship out this month Mini Masters art kits for kids! I cannot wait to create with all of our mini members and share the wondeful artist Frida Kahlo with them! Her inspiring story and paintings, full of color will be sure to inspire. These stickers will get all packed up with the supplies, paints and canvas for this months kit. If you have a Mini Master or a little you know that loves to create don’t hesitate to check out our Mini Masters program and our Art Kits for kids!

Some of the Artists we have featured recently include Kandinsky the Kangaroo, Picasso the Possum, Monet the Mouse, and we have many more to come!

Find out more about the Mini Masters program HERE

Check out AllStickerPrinting HERE

Hey there painter! Have you ever wondered how you can enjoy the act of creating more? How to enjoy the process of painting and dip into your creativity without worrying about making a mistake?

Imagine, letting color and creativity flow freely, being able to instinctively make choices of what your next color will be and what to do with it…this is called intuitive painting, and it’s REALLY FUN! But it’s HARD to let go!!
Even professional artists struggle to get into this zone sometimes. I want to give you my tips and tricks on this because it is so worth it once you experience it and at the heart of this, lies the process vs product problem.

I hear new painters become so concerned with doing a ‘good’ job on their artwork, of placing every little mark exactly where it is in the example painting. Pretty soon they stressed out, a little cross-eyed from staring at their painting so hard and not having a good time, not in a flow state, and certainly not intuitive painting. Don’t worry almost all of us start here. The secret to creative freedom is to switch your focus, from the product (end result) to the process of painting (the making of). Here are some ways you can start doing this when you create: Try to look at your example if you are using one, only once or twice. That’s right let your creativity take over, you have the ‘idea’ see what you can do without being glued to your inspiration

Follow your joy, imagine pulling a long thick swipe of yellow ochre down your canvas, if that color brings you joy follow it…see what that color looks like contrasted next to another….if an idea sparks, follow it…see what happens!

Lastly, if you feel yourself getting frustrated, take a break, and step away. Set your half-finished painting somewhere you can look at it and let it ‘talk’ to you. You may be surprised when one day you look at it and know what you want to do next, that is your intuition getting stronger. That is the process guiding you, rather than the result.

Below I am including a great article about process art VS product art. Once you get into the article you will see itis directed towards children but this is for everyone! Process art has benefits for adults just like it does for children so as you read, apply it to yourself. These excercises can really open up your mind creatively to new ideas and possibilities! Try these out and let me know how it went in the comments!

Find process art activities and read the article here.

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