Saturday Share: Finishing August in Style
Hello hello! Grace here 🙂
Welcome to another Saturday Share!
Well, here we are… the final Saturday Share of Barbara’s August Arty Challenge! How on earth did that happen?! It feels like five minutes ago we were sharing the first batch of artwork, and now we’re heading into the final few days of August.
What a month it’s been. Our groups have been absolutely buzzing with artwork, ideas, encouragement and people simply having a good crafty time every day! And I think that last bit might be my favourite part. Whether you’ve completed every single prompt, dipped in and out when something grabbed you, or simply enjoyed watching from the sidelines, I hope the challenge has given you a little extra creative spark this month.
We’ve got one last BIG gallery to enjoy together today, filled with another fantastic selection from the August Arty Challenge. As always, I’ve gathered as much as I could find, but with the sheer amount of artwork shared across our groups, there will inevitably be pieces I haven’t managed to include.
So, one last time… grab that cup of whatever soothes you, get comfy, and take your time with these. Let’s see what you’ve all been creating!
And there we have it… our final August Arty Challenge gallery! ❤️
What a brilliant month of making. Looking back over these Saturday Shares, the sheer variety of artwork has been incredible, but even better has been watching everyone encourage each other, share ideas, try new things and keep showing up creatively.
A HUGE well done to everyone who took part. And no, you absolutely did not need to complete every prompt for it to “count”! If this challenge got you to sit down and make something you might not otherwise have made, try something different, or simply spend a little more time doing something you enjoy, I’d call that a win.
Of course, August isn’t quite over yet, so there are still a couple more days to get arty! Keep sharing those final creations in the groups and cheering each other on right through to the finish line.
And a big thank you to Mum for setting us all off on this creative adventure in the first place. I think it’s safe to say you lot took the idea and RAN with it!
And if you’ve been watching the August Arty Challenge from the sidelines with a little bit of FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out!), why not make September your month to join in? The videos aren’t going anywhere.
Our Create Your Own Arty Affirmation Cards aren’t just for August. There are 31 cards in the set, each with a positive affirmation on one side and a lovely blank canvas on the back for you to stamp, doodle, colour, collage… whatever takes your fancy!
You’ve now got a whole month’s worth of Barbara’s ideas and inspiration to work your way through too, so there’s absolutely nothing stopping you from starting fresh on September 1st and having your very own Arty September. Who says August gets to have all the fun? 😉
And if you love the idea of the cards but would rather enjoy the artwork than create your own, we also have the Original Artwork Edition, featuring Clarity artwork instead.
And as we wave goodbye to August, there’s plenty happening at Clarity in the week ahead, so take a peek at the calendar below and see what we’ve got coming up!
Monday 31st August:
Bank Holiday in the UK!
Tuesday 1st September:
10am – Groovi Tuesday with Louise – Live on Facebook & YouTube
2pm – Clarity Social TV with Louise – Live on Facebook & YouTube
Friday 4th September:
3pm-5pm – HobbyMaker TV with Barbara (2 hour show)
Sunday 6th September:
2pm-4pm – Clarity Social TV with Barbara & Jazz (2 hour show)
Have a lovely weekend! And whatever September brings… let’s keep making art. 🙂
Speaking of which… I’ll be making a little art of my own this coming week, tucked away in a studio recording an audiobook! 🎙️ That does mean there won’t be a Saturday Share next weekend, but I’ll be back soon.
Until then, take care and happy crafting!
Travel gently, friends.
Lotsa love, Grace xo
Clarity – The Home of Art, Craft, and Well-Being.
Wonderful month of art inspiration and encouragement. Have really enjoyed trying to replicate the daily prompts and seeing the variations and adaptations that everyone has posted. Thank you to Clarity and especially to Barbara for the supply of goods, the time spent sharing expertise, experience and vast knowledge. Thank you
Well done everyone, thank to Barbara for all the inspiration you are trully amazing.
Thank you to Aunty Grace for taking the time to post all this artwork.
Regards
Janet Cummings xx
Thanks, Grace – another mammoth task for you but very much appreciated by us.
Hope all goes well with the book reading.
Take care xxx
Grace – what sn amazing job you do. Do much artwork collated together beautifully – well done. August has been pretty full on for me so I’m looking forward to September being just a little less manic. I’ve really enjoyed this crafty challenge and I’ve got to know more people within the FB groups – such fun and lovely to see great encouragement between us all. Thank you 🥰
Hi Grace.
