The art of saving money during a pale recession

The very basic ideas on how including art in your life in the current times of economic recession including a "pale recession" can help to save your money and provide stress relief. You do not need to be a skilled artist to do these 3 simple tasks that will help you save money!

Tip 1: Create your entertainment instead of paying for it

The most common way to spend weekends outside is either watching a movie or sharing a meal with friends and family at a good restaurant, this can average a good deal of money per outing. If you convert even one such weekend outing into an art project you will add to your savings.

Families can spend quality time together to paint projects like a canvas painting made with hand prints. This results in spending time creating your own entertainment instead of going out and purchasing an expensive product.

Tip 2: The big R - Recycle

Recycle older items with art instead of buying new. Sit down together with each garment and come up with simple ideas on how it can be given a new look with a little fabric paint and a few embellishments. The result will be a few spent hours and a new wardrobe, style. You can extend the ideas to many more objects like handbags, shirts etc.

Tip 3: Make it instead of buying it

Can't find the perfect greeting card? Your not alone.. Every time I buy a greeting card I regret not having made one instead. Simple cards with your own text & images that are easy to fill in can result in beautiful handmade cards that are appreciated by the receiver. You can get several ideas for making cards on the online that can be extended to kids and adults alike.