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A Free Coloring Page for You

Coloring pages. They’re everywhere these days, right? At Christmas, I was laughing over the cartoon where the kid is oohing over their new laptop and…

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Time, Money, and Organization - Show me the Money (for crafts!) - Are you frustrated because you never have enough money for craft or creative projects? Well, you're not alone. In this podcast episode, I'll share some thoughts about how to save and earn a bit of craft cash as well as talk about some deeper issues regarding money. You won't want to miss it! via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in littlegirldesigns.com, Prompts and Tips, Tips

Time, Money, and Organization: Show Me The Money

Today we’re going to be talking about Money, namely how to make and save money for crafts and creative supplies. I’ll also be sharing additional…

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How to Make a Little Bird Bookmark - Have a scrap of watercolor paper? You can whip up several of these sweet bookmarks in no time at all. Makes a great gift for a book lover! via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, littlegirldesigns.com

Make a Little Bird Bookmark

Last year I made this little bird bookmark as a gift for my mom and it turned out so sweetly. I had a similarly designed…

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Time, Money, & Organization - Finding Time - In this podcast episode, I talk about one of our greatest crafting and creativity frustrations: lack of time. I share a mindset shift that has helped me as well as several resources that have been helpful in keeping my creative time a priority. via littlegirldesigns.com
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Time, Money, and Organization: Finding Time For Creativity

Last year, I began asking readers what their greatest crafting and creativity frustrations were. As responses began rolling in, three main frustrations kept on coming…

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How to Make a Paper Doll card - Use up paper and fabric scraps to make your own paper doll card. Such a sweet idea! via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Letter-writing, littlegirldesigns.com, Tutorials Card-making

How to Make a Paper Doll Card

A few weeks ago, I was clicking around Pinterest when I came across a picture of a sweet little illustration that was made with a…

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Budget-Friendly Gifts That He'll Love - Looking for some meaningful gifts for your man but are nervous about killing your budget? Here are several fun, creative, and simple gifts that you can whip up in no time and that he will LOVE! via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

Budget-Friendly Gifts He’ll Love

Ah, Valentine’s Day. It conjures up expectations for ah-mazing gifts like few other holidays, doesn’t it? But what’s a girl to do when she wants…

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How to Get Out of a Creative Rut - Methods I've used and love. Don't you hate falling into a creative rut? You want to make stuff but feel overwhelmed, uninspired, or worse, bored. I'm sharing some techniques and tips I've tried and think they'll help you! via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in littlegirldesigns.com, Prompts and Tips, Tips

How to Get Out of a Creative Rut

The dreaded creative rut. Whatever your favorite artistic activity is, there is bound to come a time when you’ll feel stuck or worse, bored. So…

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How to Paint on Fabric - Create your own unique fabric pieces with just a few supplies. This is so easy and you can use the fabric to make dolls, tote bags, hoop art, and more! via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Paint on Fabric

Learn how to paint on fabric with this simple tutorial! I’ve been wanting to make another doll for my daughter for a while now. I…

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Learn How to See Like An Artist - Tips on how to see like an artist and grow in your creative life! via littlegirldesigns.com
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How to See Like an Artist

And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those…

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Do you wish you could work on your creative projects but everything in life seems to be against that dream? I'm sharing how to incorporate creativity in your daily life and how to make it more of a priority (without the guilt trip!) via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in littlegirldesigns.com, Prompts and Tips, Tips

What Keeps YOU from Creating?

We’re talking about what keeps you from creating today, and though I’m sure we all have different circumstances, here’s a glimpse into my reasons. Might…

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Get inspired by Flow magazine with these creative ideas for cards and art! Love this creative prompt! I'll be filling up my art journal with these! And don't even get me started with the letter writing bit. I've already made a couple of these for my pen pals. :)
Posted in Crafts, Letter-writing, littlegirldesigns.com, Tutorials Card-making

Inspired by Flow Magazine: Ideas for Cards & Art

Get inspired by Flow magazine with these creative ideas for cards and art! Love this creative prompt! I’ll be filling up my art journal with…

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Have you ever set creative goals for your life? Here are some tips for getting started! (P.S. Creative goals are FUN!)
Posted in Creative Life, Creative Retreat, Creativity Prompts and Tips, littlegirldesigns.com, Prompts and Tips, Tips

Creative Goals: How to Set Goals for Your Creative Life

Have you ever thought about setting creative goals? These goals specifically revolve around your creative projects or hopes and dreams for your creative life. How…

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Do Your Thing - In a world that is telling you as a creative that you need to do everything a certain way to be successful...I still believe that we need to hear YOUR voice. via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in littlegirldesigns.com, Prompts and Tips, Tips

Do YOUR Thing

Today I’m going to preach. This little sermonette is for those of us who are creatives, who make a living (even if it’s a little…

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How to Make Clay Ornaments - How to make and paint simple clay ornaments. You really can make them as simple or fancy as you want. Clay is a great surface to experiment on. Oh, and p.s. these make great gifts for Christmas! via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Make Clay Ornaments

I’ve been wanting to make clay ornaments since I first started playing with air-dry clay last spring, but have been putting it off. Don’t ask…

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The Easiest Christmas Name Cards - How to make the easiest name cards for Christmas dinner ever. These are so sweet and can be made with whatever colors you'd like! via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

The Easiest Christmas Name Cards Ever

Can you believe Christmas is next week? Even with the Christmas tree up and afternoons spent making little gifts (like this hot chocolate mix –…

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DIY Gift Tags - Why buy gift tags when you can make your own in minutes? This also makes a fun kid's craft! via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

DIY Gift Tags

Back in the day, my mom and sisters and I would head out the day after Christmas to stock up on gift tags, wrapping paper,…

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Two Ways to Make a Bead Garland - Two simple tutorials that will show you how to make a homemade bead garland. Change up the colors to match your decor and have fun! Makes a great Christmas gift and adds a cute touch to wreaths too. via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

Two Ways to Make a Bead Garland

This year I decided to dress up an older wreath by adding miniature houses to it. After that, it only seemed fitting to complete the…

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How to Make a Cloud Magnet - Even if you're new to working with air-dry clay, you can easily make a cloud magnet (or a whole set of sweet magnets!) p.s. these make great gifts! via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Make a Cloud Magnet

We were so spoiled last year with a mild winter and a long summer that it almost feels strange to have clouds, clouds!, in the…

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How to Make a Simple Advent Calendar - Make this sweet (and toddler-friendly) Advent calendar in an afternoon and start a fun tradition with your little one. via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

How to Make a Simple Advent Calendar for Toddlers

As December approached this year, I thought it would be nice to make an advent calendar for toddlers that I could do with my daughter.…

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Easy Christmas Gifts {That Will Save You Time!} - Are you looking for a Christmas gift that is unique but won't take forever to put together? I'm sharing a couple of gifts I made in minutes this year + a cute Christmas card that also was super easy to make. via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Crafts, Holiday, littlegirldesigns.com

Easy Christmas Gifts {That Will Save You Time!}

I’m one of those people that likes to plan ahead for Christmas by buying gifts here and there year-round. That said, there always seems to…

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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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