Pro tip: If you’re feeling overwhelmed, start at the top of the list. And remember! If you want to create something more on the artistic side, great! But also, the benefits of doodling (stress relief, improved focus, etc...) happen while you’re actually doodling, they have nothing to do with what it looks like in the end :)
💡IDEAS FOR SHAPES💡
Jack-o-lantern eyes: cover a page with pairs of triangle eyes
Ghosts: cover a page with blob-inspired shapes and creatures
Leaves: cover a page with all kinds of leaf shapes
💡IDEAS FOR SCENES💡
A pumpkin watching Netflix in outer space
A ghost wearing a mask in a library
A monster baking banana bread in a cave
💡IDEAS FOR EXTRA IMAGINATION💡
Invent a magical plant -- what do its roots look like?
Dream up a potion -- what would it be and how would you bottle it?
Pretend you have a magic wand -- what does that look like?
Let me know if you doodle any of these! Or if these ideas inspired you to create something else! I’d love to see and feature at the end of the month :)
How to share your #DoodleDifferent doodle: Post your doodle on social media with the page’s hashtag and tag @doodledifferent for a chance to be featured! DM, text, and email are also great if you don’t feel like posting or have private accounts: (512) 366-3724 or hi@doodledifferent.com.
Shop Doodle Different: Pick up a copy of Doodle Different: A Little Book of Places to Start here.
]]>There are a bunch of fun traditions including a tomato art show, a tomato 5K, a tomato haiku contest, tomato story time, a bloody mary contest, and so much more. We all hoped it'd be safe enough to gather in person, but because of the pandemic, vendors are creating virtual experiences on the Cyberspace Vendor Market and I am so excited Doodle Different gets be part of the lineup!
I encourage you to click through and check out all the vendors the festival is featuring! We're all selling goods, but you can support small businesses with website traffic and social media follows, shares, and engagement too. We do a little happy dance when orders come in and also when we get nice comments :)
Here's my official vendor video:
1. The Doodle Different Tomato Fest Challenge
The doodle challenge, should you choose to accept, is to turn #DoodleDifferent prompts into something tomato-y! Share pics of your creations on social (or text 512-366-3724 or email hi@doodledifferent.com) and I'll highlight them a virtual gallery on Doodle Different platforms. Prizes will be awarded randomly for participation :)
2. Free Doodle Pages
Use the code "freetomato" to get a free Doodle Different Mini Book download. Check it out here.
3. Digital Doodle Different Book Discount
Use the code "tomatofest" to get $1 off a digital download. Check it out here.
4. Doodle Different Book Giveaway
Follow Doodle Different on Instagram and stay tuned! I'll be posting a "comment for a chance to win" post during the first week of August. Prizes will include books and other fun surprises!
5. Virtual Doodle Room: Saturday, August 8 @ 1p CST
The doodle challenge, should you choose to accept, is to turn #DoodleDifferent prompts into something tomato-y! Pick up a Doodle Different book or grab some paper and your favorite doodling supplies and meet me on Zoom to doodle and show-and-tell! We're going to build our own little doodle art gallery on Zoom. Here's the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81764876230
]]>Whether you usually teach in a classroom and are now working virtually, a homeschool teacher now completely homebound, or a parent taking on teaching responsibilities for the first time -- I'm sending you a big virtual hug! Also I have a gift for you! Scroll down for details.
For those of y'all who are new to Doodle Different -- welcome! It's a little book of places to start and a big celebration of creativity, imagination, and perspective.
Here's how it works:
1. Doodle - Each page has a different place to start! On the first page you might draw flowers, and your friend might draw a football, and some other random person might draw an alien, and I promise y’all are each doing it right.
2. Share a pic - Post your doodle with the page’s hashtag and tag @doodledifferent for a chance to be featured! Social media not your thing? I hear ya. Text or email works too: (512) 366-3724 / hi@doodledifferent.com. Click here for details.
3. Celebrate - It’s going to be one big celebration of imagination and perspective and you’re part of the magic. Click here to see what people have created from the same starting place. Let’s doodle different - together!
Doodling can help people of all ages:
Additional benefits of doodling as a school-related activity:
Doodle Different is earth-friendly:
To celebrate #TeacherAppreciationWeek, I have one gift and two discounts available for you all month long!
Hi everyone,
I think like most of us I'm trying to figure out how to process everything that's happening and how to best support my friends, family, and community in this time of isolation. My heart especially goes out to everyone in Nashville who is dealing with the coronavirus precautions on the heels of an incredibly devastating tornado.
We're all in situations we couldn't have imagined ourselves in a few weeks ago... and that's a little unsettling. While I'm trying to accept that I can't help everyone with everything, I can hold space for people to explore their imagination and creativity. Doodling is great for stress-relief and processing emotion, so here's what I've come up with for now:
🎉Free Mini Doodle Different Download
Click here to check it out. Feel free to share with friends who like to doodle, parents who have found themselves with kids at home, family in self isolation, co-workers who could use a pick-me-up, and anyone else! I'm never going to charge for this mini book.
🎉Free Virtual Doodle-Along Friday 3/20 at 12p PST / 2p CST / 3p EST!
I'll be live streaming on Facebook and Instagram. We'll be doodling prompt #DoodleDifferent109! Click here to get a free download of the prompt.
Here's a little Doodle-Along preview:
Please stay safe y'all!
💛Coralee
Creator, Doodle Different
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Doodler: Jay Purugganan, Owner/Designer at c9studio
Doodle Story: The World Needs More Cute, Friendly, Arm Tentacle Aliens
"My doodle was inspired by the Saturn looking starter doodle. I thought maybe I would draw something about space but then I thought let’s push it some more. Then if not space, what about aliens…? What about a cute friendly alien? Then I started doodling and got to the part of drawing arms and hands. Then I thought, “I’m so 3008, hands are so 2000 and late” (but really I thought they were hard to draw) so why not tentacles? No one seems to portray aliens with arm tentacles enough. I think the world needs more cute, friendly, arm tentacle aliens."
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