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February is Love Month! Get inspired by these simple tips to make the whole month about God’s love for us. Super easy, and you’ll be so encouraged as a family!
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Creativity Prompts and Tips, Easy Crafts to Make, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

February is Love Month

“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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This ombré Christmas tree card is so simple to make you won’t believe it! Perfect as a kid’s craft and the leftovers make great pieces for collage!
Posted in Crafts, Holiday, Letter-writing, littlegirldesigns.com, Tutorials Card-making

Simple Ombré Christmas Tree Card

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…

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I love making and buying creative toys for my kiddo. It’s so fun to see her imagination soar. In this post, I’m sharing about the super easy nativity scene we made this year plus a shop that I’ve fallen in love with for their creative toys for kids! A must for birthdays, Christmas, you name it!
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, littlegirldesigns.com

Creative Play for Your Little One: Christmas Edition

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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Learn how to make a hand-painted quote frame for a gift this year. Plain frames can be decorated in so many ways—here are some ideas to get you started on this fun and easy craft!
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Creative Retreat, Easy Crafts to Make, littlegirldesigns.com, Retreat Ideas

Make a Hand-painted Quote Frame

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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This is such an easy and satisfying project! Perfect for beginners and for anyone who wants to paint an acrylic wave painting for a gift or home decor! They are seriously so fun to make!
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Creative Retreat, Easy Crafts to Make, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Paint an Ocean Waves Canvas

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.…

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This fall table runner is so pretty and simple to make! Turn on a movie, paint and stitch away, and you'll have a lovely table runner for fall.
Posted in Crafts, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

Painted Fall Table Runner

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…

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Learn how to make your own sketchbook with this simple DIY tutorial. You won't believe how easy it is to make your own art journals, sketchbooks, and journals! No stitching required.
Posted in Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Make Your Own Sketchbook

Learn how to make your own sketchbook, journal, or art journal with this simple DIY tutorial. I’ve been a journal keeper since I was in…

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Join me and learn brush lettering with this free practice sheet, thanks to Random Olive!
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Free Brush Lettering Practice Sheet

Here’s another free brush lettering practice sheet for you courtesy of Olivia from Random Olive. I received a set of Tombow brush pens a little…

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My go-to list of 8 simple handmade gifts to make this year for Christmas. via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

A Handmade Christmas — Simple Gifts You Can Make NOW

This year I thought it’d be fun to share a bunch of handmade Christmas gift ideas here on the blog. Of course, I thought of…

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Wood slice ornaments are so easy to make and decorate! They make a great teacher's gift for Christmas and are also a great mini-gift for friends. Make up a batch to give to neighbors or use them as fancy gift tags. :)
Posted in Crafts, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Make Wood Slice Ornaments

I love wood slice ornaments. The moment I saw these popping up on Instagram last year, I was in love. The only problem was I…

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Brush lettering is my new favorite thing. Today you can grab your free practice sheet on my blog. Yippee!
Posted in Crafts, Creative Play Challenge, littlegirldesigns.com, Resources

Create Every Day — Brush Lettering Practice

Have you ever tried brush lettering? It’s so much fun! One of the things I’ve been learning this year is hand-lettering. And on my list…

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Have you ever made fruit sugar? It's a super simple recipe that you can whip up to give as gifts or to flavor your own cookies, toast, or tea!
Posted in Crafts, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Make Fruit Sugar

Have you ever made fruit sugar? This recipe is so delicious—perfect sprinkled on cookies, toast, yogurt, you name it! Last year I bought pretty much…

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This shortbread cookie mix is such an easy mason jar gift idea! You just need a few ingredients too!
Posted in Crafts, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

Shortbread Cookie Mix

Mix up this simple and delicious shortbread cookie mix, pour it in a mason jar, and you’ve got an instant gift that’s great for Christmas…

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These flour sack dish towels are so easy to make! I'm going to make a set and use them to wrap up mason jar gifts for Christmas this year. Love this!
Posted in Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

DIY Polka Dot Dish Towels

These polka dot dish towels are so simple to make—give them as a gift for your friend who loves to cook or use them to…

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Make these simple felt coasters for Christmas, birthdays, or as a gift for a friend. They're super easy to make and you can finish them in an afternoon!
Posted in Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

Simple Felt Coasters

These felt coasters are simple enough to whip up in an afternoon and make a really sweet gift! I’ve been eyeing this stack of craft…

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Make this Thanksgiving bunting with your family this year. This crafter shares several variations on how to make this work, and it's such a great tradition to do together!
Posted in Crafts, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

Make Thanksgiving Bunting

Have you ever made Thanksgiving Bunting? It’s a great way to take a moment to think about all you’re grateful for, while adding whimsical holiday…

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This super cute doodled butter dish would make a great housewarming, Christmas, or birthday present. All you need is a porcelain pen and plain butter dish!
Posted in Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

Make a Decorated Butter Dish

This decorated butter dish was a snap to make! I can’t wait to wrap it up as a gift this year. 🙂 Today I’m starting…

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These sweet toddler leg warmers are really simple to knit up and also make a great gift! You can make a smaller set for a new baby. Too cute!
Posted in Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Make Toddler Leg Warmers

These toddler leg warmers are so simple to knit, and they also make great gifts! Last week I shared a drop stitch scarf pattern that…

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Such a great way to get remind myself of what really matters in life. I'm going to try this for Thanksgiving this year.
Posted in Creative Play Challenge, Creative Retreat, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com, Prompts and Tips, Resources, Tips

Things That Make Me Happy {An Exercise in Thanksgiving}

Have you ever written a “Things That Make Me Happy” list? It’s a great exercise to develop a more thankful heart! As I’m writing this,…

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This little scarf is so simple and cute! Perfect for your toddler—I sewed the ends together to make a cowl which makes it easy to wear too! Love this! (Would also make a great gift!)
Posted in Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Make a Toddler Drop-Stitch Scarf

Ever since I made my daughter’s scarf last year, I’ve been thinking about making another one. It was such a quick project to make. When…

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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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