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The Art-a-thon Starts Now!

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Good morning everybody and welcome to the 24 Hour Art-a-thon!!

I’m Melissa of Unwavering Imagination and I will be your host for the first 2 hours. Though Rhonda, Ruth and Sarah will be around as well. I hope you had a good nights rest and a yummy breakfast to start out your day.

 

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Since yesterday was the first day of Spring we felt it would be appropriate if the over all theme for the art-a-thon would be “Spring”. The first prompt is “Food with a Face”. The theme and prompt are just a suggestion. They are something to help inspire you but you are in no way required to use them.

Remember to add the link where you are sharing your work to the linky below when you are done creating during this prompt. If a prize is given away during this prompt the winner will be picked from those that link their work below and since giveaways are random you might miss out if you don’t.

So are you all ready to let your imagination take over and start being creative? I know I am and I can’t wait to start playing with my paints and alcohol inks.

I love quotes so I will leave you with one.

 

“Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing.  Making your unknown known is the important thing.”

~ Georgia O’Keeffe

 

Tips to Help You Survive the 24 Hour Art-a-thon

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The art-a-thon will soon be upon us so I have decided to create this post to offer you some tips to help you “survive” the 24 hours. Even if you don’t participate the entire 24 hours these tips will also help you.

 

1 – Get a good nights sleep.

Especially if you plan to stay awake the entire 24 hours.  Sleeping at least 7 to 9 hours will ensure you have the energy to tackle the next day.

 

2 – Have a good breakfast.

A good breakfast will give you more energy for the day but avoid a very heavy meal.  Heavy meals may make you feel tired and stuffed so you may not want to do anything.

 

3 – Take breaks!

Breaks are very important.  Stepping away from your art for a few minutes will let your hands rest. Taking a short nap when your starting to feel tired may help you recharge your energy so you can continue.

 

4 – Make sure to have snacks and meals.  

Make sure to have snacks on hand but try to avoid having too many sugary snacks.  If you eat too many sugary snacks you will eventually crash from the sugar high and not feel so good.  You should also make sure to have lunch and dinner but as with breakfast avoid eating a very heavy meal.

 

5 – Do the best you can.

If the best you can do is a few hours, thats ok.   If you’re only able to create two art pieces, thats ok.  If all you are able to do is socialize with the other participants and hosts, thats ok.  If you can’t achieve all the goals you set for yourself, thats ok. Just do the best you can, have fun and enjoy the experience!

 

6 – Don’t stress over the prompts!

If you get stuck on a prompt don’t worry about.  Don’t force yourself to do a prompt you don’t like; it will only make you unhappy and you won’t have fun.  Instead create something else.  The prompts are there to inspire you but if they don’t its perfectly ok to create whatever you want.

 

7 – Have fun!

 

 

Buttons!

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Below are some buttons you can use to add to your social media sites. To use them on your sites right click and save the image to your computer. Then upload it to your site. To display on websites copy the code below and paste where you would like it on your site. In the space where it says “Insert-Link-Here” enter the link to where you saved the image.  If the image is too large you can adjust the width and height to fit your website.

 

<div align="center"><a href="https://24hourartathon.com/" title="24 Hour Art-a-thon"><img src="Insert-Link-Here" alt="24 Hour Art-a-thon" style="border:none;" width="200" height="200"></a></div>

 

General Buttons

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Specific Buttons for the upcoming Art-a-thon

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Coming in 2015!

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We are excited to announce our very first 24 Hour Art-a-thon! It will be held on March 21st at 8 am. Hosted by Melissa of Unwavering Imagination, Rhonda of Chase’s Creatures, Ruth of Twelve Squared Creations and Sarah of Wonderstrange.

It will be 24 hours to have fun and create as much art as you can. During the 24 hours prompts will be given every few hours. There will also be mini challenges and prizes. Signups for the art-a-thon will go up mid February. More information will be posted as we get closer to the art-a-thon date.

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We hope you join us for the art-a-thon!