Wow! Don’t these all look fantastic together. What a great challenge and what a super collection of art.
I, for one, can say I have had the best time creating these little ‘masterpieces’. Totally out of my comfort zone, clueless when it comes to stamping, but I have thoroughly enjoyed every day’s session.
I will be starting again in September, perhaps not every day, but certainly having another go at the ‘dodgy’ ones!
Parchment is calling me back now the weather has cooled down, so I may even replicate on parchment. Who knows!
So, a huge thank you to Barbara for setting the task, and to you, Grace for your wonderful gallery. Take care all. Travel gently. X
Thank you so much for this lovely way to start the day! And thank you for taking the time to appreciate it all. So many good ideas to take forward and be inspired by.
WOW another great selection of beautiful artwork. Your Mum had a great idea (again!!).
Thank you Grace for sorting them out and putting them all together on August Saturdays.
Hope all goes well with your recording.
Take care.
Wow what a great display of artwork. Thank you Grace for putting it all together for us all to see. Thanks also to your mum for the inspiration . Hope all goes well with the recording of the audio book. Congratulations on becoming an aunty .❤
What a lovely colourful display! This was a brilliant idea of Barbara’s. I have done them all and was going to post the lot at the end of the month but I see you’ve picked up my happy ‘accident’.
Have a good weekend everyone. X
P.S. Why does my name keep adding a + in the middle? If I don’t spot it it doesn’t post. 😟
un grand merci grace
Hi Grace and everyone, I’ve enjoyed taking part in this wonderful challenge, still have some to complete and I look forward to using these mini challenges again, I certainly will try to do a mini piece of Art and even make some larger pieces using these techniques.
It’s been great fun and thanks again for selecting some of my artwork, it always makes me feel quite humble!
Thanks so much Barbara x
It’s been lovely to see everyone’s work, I think I’ve only done one ! Always there to catch up with though. Just off for a week away – Groovi packed ! Have a good weekend everyone xx
Thank you for collating another fantastic selection of artwork this week Grace. I have been watching on the sidelines, but as I have found items in my stash I have put them to one side ready to dive in when life calms down. I think all of the techniques could be used to make larger pieces, 3.5 x 3.5 card toppers could be the next challenge !!
Hope next weekend goes well for you Grace & look forward to your next blog in a couple of weeks xx
Wow! Beautiful!
Well done for collating all the fabulous artwork Grace, that will have taken some time! I’ve really enjoyed this challenge and it’s been so inspiring to see how much talent everyone has. There’s been so much encouragement too. What a lovely bunch of people the Clarity family are! 💕
A wonderful selection, thank you Grace. xx
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you Grace for the tremendous time and energy that you must have spent gathering all the amazing artwork/ inspiration and for showcasing talented artists.
A huge thank you to Barbara and team for creating the fantastic Arty Challenge – hard to believe it is almost at the end. Have saved all the videos and will rewatch.
Hi Grace, I read this early yesterday morning but as you can gather I have been awol!! Mainly doing my affirmations for your Mum!! Lol!! I cannot thank you enough for the wonderful gallery you have provided us with to see each Saturday throughout August and it must have been a hell of a job but enjoyable I hope! You and your Mum have done a sterling job along with all the Clarity team behind all of these posts as we have all been buying the goodies that help make for lovely arty items such as these. I for one am going to miss seeing this gallery each and every Saturday and have enjoyed this Challenge so much and going to be a bit down I think once Tuesday comes around!! Never mind all good things have to come to an end!! I hope your Mum will do this again in some way as it has been a truly uplifting experience for me and have so looked forward to waking up to seeing what Barbara has in store for us each day! I will miss it terribly. I have suggested that she might like to do maybe one of these per week for us to get our teeth into, that would be lovely but I know she is so busy! Just saying!!! Thanks so much Grace for all that you and everyone do – you may not believe it but you are all very much appreciated and I do believe that you are more than just Clarity you are carers and for many of us that have issues these gestures that you and everyone make each and every day and week are so healing in so many ways, you will never know. Sending gratitude to you and everyone at Clarity. x
Wow Grace, you deserve a medal for collating all this art work for us to see. Such variety and styles, an inspiration to every one.
Enjoy your studio work on the book.
Hi Grace so sorry this is late but have been away with no internet signal. Cherry T has said it all, you really do deserve a medal for pulling this fabulous artwork together for us all to enjoy. Hope it all goes well next week and that you enjoy having a weekend off of this ere blog. Take care xxxx