40 Creative & Arty Isolation Ideas

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Creative Ideas to keep you busy during lockdown

With most of the World in lockdown, quarantine and isolation, I thought it would be a good time to collate a list of links, ideas and resources to keep you busy, creative and to occupy your minds during this period of 'downtime'.

​I will be covering free art classes, Facebook groups that promote creative journaling, the best of You Tube tutorials, ideas for children, hand lettering freebies and the best free resources and entertainment from my blog and online.

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My Art, Journal & Papercraft Tutorials:

• I have created quite a lot of art, mixed media and journaling tutorials now, from beginners to intermediate, catch them all here - Art Journal Series.

• Stuck for prompts and ideas? I have compiled a list of 100 art and journaling prompts to keep you busy during lockdown.

 

•  If you fancy making your own collage sheets, I have you covered there too.

•  How about making some happy mail with this lovely Flip Book Happy Mail Tutorial and Plan With Me Process Video.

•  Or you could try your hand at scrapbooking - Scrapbooking for Beginners.

Creative Lockdown Ideas for Children:

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•  An art playlist from Anna Brim, this one is aimed at children of varying ages.

• Make your own journaling cards, a fun activity to do with all ages. Jacobs Ladder Journal Cards in a Tin

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• Mother Could Facebook page - lots of ideas for art and making paint etc with your little ones or young teens.

 

• 50+ creative ideas and activities to do with children during lockdown at Love Joleen.com.

 

•  Make your own pretty paperclips, a perfect activity to try with children and teenagers.

Stay at Home Free Art Ideas and Classes Online:

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• Clare over at the Folksy blog has compiled a large list of creative and activities  - Stay Home and Craft

• Artsy.net has a list of 10 University art classes you join online

 

• Craftworld is a new social media site for crafters.  It’s free to join. https://craftworld.com

 

•  Rose has a great tutorial on Mrs Brimbles blog on creating image transfers in art journals.

 

•  The Virtual Instructors has Free Art Lessons During the Coronavirus Pandemic

 

•  If you fancy starting bullet journaling check out my posts for tips and ideas here.

 

• Art Journal videos (from my Pinterest board).

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• More creative ideas to fill your time at Desiblitz.com

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Art Journaling Facebook Groups:

• My Facebook Group Kerrymay Makes A Mess is full of art journal, creative journaling and junk journaling ideas, challenges and live videos each Friday to see you through the isolation period and beyond.​

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• Everything Art Playground offers art journaling and self care challenges and journal prompts.

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• Lisa over at the Lollipop Box Club Chat has a great Facebook group, full of creativity and workshops, including creating a quarantine / isolation journal class.

 

• Ali and Debbie have lots of creative lockdown ideas over at Crafty Bonbons.

•  Anna Brim (Mrs Brimbles) has lots of inspirational art tutorials to keep you occupied during lockdown in her Facebook Group Mrs Brimbles Happy Place.

•  Emma Reynard has a great Sketchbook Club group with lots of daily challenges. 

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Free Journaling Resources:

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Quite a lot of people are now documenting COVID-19 in their journaling (me included). Here are some great free printables you may wish to use.
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• Traci Reed has a fantastic roundup collection of COVID-19 Printables.

 

• I also have a collection of Free Printables that you can download to use in your journaling.

 

• My most popular post is my post on Vintage Art Journal and Planner Ephemera (10 Free Digital Sites)

•  Paper Pen and Plan has free printables for journaling including ones for children.

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You Tube Channels for Art and Lockdown Viewing:

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•  I have lots of creative ideas & inspiration over on my You Tube channel Kerrymay._.Makes

• The lovely Lisa Abbott-Saunders over at The Lollipop Box has brilliant playlists, here are her mixed media and DIY ones. And here's her Cook With Me Playlist.

•  Mrs Brimbles also has fantastic art tutorials on You Tube on her tutorials playlist.

Learn Hand Lettering and Modern Calligraphy: Free Resources

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•  By Dawn Nicole has some fabulous free hand lettering practice sheets you can download.

• Kelly Creates has lots of online brush lettering videos, classes and free resources.

• ​Free Hand Lettering worksheets from Life is Messy and Brilliant (Printables and digital).

Other Creative Ideas and Free Stay at Home Activities:

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• ​Free Audible books (30 days) - no log in, no password, no credit cards needed.

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• ​Watch some free theatre shows. During the lockdown, lots of theatre companies have made their shows free for a linitied time, so take advantage of this and watch some free musicals and shows. I watched One Man 2 Guvnors the other day and it was fabulous. What's On Stage Free Theatre show listings.

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• Wild Simple Joy has 25 tips for managing your self care during quarantine.

 

• I also have a board on Pinterest dedicated to Art Isolation Ideas.

          And if all else fails... watch some tv:

• Best Netflix Shows to Watch During Lockdown
• Best Netflix Movies to Watch During Lockdown​

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