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Clip Art Is a Crafter’s Best Friend

There’s a host of clip art available on the web, which could be one of the reasons crafting has exploded over the past decade. Homemade items such as greeting cards, aprons, and websites are all the rage. Ten years ago, who would have thought we’d ever have entire stores dedicated to scrapbooking or building bears?

The at-home crafter is inundated with websites that purport to have the exact piece of clip art she needs to complete her project. Before you spend hours scouring these sites, however, it’s important to search specifically for what you want. Making a festive apron for the Fourth of July? Try keying in all those words and see what pops up, as opposed to just typing in “apron clip art.”

Perusing clip art sites is also helpful to crafters who need a little inspiration. You can search by keywords, actions, or browse clip art categories.

I went looking for some great designs to use for my embroidery addiction (er, hobby). These clip art designs work well for embroidery, painting, scrapbooking, screen-printing and more.

You’ll find a mix of paid and free designs online. Don’t be afraid to buy a batch of designs. The prices are usually very reasonable, and you’ll have a mound of really neat options to work with.

In summary, there’s a plenty of inspiration waiting for clip art crafters online. Just remember to make your search as focused as possible. Not only will you save time, you’ll likely stumble across interesting new sites that cater to your subject matter.

Using Clip Art in Your PowerPoint Presentations

Clip art is a valuable too for a variety of projects including PowerPoint presentations, reports, briefs, and even memos. It has been said that it is not what you say but how you say it, if this is true than why not spice up your written communication? Clip art often gets a reputation for being whimsical or less than serious but by strategically choosing your clip art you can emphasize your key points, add humor, or simply break up text.

PowerPoint presentations are a great conductor of clip art because the clip art is easy to download and immediately add to a slide with text or use as a slide in between text and charts. PowerPoint presentations often break down serious topics and include lots of figures and graphs you may want to choose clip art to highlight certain aspects of your slides.

Look and feel is at least fifty percent of your presentation. Presenting information that is well manicured and aesthetically pleasing will help make your information more palatable and peak interest before you even begin to speak.

Using clip art in PowerPoint presentations can increase visibility and enhance your presentations while not over powering your information.