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I’m not sure if there has ever been a better time to make sure you are getting a mommy afternoon retreat into your schedule. I’m…
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This hand-painted quote frame was one I liked so much, I ended up making one for me too. (Don’t tell, :)) Christmas is just around…
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Learn how to give a mini-retreat to a friend (basically the best gift ever!) One of my favorite gifts to give is a mini-retreat in…
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So . . . this post on how to be a tourist in your own town has literally been sitting in outline form in my…
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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…
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A few weeks ago, I had a couple of hours to myself so I went over to a toy store I’ve been eyeing for a…
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Have you ever taken a springtime retreat? I recently took one and came home so refreshed. Spring is here. At least, I’m pretty sure it’s…
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If you’ve been around here for a while, you know I’m a big fan of creative retreats (so much so that I wrote an entire…
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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…
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…
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The topic of retreats has been on my mind a lot this year. I integrated them back into my life after a too-long hiatus and…
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When I was in elementary school, I had a teacher who wrote writing prompts on the blackboard (dating myself here) for us to use in…
Are you making these mistakes creatives make without even knowing it? Whether you’re just starting out on your creative path or work full-time in a…
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For 2015, I’ve been writing a “looking back” post at the end of each month. It has been a nice practice to sit down, think…
I just love this brown sugar foot scrub. I started making it for gifts years ago and though I’ve tweaked the recipe a bit, it…
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If you haven’t noticed yet, I love a good treat. I was laughing one day as I proofread a post about gift-giving and noticed that…