Art Bundle for Good #10 - The Sale is Live!!

 

The Art Bundle for Good Sale is now available; there are over 100 courses in the Bundle.  I have been a part of Art Bundle now for around 4 years and it is always rewarding to know that whilst we are finding joy in our creativity, we can also make a difference to many charities around the world.  

Get over 100 inspiring art classes from more than 80 talented artists, all for one incredible low price, and support a great charity at the same time.

This is the 10th year of Art Bundles for Good with thousands of happy artists and creators joining in over the years. This is your chance to be part of something amazing.

You can check out and access the Courses HERE

Below are all the resources for you to check out all that are included in the bundle below

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Does Your Creative Practice feel Overwhelming?

 

Join us for the Art of Expression Summit on from Tuesday 19th May to Thursday 21st May 2026

This free online event brings together 30 expert presenters sharing expressive creative strategies for:

• Creating meaningful art from whatever materials you already have

• Building a consistent, joyful creative routine

• Expressing yourself through painting, lettering, journaling, and more

• Simplifying your creative practice so it actually sticks

• Keeping your creative momentum long-term

as well as:

• Focused sessions covering expressive arts, creative journaling, mixed media, color therapy, art for healing, visual storytelling, and more. 
• Each session is short, practical, and designed to give you new skills and ideas you can put to work immediately. 
• All sessions are pre-recorded and released daily during the summit. 
• Each day's content is free for 24 hours.

Get your FREE Ticket HERE

If you would like Lifetime access, then you can go for the VIP Pass.  What's inside the VIP pass:

 

Every workshop from all the three days of the Art of Expression Summit, available on demand 48 hours after the event ends. No expiry date.

Watch at your own pace, on your own schedule, as many times as you like.

The Art of Expression VIP All-Access Pass —
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Creating with Cardboard

 

Come and join us in Material Musings This Week

Making Zen is Back! 4th - 8th May 2026

 

 

Great News Making Zen Online Retreat will be back again from 4th - 8th May!!

Once again it will be a lot of stitched and creative fun! It is hosted by Kate at Zen Stitching and if you have participated before you know that there are lots of fantastic lessons that will inspire you during the retreat.

Examples of my textile arts

If you are not familiar with Making Zen, it is a textile-arts-focused retreat gathering approx. 35-40 artists to host one workshop each over the course of five days, and those workshops are totally free for anyone to watch for a limited time. It is an opportunity to get inspired, connect with new friends and artists, and improve your craft!

Some of the topics on the retreat will cover topics like:

🧵Using your art journaling as a tool for reflection

🧵 Making marks on fabric

🧵 Creating low waste projects

There is so much more for you to take in, and you walk away with new techniques that you can apply to your own practice. I have been blessed to be on both sides of the coin - as a teacher in several retreats and a student. I aways come away feeling inspired and thoroughly enjoy the retreat - While I am not teaching this time, I will definitely be doing the sessions, and I will be sharing some of the things that I have created during this and previous retreats over the next few weeks.

You can register for free HERE

Mark your calendar - It all happens from 4-8 May - which is just round the corner. Once you register you will find lots of information available - FAQs and a full list of the speakers presenting during the retreat.

This retreat is going to be a lot of fun, and a great way to improve your craft or learn a new one. I hope to see you there!

Material Musings - Feeling Out of Sorts

 

Welcome to Material Musings

There are some months where we get out of our normal rhythm, especially when you have a lot going on or your usual creative routine shifts when unexpected things happen.

I like having a routine, it helps keep me focused, and one of the things that I didn't really feel like doing was slow stitching or tackling some of the many projects' calling out to me - I knew that something was up. 

When you are feeling out of sorts the best thing to do is small tasks and not big, complicated tasks that won't get your full attention. Sorting through my fabric always bring calm and I recently received some offcuts from a seamstress neighbor and while they are manmade fabrics that I don't want to end up in the landfill, as I sat with them lots of ideas came flowing for possible projects.

That is the way it is sometimes. So, if you have been feeling 'Off' a little, perhaps it time to think about some of those smaller ideas that you are working on or just sit a while with your supplies. Check out the video to see some of the ideas I came up with.

Creative Archive - Mixed Media Digital Art Papers - April

This month sees the launch of my Realityarts Creative Archive, a monthly collectable set of digital art papers. Each month a new set of papers are released across 4 tiers - Sampler, Studio, Collector, and Atelier.

This month's Sampler Edition for April 2026 available for FREE until 30th April.

Heritage & Time - April Papers

The papers in the Sampler Edition are Free to access for the month of April and gives you the opportunity to use sample and use the papers in your art journals or creative projects. To access the papers you need to join my FREE Tier on Patreon. 

I also share projects that you can do with the papers in your art journals and creative projects each month.

