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How to Sharpen Pencils

How to Sharpen Pencils Goes for the Top Spot – PPC

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Well folks, we just finished up an intense movie award season, from the Oscars to the Golden Globes, to the Independent Spirit Awards and every professional film-making guild under the sun. I fully admit to not having seen any of those films…
Pencil Artist Stuart Clark

Pencil Artist of the Week: Stuart Clark

This week’s featured pencil artist is Stuart Clark, a pencil artist from the UK who specializes in creating large-scale, life-like, highly-detailed portraits of people and animals. We actually discovered Stuart on our Facebook page, where…
Natural History

Timberlines Explores Natural History With Hough’s American Woods

Over at Timberlines, Woodchuck has started a natural history series aimed at exploring "the history of early naturalists as well as the development of various scientific disciplines within the broad field of natural history." Below is a brief…
Films for Writers

Films for Writers: Write Better with These Literary-Themed Films

I have a soft spot for literary themed films, because I admire watching a movie that is able to entertain as well as inform. Films about writing are often fun ways to get writers out of a funk and back into writing. When pushing that…
Wearable Art

Wearable Art: Customize Your Canvas Shoes

When I was in preschool, I wanted to be a pirate when I grew up. Pirates of the Caribbean was my favorite ride at Disneyland, and it has been my favorite movie since it came out. When I got a pair of Toms and decided they were just a little…
How to Put Your Hair Up

How to Put Your Hair Up With a Pencil

Long-haired ladies (and gents!), if you've ever wondered how to put your hair up with a pencil, this article is for you. It's a skill I've always admired and, today, I am making a commitment to mastering it, and I’m going to help you do the…
Send a Card Day

Send a Card on National Send a Card Day

This Thursday is National Send a Card Day. Personally, I'm a huge fan of cards. I like sending them, and I like receiving them. I love the ones with cute animals on the front, and the ones that have a pop-up scene inside. Some cards even…
Math Games

Math Games and Lessons for Elementary Students

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When I was young, if I wanted to play math games on the computer, it was Math Blaster. Remember him? These days, there are enough online math games at PBS.org, Math Playground, and other educational websites to keep kids busy for weeks. While…
The Best Pencil Sharpeners

Pencil Sharpeners: Choosing the Best Sharpener

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen I was in junior high, my Spanish teacher would lean out of his classroom at lunchtime and angrily scream "SACAPUNTAS!" at kids passing by. If you speak Spanish, you know that "sacapuntas" means pencil sharpener. If you…
Pencil Artist of the Week Julie Popowicz

Pencil Artist of the Week: Julie Popowicz

This week’s featured pencil artist is Julie Popowicz, a pencil artist living in Alberta, Canada. Julie was born in Germany (we all know the strong connection between Germany and pencils) and has been drawing for over 30 years. She experimented…