Category: Retreat Ideas

  • Give Yourself an Afternoon Mommy Retreat

    Give Yourself an Afternoon Mommy Retreat

    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 writing this during the pandemic of 2020, aka, the year we won’t forget anytime soon, and am realizing that I have GOT to make this time alone a priority. And…

  • Make a Hand-painted Quote Frame

    Make a Hand-painted Quote Frame

    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 the corner, so I’ve been pulling out all of my art supplies to make treasures for my family and friends. I originally purchased this blank frame from Target, but you…

  • How to Give a Mini-Retreat to a Friend

    How to Give a Mini-Retreat to a Friend

    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 a box. You can mail it or hand it over to your friend for her birthday (or whenever.) I know I’m biased because I love creative retreats but long before…

  • How to Be a Tourist in Your Own Town

    How to Be a Tourist in Your Own Town

    So . . . this post on how to be a tourist in your own town has literally been sitting in outline form in my drafts folder for over a year. Every time I sit down to finish it, a little voice in my head reminds me that I’m not the hometown tourist I used…

  • How to Make an Inspiration Board

    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…

  • Make a Tiny Ojo de Dios With This Kit

    Make a Tiny Ojo de Dios With This Kit

    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 while. They have an entire craft section that I wanted to peruse longer than I can normally with a toddler.  😉 As I looked at kits where you can paint…

  • Three Reasons a Springtime Retreat is AMAZING

    Three Reasons a Springtime Retreat is AMAZING

    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 here. The rain is still pouring outside but instead of the rivulets pooling around bare sticks and mud puddles, those bare sticks are covered in a magical shade of new…

  • A Quick Start Guide to Creative Retreats

    A Quick Start Guide to Creative Retreats

    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 workbook about how to DIY your own.) Taking time to pursue my own creative practice in the many varied ways it shows up these days has been so life-giving to…

  • How to Make An Inspiration Board for Your Life

    How to Make An Inspiration Board for Your Life

    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 of a brand. (They can also be called vision boards or mood boards.) They are usually minimalist and focus on the main colors, fonts, and photo inspiration that a particular…

  • The Creative’s To Do List – A Strategy that Works

    The Creative’s To Do List – A Strategy that Works

    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 it’s actually a real problem if you’re a creative person. It comes disguised in a to do list that never ends, that morphs and stretches and begs you to add…