Category: Letter writing Prompts and Tutorials

  • April is Letter Writing Month

    April is Letter Writing Month

    I recently discovered that April is National Letter Writing Month. How fun is that? Letters are such a great way to keep in touch. Even though we live in an age where an email, tweet, or text flies much faster to the recipient, there is still something about opening the mailbox to find a real,…

  • Write Now: 18 Letter Writing Prompts

    Write Now: 18 Letter Writing Prompts

    Here are some letter writing prompts to get you back into writing old-fashioned mail. Make someone’s day today! 🙂 I come from a family of letter writers. When I was a little girl, I would write letters to my Grandpa (my mom would pen in his last name), and he would write me back. He…

  • 10 Simple Ways to Say, “I Love You!”

    10 Simple Ways to Say, “I Love You!”

    Valentine’s Day is nearly here so I thought I’d write out a list of 10 simple ways to say I love you that you can make to show your love. Whether or not you have a lot of money to spend, you can create a heart-felt gift that he’ll remember for a long time to…

  • Encouragement Cards (Plus a Free Printable!)

    Encouragement Cards (Plus a Free Printable!)

    Want to make someone’s day? Send them an encouragement card. The simple practice of saying “thank you” and letting someone know that you’re thinking of them goes a LONG way. Here’s a free printable to get you started today. Many years ago, I spent a large part of summer break in a tiny town in…

  • How to Make a Mini Book

    How to Make a Mini Book

    Learn how to make a mini book from one sheet of paper. This is such a simple and easily personalized craft! True story. When I was dating the guy who is now my husband, I took a leap of faith early in our relationship and gave him a mini book I had made. You might…

  • How to Hand-stitch a Card

    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. Years ago I saw a hand-stitched card in a stationary shop and fell in love. Well, maybe that is a little over the top but I really liked it. The…

  • 9 Fun Ways to Say Thank You

    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 children to have thankful hearts is something that can start at a very young age. And it isn’t such a bad habit to get into ourselves! So before the new…

  • How To Make Cards from Baby Art

    How To Make Cards from Baby Art

    Last year we entered the world of coloring. My daughter suddenly went from trying to eat crayons to wanting to scribble and make lines across paper. To give her a little place for her art-making, I took a large cardboard box that came to waist height on her, covered the top with packing paper (basically…