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Call for Art Teachers, Schools, Non-Profits to Register in New Directory
ArtCantina.com invites all teaching artists, workshop organizers, art schools, art centers and non-profit art groups to register in their free online directory for the visual arts. Art Cantina is a new site that connects students of all ages with art teachers and schools, classes and workshops.
“We believe hands-on creativity is important at any age. Our goal at ArtCantina.com is to make it easier to find art lessons by providing a much-needed, worldwide marketing platform for professionals,” says co-founder LaVonne Ewing.
Art Cantina disciplines include painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, collage and mosaics, ceramics and pottery, fiber arts and textiles, glass arts, jewelry and metalsmithing, paper arts, and photography.
Lori McNee, artist, author, and art business advisor, says, “What a great resource for both teachers and students to be able to connect for classes and workshops all in one place. Such a wonderful service. I’m excited to be a part of Art Cantina!”
It takes just a few minutes to create a free or premium profile in the online ArtEdu Directory. Listing categories include individuals and organizations who teach art (art teachers, mentors, art therapists, workshop organizers, art schools, art centers, non-profits), places that host art instruction (art galleries, art studios, community venues and more) as well as makers and distributors of art tools and supplies, how-to magazines and books.
Also available: Learn-The-Arts Calendar of Events is the place to promote upcoming art workshops, tours, on-going classes and all art-education events with specific dates.
ArtCantina.com is the brainchild of two entrepreneurs who met while volunteering at a fundraising art auction in Colorado. They share a passion for the visual arts and a conviction that art lessons should be much easier to find.
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Turn Your Garden Into An Art Gallery
The company best known for putting art on tents have launched a range of framed wall art specially designed for outdoor use. Add a new design dimension to gardens, patios, conservatories and back yards with Outdoor Art!
Designed specially to be hung outdoors, Outdoor Art can be placed in any outdoor location with direct exposure to the elements. Utilising their knowledge of outdoor materials FieldCandy have created wall art that is 100% waterproof, durable, UV fade resistant and wind resistant up to 60mph. This is achieved by swapping the traditional timber frame which can warp in an outdoor environment for a much more durable frame made from Aluminium, which doesn’t twist, warp, rust or degrade.
The range includes licensed designs from fantasy artist Anne Stokes and the “World’s most famous Graffiti” courtesy of Banksy, plus plenty more designs curated by FieldCandy. With over 200 design in the collection, covering themes from street art to sea views, there’s something for everyone.
Pictured from left to right: Camden Maid, Moonstone, Pink Jelly, Highland Cow.
Outdoor Art retails from £159 to £375. See all the designs at https://www.fieldcandy.com/
shop/home-garden/outdoor-art. - FieldCandy is part of the Hubaco family which includes world-leading tent brand Terra Nova Equipment – holder of multiple Guinness World Records.
- Founded in 2011, FieldCandy launched with a range of totally unique and colourful tents, providing the creative streak that was missing from the camping industry. FieldCandy has since blossomed to include a wider range of leisure products and apparel, designed and many proudly made in England and sold worldwide.
- FieldCandy have forged global partnerships with designers Paul Smith and Liberty of London, music artists Iron Maiden, Kelis, David Bowie and The Beatles Yellow Submarine. Corporate partnerships include brands such as Sony, Vans, Indian Motorcycles, Anne Stokes and Brandalised.
For more info visit www.fieldcandy-affiliate.com.
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SmartSweets – The Healthy Candy That’s Not an Oxymoron
Ahhh, the sweet, fruity and sour taste of chewy candy! What’s not to love about these delicious confectionery favorites? Well, sugar for one. If you’re minding your health, a small bag of gummybears can pack in 24 grams of sugar and more than 160 calories. And Vegan gummy bears often contain even more sugar than regular ones. So, what’s a sweet-a-holic to do about that? SmartSweets gives you the taste you crave, without the sugar-guilt!
We all love a little something sweet in our lives, but can agree that we can use a little less sugar. That’s where SmartSweets comes in — what started as gummy bears with only three grams of sugar (traditional gummies have 24!) and just 90 calories, they are now rolling out their Vegan Sweet Fish and Sour Blast Buddies to the mix. Sweet-aholics rejoice — there’s something for everyone with SmartSweet candies.
SmartSweets contains just three grams of sugar per serving, that’s 1/8 the amount of regular gummies and just 80 – 90 skinny calories per bag. They taste so good, you won’t miss the sugar. In fact, POPSUGAR calls them “the best effing healthy gummy bears on the planet.”
