Life of Colour Blog

Creating your own Holiday ornaments is part of the fun, gather your family and try some of these fun and easy to make crafts for Xmas and Hanukkah. The best Holiday arts and crafts ideas to make your own DIY Christmas projects.

Dear families, we wanted to bring you some of the most creative crafts to keep kids of any age engaged in imaginative play. These ideas will be the perfect way to bring colour into these School Holidays, weekends, summer break and more - so make sure to keep it handy for when you need a fun activity!

Making handmade gift for Father's day is the best way to show Dad you love him! You can create matching sets for all the dads in the family, and spread love through colour and creativity!

Kids and teens of all ages can make these amazing crafts to celebrate Father's day.

What are the rock painter's best kept secrets to a shiny rock? The rock painting community is warm and welcoming, so we have no issue sharing the amazing tips we have gathered from more seasoned artists. In this article we will cover the basics to a shiny (or matte, or satin) rock! Sealing isn't all just for looks - a good sealant will make your rock painting last for a long time and withstand the elements.

We get these questions all the time, “Why is priming rocks necessary?”, “Should I be priming my rocks?” and our answer is in short: YES. But we want to give you all the information so you can pick the right primer for your rock painting project.

Painted Rock Ideas to make your summer garden look... delicious! Looking for new ideas for rock painting? In this tutorial we show you how to make ice cream rocks step by step, and some refreshing fruit rock designs as well!

Gift your Mum the perfect amount of colour this Mother’s Day by making a card to remember!!

In just a few easy to follow steps you can get your creative self in action for an amazing result.

In this blog, we show you how to create a sunset at the beach inspired by US artist Robin Mead. You'll be using your watercolour brush pens, mixed media paper and paint pens to create this fantastic ode to the ocean!

Create amazing mixed media art using the gouache stix and watercolour pens. On these fantastic rainbow tutorials, children of all ages can learn how to blend, drip and stamp using supplies from around the house.

School Break is upon us, and what better way to engage with our children than through art? We are showing you three easy craft ideas your kids can make on their own, or with your help.

The Crafts and Textile Kit is the perfect combination of art supplies to get started into fabric painting on denim, canvas and other textile surfaces - while also having the paint pens to use on all the materials of your house, like cardboard, paper, enamel tins, wood, etc.

If you have been watching closely you would have had the great pleasure to see that we held an awesome giveaway for you all back in October, and we invited you to share the art that brings colour to your world to double your chances of winning... And what wonderful art you shared with us all!!

Last week we celebrated World Teachers Day, so at Life of Colour we wanted to give you all an opportunity to recognise a teacher that has made a difference in your life. Hopefully we have all got to experience one of these special people who have helped shape us and our kids to be better people.

Dual Brush Pens are the newest addition to the Life of Colour family - and we want to fill you in on why these pens are awesome, and why you need them in your artist toolbox right now.