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This is no ordinary coloring book. It’s the Dr. Sketchy’s Official Rainy Day Colouring book. Never heard of Dr. Sketchy? I only discovered it recently through a friend. It’s difficult to describe so I won’t even make the attempt. You can read more about the history on their website Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School. What I will tell you is that I will be attending my first ever Dr. Sketchy session which involves burlesque dancers, circus personalities or other unusual guests AND you and your art supplies. Huh? Still confused? You and your art skills, or lack thereof, will be attending an unusual life drawing class, sort of.  Yes, nudity is involved at times so be warned. You can view some of the sketches from a previous Las Vegas session on Facebook. Are you interested? It’s a good thing that Dr. Sketchy can be found in various cities around the world. See if there is a branch in your neigborhood. For you Las Vegas residents, the next drawing session is on August 17th at 7pm to 10pm at Dino’s Lounge, 1516 Las Vegas Blvd. South. I’ll be there!

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I was going to post this on my other blog Wow Chick but decide that my crafty peeps would benefit from this too. You can download a FREE ebook, 42 Ways to Recycling Crafts. Maybe this will inspire everyone to go dumpster diving or search for freebies on Craigslist (oh look, Craigslist LV has free boy toys…oh, my bad. It’s boyS toys). “Create Honey, create!” Yes, I am geek and you are too if you know that line came from the movie Mannequin. Heloooooo? Kim Catrrall and Andrew McCarthy? Oh well, happy crafting!

I am extremely excited! I have been trying very hard not to spend money on anything because the unemployment voices tell me not to.  But I shut out the little voices today and signed up for an online course offered by Nicole’s Classes. Yes, Illustrator 101. I have used Illustrator, but I am pretty sure I am using it incorrectly. It probably takes me twice as long to do something that should only take 2 minutes to complete. I am looking at this as an investment. I also have a Kanvuus Artist tablet that I have yet to learn to use.  In any case, the course starts on August 2nd and lasts for 4 weeks. AND there is homework. Did I stutter?  Yes, homework! What am I getting myself into?  The course will be taught by Alma Loveland (pictured above). The course itself costs $125 and the textbook is $45. Luckily, I stopped to read the course description again, only to find that you can get 7% off the textbook with the promo code “ONLINEBUNDLE“. I will keep everyone posted on my progress when class is in session!

If you live in the San Francisco area or are visiting, be sure to attend the 3rd Annual Renegade Craft Fair in San Francisco from July 31st through August 1st. This FREE event will have vendors selling handmade goods, craft workshops and entertainment. You will find Twinkie Chan and Elsie Cake there too!