Coming next month, a good thing gets even sweeter. That’s when SmartSweets rolls out its new #KickSugar Vegan candies—aka the first healthy vegan candy in the world. SmartSweets’ promise to you is to be free from added sugar, sugar alcohols and artificial sweeteners; they’re insanely low in sugar, and they contain pectin, which is derived from fruit.
So, indulge your sweet tooth and feel good about candy. With SmartSweets #KickSugar, candy life is certainly sweet!
Why SmartSweets Has Regular Candy Whipped:
- Just three grams of sugar per bag – 85% less than your average candy!
- SmartSweets #KickSugar candies include Fruity Gummy Bears, Sour Gummy Bears, Sour Blast Buddies and Sweet Fish
- Non-GMO, Gluten Free, Allergen friendly
- Free from artificial Anything—say goodbye to artificial colors, flavors, and sweeteners
- Free from Sugar Alcohols
- No Artificial Anything
- Made in the USA
- Buy online at SmartSweets.com or Amazon
- Buy in store nationwide at Whole Foods and GNC + over 5000 retailers across Canada + USA
About SmartSweets: College dropout Tara Bosch founded SmartSweets because she loved candy but didn’t love the sugar. So, she decided to innovate the first candy (that tastes as candy should) without sugar. After relentless recipe testing in her own kitchen, she finally concocted the right mix and just a year after she started, her delicious candies landed nationwide on store shelves. Tara is on a mission to #KickSugar and to revolutionize the candy industry by innovating the future of candy! Now that’s a sweet idea!
Finally, in 2018 healthy candy isn’t an oxymoron!
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PAINT AND FRAME: BOTANICAL PAINTING
PAINT AND FRAME: BOTANICAL PAINTING (Race Point Publishing / July 3, 2018 / US$19.99) features 20 charming modern watercolor projects including florals, nature scenes, and more. With step-by-step instructions and watercolor paper included, you can try your hand at these “mini” projects, and then you can instantly display your painting in one of the enclosed frames.
Add patterns or colors to your frame, then simply fold it to an upright position, and your brand new watercolor painting can be displayed inside it. Stop storing your art projects in a drawer while you wait to get frames. These handcrafted frames are ideal for displaying artwork around the house, at your desk, or to mail as a lovely handmade gift.
PAINT AND FRAME: BOTANICAL PAINTING comes with an instruction book, 17 step-by-step watercolor projects to try, an assortment of watercolor paper, and 5 fantastic frames to decorate and personalize yourself. This is the perfect gift for the beginner artist looking to display their work in an elegant way without paying for expensive frames.
PAINT AND FRAME: BOTANICAL PAINTING includes:
- Over a dozen step-by-step watercolor projects from popular artist and Instagrammer Sara Meadows.
- Lists of recommended tools for the beginning artist.
- 15 sheets of watercolor paper.
- Five 4×6” paper frames that artists can decorate to instantly display your work.
Sara Boccaccini Meadows was born in the far north of the United Kingdom, where she spent much of her time exploring the outdoors with her parents and little sister. After graduating, she spent many years travelling the world, finding inspiration from different cultures and developing her unique painterly style. After living in the United Kingdom, South Korea, and Australia, she eventually settled in New York City in 2012, where she splits her time between textile design, illustration, and being a mother to her three-year-old daughter.
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World Coconut Day: What Can’t Coconut Oil Do?
With World Coconut Day coming up on September 2nd, UpSpring’s 100% Pure Virgin Coconut Oil is something you want to put into the shopping cart. This go-to organic skin care hack can easily replace a dozen products in your bathroom cabinet.
UpSpring’s 100% Pure Virgin Coconut Oil is USDA certified organic, making it perfect for babies, toddlers, kids, moms, dads, grandparents and everyone in-between. Its soothing and protective qualities are ideal for dry skin and hair, chapped lips, stretch marks, scrapes and cuts, and so much more! (Hooray for storage space!) For baby: for dry or eczema prone skin, cradle cap, diaper area, even boo-boos. For you: for stretch marks, chapped lips, an all-over body moisturizer, and more. 100% pure and USDA certified organic, UpSpring’s Virgin Coconut Oil is nature’s perfect healing ointment.
