Category: Creative Life
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How to Make an Inspiration Board
This week we will be making an inspiration board for The Creative Play Challenge. You can do this by decorating a cork board or you can also make a miniature inspiration board in an art journal or sketchbook. I made an art journal version here, if you’d like to take a peek. The goal here…
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Sewn Watercolor Cards Guest Post
Good morning, everyone! I’m thrilled to be over at The Crafty Blog Stalker this morning sharing a new card-making tutorial. I recently bought this sewing machine and have been having so much fun trying simple projects so I can get to know how it works. Coming from someone who has had somewhat of a fear…
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How to Faux Hand Letter a Quote
Today in The Creative Play Challenge we’re going to faux hand letter a quote. Before you get nervous about the concept of hand lettering (“But I have horrible handwriting!”), let me tell you a little secret. Hand lettering doesn’t have to be perfect. Yes, there are artists and graphic designers who make a living carefully…
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How to Update a Kid’s Lamp
I received Deco Art paint as a part of their Blogger Outreach Program for this post. However, the project idea and views expressed are my own. If I had known updating my daughter’s Winnie-the-Pooh lamp was this easy, I probably wouldn’t have waited for as long as I did. I borrowed it from her room…
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Play with Watercolors!
For today’s Creative Play Challenge, we’re going to play with watercolors. One of the things I like most about watercolors is that there is such a low barrier to entry. A child can make fun splotches of color, an artist can paint intricate paintings, and everyone in between can have fun. Our goal this week…
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10 Ways to Keep You Going Creatively
When we have time to get into a creative flow, it’s pure bliss. Ideas flow, projects feel great, fulfillment fills our hearts. Yet, other times we don’t have enough time to get into a project, our minds are blank, or our hands don’t seem to do what we intend. These are the frustrating times when…
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My Favorite Way to Use Leftover Paint
Today I’m sharing my favorite way to use leftover paint, whether it’s a puddle of acrylics I have leftover from a larger scale painting or the last bits of paint I was using to update some furniture. And while I’m at it, I’ll add in some other fun ideas too, just because. My absolute favorite…
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How Walking Helps Creativity
Today’s prompt for the Creative Play Challenge is simple: go on a walk to gather inspiration. If going outside is not a possibility for you, you can gather inspiration around your home or wherever you happen to be this week. In the last couple of weeks, we’ve written creative manifestos and made artist powerup cards…
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DIY: Pumpkin Cork Board
Today’s guest post is by Clarissa from The View from Here, and she is sharing a tutorial about how to make a pumpkin cork board. I love how you can make one of these now and have it around all through the fall. Read on so you can learn how to make your own! Thanks…
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How to Send a BOO in the Mail
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser, Mars, Incorporated. All opinions are mine alone. #SpookyTreats #CollectiveBias Have you heard of the Halloween “You’ve Been BOOed” tradition? I thought I’d put my own twist on it and show you how I’m sending a BOO in the mail this year. If you’re…