Author: Jennie Moraitis
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How to Make a Craft Kit (for kids)
Learn how to make a craft kit for kids! I love these because you can customize them to the individual and DIYing your own is less expensive than buying them premade too! When I was a little girl, craft supplies were a treat. I loved it when someone would gift me stickers and different kinds…
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Comparison Kills Creativity
We’ve all been there. You start a project and are happily working on it. You imagine how this drawing will look in your living room, or how this little dress will look on your daughter. Your mind is filled with the possibilities that creativity is fueled by and for a beautiful moment, you are flying.…
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Five Years of Gratitude
Ann Voscamp’s book, One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are, was one of many prompts that seemed to be coming from every direction a few years ago to start a gratitude journal. It began as a list that filled one notebook. And has now spilled into this wonderful little journal…
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Who You Really Are
I recently read something that I wanted to pass along to you since it was so powerful. It, in essence, said, “What you do does not determine who you are. Who you are determines what you do.”* Think on that a moment. Maybe you’ve all gotten down that simple truth, but sometimes (as of late,…
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Oh, The Places You Go! – Mapping Out Your World
Have you ever made a map of your world? How about a map of a favorite memory? My friend, Steph, recently gave me an awesome gift. I shouldn’t be surprised because that’s how she is, but this one made me really happy. She knows I love to go on walks and that in doing so,…
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Writing Your Sponsored Child
One of the joys of sponsoring a child comes in being able to communicate with them. I love receiving letters from “our” girls and hearing what is going on in their lives. I imagine them on the other side of the world, sitting with pencil and paper, and writing whatever comes to mind: “I love…
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How to Start an Art Journal
How to start an art journal: I love keeping a visual art journal and think you will too! It’s not as difficult as you’d think. Here’s what I do. Several years ago I was introduced to the idea of keeping an art journal. The one I started at the time combined my sketches with ideas…
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Write Me Back – A Simple Gift Idea
Write me back cards are a great way to stay in touch with friends and family! And they are so incredibly simple to make. My friend, Steph, has the gift-giving gene. Every time I receive a present in the mail from her I get as excited as a little kid at Christmas. And every time…
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Gluten-Free Banana Pancakes
These gluten-free banana pancakes are adapted from a recipe I discovered online a couple of years ago. Since then, I’ve seen it pop up all over the place, and I know why. These simple pancakes are so delicious and since there’s no added sugar in the recipe, they’re pretty much guilt-free too. I’ve updated it…
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How To Make Cards from Baby Art
Last year we entered the world of coloring. My daughter suddenly went from trying to eat crayons to wanting to scribble and make lines across paper. To give her a little place for her art-making, I took a large cardboard box that came to waist height on her, covered the top with packing paper (basically…