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🎨 Therapeutic Art Kits + Colouring Books
💜 Creative Wellness Workshops
🌿 Supporting Survivors Through Art
👇 Shop • Donate • Collaborate

07/03/2026

Colouring Isn’t Just Art. It’s a Moment to Breathe 💜

Slow down. Light a candle. Pick your favourite marker. This is your reminder that colouring can be a tiny act of care in a loud, overwhelming world.

When you sit down with a BraveArt colouring book, you get:
- A moment to reconnect with yourself
- A space to release whatever heaviness you’re holding
- A page that’s yours to fill, your way
- A gentle invitation to let the noise fade just a little

Colour slowly or colour chaotically. Stay inside the lines or don’t. There’s no wrong way to show up here.

Shop colouring books + bundles:
https://thebraveartproject.com/shop/ols/products?page=3

04/18/2026

Another delivery. Another reminder of why this work matters.

Today, The BraveArt Project & .taylor.ns donated therapeutic paint-by-number kits to .ns .bryony . Funding for this was generously provided by the 💜🎨

Here’s the thing people don’t always see:

When someone is navigating trauma, crisis, or transition, their nervous system is overloaded.

They don’t need more advice.
They don’t need more pressure.

They need access to something gentle.

Something that doesn’t require words.
Something that allows their brain to slow down.
Something that gives them even a small sense of control.

That’s what these kits are.

They’re not just art supplies, they’re a tool for regulation, reflection, and relief.

And in a time where access to creative and therapeutic supports is shrinking… this work feels more important than ever.

Thank you to Rachel and team for doing this work on the ground every day. And thank you to everyone helping me make this possible.

We’re building something that matters.

And we’re just getting started 💜

04/14/2026

Today was one of those full-circle moments 💜

I had the honour of delivering The BraveArt Project therapeutic art kits to in Kentville,

Chrysalis House provides crisis, shelter, support, outreach, advocacy and transitional services for women, gender diverse individuals and their children who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing violence and abuse. Thanks to Lesley and her team with .ns for doing this work 💜

These kits were funded and made possible by the . In a time where access to accessible art in Nova Scotia is dwindling, it makes me that much more grateful to have this support 💜🎨

Each kit includes:
- paint-by-number or diamond dot art kits
- mini journal and pen for silent reflection
- a reminder that healing doesn’t have to be rushed or perfect

This isn’t just about art.
It’s about creating space, for breath, for feeling, for even a small sense of safety and control. Things survivors often go without.

The BraveArt Project exists because healing deserves to be accessible, gentle, and human.

And today, that mission felt very real.

To everyone who has supported, shared, or purchased, you are part of this impact ✌🏼

This is just the beginning.

03/30/2026

This Thursday at 6pm .taylor.ns will be at .ca for the Pop-Up BraveArt Book Bedazzling Night!!!!

If you’ve been needing a night to just shut your brain off and do something fun…we’ve got you covered!

No pressure. No perfection. Just:
✨ Sparkly supplies
✨ Good people
✨ Creative vibes
✨ A chance to make something totally your own

Bring a book (journals and sketchbooks too!) and leave with something ✨extra✨

Honestly? These kinds of nights are my favourite…intimate, creative, and always ends up being way more fun than expected!!

🎟️ Tickets are still available (for now)
Drop a 💎 in the comments, or DM and we’ll send you the link OR you can hop over to the website (link in bio) to purchase directly :)

Let’s make something cute together.

03/26/2026

For our feminist book lovers!!!! Bring your fav copies and bedazzle them with us!!

You bring the books
Use our supplies
Leave with something beautiful for your bookshelf!

Link for tickets in bio 💜

03/23/2026

✨ Bedazzle your bookshelf ✨

We’re turning books into art, come bedazzle with us!!

Hardcover or softcover
Fiction or non-fiction
Journals, sketchbooks, kids books… bring it ALL

💎 Bring your own books
🎨 Use our supplies
🛍 Support local
💛 Leave with something uniquely yours

This is your permission slip to:
✨ get creative
✨ create beauty
✨ and make something that feels like you

No experience needed, just come hang out, create, and have a good time.

📍 Coffee Street Cafe
📅 Thursday, April 2 @ 6pm

🎟️ link in bio to purchase tickets, tag your creative bestie!

03/13/2026

Come pack a wholesale order with me 🎨📦

This order is heading all the way to British Columbia and I still have to pinch myself that something created in my little corner of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia is finding its way across the country.

Every colouring book, sticker, or creative wellness product packed here helps support the bigger mission behind BraveArt:
✨ making therapeutic art accessible
✨ supporting creative wellness
✨ helping fund art kits for survivors of domestic violence

Small business moments like this never get old.

Thank you to and every shop, supporter, and human who believes in the power of art to help people heal. 💜

03/12/2026

Tickets are now live for two upcoming creative wellness events!

The BraveArt Project is hosting two special evenings designed to bring people together through creativity, reflection, and a little sparkle.

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💎 Books & Bling: A BraveArt Bedazzling Night
📍 .ca Coffee Street Cafe, Dartmouth, NS
📅 April 2 | 6–8 PM

Bring your favourite book, journal, or notebook and transform it into a sparkling masterpiece! We’ll provide all the supplies for a cozy creative evening filled with rhinestones, glitter, and community. ✨

🕯 Intimately BraveArt: Trauma-Informed Candle Making Workshop
📍 .halifax Moxy Hotel Halifax, Halifax, NS
📅 April 30 | 6–8 PM

This special collaboration with and founder, Kyla Derry, offers a thoughtful trauma-informed candle-making experience designed to support reflection, grounding, and creative expression. Participants will leave with a handmade candle and a moment to pause in a busy world.

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Every BraveArt event helps support our mission of promoting creative wellness and therapeutic art initiatives in our community, including providing art kits for survivors of domestic violence.

🎟 Tickets available now:
www.thebraveartproject.com or link in bio

03/05/2026

And that’s a wrap on The BraveArt Project’s first Pop-Up Paint Night held at 🎉💜🎨

What a beautiful night of creativity, conversation, and community.

Huge thank you to everyone who came out and picked up a paintbrush. Your support means more than you know, every event helps fund therapeutic art kits for survivors of domestic abuse in our community. 💜

Art really can bring people together.

If you missed this one, don’t worry, more cozy creative nights are coming:

✨ Book Bedazzling Night – April 4
🕯 Candle Making Workshop – April 30

Follow along for event details and tickets.

CreateHealConnect

03/01/2026

✨ WHAT’S YOUR VIBE FOR WEDNESDAY? ✨

🪩 Disco Fruit
or
🍊 Botanical Fruit

Choose one of these canvases during your pop-up paint night with us!!

No experience needed.
Beginner-friendly.
All supplies included.

Let’s fill the space one more time with creativity and community

Seats are limited.

Comment 🪩 or 🍊 and I’ll send you the details.

Let’s paint. 🎨✨

Address

Dartmouth, NS
B2V TO B2Z, B3A-B

Website

http://www.thebraveartproject.com/, https://amzn.to/4jSiU9k

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