Category: Creative Life
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How to Make Encouragement Stones
Several years ago, I sat on a folding chair at a woman’s event at church, listening to the speaker. She shared about her life and the power of words, specifically words of truth. After she finished, each of us was given a stone and a pen and were encouraged to write a word onto it.…
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Consume Less, Create More
I think the phrase, “Consume Less, Create More” is going to be my new motto. I would like to make it into a t-shirt, write it on Post-it notes, and create an automatic message that pops up on my computer screen every now and then to remind me. A little overboard? Maybe. But seriously, this…
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How to Make Felt Food
Have you seen the cute felt food you can buy for imaginary play these days? I’ve been wanting to buy my daughter something like this for a while but the price always holds me back. Okay, the sheer volume of tiny elements that can be easily lost also holds me back. I know that, in…
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This Was August
It’s always surreal writing these monthly recaps. I started out writing them because I was inspired by Emily from Chatting At The Sky’s monthly recap (and link party.) They’re a great way to look back at the month, but super surreal because the months go by So Fast. I’ve just decided to own that I…
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How to Make An Inspiration Board for Your Life
Have you ever made an inspiration board? Often designers put them together to create a pictorial identity for a new product or the overall style of a brand. (They can also be called vision boards or mood boards.) They are usually minimalist and focus on the main colors, fonts, and photo inspiration that a particular…
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How Your Past Can Stifle Your Creativity
I’ve been receiving emails from readers lately that have struck up a little something in me that I need to share with you. Namely, how we place rules on how and when we can create. As I was thinking about this, I began to wonder if these rules we’ve set up (whether consciously or not)…
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Summer Crafting Series Finale
Welcome to the last week of my Summer Crafting series. Every Friday for the last eight weeks, I shared easy crafts you could make over the weekend. Here’s a recap, plus some fun crafts to try this weekend. Um, you guys. I’m not ready for summer to be over. It’s not like my kiddo is…
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How to DIY Your Own Creative Retreat Workbook
Please note, I wrote this post for the first version of my Creative Retreat workbook because it was a PDF printable. The new paperback version makes this post obsolete but it’s still a fun idea to make your own notebook, so I’m leaving it up for now! 🙂 When we were taking pictures for The…
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How to Make an Art Journal
Welcome to the ninth week of my Summer Crafting series. Every Friday until next week, I’ll be sharing easy crafts you can make over the weekend. Be sure to check back each week for new projects! This week is also week four in my How to Make an Art Journal series. Click here for week…
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The Creative’s To Do List – A Strategy that Works
Creative overload. It’s a real thing, folks. I’m not sure if you can be diagnosed by a medical doctor if you’re suffering from it, but it’s actually a real problem if you’re a creative person. It comes disguised in a to do list that never ends, that morphs and stretches and begs you to add…