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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…
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“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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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…
Have you ever set an intention for your day? How about setting an intention as you transition from task to task? This practice is a…
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Here is a small manifesto about you taking the time to finally USE your art supplies. The precious, beautiful, perfect, and expensive ones. It’s time.
It used to be that when I bought a pen I liked or a pretty little journal, I would keep them nice and pretty and “safe.” I still have Twin Star stickers that are in mint condition from my childhood. (Long live Hello Kitty and her friends!) But if there’s one thing my daughter has taught me, it is this:
Art supplies and creative supplies of all kinds are meant to be used.
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If blank page syndrome is a real thing (and it is), then surely creativity monsters are right up there on the list. Creativity monsters are…
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Have you heard of the Painting a Day movement? It started back in 2004 when Duan Keiser set out to share his work on the internet. What started with one man has turned into thousands of artists striving to do one small painting a day – mostly every day. I am always looking for practical ways to get creativity into my life so when I discovered this idea years ago, I was intrigued.
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Join me for 2030make live on the Little Girl Designs Facebook page during the month of October. It’s going to be FUN!
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When I met 1:1 with a mentor during a conference recently, one of my chief questions was how to be authentic and build community in a social media driven blog world. For those of you who don’t own blog businesses, this might seem like a strange question to ask, but for me it is a real problem.
Want to make your friend’s day? Make her a spa in a box care package! Here’s how . . .
Can I tell you how excited I am to share this DIY spa kit with you today? I recently bought a stack of small boxes to use this year for gifting and immediately thought how fun it would be to use them to send a spa in a box through the mail.
The idea for a survival kit isn’t new. Maybe you received a care package or two while you were away for college. Maybe you’ve even sent some through the mail. (Total side note, but if you want more survival kit ideas, you’ve got to check out Lauren Lanker’s gem of a book, Thinking Outside the Gift Box. It’s packed full of meaningful gift ideas like this one. K—back to this presentation.)
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Learn how to make your home smell like fall using natural ingredients. No need to use chemicals to make your home smell delicious, warm, and…
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Oh my goodness. Where do I even start? These online art classes are so much fun, you’ll find yourself taking one and then another, and…
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It’s summertime and the watermelon craft ideas are popping up everywhere. I’ve noticed that many of these tutorials are for watermelon crafts for preschoolers, but…
Recently, I came across an eBook by Matt McWilliams called Two Powerful Words that stopped me in my tracks. He talked about the Thank you…
My mom gave us the book, I Had a Favorite Dress, a few years ago for Christmas, and it has been one of our favorites…
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What would it feel like to be creative every day? What image comes to your mind when you think of the word, “creativity“? Do you…