Sign Up For The Online Drawing Workshop!

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Do you like to draw?  Are you a young adult cancer survivor or caregiver?

Welcome to Lacuna Loft’s online Drawing Workshop, the 1st and now the 8th in our #LetsMakeStuff @LacunaLoft series of online workshops!

This workshop is designed to teach you the basics of sketching, drawing, and shading.  If you’ve never done this before, you’re in luck!  Brett will go step-by-step through everything!  If you love drawing and you’re a real pro already, no problem!  While some of the tutorial will be more than you need, the rest of the time spent drawing and being artsy with other young adult cancer peers will be totally worth it.

If you participated in the workshop in May 2016, the content will be exactly the same so please sit this one out.  But have no fear, we’ll have creative workshops each month that you can join in the future instead!

This workshop is a 2-hour commitment and will occur via video hangout on Sunday, February 11th @ 10 am PT / noon CT / 1 pm ET. 15 young adult cancer survivors and caregivers can join. Can’t make the dates this time? Don’t worry! We’ll offer other Creative Workshops in the coming months!

How does it work? After you sign up below, you’ll receive everything you need to participate in the Drawing Workshop in the mail! Yep! We’ll send you just about everything you’ll need! Then, Lacuna Loft will send you an email about a week before the workshop with information on how to join the video chat. (Just in case you’re wondering…to join the video chat you’ll need the link that we’ll provide you, a headset with a microphone, and a webcam). That’s it!

 

Sponsored in part by a grant from Genentech and Shire.

Click here to sign up to be notified when this program is announced by choosing it under ‘Programs you’re interested in.’ (Feel free to choose to be notified when other programs are announced too!)

Sign Up For A Bullet Journal Workshop!

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Update:  The Bullet Journal Workshop is now full!

Do you enjoy crafts and spending time with other young adult cancer survivors and caregivers?  Do you like getting organized and setting goals?  You’ll love this workshop!

Lacuna Loft’s online Bullet Journal Workshop is the 7th in our #LetsMakeStuff @LacunaLoft series of online workshops!

Start the new year off with some creative ways to get organized while planning, journaling, and exploring fun ways to make lists. Helping your productivity, creativity, and organizational skills, it’s a planner, to do list, and diary all rolled into one. A DIY bullet journal, start from a blank journal to what will be a great, personalized tool for a fresh start in 2018!

This workshop is designed to get you started with your very own DIY Bullet Journal.  If you’ve never done this before, you’re in luck! Aerial will go step-by-step through everything!  If you love crafting and you’re a real pro already, no problem!  While some of the tutorial will be more than you need, the rest of the time spent crafting and being artsy with other young adult cancer peers will be totally worth it.

This workshop is a 2-hour commitment and will occur via video hangout on Saturday, January 13th @ 10 am PT / noon CT / 1 pm ET.  15 young adult cancer survivors and caregivers can join.  Can’t make the dates this time?  Don’t worry!  We’ll offer other Creative Workshops in the coming months!

How does it work?  After you sign up below, you’ll receive everything you need to participate in the Bullet Journal workshop in the mail!  Yep!  We’ll send you just about everything you’ll need!  Then, Lacuna Loft will send you an email about a week before the workshop with information on how to join the video chat.  (Just in case you’re wondering…to join the video chat you’ll need the link that we’ll provide you, a headset with a microphone, and a webcam).  That’s it!

Sponsored in part by a grant from Genentech and Shire.

Click here to sign up to be notified when this program is announced by choosing it under ‘Programs you’re interested in.’ (Feel free to choose to be notified when other programs are announced too!)

Sign Up For A Yarn Wreath Winter Workshop!

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Do you enjoy easy crafts and spending time with other young adult cancer survivors and caregivers?  You’ll love this workshop!

Lacuna Loft’s online Yarn Wreath Winter Workshop is the sixth in our #LetsMakeStuff @LacunaLoft series of online workshops!

This workshop is designed to teach you the basics of making a yarn wreath.  If you’ve never done this before, you’re in luck! Mallory will go step-by-step through everything!  If you love crafting and you’re a real pro already, no problem!  While some of the tutorial will be more than you need, the rest of the time spent crafting and being artsy with other young adult cancer peers will be totally worth it.  In this workshop, you’ll learn an easy yarn wreath craft…unlike our other workshops, this DIY is super simple so we’ll spend most of the time hanging out and having a cozy winter evening together!

This workshop is a 2-hour commitment and will occur via video hangout on Tuesday, December 19th @ 5:30 pm PT / 7:30 pm CT / 8:30 pm ET.  15 young adult cancer survivors and caregivers can join.  Can’t make the dates this time?  Don’t worry!  We’ll offer other Creative Workshops in the coming months!

