Posted in Creative Life, Creative Retreat, littlegirldesigns.com
See that girl above? That’s what I felt like when I realized all of my journals (okay, the current ones) could fit in one happy…
“Mommy, February is Love Month!” I looked at my eight year old’s sparkling eyes directed at me waiting for an equally enthusiastic reply. I couldn’t…
Posted in Crafts, Holiday, Letter-writing, littlegirldesigns.com, Tutorials Card-making
These simple ombré Christmas tree cards are an ode to the paint chip cards I use to easily find at my local grocery store. During…
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, littlegirldesigns.com
I love open-ended creative play. This year, for Christmas, instead of pulling out our plastic nativity set with the fat little people and animals, I…
We love to make art projects of all kinds around here. But I’ll be honest, sometimes I don’t want to deal with the clean up…
This hand-painted quote frame was one I liked so much, I ended up making one for me too. (Don’t tell, :)) Christmas is just around…
Posted in Creative Life, Homeschool, littlegirldesigns.com
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. (attributed to Henry Ford) I woke early, before…
Oh, how I love this ocean waves canvas painting! It is simple enough for a child or novice to make and it’s also quite therapeutic.…
Posted in Creative Life, Homeschool
Today I’m going to show you how to set up a simple homeschool binder for your student (or students.) Whether or not you live in…
Posted in Creative Life, Creative Retreat
Well, I’m back. After taking a sabbatical for the past year, I’m back here in this space, wanting to write again. So much has happened,…
Posted in Creative Life
Getting out of debt is not easy but creativity really helped us on our debt free journey. Ours was a LONG road, but we did it, and you can too!
Posted in Crafts, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com
This fall I’ve been on the lookout for a fall table runner or tablecloth. I wanted something simple and understated that I could add decoration…
Here are seven ways to see like an artist and to incorporate moments of creative thinking into your life. Your creative life will expand exponentially…
Posted in Creative Journaling, Creative Life, Journaling
Curiosity is the key to creativity. Learn how you can jumpstart your natural curiosity and in turn, live your most creative life. Curiosity. When I…
Have you ever created a goal map for your aspirations for the year? How about for the projects and ideas you’d like to accomplish in…
Want to learn how to choose a word of the year? Let’s make this as easy as possible! Have you seen this thing called choosing…
Posted in Art Journal, Creative Journaling, Creative Life, Prompts and Tips
How can you be brave in your life AND your art journal? I’m glad you asked! We are currently in the middle of an art…
Learn how to make a fall watercolor leaf card using watercolor pencils. This is a simple project to do and will brighten a friend’s day…
Posted in Creative Life, Prompts and Tips
Considering failure is one of the Big Fears many of us creatives face, writing a post on how to fail might seem a bit .…
Ah, the time factor. Have you ever wanted to jump into a creative project and then talked yourself out of it because of the time…