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Aunts and Uncles! Do you know how important you are? The attention you give to the children in your life make such a pivotal impact on the trajectory they take in life. The very fact that you aren’t their parents means that their core needs are likely already provided for, they don’t need you for that. Meaning you will have more bandwidth than parents do to notice their other secondary and…

Art activities are an effective way to encourage the youth to engage the creative brain to practice critical thinking, improve practical skills and build overall confidence in their ability to problem solve. Overall, having regular casual access to creative activities in an afterschool environment is a great way to add to personal fulfilment, as well as help the mind to decompress after a long…

For the last year I have been working exclusively with Northside Youth and Community Connections in Enfield, North London, to deliver my 3 hour afterschool program called Hands On Creative Arts Workshop every week on Thursdays. Each season (8-12 weeks) of classes is assigned a theme, and each week a medium or technique inspired or is directly resourced from my book “Hands-on Creative: Art…

Crochet is very special to me because I’ve actually leaned into it quite a bit. In 2024 I spent the whole entire year crocheting I’m about 12 months into rediscovering crochet. My mom taught me how to crochet. She’s actually a really really great crocheter. She does a lot of freestyle work. She doesn’t really work from a a pattern per se so that’s where we’re different, also my mom is a…

By LinaCreated In my most recent youtube video I’m taking you guys along with me to work. Currently I’m at the local community center preparing an art program that will launch in early 2025. Right now I’m doing a lot of the prep work and organization of the Community Center, the areas where I’m going to be working and the art supplies. Its important that I organize the art supply closet and…

By LinaCreated I know moving back in with your parents can feel like a step back, especially if you’re a creative who’s used to having your own space, routine, and autonomy. But if your in the space where you are rebuilding your life, this move can be a strategic choice—whether you’re saving up, healing from a tough period, or planning your next big creative project. Living with your parents as…

By LinaCreated Life can often feel like it’s moving on autopilot, especially if you’re in a job that drains you and a relationship that doesn’t inspire growth. For a creative, feeling stuck like this can be even more painful; creativity requires freedom, inspiration, and room for self-expression. Being in environments that restrict this flow—whether it’s the rigid 9-5 office or a relationship…

By LinaCreated Most of my adulthood was spent in New York where I was born, but at around 4 years old I moved to London with my mother and brothers where spent my adolescence. So you can say I had a fairly unique transatlantic upbringing. People are always curious about my opinion of each country and the usual question I’m always asked is what city I prefer living in, London or New York. When I…

By LinaCreated Tell me if this sounds at all familiar.. – You have worked hard all your life in a corporate career, making good enough money. – You have always been creative so you found a way to apply your gifts to a certain line of work, usually sales, a customer facing role or if you’re lucky, you work for a company in a creative field of some sort. – Your natural creativity and…

By LinaCreated Even though admittedly I was OBSESSED with the thesaurus at one point in my life, at the end of the day I grew up in the 90’s and early 2000s so lets face it, that fact alone made me a TV kid by default. I lived most of my childhood; either playing outside, in front of the TV or on the computer. Reading wasn’t often an activity I entertained, but all that was to change. I Had to…

By Lina Created With Valentines day coming up, its got me thinking about all the imagery and rhetoric we get bombarded with around this time. For instance, did you know that St. Valentine –whom the bloody day is named after, had no known association with love or romance before the advent of Valentines day? If that wasn’t weird enough, I then got curious about the origins of this heart “❤”…

I want to adapt my children's book, Lionel the Lion into an animated series...

January 2024Week 3, Day 1 By LinaCreated Starting a creative business as a solopreneur is uniquely challenging compared to other types of businesses. When you are a maker who also markets and sells their own goods, you are required to use both sides of your brain. Unfortunately, left and right brain activity require you to access a totally different energy and so it can become exhausting and or…

January 2024Week 2, Day 1 This year, outside of my immediate family, I find my self pretty much alone. All my friends are elsewhere and unavailable to share space with me right now for whatever reason, and I feel like its the universe trying to force me to face and get to know myself in a deeper way. Journaling I already write note to myself. Most often in notebooks dedicated to particular…

January 2024Week 1, Day 7 By LinaCreated To me Astrology is like an extension of the science backed phenomena of the moon and its effects on us. It could be possible to gain more knowledge for outer influences over ourselves by examining the movement of the planets and other celestial bodies that are in our local system. Right now, we are said to be in the season of Capricorn, which is ruled…

January 2024Week 1,Day 4 Did you know that the moon can have an effect on how we feel and behave?  I wrote about this before on my blog, entitled “Moon Mapping: The 4 main moon phases and the best ways to harness their energies to manifest your dream life”. “.. By understanding and utilizing the power of lunar cycles, you can gain insight into your goals, decision-making, and even timing for…

January 2024Week 1, Day 3 This year’s vision board is simply titled, “Make It Happen”, which has always been the mission, of course. However this time around, my way of making it happen will be refined and brought more in line with my human design chart. I have Manifesting Generator as my Human Design archetype. Which means that, although I technically do have the ability to go out and chase my…