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Creative Life

What a wonderful way to send a personal note in the mail! These DIY hand stitched cards kick it up a little.
Posted in Creative Life, Letter writing Prompts and Tutorials, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Hand-stitch a Card

Want to learn how to hand-stitch a card? It’s a project that’s easy to make and so much cheaper than buying in a stationery store.…

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9 Fun Ways To Say Thank You Sketch
Posted in Creative Life, Letter writing Prompts and Tutorials, Letter-writing, littlegirldesigns.com, Tips & Prompts

9 Fun Ways to Say Thank You

Now that Christmas is over, it is time to say “Thank You” for all the gifts you and your family received this year. Teaching our…

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How to Make Goals Instead of Resolutions for the new year! You'll be much happier when you make doable (and trackable) goals rather than just wishing for change. Here are some tips.
Posted in Creative Life, Creativity Prompts and Tips, Life, littlegirldesigns.com, Tips

How to Make Goals Instead of Resolutions

The fireworks for New Year’s Eve haven’t even begun as I’m musing over this post. I’m thinking of all of the years I made resolutions…

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Peppermint Jello Playdough - This is my new favorite playdough recipe. You'll want to mix up a batch this afternoon! @ littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Kid-friendly Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

Peppermint Jello Playdough

Well, here we are in the quiet after Christmas. My husband went back to work today after a wonderful week off (why do vacation days…

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Posted in Creative Life, Creativity Prompts and Tips, littlegirldesigns.com

5 MORE Ways to Spark Your Creativity

It has been fun to see how my first article, 5 Ways to Spark Your Creativity, has resonated with so many people from different walks…

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Free Printable Gift Tags - a set of sweet printable gift tags for you to download and enjoy @ littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Creative Life, Creative Retreat, littlegirldesigns.com

Free Printable Christmas Gift Tags

Printable Christmas gift tags are the best! And these cuties are free! Enjoy! My family always had our big Christmas celebration on Christmas Eve thanks…

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Give an Experience - Have someone on your Christmas list who is difficult to buy for and who already has everything? Give an experience! Here are four ideas of what you could do plus a free printable! @ littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Creative Life, Creativity Prompts and Tips, littlegirldesigns.com

Give An Experience – Plus a Free Printable!

Learn four easy ways to give an experience for Christmas this year! This is a fun gift and will be remembered and LOVED for years…

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These chocolate cake mix cookies are an easy recipe you can whip up in no time at all. We used to make these when I was a little girl. These are also great to package in mason jars to give away as gifts. Read more @littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Creative Life, littlegirldesigns.com

Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

When I was a little girl, we made chocolate cake mix cookies. My mom would buy a box of cake mix, and we girls would…

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5 Ways to spark the inner creative in you! Do you love (or want to love) being creative but can't find the time or motivation? These ideas will help you—read more when you click the image! :)
Posted in Creative Life, Creativity Prompts and Tips, littlegirldesigns.com

5 Ways to Spark Creativity

Life is busy, isn’t it? I felt like that when I was single and even more so now that I’m married and have a toddler.…

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How to Make a Silhouette of Baby - the easiest tutorial you'll find on making a silhouette. If only I had known this technique before! @littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, littlegirldesigns.com

Make a Silhouette of Baby

Learn how to make a silhouette of baby with this extremely simple tutorial! No crazy cutting skills or perfect babies (who stay still) required! I…

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Screenshot from the She Reads Truth website
Posted in Creative Life, littlegirldesigns.com

Give to Your Heart — She Reads Truth

Have you heard of She Reads Truth? I love this site and want to share it with you! My aim for Wednesday’s posts is to…

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Make a Counting Book for Baby - how to make your own unique book for your baby. @ littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

Make a Counting Book for Baby

My daughter is suddenly into counting so I thought I’d make a little book for her. There are hundreds of counting books out there, but…

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Square cards with sketches of objects for baby to name like cat and girl.
Posted in Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

A Fun Name Game for Baby

One afternoon my daughter and I were reading through a book about a cat. I pointed out the cat and the fish and the rainbow…

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How to Make a Love Notes Book - the perfect gift for a wedding, anniversary, Valentine's Day, or a birthday. I'll show you how to make one @ littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

Make a Love Notes Book

There are gifts that you receive and love and then there are gifts that keep on giving. This love notes book definitely falls into the…

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I'm a big fan of craft kits because you can customize them to the individual and DIYing your own is less expensive than buying them premade too! I share how I made a craft kit for my nieces and nephew and give tips for making your own unique gift. #craftsforkids
Posted in Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Make a Craft Kit (for kids)

Learn how to make a craft kit for kids! I love these because you can customize them to the individual and DIYing your own is…

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Sketch of the words, "Comparison Kills Creativity"
Posted in Creative Life, littlegirldesigns.com

Comparison Kills Creativity

We’ve all been there. You start a project and are happily working on it. You imagine how this drawing will look in your living room,…

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Sketch collage of all the things mommy does in a day: playing with baby, groceries, dinner, etc.
Posted in Creative Life, littlegirldesigns.com

Who You Really Are

I recently read something that I wanted to pass along to you since it was so powerful. It, in essence, said, “What you do does…

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Mapping Out Your World - Have you ever made a map of your world? The places you walk with your friends? The memories you made in college? The dreams you have for your future? This is such a fun practice AND it makes a great birthday gift too! via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Creative Life, Creativity Prompts and Tips, littlegirldesigns.com

Oh, The Places You Go! – Mapping Out Your World

Have you ever made a map of your world? How about a map of a favorite memory? My friend, Steph, recently gave me an awesome…

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Letters from a sponsored child and a picture of a cat on a desk.
Posted in littlegirldesigns.com, Prompts and Tips, Tips

Writing Your Sponsored Child

One of the joys of sponsoring a child comes in being able to communicate with them. I love receiving letters from “our” girls and hearing…

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I LOVE these write me back cards! They are seriously one of my favorite snail mail and letter writing gifts ever. Great for best friends, boyfriends, grandkids . . . And it's simple and sweet too! #letterwriting
Posted in Creative Life, Free Letter Writing Challenges, littlegirldesigns.com

Write Me Back – A Simple Gift Idea

Write me back cards are a great way to stay in touch with friends and family! And they are so incredibly simple to make. My…

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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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