As a FREE member you get access to the monthly digital papers, and see early release posts and member exclusive posts, see some of the behind-the-scenes videos, hints and tips and more, this is a great way to spend some time on yourself and do something creative. You can join us HERE

Here are the other papers across the tiers for this month, these are available for purchase, or you can join the Tier and receive the monthly resources that come with that tier and also access over 900 videos, digital art and posts:

Island & Nature - April Papers

Women & Memory - April Papers

Pattern & Structure - April Papers

Come and join us and enjoy using them in your creative projects. 

Stay Blessed and be a blessing.

Eco Creative Summit - A simple way to reset your Creative Practice

 

WHEN YOUR CRAFT SPACE FEELS OVERWHELMING

If the idea of crafting sustainably feels more overwhelming than inspiring, remind yourself that:

• You don't need to overhaul your entire creative practice.
• You don't need expensive specialist equipment.
• You don't need a weekend marathon crafting session.

Most crafting advice assumes unlimited time, budget, and supplies, and real life rarely works that way - what can you do in 15 minutes?.

I'm excited to share the Eco-Creative Summit, a free online event designed for those who want to create sustainably without the overwhelm and buying a whole load of supplies.

This isn't about perfection, it is about building simple, eco-friendly creative habits that actually stick and find out some great ways to reuse, recycle and repair.

Inside, you'll learn: 

• Botanical printing & natural dyeing techniques  
• Wet felting and upcycling methods
• Zero-waste creative habits you can start today
• How to repurpose everyday materials beautifully
• Real-life sustainable crafting for all skill levels

Here are the Summit Guides

The Eco Creative Summit is on Tuesday 21st April and Wednesday 22 April 2026

You can reserve your FREE spot HERE

P.S. Busy during summit week?  The VIP All-Access Pass gives you lifetime access to every workshop plus exclusive eco-creative bonus resources, so you can learn and create at your own pace. 👉 LEARN MORE HERE

Sketchbook Revival Challenge - April 11th - 21st FREE to Join!

 

Welcome to the Sketchbook Revival Challenge!
April 11–21, 2026

11 Days. 30+ Hands-On Sessions. One Revitalizing Creative Experience.

I have been invited to be one of the Teachers on Sketchbook Revival Challenge, and I am really excited to share my lesson with you over the coming weeks.

This is the 9th year of Sketchbook Revival.  For eleven inspiring days, you’ll be guided by an incredible group of 30+ practicing fellow artists, sharing some of their favorite ways to explore their creativity in a sketchbook.

What makes this challenge different

This isn’t about keeping up, It is about showing up, with encouraging guides and a welcoming community, to help you focus and follow through, and creative permission to make this experience work for you.

Whether you join every day or even for a few, the challenge will meet you where you are so it’s easy and exciting to sit down, get started, and keep going.

What you’ll explore

There will be a mix of styles, materials and subjects you’ll have full permission to experiment, practice and play with, both materials, techniques, subjects and styles. So bring what you have and let it work for you.

When you join using my link and purchase the VIP Pass, I will also be giving you the Sketchbook Revival Bonus Bundle, the link for the resources will be sent to your email address: 

This is a fantastic resource that you can use before, during and after the challenge has finished.

What to expect during the challenge

• Participate for FREE in the Sketchbook Revival and access all the content and step into the challenge without spending any money!

• Meet & learn from inspiring artists: Create alongside 30+ practicing artists excited to share their favorite sketchbook ideas and tips with you.

• Private Facebook Group: Post your sketchbook pages, get inspired by what others are creating, and tap into the collective creative energy of our welcoming community

• Free gifts from the artists: Grab generous freebies from the artists for even more creative practice inspiration to take with you

• Optional VIP upgrade: Purchase ongoing access to all of the content + a bundle of creative bonuses, if you’d like to return to the Challenge anytime you’d like, and get my Bonus Bundle as well.

Reserve Your Spot HERE

Before You Go - Looking for a Fresh Start?

Check out the Eco-Creative Summit, turn what you have in your 'collections' into Treasure.  The Summit is on - Tuesday 21st April - 22nd April 2026

You don't need to overhaul your entire creative practice, just a fresh start. The Eco-Creative Summit is a free online event designed to help you craft sustainably, upcycle with confidence, and build eco-friendly creative habits with practical, real-life techniques.

Get Your FREE Ticket Today

Material Musings - Nurture and Self Care

 

Join us in the studio for creative reflection and self-care for Material Musings.

Before You Go:

Check out the papers on Patreon

Sculptural Loom Art - Material Musings

 

Come and join us on Material Musings where we look at a selection of Sculptural Looms and woven projects.

We also look at some alternative ways to create the structures with recycled materials, different yarn and ways that I have been able to embellish with jewelry and beading.

