Author: Jennie Moraitis
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What To Do When Perfectionism Comes Knocking
Perfectionism. It stops creativity in its tracks and yet, it seems like it’s the bane of many a creative person. Last weekend I was bitten by the painting bug. I had checked out a few inspirational books from the library and true to form, they were so inspirational I could hardly read them. I ended…
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It’s Reader Survey Time!
This survey is now CLOSED. Thank you so much for your help! Last year around this time, I offered my first reader survey here at Little Girl Designs. Learning what posts you enjoyed and what you wanted to learn about greatly helped me with the direction of my blog. It can be easy to get…
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Make a Hand-Lettered Tote Bag
The weather warming up means it’s about time I shared a hand-lettered tote bag tutorial here on the blog. I bought a pack of 20 plain tote bags online many, many years ago and have slowly but surely managed to paint, stitch, and iron-on transfer (is that a verb?) onto every single one of them.…
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The Ultimate Homemaking Bundle: Time, Money, and Organization Resources
Hey friends, the sale for this bundle is currently over. Feel free to read about it, though, because they go on sale throughout the year and are a great resource that you can use all year long! You guys. Remember when we went through the Time, Money, and Organization series here on the blog?…
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Toddler-Friendly Salt Effect Watercolor Cards
I LOVE these cards. Last year I discovered salt effect watercolor cards but for some reason I never got around to making a tutorial. Maybe I thought it was too easy? (Or most likely, I just forgot about it.) Whatever the reason, I thought it would be fun to share this project for the last…
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How to Make a Remember When Card
A “remember when” card is one of my favorite kinds of cards to make for someone. It’s pretty easy to whip one up, takes a minimum of supplies, and packs a nice “ah!!!” punch. 🙂 Rather than write out all of the steps for you to take, I recorded a video so you can watch…
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How Writing an eBook Can Help You
Last year at this time, I was doing what a lot of other craft and DIY bloggers do. I was thinking up crafts and ideas to share three times a week, writing about them, photographing them, and then sharing these projects on social media. It was fun, I enjoyed it, but if I’m completely honest,…
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How to Make a Super Simple Pop-up Card
Who doesn’t love a pop-up card? It’s mail with a sweet surprise all wrapped up in one. Maybe you’ve wanted to try to make one before but the thought of spending quality time constructing such a piece has left you disheartened. Or maybe that’s just me. You see 90% of my crafting/writing/painting/everything-creativity time is during…
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Write Your Sponsored Child With These Easy Tips
Write your sponsored child today with these fun (and easy) tips! And be sure to print the free letter writing template too. 🙂 Today I’m going to share a few fun tips to write your sponsored child, but you could easily use these ideas for writing your own child or nieces and nephews. All kids…
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Five Fun Ways to Decorate Envelopes
As a part of letter-writing month, we wouldn’t want to forget the envelopes! After all, that’s the first thing your friend will see when they open their mailbox. You could absolutely send a plain envelope and no one is going to begrudge you that (after all, it’s REAL MAIL!) but I thought I’d compile five…