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Make a Summer Bucket List with this free printable! What do YOU want to do this summer? (Also some tips on making this list FUN and not another to-do list!)
Posted in Crafts, Kid-friendly Crafts, Life, littlegirldesigns.com, Prompts and Tips, Tips

Make a Summer Bucket List

Ah, summer! My favorite time of the year is finally here. My parents were both teachers so summer meant a collective sigh of school being…

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Summer's here and what better way to celebrate than to make this sweet watermelon tote bag! You can whip it up in an afternoon and use it all summer long to carry summer novels from the library and delicious produce from the farmer's market. :)
Posted in Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Make a Watermelon Tote Bag

Watermelons and summer. They just go together, don’t they? I have so many memories of eating ice-cold watermelon, and many of those memories revolve around…

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Use fabric paint, fabric markers, and embroidery floss to create a one-of-a-kind sunshine onesie for your little one. This also makes a great gift for a baby shower!
Posted in Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Make a Sunshine Onesie

Learn how to make a sunshine onesie with this simple tutorial! One of my go-to gifts for a new mommy are a couple of hand-stitched…

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How to Make an Artist Scratch-off Coin - Have you ever wondered how to make your own scratch-off coins? The recipe is so easy! (You probably already have the ingredients.) Make a bunch of these to bring life, adventure, and FUN into your creative practice. These would also make a great gift for your creative friends!
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Creativity Prompts and Tips, Easy Crafts to Make, littlegirldesigns.com, Prompts and Tips, Tips

How to Make Artist Scratch Off Coins

Learn how to make artist scratch off coins to add spark to your creative life! I recently checked out Oh Joy!: 60 Ways to Create…

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Join the 2030make 30 day creativity challenge! I'm busy, you're busy, we're all busy...BUT that shouldn't keep us from creating, should it? Join the #2030make challenge and you'll receive a printable workbook, four lessons on creativity, and 7 videos from our live sessions for the challenge. You'll also enjoy the fun of being able to work on your creative projects for the next 30 days. Whoohoo!
Posted in #2030make, Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com, Prompts and Tips, Tips

#2030make is BACK!

Several years ago, I created a little challenge to work on my creative projects for 20 minutes every day for 30 days. My only fear…

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Check out these five easy (and super cute!) crafts that you can make this weekend. These are perfect #2030make projects and would also make great gifts (for yourself or your BFF)! :)
Posted in Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

Five Easy Crafts to Try This Month

Oh, I love this time of year! The cool mornings make me want to get out of the house to walk with my daughter, and…

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Two Different Ways to Make Miniature Bunting - illustration by Jennie Moratis of littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

Two Ways to Make Miniature Bunting

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Use this tutorial to whip up a cute hand-lettered tote bag in minutes! You don't even have to know how to do calligraphy to make this! This tutorial is the perfect weekend project and would make a great gift too! :)
Posted in Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

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…

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Learn how to make these beautiful watercolor cards -- they're simple enough that a toddler can do them. I LOVE these! :)
Posted in Crafts, Kid-friendly Crafts, Letter-writing, littlegirldesigns.com, Tutorials Card-making

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…

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Click to learn three simple ways to personalize your little girl's clothing without having to spend a fortune. These ideas are so fun and easy (and cute!)
Posted in Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

Three Easy Ways to Personalize Little Girl’s Clothing

Recently, I’ve been thinking about making some outfits for my daughter and yet the reality of how long that would take (my sewing machine and…

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How to Make Planner Bookmarks (The Easy Way) - If you're a planner girl, you know what I'm talking about when I mention planner bookmarks. They're everywhere these days. But did you know that you could easily whip up a batch that are uniquely you with supplies you already have on hand? Let me show you how! :)
Posted in Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Make Planner Bookmarks (The Easy Way!)

If you’re a planner girl, you already know what I’m talking about when I mention planner bookmarks. They’re literally everywhere these days. For those who…

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Want a free coloring page? Come on over and get yours at littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

A Free Coloring Page for You

Coloring pages. They’re everywhere these days, right? At Christmas, I was laughing over the cartoon where the kid is oohing over their new laptop and…

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How to Make a Little Bird Bookmark - Have a scrap of watercolor paper? You can whip up several of these sweet bookmarks in no time at all. Makes a great gift for a book lover! via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, littlegirldesigns.com

Make a Little Bird Bookmark

Last year I made this little bird bookmark as a gift for my mom and it turned out so sweetly. I had a similarly designed…

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How to Make a Paper Doll card - Use up paper and fabric scraps to make your own paper doll card. Such a sweet idea! via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Letter-writing, littlegirldesigns.com, Tutorials Card-making

How to Make a Paper Doll Card

A few weeks ago, I was clicking around Pinterest when I came across a picture of a sweet little illustration that was made with a…

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Budget-Friendly Gifts That He'll Love - Looking for some meaningful gifts for your man but are nervous about killing your budget? Here are several fun, creative, and simple gifts that you can whip up in no time and that he will LOVE! via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

Budget-Friendly Gifts He’ll Love

Ah, Valentine’s Day. It conjures up expectations for ah-mazing gifts like few other holidays, doesn’t it? But what’s a girl to do when she wants…

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How to Paint on Fabric - Create your own unique fabric pieces with just a few supplies. This is so easy and you can use the fabric to make dolls, tote bags, hoop art, and more! via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Paint on Fabric

Learn how to paint on fabric with this simple tutorial! I’ve been wanting to make another doll for my daughter for a while now. I…

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Get inspired by Flow magazine with these creative ideas for cards and art! Love this creative prompt! I'll be filling up my art journal with these! And don't even get me started with the letter writing bit. I've already made a couple of these for my pen pals. :)
Posted in Crafts, Letter-writing, littlegirldesigns.com, Tutorials Card-making

Inspired by Flow Magazine: Ideas for Cards & Art

Get inspired by Flow magazine with these creative ideas for cards and art! Love this creative prompt! I’ll be filling up my art journal with…

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How to Make Clay Ornaments - How to make and paint simple clay ornaments. You really can make them as simple or fancy as you want. Clay is a great surface to experiment on. Oh, and p.s. these make great gifts for Christmas! via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Make Clay Ornaments

I’ve been wanting to make clay ornaments since I first started playing with air-dry clay last spring, but have been putting it off. Don’t ask…

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The Easiest Christmas Name Cards - How to make the easiest name cards for Christmas dinner ever. These are so sweet and can be made with whatever colors you'd like! via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

The Easiest Christmas Name Cards Ever

Can you believe Christmas is next week? Even with the Christmas tree up and afternoons spent making little gifts (like this hot chocolate mix –…

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DIY Gift Tags - Why buy gift tags when you can make your own in minutes? This also makes a fun kid's craft! via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

DIY Gift Tags

Back in the day, my mom and sisters and I would head out the day after Christmas to stock up on gift tags, wrapping paper,…

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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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