We will also look at a variety of projects, and DIY looms for beginners to get started.  Do let me know how you get on this week.

Before You to check out the free resources on:

Adding More Jewelry to Fabric - Material Musings

Today we look at some of the jewelry and beaded pieces and how we are going to attach them to fabric.

These are pieces that you can do ahead of time, look through your supplies and see what pieces can go together. The more time you spend in you supplies and materials, you will begin to get more and more familiar with what you have and which pieces might work together.

Do not worry about changing your mind either if you don't like where you have placed an item, you can take stitching out and reposition the beads or change the colors it is up to you!

That is experimenting is about an you have to give yourself space and time to do so.

Enjoy!

Digital Art Papers - Special Offer

You don't have to wait until valentine to show your love and my Be My.....' digital art papers are available at a special price on my Patreon until the 21st February

GET A COPY OF YOUR PAPERS HERE

Here is some of the selection, there are 9 pages of gorgeous watercolor hears, flowers, and shapes for you to make use of.  I will be sharing some ideas on my FREE patreon and the full video on my $3 Tier, but you can also make the most of the 7 Day FREE Trial

Come and join us!

Get a copy of the FREE papers for February before the end of the month

 

Attaching Jewelry and Beading - Material Musings

Join us in this weeks Material Musings where we look at the beads and the scrap jewelry that we may have that we can add to our projects. 

In the video I share some of the projects that I have added jewelry and beading to and how I have attached them to projects.  We also include some handmade elements that you can make out of recycled materials and some practical tips for attaching them as well.

 

We end the video with lots of eye candy that will be included in future projects.

Come and join us and let us see what you are creating.

Build - Art Journal Page - #firstsaturdayart

 

Join us for #firstsaturdayart and mixed media art journal page 'Build' I used a minimum amount of supplies to work on the page.  

You can see the full video on my Patreon platform HERE

Creative Papers - Digital Art Flip Through

 

Come and check out some of the digital art papers released this month on my Patreon this month.

Using your Fabric to Uplift - Material Musings

 

In Material Musings I look at some of the ways that I use my fabrics and projects both finished and unfinished to lift my spirits or encourage myself.  We know that art heals and encourages and enables you to express yourself when you do not have the words.  I find that even if you are not able to do a creative project then even sitting with your supplies can help.

What are the things that you do when you need to give yourself a lift?

Free Digital Art Papers - Patreon FREE Tier

This month’s free digital papers on my Patreon are inspired by maps, layers, and quiet storytelling. You’re welcome to use them however you like, in an art journal, as collage elements, or simply to just enjoy working with them in your creative activities.

There’s no right or wrong way to use them and you don't need to have completed a project, you can just enjoy seeing how you like working with them, and spend some time playing.

• As an idea for a starting point, you might like to try:choosing one image and use it as a background
• cut out a circle and use it as a focal point on the page
• layer a small section into a journal page in a collage

CHECK OUT THE FREE TIER HERE

If you enjoy working with these papers, my other Patreon Tiers have Digital Art papers available this month as well. You can check out the 7 Day FREE trial and explore the $3 tier for monthly creative invitations, or the check out the $10 tier for guided mixed-media activities.

$3 Tier Paper Kit

Listening to Your Creativity: A Gentle Question - Month 1

Creativity doesn’t always arrive loudly. Often, it whispers. It nudges. It waits patiently for us to listen. 

I am beginning a new monthly series across my patron tiers - do you want to be part of the adventure?

We can often assume that our creativity should arrive with excitement and/or urgency, but many of us are in seasons where our creativity speaks softly, sometimes in a voice barely audible.  It might show up as a feeling, an urge rather than a plan or a piece of art, it might also show up as a series of small glimpses of ideas rather than a big goal.  You might sense a feeling of being ‘off’, and what is required is honesty and acceptance.

Check out the Rest of the post HERE on my FREE Patreon

Arts and Wellness Cafe - Tending to Your Dreams

Welcome to the Arts and Wellness Cafe!

In this episode we look at the importance of tending to your dreams and how the arts and your creative activities can have a positive effect on your health and wellbeing.

What about those Fabric Scraps? Material Musings

 

Welcome to Material Musings, in this episode we are talking about the scraps we often amass in our fabric or paper stash.

I also touch on the broader issues of fast fashion and waste management and the impact on developing countries that deal with the fabric waste of so called 'developed countries' and what impact can we make on a local level.

I share a lot of the projects that used a lot of these scraps and I am looking at many of the ways in which I can make the most of the supplies I currently have. There are time stamps in the description of the video for reference.

Before You Go

Creative Vision Retreat Summit

Art Journals for your Visions and Goals

My lesson airs today for 24 hours

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