Category: Creative Life
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How to Make a Sunshine Onesie
Learn how to make a sunshine onesie with this simple tutorial! One of my go-to gifts for a new mommy are a couple of hand-stitched onesies. I’ve made a version of this sunshine onesie before without the fabric paint, but this one is super cute too. It’s just so cheery. It always made me so…
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How to Make Artist Scratch Off Coins
Learn how to make artist scratch off coins to add spark to your creative life! I recently checked out Oh Joy!: 60 Ways to Create & Give Joy from the library and had fun flipping through the pages of projects to try. One in particular stood out for me—making homemade scratch off cards. I never…
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How to Be a Journalista | Journaling Myths & Writing in a Journal
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 concerning journaling, and a fair share of myths. For some reason, the practice of journaling is shrouded in sort of a mysterious cloak—as if only writers and poets and teenage…
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Five Easy Crafts to Try This Month
Oh, I love this time of year! The cool mornings make me want to get out of the house to walk with my daughter, and the afternoons are perfect for pulling together a simple craft to enjoy. Like many of you, I love perusing the different projects available on the world’s best visual search engine…
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Two Ways to Make Miniature Bunting
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What To Do When Perfectionism Comes Knocking
Perfectionism. It stops creativity in its tracks and yet, it seems like it’s the bane of many a creative person. Last weekend I was bitten by the painting bug. I had checked out a few inspirational books from the library and true to form, they were so inspirational I could hardly read them. I ended…
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Make a Hand-Lettered Tote Bag
The weather warming up means it’s about time I shared a hand-lettered tote bag tutorial here on the blog. I bought a pack of 20 plain tote bags online many, many years ago and have slowly but surely managed to paint, stitch, and iron-on transfer (is that a verb?) onto every single one of them.…
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The Ultimate Homemaking Bundle: Time, Money, and Organization Resources
Hey friends, the sale for this bundle is currently over. Feel free to read about it, though, because they go on sale throughout the year and are a great resource that you can use all year long! You guys. Remember when we went through the Time, Money, and Organization series here on the blog?…
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Toddler-Friendly Salt Effect Watercolor Cards
I LOVE these cards. Last year I discovered salt effect watercolor cards but for some reason I never got around to making a tutorial. Maybe I thought it was too easy? (Or most likely, I just forgot about it.) Whatever the reason, I thought it would be fun to share this project for the last…
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Three Easy Ways to Personalize Little Girl’s Clothing
Recently, I’ve been thinking about making some outfits for my daughter and yet the reality of how long that would take (my sewing machine and I are not on friendly terms) made me take a step back. As a creative person who has a penchant for cute things, this kills me. I mean, little girl…