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Holiday

How to Make Miniature Houses for a Christmas Wreath - Want to dress up a wreath but don't have the budget and/or time? This tutorial uses a couple of common items to make cute houses for a wreath. p.s. If you hole-punch the houses and add a ribbon, they also make darling ornaments! @ littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Make Miniature Houses for a Christmas Wreath

Several years ago, one of my sisters gave each of us the gift of a large wreath that we decorated with supplies she purchased. It…

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Sweet Notes & Hot Chocolate - Meaninful Gifts 101 - Some thoughts on how to make gifts that are meaninful plus the most delicious hot chocolate recipe you'll ever taste. (Makes a great gift, but I recommend making a double batch so you won't be too sad giving it away. ;)) via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com, Prompts and Tips, Tips

Sweet Notes & Hot Chocolate – Meaningful Gifts 101

The road to creating more meaningful gifts began many years ago, before I even knew what a meaningful gift was. One Christmas, my mom bought…

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The Ultimate Gift Guide for Crafters and Creatives - Looking for a great (and meaninful) gift for the creative person in your life? Look no further! Here's a guide suitable for crafters, art journalers, DIYers, designers, wanna-be artists, and probably you, too! Great ideas for Christmas, birthdays, and just-because gifts. #artjournal #giftguide #Christmasgifts
Posted in Crafts, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com, Prompts and Tips, Tips

The Ultimate Gift Guide for Crafters and Creatives

Oh my goodness, I am so excited about this ultimate gift guide for crafters and creatives! This gift guide is FILLED to the brim with…

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How to Make Name Cards (With a Secret Message) - Learn how to make simple and beautiful name cards for your special holiday meals with a twist. Each card has a secret message inside! A great way to show your guests that you care. @ littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Make Name Cards (With a Secret Message)

For as long as I can remember, my mom has made name cards for holiday dinners. Sometimes she paints our names, sometimes they are written…

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Kid's Table Craft: Table Runner - How to make a simple table runner for the kid's table for Thanksgiving. You can also have the kids help out with this one. :) Tutorial @ littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, Holiday, Kid-friendly Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

Kid’s Table Craft: Table Runner

After I made napkin rings for the kid’s table, I had an entire cereal box that was crying out to be used. And since we…

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Kid's Table Craft: Napkin Rings! - Ah, the kid's table. Give them something fun to do with these super simple fall-themed napkin rings. You're going to love these! @ littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, Holiday, Kid-friendly Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

Kid’s Table Craft: Napkin Rings

The kid’s table. In some families, it’s a thing of legend. The tables off to the side covered in paper so the kids can draw…

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Lovely, Creative, & Simple Fall Crafts that you've got to try this year! Learn how to preserve leaves, paint a gorgeous watercolor leaf, and make a book page pumpkin! Too much fun @ littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

Lovely Fall Crafts to Make This Year

Fall is in the air here in the Pacific Northwest. Seemingly overnight, we went from wearing shorts to searching for our sweatshirts. The leaves have…

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How to Make a Fireworks Card - a super simple tutorial to make your own fireworks card. This is a kid-friendly craft and would also make a great gift! @ littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Creative Life, Holiday, Kid-friendly Crafts, Letter writing Prompts and Tutorials, Letter-writing, littlegirldesigns.com, Tutorials Card-making

Make a Fireworks Postcard

This fireworks postcard is the result of several different 4th of July craft attempts that failed. In other words, it was my fall-back craft, the…

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Looking for a Father's Day gift he'll LOVE? Look no further! These gifts range from gifts he'll really use to gifts he'll love to EAT! You can thank me later. :)
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

21 Father’s Day Gifts He’ll Love

If you’re like me, it is difficult to find Father’s Day gifts that are REALLY good. When I started my Pinterest boards for Mother’s Day…

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How to transform regular Douglas Fir pinecones into works of art. A pretty idea for a spring centerpiece @littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

Painted Pine Cones Centerpiece

This painted pine cones project came out of nowhere. I was on a walk and picked up a Douglas fir pine cone because I thought…

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The Best St Patrick's Day Crafts And Treats (Plus a Free Printable!) @littlegirldesigns.com. #stpatricksdaycrafts #stpatricksdaydesserts
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

The Best St. Patrick’s Day Treats and Crafts

St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, so I thought I’d do a little post to inspire you. I knew I needed some craft…

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Use up old scraps and make a darling Princess Peg Doll @littlegirldesigns.com. #pegdoll #crafts
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, Holiday, Kid-friendly Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Make a Princess Peg Doll

Have you ever made a princess peg doll? What I love about this craft is not only does it help use up bits and pieces…

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Peppermint Bark Brownies - How to make a batch of peppermint bark brownies. You're not going to believe how easy it is! @ littlegirldesigns.com.
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

Peppermint Bark Brownies

Mmm, peppermint bark. Usually this is a treat reserved for Christmas time, but since my husband and I are huge fans of anything peppermint and…

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Encouragement Cards (Includes a Free Printable!) - a simple handmade gift for Valentine's or just because! I love tucking these into my husband's bag when he travels, and they also make great lunchbox notes.
Posted in Creative Life, Holiday, Letter writing Prompts and Tutorials, Letter-writing, Life, littlegirldesigns.com, Tips, Tutorials Card-making

Encouragement Cards (Plus a Free Printable!)

