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Ever wonder how a bundle of printables is made? This is a behind the scenes look at the process of making gift tags, wrapping paper, bunting, and a coloring sheet! This gift wrap bundle is perfect for Christmas, birthdays, and any time you want to send a sweet gift.
Posted in Blogging, Creative Retreat, littlegirldesigns.com, Tips

The Making of The Creative Retreat Gift Wrap Bundle

I don’t know about you but I love to learn about the behind-the-scenes workings of a business. So today, I’m going to take you on…

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Why didn't I think of this? I tried these and came up with over 50 blog post ideas within 20 minutes. Whoohoo!
Posted in Blogging, littlegirldesigns.com, Tips

How to Come Up With Blog Post Ideas

“How do you come up with blog post ideas?” is one of the most asked questions I see in Facebook groups for bloggers. Most of…

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Here's my simple bullet journal method that I use for blogging. It's simple and is completely customizable for YOU. LOVE this.
Posted in Blogging, Crafts, littlegirldesigns.com, Tips

My Blog Bullet Journal

First of all, thanks for all the comments and emails on my bullet journal post from last week. I’m so glad I’m not the only…

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Choose Your Internet - How focusing your social media feeds will help you find more joy, contentment, and creativity in your life. For reals! via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Blogging, Life, littlegirldesigns.com, Prompts and Tips, Tips

Choose Your Internet

You know that feeling. You’re scrolling through your feed on Instagram and suddenly, your self-worth begins to fall to the floor in shambles. You look…

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How to Use Instagram Stories to Grow your Creative Biz - Instagram stories is the newest kid on the blog for social media fun. Have you tried it? It can seriously help you grow your business as a creative. Here are some tips and hints about what it can do for you!
Posted in Blogging, Blogging Tips, Creative Business, littlegirldesigns.com, Tips

How to Use Instagram Stories To Grow Your Creative Biz

Social media. If it’s not changing every week, it’s at least changing every other week, right? As a blogger and small business owner, I usually…

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When I first started blogging, I thought it would be fairly easily to monetize my blog. I had sooo many ideas; all I had to do was get them out there, right? Well, not quite. For a while I was kind of floundering but it all changed when I decided to take the plunge and write my first eBook. I know that sounds dramatic, but it was a complete about face to where I had been going. Click to read my story (and learn from my mistakes!)
Posted in Blogging, littlegirldesigns.com, Tips

How Writing an eBook Can Help You

Last year at this time, I was doing what a lot of other craft and DIY bloggers do. I was thinking up crafts and ideas…

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Dear Blogger, PLEASE read this! Have you ever thought about the REAL cost of not paying yourself a fair wage? I know it takes time to build a business, but there comes a time when you need to pay yourself for those hours...
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The Real Cost of NOT Paying Yourself

Have you ever considered the real cost of not paying yourself? It can be sooo easy to short-change yourself when you are starting an online…

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Does creating great content actually help bring more traffic to your blog? Um, yes. Click over to see why. via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Blogging, Blogging Resources, Blogging Tips, Creative Business, littlegirldesigns.com, Tips

Why Great Content Matters for Your Blog and Biz

Hey there, I typically write about living a more creative life, retreat ideas, and simple crafts here. But today I’d like to share a bit…

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Have you ever wondered what the steps are to create and launch an eBook? I share what I did to write and publish my first ebook as well as the actual spreadsheet I used to track everything.
Posted in Blogging, Blogging Resources, Blogging Tips, Creative Business, littlegirldesigns.com, Tips

Anatomy of an eBook Launch

Have you ever wondered what the steps are for an eBook launch? I definitely did. I thought I’d share an outline of the journey I…

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This new blogger started making money from her blog her first year! Here are several of the FREE resources she recommends. LOVE this!
Posted in Blogging, littlegirldesigns.com, Tips

The Newbie Blogger’s Guide to Success

If you’re one of the thousands of people who start a blog each year, you’ve probably noticed that there is a LOT of information out…

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This new blogger started making money from her blog her first year! Here are several of the FREE resources she recommends. LOVE this!
Posted in Blogging, Blogging Resources, Blogging Tips, Creative Business, littlegirldesigns.com, Tips

A Guide for Success for the New Blogger

Starting a blog can feel like the If You Give a Mouse a Cookie premise. In that children’s book, the little boy innocently gives a…

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Before you get discouraged because your craft projects don't measure up to Pinterest, you need to know the truth about craft blogging. via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Blogging, Creative Life, Creativity Prompts and Tips, Easy Crafts to Make, littlegirldesigns.com, Tips

The Truth About Craft Blogging

This morning as I was talking to my husband, I reached over to pick up a small craft I had been working on for the…

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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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