In the Budget March 22, 2011

Last night was another In the Budget show on the Creative Edventures network.  In the Budget is a show hosted by Cyn Gagen which features budget friendly crafting ideas.  Last night’s theme was Easter.

The bunny candy cup is based on a design I saw in the most recent issue of Crafts and Things magazine.  The egg carton chick candy holder is from a design I saw on the following blog: http://paperplateandplane.wordpress.com/2011/03/19/easter-egg-carton-chicks/

For the carrot favour box, I used a template from Mirkwood Designs: http://www.ruthannzaroff.com/mirkwooddesigns/icicle.htm She used this template to make icicle favour boxes but by stamping and colouring it orange and adding some green yarn to hold it closed, it takes on a carrot appearance that’s perfect for Easter dinner table favours or in Easter baskets.

The crucifix is made from ordinary clothespins.

You can adapt this to make a standard cross without the figure on it as well.

This Spring/Easter wallhanging or door decoration is based on one that my daughter made when she was in Girl Guides many years ago.  I believe the original design came from Pack o Fun magazine.  It’s made from craft foam but can easily be done out of construction paper or cardboard.  I added some details to it with puff paints.
If you’d like to see the full craft demo’s, check out the playback link of the show:  http://www.linqto.com/PlaybackRoom.aspx?roomname=creativeedventures&name=SingleExplicit_2011_03_22_20_00_03_292

I don’t have a show next Tuesday because I’ll be heading over to watch the amazing Andrea Currie on Craft-tastic Live http://www.andreacurriecrafts.com.  The following week, on April 5th, it’s In the Home and I’ll be sharing eco-friendly ideas for house cleaners with you.  Hope you can join me!

So Proud of Myself --- aka Score at Value Village

So Proud of Myself --- aka Score at Value Village.

Scouring the discount stores and finding the hidden treasures is something I find really thrilling!

Come see what I found today -- it may encourage YOU to look at items in a different way!

In the Budget

In the Budget is one of our new shows at Creative EdVentures hosted by me, Cynthia Gagen.  The theme behind it is creating with low cost/free items, often found around the home or in your recycling bin.  It is part of the Friday rotation at 1 pm Eastern.  The first show was supposed to be today but unfortunately I had something urgent come up that had to be taken care of for my daughter and so I was unable to hold the show.  I apologize for the inconvenience - I don't like to cancel shows but this was completely unavoidable.  In order to make it up, I'm holding a special In the Budget on Wednesday, January 12th at 1 pm Eastern.  Here's the link to the show:

on Facebook: http://apps.facebook.com/creativeedventures

on the web:  http://linqto.com/room/creativeedventures

As always, if you can't make it to the live show, it will be recorded for playback later.

New Lineup of Shows for the Creative EdVentures Channel

With the new year comes some new beginnings for the Creative EdVentures channel.  Here is the lineup which begins next week:

Mondays:  9 pm Eastern (8 Central, 7 Mountain, 6 Pacific), In the Zone, a craft party of demo’s, chat, fun, laughter, and Show and Tell time for you to share with us what you’ve been working on!  Hosted by Roberta and Cyn.

Thursdays:  Noon Eastern (11 Central, 10 Mountain, 9 Pacific), In the Paintbox, where Amanda will be teaching basic painting techniques dealing with watercolor, acrylics and eventually oils.  She will demonstrate that you don’t need expensive tools to paint…just patience and practice!

Also on Thursdays, at midnight Eastern (11 pm Central, 10 Mountain, 9 Pacific), robi@nite, hosted by Roberta who created this show “for 'night owls' like me and all my friends on the West Coast and other time zones. The show will focus on art, crafts, chat, and health issues many crafters live with. The night light will always be on :)”.

Fridays: 1 pm Eastern (Noon Central, 11 Mountain, 10 am Pacific), this will be a rotating schedule hosted by Cyn beginning with:

January 7th:  In the Budget, focusing on budget friendly crafting ideas often made with items from around the house

January 14th: In the Kitchen with Cyn, all about cooking

January 21st: In the Spirit, focusing on spirituality

January 28th: In the Home, focusing on making a house a home

and continuing with:

February 4th: In the Season, our show about seasonal celebrations big and small

Note: In the Studio with Maria Nerius has gone on hiatus.

You can reach Roberta at http://decorablesart.blogspot.com/

Amanda can be found at http://ajsarts.blogspot.com/

And Cyn's blog is a http://cynchronicity.wordpress.com

We’ve got some great new hosts and we’ll be having lots of fun guests to join us as well:  Andrea Currie http://andreacurriecrafts.com/, Lisa Fulmerhttp://www.lisalizalou.com, and more!

You can watch any of these shows right from your computer by going to http://apps.facebook.com/creativeedventures on Facebook or http://linqto.com/rooms/creativeedventures on the web.  You don’t need a webcam to participate but if you have one, we’d love for you to share with us!  These shows are a lot of fun to attend and participate in live but if you’re unable to make it to any of them due to other commitments, no worries.  Each one is recorded and I’ll be providing the playback links here so that you can check out what you missed.