Want to make someone’s day? Send them an encouragement card. The simple practice of saying “thank you” and letting someone know that you’re thinking of…

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How to Make a Love Notes Book - the perfect gift for a wedding, anniversary, Valentine's Day, or a birthday. I'll show you how to make one @ littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

Make a Love Notes Book

There are gifts that you receive and love and then there are gifts that keep on giving. This love notes book definitely falls into the…

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“But soon there breathed a wind on me, Nor sound “But soon there breathed a wind on me,
Nor sound nor motion made:
Its path was not upon the sea,
In ripple or in shade.

It raised my hair, it fann’d my cheek
Like a meadow-gale of spring—
It mingled strangely with my fears,
Yet it felt like a welcoming.”

—Samuel Taylor Coleridge

I probably read The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in school…the fact that I can’t quite remember when or if proves it didn’t make an impact on me. 

But, with Malcolm Guite’s guidance in his work of a book, I now love this poem. He interweaves Coleridge’s life and faith with what became a prophetic poem for STC’s own life. I am so grateful for this book. 

I wanted to make a little painting for my dad for his birthday but having been steeped in the Mariner, I kept painting the sea. Thankfully, my dad loves the ocean. :)

This is a book I will come back to again and again—I think it will make an excellent mid-winter read. :)
I admit I sometimes schedule creative time. I don’t know why something so relaxing and fun gets pushed off to the side so very easily, but it does. So…onto the “to do” list it goes. 

Today we decided to try a project in a fairy and mermaid activity book. It is one of those books you buy with great intentions of doing all the projects and then you forget about it. But not today! We painted, waited for the paint to dry (five minutes), and then drew our details. My kiddo drew a picture 4x the size of mine and managed to make me two late Valentine’s Day hearts, a flower for Mother’s Day, and several additional art presents by the time I finished. She also gave me advice about who should get a heart wand, etc. in my picture. 

Now that I’m finished, I’m reminded once again of why I do this. Happiness abounds. 

#creativeretreat #happyjournal #happyjournalhappylife #poscapens
Just a reminder to be kind to yourself. 💕 Just a reminder to be kind to yourself. 💕
Summer means more time for art journaling. The bac Summer means more time for art journaling. The background for this girl has been waiting for years in one of my older sketchbooks. I thought it was time to finally finish it. 💗

Hope you're all able to get some creative time in this week. It does wonders for your 💗!

#mycreativeretreat #happyjournalhappylife #artjournallove
I asked my daughter how she would illustrate this I asked my daughter how she would illustrate this verse from the Psalm of Ascents. She picked up her sketchbook and whipped out the second picture within minutes. I love how she thinks—the first image shows a girl sitting inside while it rains and the second one shows her outside with sunglasses enjoying a sunny day. 

I don’t know if I’ll illustrate each one of these Psalms as I do this 21 days of prayer with @revelationwellness but it was fun to sit down and sketch a bit today. 

#happyjournalhappylife #rwwalkingprayer #psalmsofascent #sketchdaily
I love June. Walked in the forest. Found aphids f I love June.

Walked in the forest.
Found aphids for our ladybug larvae. (Priorities, people.)
Bought watercolor paper + new paints. 
Painted.
Ate dark chocolate.
Finished Tom's Midnight Garden (one of my favorite kids' books that I never read as a kid!)

And other things too.
I love June.
Two posts in a day because this quote from @sarahw Two posts in a day because this quote from @sarahwanders must be shared. Her new book comes out in a couple of weeks, and it is so breathtakingly beautiful.
One of my favorite verses. I’m thinking about ha One of my favorite verses. I’m thinking about happy journaling some of the Psalms of Ascent as I do the 21 Days of Walking by  @revelationwellness this month. Sketching and writing and doodling (which is the same as sketching, I know 😂) are how I process things so I might as well. 😊 

Hope you all have a lovely {and creative} week!

#happyjournal #happyjournalhappylife #mycreativeretreat #psalmsofascent
This book. @sarahwanders poured her heart into thi This book. @sarahwanders poured her heart into this one, and it is a treasure I will keep coming back to again and again. If you struggle with mental health challenges or wonder where God is in all the mess of our broken world...if you just need some light in your current reading that leads you to beauty and hope in a new, healing way...this book is for you. 

I’ve written this caption over a series of days, trying to find the words I want to use...especially since it is so beautifully written by Sarah. All I can say is give your soul a gift and retreat away with this book. You will not regret it. 

I received an early copy as part of her launch team for this book, but I’ll be rereading my good old-fashioned copy as soon as I get it in the mail. Can’t wait to highlight and underline all the things!

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