Submit Your Artwork: Healing And Holiday Arts And Crafts Projects Wanted

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All materials copyrighted

We offer cash payment for original arts 'n crafts tutorials
and accept donations on reprints.

Green Arts 'n Crafts Projects Wanted
We're specifically looking for "do it yourself" projects that use natural materials and/or use recycled materials (materials you currently have on hand or found through second-hand stores). Basically, if you upcycle, recycle, and reuse materials to create something new and prevent something from hitting the landfills, we want to know about it.

Healing Art Projects Wanted
We're looking specifically for art projects that deal with healing after a loss or tragedy. Your how-to art piece should be something the creator would be proud to display in the home, not a child's craft. It should include an introduction on how the project will help readers deal with their emotions. In other words, how is it therapeutic? It should offer a safe outlet to express feelings and when done, feel better about the emotions that were released through the activity. It should not contain any type of religious affiliation unless it relates to God, Jesus Christ, or the Holy Bible. See sample here: Memory Box

Holiday Craft Projects Wanted
We're specifically looking for craft projects that do not deal with the major holidays. In other words, we don't want to see a lot of content on Christmas or Halloween or even Easter. We'd like you to share ideas for holidays that tend to get overlooked, but are a part of your family's traditions. See samples here: Holiday Crafts

We do not overlap arts and crafts projects, however, we don't mind including two of the same nature projects if they're completely different in theme and materials. For instance, we have a Baby Mobile on the website with paper cutouts but have a By-The-Sea Mobile with sea shells and twigs. That would definitely be something we'd be interested in.

Please send a query before actually putting your tutorial together.

Article fee and publication rights are non-negotiable.
We pay $50 for exclusive online rights with indefinite archival rights per accepted arts 'n crafts tutorial.

Tutorial must include step-by-step instructions plus accompanying step-out photos with photo of final project.

If your tutorial and/or images have already been published online, you can donate that tutorial with accompanying images, using the submission form here.

Please answer all bullets in the body of an email.
Make sure you use the same format listed below so we know you understand our terms.

Subject: Arts 'N Crafts Project
Your full name:
Your email address:
Your complete street address:
Do you own the copyrights to the art tutorial you've written and can you legally distribute it for publication?
Do you own the copyrights to the photos accompanying this tutorial and can you legally distribute them for publication?
Do you understand that we are asking for exclusive online rights with indefinite archival rights?
(In other words, you cannot sell reprints to another online publication or place the tutorial on your own blog/website but you can sell reprints offline.)
Do you agree to allow The Dabbling Mum to archive this tutorial, and corresponding photos, on thedabblingmum.com, indefinitely and without further monetary compensation?
Paste Submission (no attachments) in the format below:
(1) Project Title:
(2) Introduction: 2 to 3 paragraphs
(3) Step-by-Step Instructions:
(4) Byline: Your name, 2-3 sentence description with mention of your published book & website.
(5) Images: Please send images in a separate email.

Photo Requirements

Photos should be 400 width, 300 resolution, jpeg extension.
Photos should be close up with no distracting background noise.
Photos need to be in focus and objects in photo should be easily identifiable.
There should be 1 photo of supplies, 1 photo of complete project, and a photo for each step of the tutorial.
Include a headshot of the author.

Instruction Requirements
Each step must be spelled out as if the reader is new to the craft. Break steps down into small segments so that each step is easy to follow; especially if you choose not to include a photo for each step.

Send Query or Complete Project First
Send your email to: * subs {at} thedabblingmum.com *
Subject line: Arts And Crafts Project Submission

Hold All Attachments
Please do not send photographs until your project has been accepted. All attachments will be DELETED without being read unless we specifically requested them from you.

Follow Up
No matter how reliable we like to believe technology is, it sometimes fails. If you don't hear from us within 8 weeks, please email us again.

Important
To receive payment, your tutorial must never have been and/or never will be given away for free. Please understand no one wants to pay for an article that could have been received for free.

If we paid for exclusive online rights, your tutorial must NEVER appear online--even as a reprint--anywhere but here. It's fine to create a derivative of your work for another online publication, provided it looks and sounds nothing like the work you sold to us.

Reprint Rights
This article may NOT be reprinted without monetary compensation and written permission from the author. For reprint rights or comments/questions about this article, please contact the author.