If you’re like most of folks, you’re busy getting those last minute chores done. A final dash to the store for forgotten ingredients for your holiday meal, a few remaining gifts to be wrapped and you’re ready.
Oops – you’ve forgotten a gift for someone. Whether a second cousin slipped your mind or you decided to add someone that you normally wouldn’t a buy gift for, gift certificates can come to the rescue.
However practical they may be, gift certificates seem rather impersonal. On the other hand, a personal gift certificate for one of your own creations is certainly a simple way to show how much you care and allows you some breathing room.
With the promise of a future original creation, you’ve given someone a special gift. As a bonus, you’ll be able to create at your own pace and come up with a perfect design.
Perk Up The After-Holiday Slump
Once the holidays are over and the New Year has begun, it’s a great time to complete your gift projects. If you found some new art supplies in your Christmas stocking, try them out on projects for your gift certificate recipients.
It’s always fun and exciting to try out new tools and techniques, and the doldrums of a dreary winter will speed by while you immerse yourself in your art.
Start The New Year With A New Direction
Maybe you’re not into making New Year’s resolutions, but you can make yourself a little promise to involve yourself more fully in your art.
If you have the luxury of a dedicated studio or work area for your art, do a little organizing and make it as user friendly as you can. Do some cleaning and inventory your supplies. Toss out anything that you’re not using and streamline your workspace. Make a list of things you need, and post it so you can keep track of what you are lacking.
Once your workspace is efficient, clean and tidy, you’re more likely to enjoy spending time in your studio and you won’t be distracted. Even if you can’t devote long periods of time in your studio, make an effort to work regularly. Even 15 minutes sketching, setting up a still life or composition is better than no time at all.
These small activities can be a catalyst to spur you on, and you’ll find yourself devoting more and more time to your work.
After all, what better gift can you give yourself than improving your artistic skills?
