The Fun Side

The Fun Side is all about what it says it's all about: Having a Good Time!

Fulfilling a creative urge can be one of the most fulfilling experiences in life...and quite honestly, it doesn't matter whether you think you're any good or not (we believe the definition of good art is in the eye of the beholder anyway) - everyone starts somewhere, and no-one is any good at anything without trying! Even if you just want to buy art, we'll take you to our favorite online stores.

So, no matter which way you want to do it, take up our mantra... get involved and enjoy!

We've got a bunch of fun stuff going on here on The Fun Side:

Feeling Creative?

Do you feel like you've got hundreds of creative ideas, but you just don't know where to start? Want to build your own website but don't know how? Want to buy books about your favorite art and crafts? Or want to write, publish & sell your own books? We show you how! It's all here: We give you handy hints and tips to help get you started with your creative ventures, and how to get the kids involved too! We show you how to put your designs and/or photographs onto T-shirts, mugs, mousepads and more...by the end of the day, you could have created your very own designer merchandize! Imagine the possibilities this opens up...you can create personalized presents for your nearest and dearest, you can decorate your home with items you have designed yourself, and you can even wear your own designer apparel...and why not offer your brand new merchandize for sale in your very own online shop? Start earning money from your creativity today! Click here to get started!

The Fun Times

The Fun Times is an entertaining Blog for all the family...it includes Random Wild Facts and (equally random) Quotations of the Moment, plus lots of fun discussion topics about all kinds of art and craft related issues. Please feel free to contribute comments to our posts, or email us with articles and images you'd like us to publish on your behalf!

The Essentially Fun Exchange

The Essentially Fun Exchange is your forum for sharing your latest creative discoveries with us. Have you come across a really great art blog recently? Perhaps you'd even like to promote your own? Tell us a bit about it and post a link here! Tell us about the books you've been reading, the latest galleries and shows you've visited...If you've got some creative questions, why not post them here? One of our other readers may be able to help you out! Tell us about any great new creative shops you've found recently...or why not make us smile at your favorite jokes...but remember, this is a family friendly site, so please keep it clean!

Entertaining Discussion Categories you may find in The Essentially Fun Exchange include blog, joke and recipe exchanges; book, shop and gallery reviews, Share & Learn Q&A...or you can start your own new discussion thread!

Buy Art Online

These days, the online art market is thriving, and it's now possible to decorate your house or office from the comfort of an armchair! Click here to go to our favorite online stores to buy anything from original paintings to museum quality prints, budget reproductions, hand-made crafts, ceramics, pottery, jewelry, furniture, metal art, glass art, wood art...you name it, it's available online from these wonderful stores!

Children's Art Competitions

Periodically, we will be holding art competitions for kids. We believe creative kids are happy kids, so we're going to try to get them away from the television and into some really fun creative ventures! Fabulous prizes will be offered, including personalized T-shirts, mugs and more, plus of course the pride of seeing their winning artworks displayed on this site for the whole world to praise and admire! Please click here now to see if we currently have any competitions underway, and to check out the prizes on offer!