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I love to make art, but I don’t always like to set it up and clean up afterwards. But that doesn’t mean my kiddo can’t create on her own! Here are some of the many ways I make art and creativity accessible for her on a daily basis.
Posted in Creative Life, Easy Crafts to Make, Homeschool, Prompts and Tips

Art All The Time—Create Opportunities for Your Child to Create

We love to make art projects of all kinds around here. But I’ll be honest, sometimes I don’t want to deal with the clean up…

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Learn to see the world like an artist with these seven prompts. Anyone can practice mindfulness and grow in their creative life by using these tips! I definitely need to try these and explore where I live more. I know this will help me in my art journal and probably even my bullet journal!
Posted in Creative Journaling, Creative Life, Journaling Prompts, Prompts and Tips

Learn How to See Like an Artist

Here are seven ways to see like an artist and to incorporate moments of creative thinking into your life. Your creative life will expand exponentially…

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Learn how to create a goal map for your creative projects! This is such a great way to keep track of where you are and what you need to do PLUS you can make your goal map reflect your own unique personality. Love this idea!
Posted in Creative Journaling, Creative Life, Creative Retreat, Journaling Prompts, Prompts and Tips, Types of Retreats

How to Make a Goal Map for Creatives

Have you ever created a goal map for your aspirations for the year? How about for the projects and ideas you’d like to accomplish in…

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Want to choose a word of the year but don't know where to start? Here are some tips plus a secret that no one is going to tell you...but I will! #wordoftheyear
Posted in Creative Journaling, Creative Life, Creative Retreat, Journaling Prompts, Prompts and Tips, Types of Retreats

How to Choose a Word of the Year

Want to learn how to choose a word of the year? Let’s make this as easy as possible! Have you seen this thing called choosing…

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So good. It's hard to step out of my comfort zone when I'm creating, even if it's kind of silly to admit. I need to remember that all of those little steps matter. And they change how I see my life in general too! #artjournaling #bravegirl
Posted in Art Journal, Creative Journaling, Creative Life, Prompts and Tips

Be Brave In Your Life, Creativity, and Art Journal!

How can you be brave in your life AND your art journal? I’m glad you asked! We are currently in the middle of an art…

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Ugh, no one likes failure, but it actually can be good for you. I'm going to show you how to fail in three easy steps and then share why in the world you need more failure in your creative life.
Posted in Creative Life, Prompts and Tips

How to Fail in Three Easy Steps (And Why You Need To)

Considering failure is one of the Big Fears many of us creatives face, writing a post on how to fail might seem a bit .…

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Oh my goodness, I NEED this! I always struggle to find time for creativity and my creative projects because I want to do them all...I knit, sew, paint, draw, and journal...But this post helped me realize how I can start doing them regularly. Yes! :)
Posted in Creative Journaling, Creative Life, Journaling Prompts, Prompts and Tips

Three Ways to Make Time for Creativity

Ah, the time factor. Have you ever wanted to jump into a creative project and then talked yourself out of it because of the time…

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Learn How to See Like An Artist - Tips on how to see like an artist and grow in your creative life! via littlegirldesigns.com
Posted in Prompts and Tips, Tips

How to See Like an Artist

And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those…

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Have you always wanted to journal but don't really know where to start? Here are some ideas of how to get started with journaling plus two journaling myths that might be holding you back. Click to read more. P.S. Bullet journaling and art journaling totally count as "keeping a journal"! :)
Posted in Art Journal, Creative Journaling, Journaling Prompts, Prompts and Tips, Tips

How to Be a Journalista | Writing in a Journal and Dispelling Myths

I’ve been writing in a journal since I was six years old, and in that time I’ve encountered a lot of surprised comments, random thoughts…

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Creative Retreat 101 - Have you ever wondered what a creative retreat is or how in the world you could take one with your current schedule? Click this image to see my video blog on how to get started TODAY with taking creative retreats. You are going to LOVE these!
Posted in Creative Retreat, Prompts and Tips, Retreat Ideas, Tips

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…

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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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