
New April Fool's Day Piggy-Back Joke: "Dropped" Artist's Studio Word Find Puzzle March-30-2009
New, Messier Version!
I have always wanted to create a "dropped memo" kind of April Fool's Joke, where a seemingly normal-looking office memo gets 'accidentally' dropped on the floor and when it's picked up, all the words on the memo are scattered and messed up on the page as if they could be so easily displaced. ...

New Printable April Fool's Day Joke: Artist's Studio Word Find Puzzle March-28-2009
With "Unfindable" Words!
Here's a new addition to my "World's Hardest Puzzles" series: Artist's Studio Word Search #3 which you can download and print (PDF) free just in time for April Fool's Day.
Why is this puzzle a great April Fool's Day joke? Because your victim won't be able to find the words! They may, however, see the "April Fools" embedded clearly in the puzzle. Great for kids and puzzle enthusiasts. Enjoy, and see my other April Fool's Day gags for a happy safe joke-making April Fool's Day! •

Cheryl Finley's Creative Courage & Mandala Oasis
March-28-2009
Cheryl's Art on Cover of March 2009 ImagiNews!
I'm utterly thrilled to congratulate my creative friend, Cheryl Finley, an artist, SoulCollage® Facilitator, and Creativity/Life Coach who tends the Mandala Oasis at mandalaoasis.blogspot.com for having her mandala art discovered by the editor of ImagiNews, a quarterly world-wide publication from Imagery International, "The professional organization of Guided Imagery practitioners." Cheryl's mandala above, themed "Courage" is boldly published on the front cover of this month's issue! ...
“I believe my self-esteem
is not measured,
but expressed.
I see it in my artwork
and suddenly I begin
to remember WHO I AM.”
Tatiana Kuzyk, Self-Esteem & Creativity

'Riffing with Scissors' and 'Fort-Worthy' Sofas
March-24-2009
Satchmo: The Wonderful World and Art of Louis Armstrong
Did you know that the famous trumpet-playing Louis Armstrong was also a paper-cutting collage artist? And guess what top-secret White House secret (of the furniture kind) Michelle Obama has revealed to Oprah? ...

New! Chris's Easter Word-Hunt Puzzles March-21-2009
Printable Word Search Puzzle #9
Easter Sunday falls on April 19 this year, so if you're looking for some creative puzzle-doing while waiting for the egg hunt to begin, try my brand-new 'Chickly Eggcellent' Easter brain-strengthening word search puzzle from the Creativity Portal Playground (kids.creativity-portal.com).
I've made a color and black-and-white version available along with the answer key and give permission to educators (teachers, home-schooler's, after school-ers) to use my puzzle in the classroom for an eggaging Easter activity. •

On Interviewing Actress / Artist Angela Cartwright
March-18-2009
The Unruly Artist
Another funventurous brick in the castle building of my creative dreams. ...
Jennie Nash 'True Genius' Essay Winners Unveiled
March-18-2009
“Would you care for more buttered trees?”
Author Jennie Nash read all the entries and picked the winners, and I found the 'buttered trees' quote in runner-up Lisa Bolender's essay too irresistible to pass by. The three winning essays are:
We had such a great response with entries so I asked Jennie to give me a list of runner's up to share. She chose:
Congratulations to all winners and runner's up! •

'365 Pictures' Launched March 15! March-15-2009
It's here, it's here!
I'm plain prompted-out readying this daily picture/prompt machine. Don't miss my 'Lost in Space' child-star Angela Cartwright interview. More soon...
"You don’t need to have letters after your name
to say something important."
Carol Parks Interview
Creativity Portal Listed at Online Universities March-7-2009
"100 Best Web Tools"
What an honor! I've just been informed that Creativity-Portal.com has been included in a new list of 100 Best Web Tools for Your Self Improvement at OnlineUniversities.com under their Creativity and Inspiration section.
What else will you find on the list? Ninety-nine other sites that "will make it easier for you to get in shape, become more spiritual and satisfied, build up your relationships, and more." If you're honing in on your goals, dreams, wellness, education, traveling, and exploring new things, have a look at this compilation to see if you find any of the sites useful for your self improvement. •
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