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Have you ever wanted to learn how to make whimsical illustrations? Click to learn about a course that taught me how to make these flower illustrations. It was so much fun (and really easy too!)
Posted in Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com, Prompts and Tips, Tips

Line Drawing for the Rest of Us

If you’re a regular reader of Little Girl Designs, you know I love to sketch. That being said, I know I have a lot to…

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Learn how to make your own DIY Cash Envelopes that last! If you're starting out using cash envelopes with Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace system, you might be using several different business-sized envelopes to hold your cash. That's fine until the envelopes get worn out or you tire of hauling around 15 envelopes wherever you go. I created this super easy cash envelope system after seeing my mom's system and LOVE it. So easy to make even a non-crafter can do it!
Posted in Crafts, Creative Business, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, Life, littlegirldesigns.com, Tips

The Easiest DIY Cash Envelope System

Here’s the easiest DIY cash envelope system out there. You don’t have to have any sewing skills to make this either. Save money and get…

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Printable Craft Pack - Are you looking for activities do with your kids that won't cost an arm and a leg? This craft pack is full of great ideas that you can print on your computer for your kids to color and assemble. They will LOVE this!
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, Kid-friendly Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

Printable Crafts for Kids

I received a copy of this Printable Craft Pack to review on my blog. However, I would have bought this craft pack anyway, because I…

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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 Make a Watercolor Flower Gift Tag - Guest post on CreativeKKids. Create a lovely gift tag that is perfect for weddings, Mother's Day, birthdays, and baby showers @littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

Make a Watercolor Gift Tag guest post

Today I’m over at CreativeKKids sharing how to make a watercolor gift tag. Inspired by the watercolor flower barrette that I made my daughter for…

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Personalized Baby Gift - Painted and embroidered baby outfit. Make a sweet baby shower gift for a new baby with my tutorial. This is such a simple project and you can completely personalize the shirt for the baby! @littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, littlegirldesigns.com

A Personalized Baby Gift: A Painted & Embroidered Onesie

I received fabric paint for this project from DecoArt as a part of their Blogger Outreach program. The opinions in this post are my own.…

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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, Creative Life, littlegirldesigns.com

What Will You Make? – 30 Day Creative Challenge

This 30 day creative challenge—2030make—has been made into a class that you can take any time you’re feeling the need to get back into your…

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Make a Clay Bead Necklace - this necklace is perfect for dress up! Air-dry clay is so easy to work with--you'll have fun making this super-fast craft @littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, littlegirldesigns.com

Make a Clay Necklace

Have you ever played with air-dry clay? I’ve been wanting to make a clay necklace with homemade beads for a very long time but since…

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What a great idea! I never thought to use iron-on transfers to make pretty hoop art. All I have to do is print the image I want, iron it on the fabric and then add some quick embroidered details if I want. Sooooo easy! I love simple craft projects and think I'll make some of these for gifts this year.
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, littlegirldesigns.com

Iron-on Transfer Hoop Art

Learn how to make a simple hoop art project by using an iron-on transfer. You can easily make several of these to give as gifts…

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Who doesn't love receiving letters and packages in the mail? Pocket letters are such a creative idea for snail mail and are great for pen pals.The best part is you can easily fold them into an envelope. Get inspiration for your own DIY snail mail gift when you click through!
Posted in Crafts, Letter-writing, littlegirldesigns.com, Tips & Prompts

A Creative Idea for Snail Mail

I LOVE this creative snail mail idea! So simple, but it’s a great way to add an extra bit of fun to your letters. Enjoy!…

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Use What You Have: 5 Ideas to Get You Started - Maybe you like the idea of using your craft stash for new projects but feel overwhelmed. Or maybe you don't even have a craft stash. In this third and final post in the series, I'll share five simple tips that will help you on your journey to using what you have @littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, littlegirldesigns.com, Tips

Use What You Have: 5 Ideas to Get You Started

This post is the third in a series on using the supplies you already have at home as a crafter. You can read the first…

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How to make an envelope out of a heart-shaped piece of paper & how to make adorable star bunting. Bring back snail mail! :) @littlegirldesigns.com #snailmail #bunting
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, Letter-writing, littlegirldesigns.com, Tutorials Card-making

Make a Heart Envelope and Star Bunting

Learn how to make a heart envelope and star bunting with these two quick tutorials! Recently I found an old star paper punch in my…

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Make a watercolor flower barrette--a tutorial on how to make a little flower barrette out of watercolor paper. Includes a free template @littlegirldesigns.com.
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, littlegirldesigns.com

Make a Watercolor Flower Barrette

This watercolor flower barrette makes me so happy. I made it for my daughter after a few failed attempts at making paper flowers. I spent…

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Use What You Have: How Your Craft Stash Can Supercharge Your Creativity - You look at your craft drawers and sigh, "What a mess!" or walk into your gorgeous craft room and sigh contentedly. Whatever the case, what you might not realize is you are looking at the source to some serious creativity! This is the second in a series about using what you have @littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com, Prompts and Tips, Tips

Use What You Have: How Your Craft Stash Can Supercharge Your Creativity

This is the second in a series of posts about using what you have. If you’d like to read the first post on why you…

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What a Teacher Really Wants for Teacher Appreciation Day - I interviewed my parents who are veteran teachers to find out what a teacher really wants. You might be surprised! @littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Creativity Prompts and Tips, littlegirldesigns.com, Prompts and Tips, Tips

What a Teacher Really Wants for Teacher Appreciation Day

Ah, Teacher Appreciation Day. I grew up in a family of teachers so I had a front row seat in seeing what parents actually made…

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How to make a decorated clothespin. It's so easy! I have these on my refrigerator and love them @littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, littlegirldesigns.com

Decorated Clothespin Crafts

There is a wall in our living room that was begging for some sort of decoration when we moved in so I tacked up a…

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Use What You Have: Why You Don't Need the Craft Store if you're a crafter. What could you make today...with what you already have? @littlegirldesigns.com #usewhatyouhave
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Creativity Prompts and Tips, littlegirldesigns.com, Prompts and Tips, Tips

Use What You Have: Why You Don’t Need the Craft Store

Before we get started, let me say that I love a good craft store. As a creative person, there is nothing quite like walking up…

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How to make a sweet rosebud barrette for a little girl. Perfect for Easter, Mother's Day, Christmas, or for gift-giving. @littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Make a Rosebud Barrette

Learn how to make a rosebud barrette with this simple tutorial. It’s perfect for Easter and also makes a really sweet gift! Can you believe…

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My favorite beautiful {and simple} Easter crafts that you'll want to make today! @littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, littlegirldesigns.com

Beautiful Easter Crafts

Easter weekend is just a few days away but it isn’t too late to make a beautiful Easter craft. I love it when I come…

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Four creative Easter crafts for kids that you'll love @littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, Kid-friendly Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

Creative Easter Crafts for Kids

Well, Easter season is upon us and if you’re like me, you’re always on the lookout for great children’s crafts. I wanted to share some…

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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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