Why Youth Need Art
Bella Breakdown Across the United States, art lovers have fought against the reduction in art programs and funding as STEM continues to dominate the spotlight of education. But just art programs continue to decrease, our youth depression, anxiety, and suicide rates continue to grow. We need art in order to combat the negativity and darkness within our society. Americans should fight for more art programs for youth because of the many benefits they serve. For youth, art can act as an outlet when they a feeling all of the feels. No matter whether one is ecstatic, sad, depressed, angry,...
Need To Knows Before You Paint Your Own House
Bella Breakdown Everyone loves a good ol’ fashioned DIY paint job. However, before you decide to take up the brush and tackle the rooms of your house, you should consider whether or not it is going to be worth it. Ask yourself these five questions and then decide if you want to do it yourself and save some money or spend a little more to hire a professional. 1. What condition are your walls in? If your walls are rough, then you will have to either sand them down or scrape off excess paint in order to get a...
DIY Customized Beach Tote
Bella Breakdown This adorable DIY will have you beach ready in no time! There’s nothing we love more than scooping up a beach towel, grabbing the latest magazine, tossing them in a beach bag and heading to the nearest sand. But this summer try sprucing up your normal straw bag with just a pop of this season’s neon trend. All you need for this quick project is a blank beach tote, some acrylic paint and a paint brush. Start by choosing how far up on the bag you’d like your splash of color and mark with tape or close...
The Hottest Nail trend: Negative Space
Bella Breakdown The negative space trend is all over the nail art world right now. We love this trend because you don’t need anything besides your normal lacquers and polishes. With a few guidelines you’ll be able to replicate the negative space at home and have nails as gorgeous as any celebrity! Negative space is all about creating shapes on the nail and leaving spaces where you can see the naked nail. It’s very important to keep to graphic and simple shapes. If you stick to parallel lines, chevrons, stripes, squares, arches, making sure you have equal distance between...