UpSpring 100% Pure Virgin Coconut Oil
- Soothes, protects, moisturizes, and supports healing
- Is absorbed quickly with no greasy residue
- Made with USDA certified organic coconut oil
- Cold pressed to retain natural healing compounds
- Does not contain lanolin, petroleum, paraben, gluten, or GMOs
About UpSpring
For moms, by moms, UpSpring is where innovation meets tradition. Made with love and backed by science, the brand was created to provide clinically-backed solutions for mom and baby from preconception and beyond including products that are accessible and affordable, while not sacrificing quality. UpSpring was founded in 2005 to help women better meet the everyday health and wellness challenges and frustrations of motherhood so they can simply enjoy the experience. Throughout it all, mom inventors have continued to be a vital part of UpSpring’s success working with leading scientists, microbiologists, chemists and other dedicated professionals who share the brand’s goal of taking care of mom so mom can take care of baby. http://www.upspringbaby.
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Elevate Your Training Experience In And Out Of The Gym
Stepping into a different season is not a fun thing, especially the next season is fall, then winter. What should we do for the dry weather? I don’t like the cold air in New York at all. But everyone knows how terrible the weather is in the winter. Preparing something ahead is so important for your skin. Thankfully, I have already studied about this and let me share my story with you.
I found something very cool to share with you. As a lifestyle blogger, I love exploring everything fun, cool and new! This brand is perfect for gym people, who enjoy working out and sweating.
Oil is a symbol of purity. Power and brotherhood. Historically used in rituals of cleansing and protection, oil is the substance we use to start and end our days with a clean slate. Aromatheraphy is the use of natural aromatic plant extracts and essential oils to promote healthy outcomes. WILL formulas are professionally designed using modern aromatheraphy techniques to elevate your workout experience, in and outside of the gym!
WILL enhances your training ritual by blending essential oils that cleanse, protect, energize, refresh, relax, moisturize and groom the body and mind.
There are two ways your body receives the benefits of WILL’s essential oils:
- Repeat skin absorption of natural and functional ingredients
- Consistent stimulation of the brain and olfactory system through aromatic scents
Integrating the Art and Science of High Quality Ingredients,
Way of Will’s New Skin Care Line and Deodorants Elevate Your Beauty and Wellness Routine
Way of Will, an essential oils line for active lifestyles founded by fitness-enthusiast and CEO Willie Tsang, is excited to debut its new skin care collection and deodorant line at Indie Beauty Expo this summer. Way of Will hopes to bring value to the beauty and wellness space that compliments active lifestyles with 100% pure grade essential oil products. The new skin care collection comes in beautiful packaging and holds the newest face toners, serums, cleanser, moisturizer, and clay mask set, with the addition of two new deodorants and two deodorant sprays.
Way of Will creates essential oil products that elevate your wellness experience in and out of the gym through the power of aromatherapy, which protects, energizes, refreshes, relaxes and grooms the mind and body. The brand’s essential oil products come in three lines – skin care, home and athletic – which work in two ways: repeat absorption of natural and functional ingredients and consistent stimulation of the brain and olfactory system through aromatic scents.
The new skin care collection by Way of Will is made to compliment active lifestyles, revealing your best skin by gently cleansing and moisturizing with 100% pure grade essential oils. The new toners, serums, cleanser, moisturizer and clay mask and therapy oil are made for all skin types. The toners are composed of silk amino acids derived from the silkworm cocoon, which are known for their moisturizing properties and are easily absorbed into the skin.
The launch includes the addition of two deodorant sticks and two deodorant sprays to the existing athletic care line. The deodorants include the 02 vanilla and mint and 02 lime and black spruce, which are designed to keep the body smelling fresh during your training sessions without clogging pores. For those who enjoy spritzing deodorant instead of using the stick, the 01 deodorant sprays now come in chamomile and geranium and peppermint and lavender.
“I was excited to develop this new skin care collection and add to the existing deodorant line,” says founder and CEO Willie Tsang. “My team and I are passionate about bringing natural and good-for-you ingredients together with pleasant aromatic scents that create focus, calm, and protection.”
All Way of Will products are cruelty free and leave out harmful ingredients like parabens and phthalates, alcohol, silicones, sodium lauryl sulfate, and synthetic oils. For more information about Way of Will, please visit www.wayofwill.com.
About Way of Will
Founded in Toronto, Canada in 2016, Way of Will is a modern aromatherapeutic essential oil body care system for active lifestyles. WILL products are made with 100% natural, cruelty free, pure grade essential oils to elevate your experience inside and outside the gym. Way of Will founder and CEO, Willie Tsang, was inspired to start the company after his father’s health began to fail. Willie’s father only showed happiness when he smelled food or other familiar scents around him. Willie came to understand the power of scent.
