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Creative Life

My little girl LOVED this idea! I read this post and got inspired to create a craft-themed Easter basket for her which made her so happy. She's really into crafts for kids and easy DIY projects right now. My little artist. :)
Posted in Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Make a Craft Themed Easter Basket

This craft themed Easter is the cutest! It’s going to make my little girl’s day. 🙂 I love buying art supplies for my daughter. We’re…

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Who doesn't love playing with glitter? These cards look like colorful confetti, and they're a simple craft to make. I made this craft with my kid, and she had so much fun!
Posted in Creative Life, Letter writing Prompts and Tutorials, littlegirldesigns.com

Easy Glitter Cards

These glitter cards are So. Much. Fun. It helps that you start with chunky glitter that shimmers and shines and sparkles. We picked our vials…

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Click to learn how to create a map of your creative journey. I love how everyone's maps are so different and unique, just like our lives!
Posted in Art Journal, Creative Journaling, Creative Life, Creativity Prompts and Tips, littlegirldesigns.com

Memories in Your Hand Map

What is the path you walked to get where you are today in your creative life? We are all on a journey and our paths…

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This upcycled button barrette is so simple to make! And it's cute and functional too! Make a bunch for your little girl. :)
Posted in Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Make a Button Barrette (Upcycled!)

Learn how to make a button barrette! I’m sharing an upcycled version of this simple craft that I think you’ll really love. I never would…

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So fun! I love the variety of cute and simple St. Patrick's Day DIYs in this list! Cards, Kawaii-inspired pencil jars, a crocheted coffee cozy, and more!
Posted in Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, littlegirldesigns.com

17 Cute St. Patrick’s Day DIYs

Well, it’s officially March and time to think about cute St. Patrick’s Day DIYs, right? I was brainstorming some ideas for the blog one day…

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So glad I gave this challenge a try! I usually stick to one genre, but decided to read a book (or two) that was out there for me. Now I can check those off my bucket list! (They weren't as much of a challenge as I had thought. :))
Posted in Creative Life, Creativity Prompts and Tips, littlegirldesigns.com

Stretch Yourself Creatively: Read a Book

This week in The Creative Play Challenge should be nice and relaxing because we’re all going to read a book. Specifically, a book that is…

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Challenge yourself by doing this creative prompt to draw on an unconventional surface this week. Grab your paint pens, markers, pencils, and paint, and let's do this! (This is a great art activity for kids too!)
Posted in Creative Life, Creativity Prompts and Tips, littlegirldesigns.com

Draw On An Unconventional Surface

For today’s Creative Play Challenge prompt, we’re going to pull out the paint pens, markers, pencils, and paint, and draw on an unconventional surface. Your…

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Here's a quick Valentine tutorial plus 10 more cute Valentine card ideas that you can whip up in minutes!
Posted in Creative Life, Letter writing Prompts and Tutorials, littlegirldesigns.com

Make a Valentine: 10 Cute Valentine Ideas You’ll LOVE

For today’s Creative Play Challenge, we’re going to make a Valentine. I’ll start off by sharing a quick tutorial of a valentine I made this…

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Put all your creative ideas in one place with an illustrated to-do list! I love this idea and it makes it more likely that I'll post it somewhere where I can see it daily. :)
Posted in Creative Life, Creativity Prompts and Tips, littlegirldesigns.com

Illustrate a To-Do List (For Your Creative Life)

This week we’re going to create a to-do list for our creative lives. This works well for fighting creative slumps, if you’re trying to build…

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Download this free Valentine's Day mini book and give it to someone you LOVE! :) Perfect for Valentine's Day, birthdays, anniversaries, or any time you want to share your love.
Posted in Creative Life, Letter writing Prompts and Tutorials, littlegirldesigns.com

Here’s a Valentine’s Day Mini Book for You!

Who will you give your Valentine’s Day Mini Book to? It’s almost that lovey time of year when we buy chocolates and roses and sweet…

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My favorite tips to get my craft area ORGANIZED. If your craft room needs some love, check these ideas out. :)
Posted in Creative Life, Creativity Prompts and Tips, littlegirldesigns.com

Get Organized!

Let’s get organized! Our craft rooms, boxes, cupboards, et al can be MESSY (am I right?) Let’s take some time this week to organize a…

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YES to the second tip in this list on how to be more creative. I want this to be my most creative year ever!
Posted in Creative Life, Creativity Prompts and Tips, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Be More Creative

I’m on a mission to help you be more creative in your every day life. I’m not talking about spending hours in your studio painting…

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

My New Ecourse Site for Jennie Moraitis

Check out the new ecourse site for Jennie Moraitis products! I’m so excited to show you my new ecourse platform for this blog. You can…

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This week's prompt in the FREE creative play challenge is to collaborate with a friend. Here are some tips on how to make collaboration fun for both of you!
Posted in Creative Life, Creativity Prompts and Tips, littlegirldesigns.com

Creative Play Challenge Prompt: Collaborate

It’s a new year, and The Creative Play Challenge is back with a new prompt: collaborate. As with this whole series, you can either click…

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Love this creative play challenge to give my art away this week! I'm going to see what craft or DIY project I can make and give away . . .
Posted in Creative Life, Creativity Prompts and Tips, littlegirldesigns.com

Give Your Art Away

Hello! Our prompt this week is to give your art away. It’s great to make things for yourself. And it’s fine to sell them too.…

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Join me and learn brush lettering with this free practice sheet, thanks to Random Olive!
Posted in Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

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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One of my favorite creative prompts is to simply use what I already have on hand. I open up my craft drawers and start playing. It's the best ever.
Posted in Creative Play Challenge, littlegirldesigns.com, Prompts and Tips, Resources, Tips

Creative Prompt: Use What You Have

This week on The Creative Play Challenge, we’re going to do one my favorite things. Our prompt is to use what you have to make…

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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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I love these miniature bunting ideas. Great for gifts, parties, and all kinds of little celebrations. :)
Posted in Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, littlegirldesigns.com

It’s Miniature Bunting Time

I’m so glad you stopped by today because I have a treat for you. I’ve been working on a fun holiday gift package that you…

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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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