Author: Jennie Moraitis
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Memories in Your Hand Map
What is the path you walked to get where you are today in your creative life? We are all on a journey and our paths start, well, they start at the very beginning! Our influences can stem from family members, early childhood experiences, books we’ve read, and a thousand different places. Today we’re making a…
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How to Make a Button Barrette (Upcycled!)
Learn how to make a button barrette! I’m sharing an upcycled version of this simple craft that I think you’ll really love. I never would have believed it had you told me how many clothes would come in and out of this household in the last four years. As in, how many baby and little…
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7 Fast Ways to Earn Income to Invest In Your Blog
It’s not a strategy that’s talked about a lot but if you want to grow your blog, you’ve got to invest in your blog. I’m not talking about pouring money into programs that promise to help you to “make money fast” online. I’m talking about legitimate courses that walk you through a proven strategy that…
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17 Cute St. Patrick’s Day DIYs
Well, it’s officially March and time to think about cute St. Patrick’s Day DIYs, right? I was brainstorming some ideas for the blog one day and was coming up with nothing other than filling a jar with chocolate coins (that’s a craft, right?) and then I thought of all the other amazing people out there…
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Stretch Yourself Creatively: Read a Book
This week in The Creative Play Challenge should be nice and relaxing because we’re all going to read a book. Specifically, a book that is in a different genre than what we typically read. If a completely different genre makes you uneasy, then read an author you’ve never read or a book that you’ve always…
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How We Live Off One Income
Want to learn how to live off one income? I never in a million years would have guessed we would be able to do this since we had student loan debt the size of a mortgage and live in a high cost of living area. But we took some steps early on that have allowed…
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Take a Nap Time Retreat
Have you ever taken a nap time retreat? They’re pretty much the best thing ever. And you absolutely, positively deserve one. It feels like it was just yesterday when my baby would finally fall asleep for her nap, and I’d be left with a feeling of frantic excitement . . .What should I DO while…
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Draw On An Unconventional Surface
For today’s Creative Play Challenge prompt, we’re going to pull out the paint pens, markers, pencils, and paint, and draw on an unconventional surface. Your inner perfectionist might quake at the thought of drawing on something that is not in the paper or canvas family, but pushing yourself past “normal” surfaces to draw on will…
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My Creative Retreat – Share Your Pictures!
A year ago, I was sketching out and dreaming up ideas for the updated Creative Retreat paperback book. Going through the process of creating and then sending that book out into the world stretched me in so many ways. It made me realize just how many things are possible when we work hard and follow…
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Eight Common Product Launch Mistakes
Today is confession day. I’m going to get real here and talk about 8 common product launch mistakes. And since I’m writing about this, I’ll be honest and say the only reason I know about these mistakes is because I have committed every single one of them. So, if you see yourself in this list, don’t…