Vendor spotlight: Artsy Smartsy

Tina from Artsy Smartsy will be at the HeARTfull Expressions event on May 22nd. Tina will provide a short art lesson at her booth and guests will be able to take their project home. This is great for kids and adults. Art is therapeutic no matter how old you are!

I am so excited that there will be hands on art activities!

Bring the whole family!!!

Vendor spotlight: Light of the Soul, Inc.

I've got to tell you about another vendor that will be at the HeARTfull Expressions event on May 22nd, 2010. Jeanne from Light of the Soul Inc. will be there selling scented lotions, displaying artwork and providing sample energy sessions.

This is a woman full of spirit! She helps others connect with the truth of their soul. We all have great possibility and sometimes there are things blocking us from following our dreams or being true to our self.

Please join us for an afternoon of Arts, crafts and healing!

Art supplies galore!!

My friend Lisa and her 7 year old daughter went shopping again to buy supplies for the HeARTfull Expressions art supply drive that will benefit Free Arts Minnesota. If you are interested in purchasing items for the art supply drive, you can find a list of needs here.

Look at these HUGE bottles of glue, 909mls of all-purpose glue!! Great for large groups.
Look, mixing bowls, measuring cups, clothespins, beads, popsicle sticks, puff paint, modeling clay, chalk, scissors, rulers and hair binders.

It doesn't end there. T-shirts, journals, disposable aprons, paint brushes, pom poms and pipe cleaners.

Not only will the children of Free Arts be impacted, but Lisa's 7 year old daughter is learning a great lesson about caring for those children that are less fortunate than herself. I love the ripple effect that one act of kindness can make. I feel truly blessed by the people coming forward to participate, donate, and spread the word about Free Arts Minnesota and the HeARTfull Expressions event.

Posters

I got the posters printed on Monday at Printing Express. They did a great job printing...the posters are beautiful. I started putting a few up around town and still have quite a few more to distribute.

It is all coming together.

Nothing can stop an idea whose time has come. ~Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Free Arts Minnesota: Metro Murals 2010

Murals were created by youth, families and volunteers and were inspired by the theme "Healthy Families" to raise awareness for Child Abuse Prevention month and to encourage familes to make healthy choices. The murals can be seen at bus stops across Minneapolis and St. Paul for the month of April.

I found this resource that helps parents deal with and understand the different stages children go through.

Weekly Mentorship Program

During Free Arts weekly mentorship program, volunteers provide one hour of creative art activities to a specific group of children at one of their 17 metro area partner sites. The program's objectives are to offer children an opportunity to develop healthy relationships with adults, increase their sense of self-worth, and help them learn new ways to communicate through participation through the arts.

Free Arts Minnesota is always in need of art supplies. To find out what supplies they are in need of go here. You can bring supplies directly to Free Arts Minnesota in Minneapolis, or you can bring them to the HeARTfull Expressions event on May 22nd.

Chair Massage

We will be having a couple of massge therapists giving chair massages at the HeARTfull Expressions event on May 22nd. How exciting!!

Come to the Chisago City Community Center on May 22nd from 11am-4pm and get your massage and support Free Arts Minnesota.