How does it work?  After you sign up below, you’ll receive everything you need to participate in the yarn wreath winter workshop in the mail!  Yep!  We’ll send you just about everything you’ll need!  Then, Lacuna Loft will send you an email about a week before the workshop with information on how to join the video chat.  (Just in case you’re wondering…to join the video chat you’ll need the link that we’ll provide you, a headset with a microphone, and a webcam).  That’s it!

Sponsored in part by a grant from Genentech and Shire.

Click here to sign up to be notified when this program is announced by choosing it under ‘Programs you’re interested in.’ (Feel free to choose to be notified when other programs are announced too!)

Wreath photo via ABM.

Sign Up For The Online Chalk Art Workshop

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Do you like to make handmade items for your home? Are you a young adult cancer survivor or caregiver?

Lacuna Loft’s online Chalk Art Workshop is the fifth in our #LetsMakeStuff @LacunaLoft series of online workshops!

This workshop is designed to teach you the basics of chalk art on a lovely banner you can hang!  If you’ve never done this before, you’re in luck! Aerial will go step-by-step through everything!  If you love chalk art and you’re a real pro already, no problem!  While some of the tutorial will be more than you need, the rest of the time spent being artsy with other young adult cancer peers will be totally worth it.

This workshop is a 2-hour commitment and will occur via video hangout on Wednesday, November 15th @ 5:15 pm PT / 7:15 pm CT / 8:15 pm ET.  15 young adult cancer survivors and caregivers can join.  Can’t make the dates this time?  Don’t worry!  We’ll offer other Creative Workshops in the coming months!

How does it work?  After you sign up below, you’ll receive everything you need to participate in the chalk art workshop in the mail!  Yep!  We’ll send you just about everything you’ll need, straight to your home!  Then, Lacuna Loft will send you an email about a week before the workshop with information on how to join the video chat.  (Just in case you’re wondering…to join the video chat you’ll need the link that we’ll provide you, a headset with a microphone, and a webcam).  That’s it!

Sponsored in part by a grant from Genentech.

P.S.  Happy Halloween!

Click here to sign up to be notified when this program is announced by choosing it under ‘Programs you’re interested in.’ (Feel free to choose to be notified when other programs are announced too!)

Sign Up For Our Embroidery Workshop!

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Update:  The Embroidery Workshop is full!  If you’re interested in being notified the next time Lacuna Loft schedules a Creative Workshop, please fill out the form below!

Ever seen a cute embroidery sampler piece and wish you could go back in time and make one?  Are you a young adult cancer survivor or caregiver?  Well, wish no more!  Embroidery is not just something for young girls in pioneer-day themed books anymore.  Embroidery is well and alive and the perfect craft for anyone.

Lacuna Loft’s online Embroidery Workshop is the fourth in our #LetsMakeStuff @LacunaLoft series of online workshops!

This workshop is designed to teach you the basics of embroidery stitches.  If you’ve never done this before, you’re in luck! Brandie will go step-by-step through everything!  If you love embroidery and you’re a real pro already, no problem!  While some of the tutorial will be more than you need, the rest of the time spent stitching and being artsy with other young adult cancer peers will be totally worth it.  In this workshop, you’ll learn some basic embroidery stitches, including the ever-useful back stitch!  We will whip up this f%ck cancer piece together and with the skills you’ll learn, you can then move on to embroider just about anything!

This workshop is a 2-hour commitment and will occur via video hangout on Thursday, October 26th @ 5:30 pm PT / 7:30 pm CT / 8:30 pm ET.  15 young adult cancer survivors and caregivers can join.  Can’t make the dates this time?  Don’t worry!  We’ll offer other Creative Workshops in the coming months!

How does it work?  After you sign up below, you’ll receive everything you need to participate in the embroidery workshop in the mail!  Yep!  We’ll send you just about everything you’ll need!  Then, Lacuna Loft will send you an email about a week before the workshop with information on how to join the video chat.  (Just in case you’re wondering…to join the video chat you’ll need the link that we’ll provide you, a headset with a microphone, and a webcam).  That’s it!

Sponsored in part by a grant from Genentech.

Click here to sign up to be notified when this program is announced by choosing it under ‘Programs you’re interested in.’ (Feel free to choose to be notified when other programs are announced too!)

Sign Up For Our Calligraphy Workshop!

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Do you like to handletter? Are you a young adult cancer survivor or caregiver?

Sign up today for Lacuna Loft’s online Calligraphy Workshop, the third in our #LetsMakeStuff @LacunaLoft series of online workshops!

This workshop is designed to teach you the basics of handlettering and calligraphy.  If you’ve never done this before, you’re in luck! Aerial will go step-by-step through everything!  If you love calligraphy and you’re a real pro already, no problem!  While some of the tutorial will be more than you need, the rest of the time spent lettering and being artsy with other young adult cancer peers will be totally worth it.  The workshop will use sharpies (as opposed to a quill pen) and is meant to be very accessible for any and all handlettering you might want to do!  I mean…is there anything you can’t draw with a sharpie?!

