Tea Time Tuesday: A Gentle Detox Tea Blend

30 Day Art Therapy Challenge: Reduce Stress Using Creative Arts Intervention

 Prayer Flag by Gina Welds Hulse

Studies suggest that art therapy can be very valuable in treating issues such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and even some phobias. It is a great way to express your emotions without words, process complex feelings and find relief.

While art therapy is its own field, you can also use self-directed art to express your creative side, reduce stress, and get in touch with your feelings. ... There are many reasons that art is a great stress relief tool, even for those who don't consider themselves artistically inclined.

I've been doing an art break on my Lupus Page on Facebook for the last couple of weeks, and will continue for 30 days.

Please feel free to join me at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time daily to take a break from the stressors of life, if just for a few minutes for an episode of #CreateWithGina.

The previous episodes are listed below (with a few examples) and will be updated daily, if you miss the LIVE stream.


Day 1 Doodling and Grounding with meditation

Day 2  Recyle and Receive

Day 3 Part 1 Herbal tea
Day 3 Part 2 Positive Quote Collage
Day 4 Fill Your Heart With Things You Love
Day 5 Create Affirmation Cards
Day 6 Design a Prayer Flag 
Day 7 How do you anchor during stressful times?
Day 8 What makes you unique?  Create your YOUnique snowflake.
Day 9 Be the Architect of your life.  Design your Comfort Castle. 
Day 10 Brain Dump
Day 11 Create a Mandala

Day 12 Create a Photo-Collage of your favorite moments from last week.
Day 13 Create a Tree of Strength
Day 14 Create a Gratitude Jar 

Day 15 Create a Self-Portrait in the style of Giuseppe Arcimboldo 

Day 16 Decluttering, Trauma and Creating a Clutter Collage
Day 17 Scribbles into Masterpieces (Mess to Message) 

Day 18 Create a Victory Symbol
Day 19 Create a Found Poem
Day 20 Create a Doodle Centric or Exquisite Corpse
Day 21 Egg symbolism: What will you hatch this year?
Day 22 Healing with Art: A Spiritual Experience
Day 23 DIY Aroma Play Dough
Day 24 Crate a Home Altar
Day 25
Day 26
Day 27
Day 28
Day 29
Day 30

 To be continued.....

 Blessings!

Gina

Essential Oils, Olive oil and more from the Dollar Tree

I'm always impressed by how far the Dollar Tree has come in the quality of products they are now carrying.

Check out this video for some great items that I use all the time as well as for some items that I recently found at the Dollar Tree.

A new approach to Art Collecting— Monthly Limited Edition Art Works

It Only Takes A Spark by Gina Welds Hulse

“One day I’ll be able to afford your work!”

I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve heard this phrase.  And every time I heard it I’d get this sinking feeling in my gut. In the end I had to ask myself…

If the people who love and support my work can’t afford it---what am I even doing?

So here's what I am doing about this?

Throughout 2019, I am going to run a little experiment.

Every month during 2019 I will create and release a new Limited Edition print from my studio.  Each print is ONLY available during that particular month.  After that,  the artwork is gone forever *POOF* and the next monthly print will be released in its place!

There‘s an old praise chorus from the 70‘s and 80's that I can remember singing as a teenager that went like this; It only takes a spark, to get a fire going; And soon all those around, can warm up in its glowing.

This month's print is aptly entitled "It Only Takes A Spark."

It is Custom-printed on a Baltic Birch wood panel with beveled edges, this piece will add a modern touch to any space. The light wood shows through the artwork showcasing it’s natural grain.

January is all about setting intentions for the upcoming year, and this will be a visual reminder that it only takes a spark to set our intentions in motion. Speaking a single word will set the wheels in motion for our intentions, dreams, visions to come to pass. It really is that powerful.

We all have ideas and plans that we would like to see become reality. But far too often, they just stay at the idea stage. “Someday I’m going to…lose ten pounds…write a book…improve the test results of my class, etc.” Before you can do anything, you must first have an intention. But then the real work begins-which is to turn that intention into reality.

Leaders of all kinds, including educators, confront endless challenges and opportunities as they chart the future of their organizations or classrooms. One of the most powerful tools we have is the power of intention because almost everything starts with intention. It is the framework for the creation of reality. Even before you have a plan, you must have an intention.

It is not always understood that when you send your intention out to the world, it creates energy towards making the idea into a reality. This is because you are enlisting the help of others and their powers to make something happen. It’s like the ripples a stone makes, skipping across the water. Each time the stone touches the pond, it creates a new set of concentric ripples. But in the case of an intention, the ripples do not dissipate and disappear. They grow and expand because the energy of thought and action are powerful.

Let this painting be a visual reminder for you! 

I know you will enjoy these Limited Edition Works of Art that are powerful enough to bring magick to any space they inhabit.

No two prints will ever be identical. Even though it’s an edition, every piece will be special and magical.

Limited-edition (Qty. of 30)

Image size for this month is 12" x 12"

This month's Limited Edition Art Work:   It Only Takes A Spark
is available until midnight EST January, 31, 2019

Thanks for  joining me on this crazy little adventure!

Much Love,

Gina

Halloween Makeup | Tribal Queen Using Temporary Tattoos with Bonus Content

Halloween Tattoo Makeup | Glam Zombie | Week 1 | October 2018

For the month of October 2018, I will be doing various make-up effects using temporary tattoos.  This is week 1:  The Glam Zombie 

What are you going to be for Halloween?

Halloween Makeup | Cracked Porcelain Doll | Week 2 | October 2018

This week I created a Cracked Porcelain Doll look using temporary tattoos and make-up.  Check out the video below to see how I created it.

Let me know what you think.  

What are you going to be for Halloween?