I’m really inspired again this year by the PS Arts Express Yourself event, hosted by a great company, Duck Brand, and a great website, Cindy Ambuehl’s inspirational home decor site. This year’s event was yesterday, and it inspires me to make sure I’m involved in my community. It’s always worth it whenever any of us work together to do something good, like encourage creativity and inspire people, especially in our communities.

So what’s the event? It’s the annual Express Yourself event (#expressyourself2015) , formerly chaired by one of my favorite celebs, Lisa Kudrow, to raise funds for PS Arts, a Los Angeles non-profit that partners with public schools to provide art, theater and music education, particularly in under-served areas. (And it’s PS Arts’ 25th anniversary in 2015!)

And this event brings the celebrity participation, either hosting or attending with their families! Check it out:

Celebs that attended yesterday’s event included, clockwise from top left, former chairperson Lisa Kudrow, Jason Bateman, Julie Bowen, and Joel McHale. Plus,

I love how many bring their kids, too, like Sarah Michelle Gellar, pictured below with organizer Cindy Ambuehl of The Agency:

Last year’s event was cool, too, and you can find more about the 2014 event here.

I love Duck Brand and their projects for all skill levels. We’ve created fun projects at home from their cool how-to directions on their site, from Duck Tape roses to the classic Duck Tape wallet! I think it’s so cool that they support PS Arts and its art education mission.

Check out these cool project roundups from my friends, too:

25 great ideas at TipJunkie

20 crafts for kids at Kids Activities Blog

And here’s how to make DIY Duck Tape Backpac Charms from Mod Podge Rocks!

Ready to get inspired and encourage creativity in your community? For more information, visit:

PS Arts: Web / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram

Cindy Ambuehl: Web / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube / Instagram / Pinterest

Duck Brand: Web / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube / Instagram

Have a creative day!

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It is an important part of discovering yourself, understanding others and understanding the world. I’m always so happy to see others who think art education is as important as I do — like my amazing neighbor Amy who not only helps me with awesome projects at TT&J but also teaches art appreciation at our elementary school (her Frida Kahlo unibrow was going above and beyond)!

Each of my kids has embraced creative expression in their own way, and I’m proud of each of them. Even my youngest loves to create. This is her recent, school-award-winning 3-D photography project for the Reflections contest:

I admire that she had a vision for what she wanted to do (“The world would be a better place if … there were more trees and flowers”) and she worked to make it happen.

So when others do that, I admire it too. Like when a great company, Duck Brand, and a great website, Cindy Ambuehl’s inspirational home decor site, team up to support art education, like they did last year and this year. And whenever any of us can work together to do something good, like encourage creativity and inspire people, well, that’s awesome.

What did they team up to do? They participated in the annual Express Yourself fundraiser to raise funds for PS Arts, a Los Angeles non-profit that partners with public schools to provide art, theater and music education, particularly in under-served areas. And this event brings the celebrity participation! This year’s Express Yourself event (#expressyourself2014) just took place yesterday — check it out:

Jason Bateman! One of my faves, with Don Diamont! The event also drew other celebs like …

Lisa Kudrow (former event chair), Elizabeth Berkley, Joel McHale, Rob Riggle (above)– and their kids!

That’s Jason Bateman (!) and his lovely daughters.

I think it’s cool that Duck Brand was involved. (They had a fun Duck Brand tape craft table with craft ideas, Duck Brand supplies, and take-home prizes for the kids.)

Duck Brand makes great supplies for fun crafts that kids love — and of course I’ve used them for my DIY projects as well.

Here are a few of my favorite Duck Tape ideas:

 Handmade Duck Brand Tape Holiday Cards from Madigan Made

 Houndstooth Stool from In My Own Style

 Cool new wall accents from Duck Brand’s Express Decor Accents line

and

 This cool autumn wreath!

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Please, wherever you can, support art education!

And for more information, follow:

PS Arts on the Web, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

The Duck Brand on the Web, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram

Have a creative day!

xoxo

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