It’s that time of year again – when we start to think of all the things we would like to make, like cards and gifts and costumes and house and table décor items for the various occasions that arise between now and the New Year. How do we find the time?

How to make an ATC or ACEO (art card) for Halloween which you can add to your collection of artist cards or give to someone else for theirs. I’m going scan mine in, print color copies, stick to greeting card blanks and add some fabric paint to give them a 3D effect, and send them to my friends.

Vampires have always been popular characters, but even more so since the Stephanie Meyer books (and films) became so popular, although of course, Count Dracula was the original for elegance and scariness. If you want to be a vampire for Halloween there are many ways of achieving the look.

Witch costumes are great to make because you often already have at hand a lot of the materials and items that you need to make a mere fledgling witch, or a wicked, good or saucy witch – with a little creativity you can put together a sensational outfit for any type of witch.

Pirate costumes are great to make because so often you already have a lot of the items needed to make a really convincing Captain Pugwash or Saucy Susie Pirate Wench, or, of course, Captain Jack Sparrow.

Bonanzle.com - this is the fourth in my series of articles about outlets where you can display and sell your creations if you wish.

There’s nothing quite like doing something completely different to fill your wells of creativity. How about speaking differently? Like a pirate...

A lot of people believe that creativity is a ‘gift’ that has been given to a select few. This is not true. Everyone has creativity within them, but not everyone taps this source of life-enrichment.

This article is about how to make an ATC or ACEO (art card) that features a quote on Creativity – in this case, “Creative minds are rarely tidy”. The idea was to start a series of art cards using creativity quotes and to make the card itself reflect the quote.

Papier Mache Treasures with Teena Flanner - 'Creating Your Own Vintage-Style collectibles’ - a book review - a favorable one.