This workshop is a 2-hour commitment and will occur via video hangout on Thursday, September 7th @ 5 pm PT / 7 pm CT / 8 pm ET.  15 young adult cancer survivors and caregivers can join.  Can’t make the dates this time?  Don’t worry!  We’ll offer other Creative Workshops in the coming months!

How does it work?  After you sign up below, you’ll receive everything you need to participate in the calligraphy workshop in the mail!  Yep!  We’ll send you just about everything you’ll need!  Then, Lacuna Loft will send you an email about a week before the workshop with information on how to join the video chat.  (Just in case you’re wondering…to join the video chat you’ll need the link that we’ll provide you, a headset with a microphone, and a webcam).  That’s it!

Update:  The Calligraphy Workshop is full!  If you’re interested in being notified the next time Lacuna Loft schedules a Creative Workshop, please fill out the form below!

 

Sponsored in part by a grant from Genentech.

Click here to sign up to be notified when this program is announced by choosing it under ‘Programs you’re interested in.’ (Feel free to choose to be notified when other programs are announced too!)

Flashback #12: An Easy DIY T-Shirt ReMake!

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To celebrate our 2-year anniversary of being a nonprofit, Lacuna Loft is bringing back our top 31 articles from our archives!  The countdown to our top post is continuing today with Flashback #12: An Easy DIY T-Shirt ReMake!, written by Mallory. These 31 articles are the best of the best and we’re very happy to share them with you again!  The countdown continues next week!

….You know how it is so nice to slip on some comfy clothes at the end of the day…or to have comfy clothes on all day when you’re not feeling well?  T-shirts always seem to be a great go-to for just this comfy purpose.  But then, someone comes over unexpectedly and all of a sudden you’re caught wearing clothes that make you look even worse than you feel!  I usually don’t wear t-shirts for just this reason…they definitely give me a rumpled and baggy appearance.  Here is the solution!  Take that over-sized favorite t-shirt of yours and resize it!…

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Read the rest of the article here!

Flashback #25: A DIY Snowman Pillow

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To celebrate our 2-year anniversary of being a nonprofit, Lacuna Loft is bringing back our top 31 articles from our archives!  This is Flashback #25: A DIY Snowman Pillow was written by Mallory. These 31 articles are the best of the best and we’re very happy to share them with you again!  The countdown continues tomorrow!

…Winter is still here!  While the cold and gray might be getting you down, nothing will make your home cheerier than a DIY snowman pillow!  This DIY project is super simple…get the kids involved for an afternoon of fun!  This is a great project to do when you’re not feeling so hot from chemo, or when your life as a caregiver needs a little project to take your mind away for a while….

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Read the rest of the article here!

DIY Paw Print

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I love simple, cheap, and memorable DIY projects.  This DIY paw print fits all of those check marks.

Anyone who knows me at all knows that I am crazy about my pups.  Two rescues that light up my life with love and giddiness and fun.  Recently, I decided on my next tattoo.  I settled on a set of my dogs’ paw prints.  My husband bought a stamp pad safe for baby feet and I went to town!  I cornered one pup at a time, padded their left, front paw with ink, and attempted to get each pup to step onto a piece of paper (as opposed to my floor!).  After several attempts, I got the paw prints that I wanted.

You could frame paw prints of a dog or a cat.  You could also do the far more conventional approach of getting footprints from a baby!

To see the instructions, go here.

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A DIY Canvas Transfer Portrait

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Quite a while ago, I fell in love with this tutorial to transfer a photo onto canvas.  I won’t bore you with the how-tos because the folks over at A Beautiful Mess do a precise job of communicating each step to you, but let me tell you, this tutorial is easy and produces a really neat finished product.  Plus, it’s easy and cheap!  A few years ago, it was my mother-in-law’s birthday and my husband and I, being low on funds because of cancer, wanted to get her a creative and heartfelt gift that didn’t break the bank.  Since we were swimming in wedding photographs at the time, I decided to try the canvas transfer DIY.  I loved the results so much that I ended up doing a whole series of them for my dad with pictures of my mom!

One thing about the process, there is a lot of rubbing.  Once you’ve put the picture you’re transferring face down on the medium covered canvas (all steps are outlined here), you spray it all down with water (not too much water though!) and start rubbing the paper off of the canvas.  This rubbing step takes a while.  You may even wonder if you will ever arrive at the finished product…but have no fear!  You will!  I actually rubbed my fingers raw so I suggest wearing gloves while you do this step.

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It really produces a beautiful final product.  A wonderful gift for someone, or a way of keeping busy during young adult cancer treatments or recovery, this is a fun and easy DIY!

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