Fun on Creativebug

March Fun on Creativebug!

Create and celebrate the legacy of women in craft and history while sparking your own creativity! Explore the newest Creativebug classes!

Using your library card and PIN, create your own account for FREE and nurture your creative side with 1000+ video classes in painting, knitting, crafting, sewing & more!

Collage Homage: 15 Women Artists to Know – March 1

In this joyful tribute to exceptional collage, explore into the work of fifteen female-identifying artists who have embraced this medium as part of their artistic practice. Each session begins with an introduction to the life and work of one of these remarkable women, spanning both historical and contemporary figures. Artist Erin McCluskey Wheeler is an experienced teacher of this unique blend of art history and hands-on creation and finds joy in watching students transform inspiration into their own distinct style. While the focus is on developing your own personal collage style, understanding how these artists approached shape, color, and composition will enrich your creative vocabulary. By exploring the practices of these 15 artists, you’ll build your own “artist family tree” and discover your artistic lineage.
This 15-day practice will be released every other day this month. 

Design & Crochet a Top-Down Bobble Sweater – March 5

In this adventurous class, artist Twinkie Chan shows you how to design and crochet your very own top-down sweater with a circular yoke and cute bobble sleeves. Forget following a pattern—Twinkie gives you all the tools to make your sweater uniquely yours. You’ll learn how to choose the yarn and hooks, determine out your gauge, and take the necessary measurements. Then, decide on fit, sleeve length, and top length, and translate all that info into the right number of stitches and rounds. The stitch pattern is super simple—half double crochet—so you can focus on the fun part: designing and building your garment. If you’re familiar with basic stitches and shaping, you’re all set! Get ready to sketch out your dream sweater and start crocheting it up. 

Digital Portrait Painting in Procreate – March 12

Procreate is a versatile tool for digital painting that offers a range of benefits. Its diverse selection of brushes and tools allows for experimentation with endless colors, textures, and styles, while offering the freedom to instantly correct any mistakes. David Tenorio, a skilled illustrator and art instructor, shows you how this program can be used to enhance creativity and produce remarkable results. Designed to guide you through the stages of a painting, from initial sketch to the rendering and refining, he leads you through the traditional principles of art and design, such as “mother color” and “thick to thin” techniques. By synthesizing all of these elements, students learn how to create a digitally painted portrait that achieves accurate proportions and likeness. 

CB Mixtape: 8 Collage Techniques – March 19

The scavenger-hunt aspect of collage is irresistible to so many Creativebug artists. Whether using it as their primary artistic medium or as an exercise to loosen up stuck creativity, the eight artists in this collection bring their own unique take on the medium. If you’re feeling inspired, check out the full Daily Practice series of each artist below:

Visible Mending Workshop – March 26

In this 3 hour workshop, you will explore Visible Mending with Arounna Khounnoraj of Bookhou. We all have that favorite pair of jeans or a well-loved sweater – no matter how baggy or worn they might become. In the movement against throw-away culture and fast fashion, learn how to pick up a needle and rediscover the forgotten techniques and the joy of mending. We will cover the technique of weave mending, seed stitch and scotch darning and learn different ways to patch woven fabrics from the front and back.